Aratos Disaster Control TM

1. Aratos Disaster ControlTM www.aratos-swiss.com

2. Aratos Technologies S.A. One of the first European downstream value added services company in the space sector Value added services in the areas of: Environmental Protection Disaster Management Land Use and Urban Planning Agricultural sector monitoring and Security using space and satellite technologies www.aratos-swiss.com

3. Aratos Disaster ControlTM • Aratos Disaster ControlTM is an online GIS application used to graphically represent Earth Observation (EO) data and designed to deliver effective Disaster and Environmental Management Solutions www.aratos-swiss.com

4. Concept & Objectives • The main objectives of the Aratos Disaster ControlTM system is to allow users to • monitor their area(s) of interest remotely and across a variety of different parameters • assess the environmental and weather status of their area(s) of interest and their variations across time • in time receive concrete and easy-to-access informative alerts upon upcoming and/or occurring crisis • optimize Civil Protection Practices by providing innovative technical solutions to cover and support disaster management scenarios www.aratos-swiss.com

5. Basic Technical Overview (1) • Aratos Disaster ControlTM is composed of an amalgam of different technologies combined in an integrated architecture. Such technologies include: • GIS Mapping • Web applications • Earth Monitoring via satellites and UAVs • GNSS signals (eg for the depiction of location of Civil Protection members, SAR teams, etc) • Complex processing and interpretation of the acquired data • Forwarding real-time alerts to the respective end-users www.aratos-swiss.com

6. Basic Technical Overview (2) • Collection of a complex set of data being stored and managed on dedicated databases: • Space borne (satellites): images, vegetation cover, surface temperature, GNSS, etc • Air borne (UAVs): pollutions, fires, etc • Static (administrative data): populations, airports, Blue Flag areas, Natura2000 areas, etc) • Geo-location information is used to build GIS applications where the data are immediately linked as attributes to the respective regions • Areas burdened by crisis are referenced upon their unique coordinates and instant alerts are being sent to the end-users • SMS alerts • E-mail alerts • The entire application is available for online accessibility at http://www.aratosdisastercontrol.com • 24/7 • Remote www.aratos-swiss.com

7. System Architecture www.aratos-swiss.com

8. Operation Examples (1) • Fires and Earthquakes noted on the map www.aratos-swiss.com

9. Operation Examples (2) • Land Use Data representation (Meadow, Cereals, Forest areas, Bush areas) www.aratos-swiss.com

10. Operation Examples (3) • Vegetation Management – Fraction of solar energy absorbed by vegetation www.aratos-swiss.com

11. Operation Examples (4) • Land Cover Data – Natura2000 Protected areas www.aratos-swiss.com

12. Aratos Disaster & Environmental Management Conclusions Aratos Technologies S.A. holds a solid experience in Disaster and Crisis management scenarios and technological requirements. This allows us to Deliver solutions specifically designed to meet the highly demanding needs of crisis situations Offer consultancy upon short- and long-term resilience building State-of-the-art technologies are applied in integrated high-quality products and services Our services offer continuous (24/7) and real-time monitoring accessibility even in remote areas of large or small coverage Support is provided during all the three phases of a potential burden (pre-crisis, during, post-crisis) www.aratos-swiss.com

13. Contact Details ARATOS-SWISS Homeland Security AG Ryf 65, 3280 Murten, Switzerland Phone:     +41 (0) 32 652 00 42 Fax:         +41 (0) 32 652 00 41 Mobile:     +41 (0) 79 250 47 44 Mail:  info@uasystems.com Web: www.aratos-swiss.com Web: www.totalsecurity-pr.com Web: www.gnosisplace.com