Operational Use of RemoteSensing and Crowd Sourcing
Data on 6 February
Earthquakes as a Case Study

Seher TURAN

Electrical Electronics Engineer

Disaster Management Technologies Group Leader

Republic of Turkey
Ministry of Interior
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Information Systems And Communication Department

Presentation content
o Remote Sensing Data Sourceso Data Processing, Evaluation, Mappingo Disaster Management and Decision Support
System(AYDES)o AYDES RS (Remote Sensing) Caseso Crowd Sourcing Cases on AYDESo Kahramanmaraş Eartquakes RS Caseso Conclusion
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Remote Sensing

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Remote Sensing Data Sources
Institution / Organization

Platform Type Used

Data Type

General Directorate of Mapping(HGM)

Aerial platform (plain)

Aerial photo

Air Force Command (HKK)

Satellite platform

Satellite image(Göktürk 1 – 2)TÜBİTAK SPACE / Turkish Space Agency

Satellite platform

Satellite image(Rasat)

General Directorate of Security(EGM)

Aerial platform (helicopter / UAV) Video

Gendarmerie General Directorate(JGM)

Aerial platform (UAV)Video

United Nations Disaster Charter (TheInternational Charter Space and MajorDisasters)

Satellite platform

Satellite image and/or analysis result

Copernicus Emergency Mapping Service via
the European Union ERCC (Emergency
Response Coordination Centre)

Satellite platform

Just analysis result

APSCO (Asia-Pacific Space CooperationOrganization) - passive

Satellite platform

Satellite image

Open source data(ESA Sentinel, USGSLANDSAT, ASF SAR)
DisasterandAsia
Emergency
Management
Authority
Sentinel(A space-based
DM support
system in the Asia-Pacific region)

Satellite platform

Satellite image

Satellite platform

Satellite image and/or analysis result
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Post Disaster Earth Observation Process Flow Chart•

Disaster impact area recognition and update•

Activation for the provision of satellite and aerial photographs from various platforms (Disaster Charter,Copernicus EMS, Sentinel Asia, General Directorate of Mapping HGM, etc.),•

Sharing satellite images with various institutions for damage assessment,•

Monitoring the platforms and downloading satellite images and adding them to the system,•Following the damage assessment studies and trying to add them to the system (Different universities andagencies remote sensing department),•Evaluation of new satellite image acqueries or map requests from the field or crisis center ,•Mapping different aspects of disaster (such as surface faulting, temporary camps etc.)

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RS – ERCC Copernicus EMS Activation

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RS - Data Sources– Sentinel Asia and UN Disaster Charter Activation

United Nations 'Disaster Charter' and 'Sentinel Asia' are other international organizations that canbe activated for post-disaster, remote sensing-based damage assessment mapping.
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Some of Our Remote Sensing Projects and Tasks
Image Supply Projects / Works:• Real-time image transfer project from EGM Air platforms in case of disaster – 2021
• Satellite image supply protocols and activations (International Charter, Sentinel Asia,Copernicus EMS etc.) – 2022
Image Processing and Interpretation Projects:• AYDES UZAL (Desktop image processing and analysis software -2018)• AYDES Crowdsourcing (WEB based image evaluation software - 2018)• Coordinated image creation project from videos – 2017
• Creation of Disaster Analysis Web Portal – 2022
Creation of the web portal 'afetanaliz.aydes.gov.tr’• Adding Satellite Image to AYDES:
Adding event-based satellite imagery - 2022

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AYDES: Disaster Management and Decision Support System

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AYDES: Disaster Management and Decision Support System

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Case Studies about flood RS on AYDESDisaster and Emergency Management Authority

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Case Studies about forest fire RS on AYDESDisaster and Emergency Management Authority

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Case Studies about flood and forest fire RS on AYDESDisaster and Emergency Management Authority

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Crowd Sourcing Cases on AYDESDisaster and Emergency Management Authority

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Crowd Sourcing Cases on AYDES

Descriptive Information about
incident

Inventory Book listing incident
victims

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Location and status of response
activities

Personnel Assignment Lists

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6 February Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes on AYDESDisaster and Emergency Management Authority

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6 February Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes
06.02.2023
7.7 Mw &7.6 Mw
KahramanmaraşTotal number of collapsed buildings: 37.984
Heavy damaged buildings: 205.534
Surface rupture map observed after the Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes
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6 February Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes on AYDES&AFAD-RED

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6 February Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes Remote Sensing Data

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6 February Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes Remote Sensing Examples
EOS-RS Damage Proxy Map
Turkey and Syria Earthquakes
from synthetic apertureradar(SAR) images acquitedby the ALOS-2 satellite
operated by the Japan
Aerospace Exploration Agency(JAXA) before and after thedisaster.

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6 February Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes Remote Sensing Examples
Aerial photo ofGöktürk satellite
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6 February Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes Remote Sensing Examples
Aerial photo of
Göktürk satellite
taken fromHatay, Antakyaafter theFebruary 6earthquakes

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6 February Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes Remote Sensing Examples
General
Directorate of
Mapping took
action within a
day or two of
the earthquake
to take aerial
photographs.

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Conclusion
After the disaster, we started working to obtain images of the impact area we determined from someinstitutions and universities within a day or two after the disaster. We transferred the obtained remotesensing images to our systems and made them available to our relevant departments for use inemergency response and improvement activities.
This is the first time that large earthquakes affecting such a wide geography and occurringconsecutively in a short time have occurred in our country. Even though preparations and drills weremade beforehand, such a degree of destruction could not be foreseen. The impact of the disaster was
so great that it was possible to see the damaged buildings even with the naked eye.

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