The Pilot aims to integrate satellite and in-situ EO data as well as model data relative to volcanic eruption emissions in a unique visualization platform. Important elements of the Pilot are the tailoring of products in a user-centric manner and the data integration of tailored observations from ground and space in dispersion model forecasts, which can provide critical information in the resilience process due to volcanic hazards.

Beta version: December 2021

Final version: January 2023

The idea is to make both public.

The data will be visualized in a dedicated web-based platform where the user-centric approach offers different visualization outputs that ease the data interpretation.

The Pilots’ outcomes will be accessible from the Advanced geospatial Data Management platform (ADAM).

The ADAM platform is web-based.

During high impact volcanic eruptions, the need for tailored products and information in the vertical dimension as well as dedicated model applications is of outmost importance. The common visualization platform answers to these needs with the integration of a wide spectrum of datasets with variable processing and delivery time.

The multi-data approach adopted by the Pilot that comprises Volcanic Observatories data, tailored products, and dedicated model applications exemplifies the potential of the methodology for a comprehensive volcanic eruption monitoring.

The ground-based and satellite EO data are open and freely accessible. The openness and sharing of modelling data still need to be addressed.

The Pilot has planned to catalogue the application in the NEXTGEOSS Data Hub in spring 2022.

SDG 11 | SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES

Volcanic eruptions comprise an important hazard for aviation. Although major events are rare, they are of high impact to societies. The 2010 volcanic ash crisis delineated the vulnerability of the sector to natural hazards. A decade later, the tools and abilities to mitigate volcanic ash impact have been improved. However, there still exist open challenges and more importantly the information from multiple data sources is not yet efficiently integrated and aviation-specific products incorporating multi-platform datasets is not in place. To this end, the integration of tailored ground-based, satellite, and model data as well as information from volcanic observatories in Europe is essential. The Pilot – EO4D_ASH - Earth observation data for detection, discrimination & distribution (4D) of volcanic ash – aims to include all the available information in a common space; to strengthen the Earth Observation and in-situ data exploitation; to enhance the capability of 4D forecasting volcanic ash dispersal and to foster innovation in the decision-making processes and mitigate ash related impact and hazard resilience.