NPP/NORA

1. NPP/NORA Maritime Safety Partenariat March 3rd - 4th, 2010 COPENHAGEN NASARM North Atlantic Sensitivity and Response Map Hans H. Hansen Environment Agency of Iceland

2. NASARMNorth Atlantic Sensitivity and Response MapA joint program by Greenland, Iceland, Faroe Islands and NorwayFunded by the Nordic Council of Ministers

3. OverviewWhat is NASARMWhy ?For Whom ?When ?Where?and then a few words on preparation and some technicalstuff ...

4. A comprehensive web-based sensitivity map, risk assessment, contingency plan and response information system of the North Atlantic Ocean NASARM – ?

5. A steering committee with participants from Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands and Norway has been established and is acting as a board for the project. Members of the committee are:Kristján Geirsson - Iceland - chairman,Rune Bergström - Norway,Suni Petersen - Faroe IslandsEigil Knudsen - Greenland.Employee is Hans H. Hansen - Iceland.

6. Our vision is to collect data and prepare a web based information system about the North Atlantic that covers : • Nature – sensitive and important areas, nature reserves, wildlife, biology, weather etc. • Risk factors – possible pollutants, marine traffic, offshore activities, shipwrecks, drainage etc. • Response – who can respond and how, locate rescue and response teams and equipment.

7. What NASARM is not: It is important to know that this data base and web map is not intended to replace local risk maps and we recommend the use of local websites or databases if people want to have detailed information on some local areas. - There will be links to these sites - The goal of this project is to collect data that gives a good overview of the whole area and that the data being reconciled.

8. It is not our intention to produce new data or research for this project, instead we plan to use publicly available data from research institutions, government agencies, universities, individuals and others that accept to contribute to the project. The added value is in the correlation between different entities and countries, thus creating unique opportunity to evaluate the risk of increased shipping, oil exploration, and other possible activities in the marine area, and to better prepare for response if a pollution incident occurs.

9. Why - ? Recent international development has increased vessel traffic in the fragile and pristine North Atlantic Ocean within the jurisdiction of Greenland, Iceland, Faroe Islands and Norway. It is therefore extremely important that the countries involved unite in surveillance of the increased traffic, collect information on the most sensitive areas and prepare for the emergency response in the case of a larger spill of oil or other hazardous substances.

10. For whom - ? This system is aimed to support decision when planning pollution preparedness and/or response. For governments, policy makers, maritime authorities, pollution response units and others, to evaluate the risk of increased shipping, oil exploration, and other possible activities in the marine area, and to better prepare for response if (when) a pollution incident occurs. Also open for the public.

11. Mbl. 20.10.2009: Oil tanker between Greenland and Iceland Iceberg and scattered ice nearby

12. 06-10-2009 kl. 22:00

13. When ? The web-map will be ready in the end of 2010. The work is almost according to plan. Web server will be up this month.

14. Project Plan

15. Where ? In Cyberspace – on the Internet - where else ??

16. Few words on preparation and some technical issues on the projectFirst few simple rules • Keep it simple • Keep it accurate and up-to-date • Some layers are static while others may change frequently • Keep it fast • Similar technology as in GoogleEarth • Attractive, if possible ?

17. Preparation • Other projects or websites • Available Base Maps • Available Overlay Data • Local Data • Web Solutions

18. Other projects or websites • Vákort - af suður- og vesturströnd Íslands • Risk Map of South and West coast of Iceland • MARIS - system for the HELCOM area • EPPR – Circumpolar Map of Resources from Oil Spills in the Arctic • NUNAGIS - Greenland on maps • KYSTVERKET – Kystinfo - kartløsning • ...... and many, many, many more

19. Risk Map of South and West coast of Iceland

20. MARIS Maritime Accident Response Information System

21. EPPR Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response

22. EPPR Sample – map #35

23. NunaGIS - Greenland on maps

24. KYSTVERKET – KystInfo kartløsning

25. Preparation • Otherprojectsorwebsites • AvailableBaseMaps • AvailableOverlayData • LocalData • WebSolutions

26. Base Maps – Earth_1km

27. Base Maps – WSI-Earth99

28. Base Maps – Elevation shading

29. Base Maps – Elevation color

30. Base Maps – depth contours GEBCO’97

31. Base Maps – Time Zone Boundaries

32. Base Maps – Mixed – Time zones + shade + depth

33. Base Maps – Mixed Topographic Map

34. LANDSAT – 46 frames

35. LANDSAT – zoom Sandøy 1:100.000

36. LANDSAT – zoom Vestmannaeyjar 1:100.000

37. Preparation • Otherprojectsorwebsites • AvailableBaseMaps • AvailableOverlayData • LocalData • WebSolutions

38. Overlay Data

39. Overlay Data

40. Overlay Data

41. Overlay Data

42. Overlay Data

43. Overlay Data + links to other data

44. Overlay Data + links to other data

45. Preparation • Otherprojectsorwebsites • AvailableBaseMaps • AvailableOverlayData • LocalData • WebSolutions

46. Local Data – Norway

47. Local Data – Iceland

48. Local Data - Greenland

49. Local Data - Greenland + links to other data

50. Preparation • Otherprojectsorwebsites • AvailableBaseMaps • AvailableOverlayData • OtherLocalData • WebSolutions