| Network
of Excellence |
CARiMan |
The
Internet Portal for Computer Aided Risk Management |
Responsible AIT
& MIRA
Assistance: NTUA, PRO,
DUTH, all
partners
The aim
of this work area is to develop a method and system to optimize the mountain
area safety in the view of possible mountain hazards like snow avalanches,
floods, debris flows and landslides. These hazards are inherent in the nature of
mountain regions but in addition increased stress has been put on the mountain
environment during the past decades and centuries by human interference:
economic and population growth. Another aspect to be considered in this relation
is the change of climate which might have triggered several grieve mountain
catastrophes within the past years and also alters seasonal patterns of tourism
(eg. skiing in winter). Therefore avalanche warning and hazard mapping are
important means to meet the increasing risks in this area and a comprehensive
risk management with a systematic approach is a crucial factor for the mountain
socio-economic system and industry. The risk management in this relation has to
include prevention strategies and emergency management. Moreover, many mountain
countries rely to a great part on mountain tourism industry and an efficient
warning and emergency system is vital
for the strength of their economy.
Technologic
activities carried out within the JPA are:
1)
Information
visualization
2)
Knowledge
presentation via topic map generation
3)
Robust wireless
and mobile communications systems (mountain zones!)
Scientific
and technological activities carried out within the JPA are:
1)
risk analysis
2)
modeling of
mountain risk scenario
3)
decision making
tools
4)
Early-warning
and prevention systems (new technologies)
5)
Common
platform-independent database with internet/portable access
6)
Crisis
management
7)
Adequate tools
for the emergency teams and the political decision makers and administrators
8)
Monitoring
systems