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Space based inputs offer unique and crucial data during natural disasters viz. flood, cyclone, agricultural drought, landslides, earthquakes and forest fires in near real-time using space and aerial remote sensing based inputs. These services are available free for all users.
National Database for Emergency Management (NDEM) serves as national repository of GIS based database for entire country coupled with set of Decision Support System tools to assist the State / Central Disaster Management Authorities in decision making during emergency situations.
Current activities to support disaster management support are : Near Real Time Flood & Cyclone monitoring & mapping in the country, Flood Hazard/Risk Zonation for Flood prone states, Spatial Flood Early Warning, forest fire alerts, landslide zonation and inventory, agricultural drought studies and Capacity Building and institutionalization is being done to the stake holders.
DOS extends satellite data support under the following International Disaster programmes
The services are available for the countries including Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Iraq, Japan, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Vietnam.
Bhuvan portal deals with several of the disasters.
MOSDAC offers inputs to handle other disasters under announcements and alerts.
To develop new applications, one can contact ….
https://ndem.nrsc.gov.in/login.php
NDEM essentially serves as national repository of GIS based data for entire country coupled with set of Decision Support System tools to assist the disaster managers in decision making during emergency situations.
National Database for Emergency Management (NDEM) is a national repository of multi-scale geospatial database coupled with decision support system tools. It is a unique and homogenous database served for entire country with essential database elements for addressing emergency/disaster management in the country. NRSC/ISRO established a state-of-art facility with structured framework with multi-institutional participation to assist the disaster managers of all States/UTs for preparedness, hazard/risk zonation, damage assessment, and emergency response under the behest of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India. NDEM services have been operationalised since 2013 providing timely information along with disaster specific products for effective decision making.