Public Safety Communication Europe (PSCE) is pleased to inform about the launch of the E2mC project which aims at demonstrating the technical and operational feasibility of the integration of social media analysis and crowd-sourced information within both the Mapping and Early Warning Components of Copernicus Emergency Management Service (EMS). The Project will develop a prototype of a new EMS Service Component (Copernicus Witness), designed to exploit social media analysis and crowdsourcing capabilities to generate a new Product of the EMS Portfolio.
The purpose of the new Copernicus Witness Service Component is to improve the timeliness and accuracy of geo-spatial information provided to Civil Protection authorities, on a 24/7 basis, during the overall crisis management cycle and, particularly, in the first hours immediately after the event. This will result in an early confirmation of alerts from running Early Warning Systems as well as first rapid impact assessment from the field.
The technological enabler of the Copernicus Witness is the innovative and scalable Social&Crowd (S&C) Platform, developed by E2mC.
Two demonstration loops will validate the usefulness of Copernicus Witness and the S&C Platform suitability to allow the European Commission to evaluate possible Copernicus EMS evolution options.
Project partners:
e-GEOS SPA, PARIS-LODRON UNIVERSITAT SALZBURG, TERRANEA UG (HAFTUNGSBESCHRANKT) GMBH , UNIVERSITE DE STRASBOURG, POLITECNICO DI MILANO, PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATION EUROPE FORUM AISBL, SYSTEMES D’INFORMATION A REFERENCE SPATIALE – SIRS, FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV, KAJO SRO, AUTONOOM PROVINCIEBEDRIJF CAMPUS VESTA, GAF AG, UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA
Contact details:
Marie-Christine BONNAMOUR (PSCE), dissemination leader, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.