Members:

Liu Chuang, China
Bob Chen, U.S.A.
Jean Bonnin, France
Shuichi Iwata, Japan
Horst Kremers, Germany

There is a strong deficit in disaster data availability for traceback and knowledge mining. This comprises the fields of natural and technical disasters. CODATA should develop a recommendation for best practice of collecting, archiving and providing access to disaster information.

Aim / Deliverables:

Preparing a strategic report highlighting the necessity of data availability of disasters of different types.

Addresses disaster organisations (UN bodies, NGOs), government, industry, insurances, etc. on local, regional, national, and international level.

The report will address

• Demand
• Current state of the art
• Deficits
• Benefits
• Action plan / recommendations
• Identify initiatives
• Executive summary

Working plan: draw on experience of WG members discuss draft report with disaster actors (Workshop)

Contact:

Jean Bonnin, bonnin@selene.u-strasbg.fr
Horst Kremers, office@horst-kremers.de