building capacity to sustain a geophysical monitoring network

IDC/SQT/ST 19 February 2008

Building Capacity to Sustain a Geophysical Monitoring Network

Presented at: IRIS/NSF Out of Africa WorkshopBoston, MA, February 2008

Jerry Carter, International Data Centre Services Quality Control and Training Section

Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty OrganizationProvisional Technical SecretariatVienna International CentreP.O. Box 1200A-1400 [email protected]


CTBT Verification


Seismic Primary ArraySeismic Primary 3-comp Station

Seismic Auxiliary ArraySeismic Auxiliary 3-comp Station

Hydroacoustic (hydrophone) StationHydroacoustic (T-phase) Station

Infrasound StationRadionuclide StationRadionuclide Lab

International Monitoring System321 Stations (by treaty)


Training and education• local institutions and scientists gain knowledge• project gains local expertise

Sharing methodologies, information and data• local institutions and scientists gain software, data and products, and sometimes hardware• project gains data and regional information (including bulletins)

Enhancing participation in activities• local institutions and scientists gain experience• project gains international support, independent review

Key Capacity Building Elements


Promote understanding of the Treaty and support the work of the Commission

Enhance national capabilities of States Signatories in the implementation of the Treaty

Training and Education Objectives


Station Operators(602)

NDC Managers(154)

IDC Analysts(59)

Africa - 17 E. Europe - 10LAC - 5MESA - 3NAWEG - 9SEAPFE - 15

Technical Staff(204)

Africa - 98 E. Europe - 66LAC - 89MESA - 49NAWEG - 117SEAPFE - 183

Africa - 45E. Europe - 34LAC - 18MESA - 11NAWEG - 18SEAPFE - 28

Africa - 60E. Europe - 42LAC - 42MESA - 14NAWEG - 13SEAPFE - 33

Training provided

Training to Date by Category


• Equipment training on station equipment (numerous)– Hands-on equipment training– Held at manufacturer’s facility or at a station

• Introductory Course for NDC Operators– Theory of NDC operation– Held in Vienna

• Regional Training Programs for Station Operators and NDC Technical Staff– Hands-on station and NDC operation– Held at a hosting institution

• Advanced course for NDC Operators

• IDC Analyst Training– Three-month analyst training to prepare analysts for possible employment by the PTS– Held in Vienna

Training Opportunities


Increase the number of qualified manpower (Station Operators, NDC Managers, NDC Technical staff) in the States Signatories

Review the current training materialsand tailor them to these needs and interests

• with special focus on regions• and incorporating e-learning

Assess the training needs and interestsof the States Signatories using:

• Regional requirements• Helpdesk questions• Survey responses• Feedback from participants in

training events

Training Challenge

E-learningAvailable 24/7 in different languagesIncreases outreachCourses tailored to learnerLearner progress trackedIncreases effectiveness of face-to-face training


Information sharing is a key activity of the CTBTO

A Services unit was established at the IDC whose objectives are:

• To provide the technical support to States Signatories necessary for their effective participation through their National Data Centres to the build-up/establishment of the verification regime

• To respond to the specific needs and interests of the users through their access to IMS Data and IDC Products

Sharing Methodologies, Information and Data


Data and ProductAccess

• Subscription• AutoDRM• Secure Website• External Database

NDC Support

• Help-Desk• NDC-in-a-Box• Technical

Assistance

Performance Reports

Services

Services Provided to States Signatories




NDC Support


Assistance

Performance Reports

Services

Data and Product Access


Data and Product Distribution

Subscriptions - Products Sent 1,429,914 36.4 GB 1,879,712 64.4 GB

Continuous Data Forwarding 133 Stations/21 Est. 1960 GB 1501 GB

AutoDRM - Successful Requests 154,182 425.3 GB 149,833 292.4 GB

IDC Secure Web Site - Visits 15,500

23,051External Database Service - Hours 21,776

2006 2007

151.1 GB

198 Stations/26 Est.

14,734 85.9 GB

Data and Product Access




NDC Support


Assistance

Performance Reports

Services

NDC Support


Performance reports provide information to the users on the performance of the network as a whole as well as on individual stations.

Performance Reports




NDC Support


Assistance

Performance Reports

Services

NDC Support


Option 3Mini IDC

Option 2NDC-in-a-Box

Option 1Browser

Display data and products Download data and products No analysis

Option 1+ Limited detection and location Could add national data

Option 2+ IDC-like data acquisition and

forwarding IDC-like processing and analysis IDC-like data management system

NDC Software Options


0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Other Services

Requests for assistance/information

NDC-in-a-Box (GEOTOOL)software distribution in total

97 States Signatories 101 States Signatories

890

2006 2007

1032

Overview of NDC Support

Service request history


Capacity building is not limited to NDCs

• Following the tsunami of 26 December 2004, data contributions were discussed.

• PrepCom on 4 March 2005 decided to start data forwarding on a test basis

• PrepCom in November 2006 established policy for provision of data to tsunamiwarning organizations. Currently data is forwarded to

four organizations.

Pacific Tsunami Warning Center

Australian Tsunami

Warning System

Northwest Pacific Tsunami Advisory

Center

Malaysian Meteorologi

calDepartment

Contribution to Tsunami Warning


Opportunities

• Workshops– Operations and Maintenance– Evaluation– NDC Development

• Visiting Scientists– Pilot programme for technical experts from developing countries– Visitors programme

• Technical Tests– System-wide performance tests – Small-scale focused tests

Enhancing Participation in Activities


States Signatories Account Status (Total 97/177 at end of 2007)

Still to be registered (80)

South-East Asia, the Pacific and

the Far East (13/27)

North America and Western

Europe (19/28)

Latin America and the Caribbean

(18/28)

Eastern Europe (18/23)

Middle East and South Asia

(11/20)

Africa (18/51)

Account Status of 177 State Signatories


States with NDCs

States with low participation

NDCs(42)

States with high participation

NDCs(55)

Status of NDCs

Region Total # Active Not Active

Africa 18 11 7

E. Europe 18 9 9

LAC 18 8 10

MESA 11 5 6

NAWEG 19 13 6

SEAPFE 13 9 4


Percentage on Users by Region (Total users 859)

Africa (14.5)

Eastern Europe (14.5)

Latin America and the

Caribbean(11.5)

Middle Eastand South Asia (12.5)

North America and Western

Europe (27.0)

South East Asia, the Pacific and the Far East

(20.0)

User Distribution (2007)


• To increase the numbers of users in the 97 secure signatory accounts

• To increase the number of active NDCs

• To increase the number of Secure Signatory Accounts among the remaining 80 States Signatories and any new states

• To increase the use of IDC External Database by NDCs

• To increase the number of trained station operators

Challenges


• Create tailored technical support packages responding to the needs and interestsof States Signatories

• Give high priority for technical support to states that do not have access to the services

• Encourage expert visits to the PTS by targeted NDC experts

• Where possible, visit the targeted NDCs to offer technical assistance such astraining on location for reasonable time and expenditure

• Use NDC Development Workshops to increase participation of existing NDCs and help establish more NDCs

• Use Focal Point Locations to support developing NDCs through training and technical assistance

Actions to Achieve Goals


A potential joint action with the European Union would create focal points of capacity building.

Focal Point Locations (FPLs) supporting NDC capacity building provides State Parties with knowledge and assistance for building and/or improving their NDC capabilities and IMS Station Operation practices.

After prototyping the design in Vienna, two FLPs will be installed, one in Africa and one in the Latin America – Caribbean region.

Benefits:Increases both the number and geographic spread of NDCsContributes to the sustainability of the IMS facilities.Allows those states that establish NDCs to receive and analyse the raw data in

real time which will be highly valuable for improving:

CTBT verification (the core function)Earthquake monitoring and volcano surveillanceTsunami warning capabilitiesEmergency preparedness and response from certain natural disasters

Focal Point Locations


Capacity Building is an important aspect of the CTBTO’s work

Capacity Building has benefits for both the host state and the CTBTO

CTBTO Capacity Building is achieved through:

• Training and education

• Sharing methodologies, information and data

• Enhancing participation in activities

Summary


Thank you.Thank you.

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