INPE Launches New Platform TerraMA2
Hello reader!
It follows a note published on the day (07/11) in the
website of the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) informing that the INPE launches new Platform TerraMA2, a computing
platform opened to any user interested in developing its own operational system
for environmental risks.
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INPE Launches New Platform
TerraMA2
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
For the monitoring and assessment of natural disasters,
the Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (Instituto Nacional de
Pesquisas Espaciais – INPE) launches TerraMA2, a computing platform opened to
any user interested in developing its own operational system for environmental
risks. This tool will be presented on July 18 during a workshop in São José dos
Campos (SP), Brazil.
Using information available on the Internet, TerraMA2
allows monitoring any occurrence. It can be used data from satellites and
weather radar, or numerical forecasting models. Data from fixed points as data
collection platforms (DCP), probes, buoys, stations and geotechnical
instruments can also be used.
The user can monitor forest fires, landslides, floods,
droughts, power outages caused by lightning and tidal movements in port areas,
among other injuries.
In order to achieve this, the platform integrates geographic
services and modeling, accessing weather, climatic, atmospheric, hydrological
geotechnical and demographics data. The ability to gather different databases
allows TerraMA2 to monitor many kinds of occurrences, such as earthquakes,
lightning, even epidemics and murder.
A new version of the platform called Sismaden, TerraMA2
is a result of a 25-years research and development of INPE, based on
innovation, in the strategic geotechnologies area. Creator of SPRING, TerraLib,
TerraView, TerraAmazon and TerraME, the Institute has developed TerraMA2 to
meet a growing demand for monitoring, assessment and warning applications in
several areas.
The evolution of the project and functionalities of
TerraMA2 will be presented during the workshop, which will also show outcomes
of the platform implementation in São Paulo state and southern Brazil, among
other examples.
Those interested in attending the event should RSVP by
sending name, institution and ID to terrama2@dpi.inpe.br.
The workshop will also be broadcasted online at www.dpi.inpe.br/terrama2
Source:
WebSite of the National Institute for Space Research (INPE)
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