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The Mobile Centre for Satellite Data Analysis and Development (MCS) has been operating at the Crisis Information Centre of the Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences for more than 2 years, offering operational geoinformation support to emergency management services and institutions.

The second year of the project “Operating system for gathering, sharing and promotion of digital information about the environment - Sat4Envi” is behind us. It was a year full of new experiences, so we would like to remind you of the most important Sat4Envi events in 2019.

Union Civil Protection Mechanism is the highest Crisis Management coordination body in the European Union. The primary aim of the UCPM is to strengthen cooperation between Participating States – Members States and others affiliated in the UCPM – in the field of civil protection, in order to respond to disasters as effectively and synergistically as possible. It demands a tremendous coordination effort and it was the main topic of Final Demonstration organised by Space Research Centre of Polish Academy of Sciences and the Main School of Fire Service under DRIVER+ Project.

On 16-17 December 2019, a team of specialists from the Crisis Information Centre CBK PAN conducted a training for inspectors of the Provincional Inspectorate of Environmental Protection. (WIOŚ). The training covered selected issues of geographical information systems and remote sensing.

The first Centre of Expertise DRIVER+ (CoE) wil come into being in Poland. CoE is an organisation operating in the domain of Crisis Management and Disaster Risk Reduction that acts as the primary contact point for practitioner organisations at the national or regional level, supporting their capability development and innovation management.

Between 19th – 20th of November was the second Sat4Envi conference on Satellite data in monitoring the natural environment of Poland. The event was dedicated to representatives of the scientific community and the public administration.

On 6th November Crisis Information Centre SRC PAS participated in the vovoidship exercise of crisis management. The purpose of the exercise was checking the cooperation and coordination of services and inspections during a crisis situation related to a transport disaster from the Silesian Voivodeship.

On 28 September 2019, Crisis Information Centre Team from Space Research Centre of Polish Academy of Sciences took part in crisis management exercise dedicated to cooperation and coordination rescue services during crisis situation. Scenario of exercise was focused on fictitious flood on Masovia.

Between 24th and 25th of September Crisis Information Centre team from the Space Research Centre PAS participated in the exercise “LESKO 2019” which took place in Lesko District. The event was organised by the District Headquarter of the State Fire Service from Lesko and the Voivodeship Headquarter of the State Fire Service from Rzeszów.

The central area of Austria has been struck by a fictitious heavy earthquake and subsequent heavy rains. The local region of Eisenerz (in Styria, Austria) is one of the most affected with missing persons, casualties, collapsed buildings, blocked roads, and endangered industries working with hazardous substances. It is the part of IRONORE 2019 scenario.

On 31st August - 1st Seprember 2019 Crisis Information Centre team from the Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences participated in workshops on searching for missing persons organized by the Jura Group of the Mountain Volunteer Search and Rescue. The aim of the event was to improve the organisation and usege of satellite techniques in exploration activities. During the event, the CIK team provided support for the participants of exercises using solutions available at the Mobile Centre for Satellite Data Analysis and Development (MCS).

On 27th and 28th August 2019 two collectors discharging sewage from left-bank Warsaw to the Czajka sawage treatment plant failed. Therefore, the discharge of wastewater from this part of the city straight to the Vistula River was started using the emergency sewage outlet at Farysa Street, north of the Maria Skłodowska-Curie Bridge. The discharge of sewage into the river averages 3 m³ per second. The preliminary, direct cause of the failure is said to be delamination of the collectors.

On 8-9 August 2019 Crisis Information Centre team conducted training on Geographical Information Systems and remote sensing for rescuers from the Jura Group of the Mountain Volunteer Search and Rescue. Two-day session took place in the Central Rescue Station of Jura Group in Podlesice, Silesian Voivodship.

We come back with the "Geoinformation Guide" after a longer break. Today's article concerns the functionality of the web application EO Browser.