1. WGET ICT HUMANITARIAN FORUMWGET ICT Humanitarian Forum 11-12
April 2013 - Kista, Sweden
2. New Generation Satellite Technologies as a Foundation for
Innovative Solutions Steve Birnbaum Chair, Humanitarian Assistance
& Disaster Response Programs Global VSAT Forum
[email protected] www.gvf.orgWGET ICT Humanitarian Forum 11-12
April 2013 - Kista, Sweden
3. The Global VSAT Forum Non-Profit Satellite-Sector
Association (FSS, MSS, BSS) 230+ Member Organizations Based
Globally Members Support Millions of Systems Worldwide GVF Enabling
Satcom Service Delivery Through: Facilitation: Emergency
Notifications, Dialogue Training: VSAT Installation and
Preparedness: GVF Registry & Installer DatabaseWGET ICT
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4. The Whole Community Response Concept "Perhaps the most
important initiative we must undertake, regardless of the budget
environment, is to recognize our efforts are part of an
interconnected plan of action. This "Whole Community" approach to
emergency management provides the appropriate framework for
leveraging the expertise and resources of our stakeholders at all
levels, both governmental and nongovernmental. We know that
non-governmental organizations - like faith-based and nonprofit
groups - and private sector entities possess knowledge, assets and
services that government simply cannot provide. An effective
disaster response involves tapping into all of these resources.
Through engaging the "Whole Community," we maximize our limited
funding and leverage the capabilities of our partners, who play a
critical role in the process. Craig Fugate, FEMA House Committee on
Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness 2012WGET
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5. Satellite Innovations Increased spectrum efficiency New
Terminal Technology & Tools High Throughput SatellitesWGET ICT
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6. Terminals and New Technologies Increased spectrum efficiency
Newtec broke 500Mbps barrier on a single transponder in June 2012
Standard 72MHz Ku-band Eutelsat transponder Two-way 32APSK 506Mbps
(2x253Mbps) One-way 64APSK 352Mbps Included significant margin New
Technologies Transportable HTS Ka-band antennas New power solutions
New ToolsWGET ICT Humanitarian Forum 11-12 April 2013 - Kista,
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7. High Throughput Satellites (HTS) Most are Ka-band, but not a
requirement Multi-spot beam technology High spectrum re-use As much
as 150Gps on a single satellite Some Regional HTS Projects: N.
America: Hughes Jupiter-1, ViaSat-1 Europe: Hylas-1 & 2,
KaSat-1 ME & Africa: Yahsat-1B, Newsat Jabiru, Amos 6 Asia: NBN
Co, Newsat Jabiru Many more in development Example: ViaSat-1
Delivers 20Mbps / 5Mbps to a 0.75m antenna Consumer antenna costs
less than $1k Monthly service fees of under $100WGET ICT
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8. High Throughput Satellites (HTS) Global HTS Projects: O3b
Networks Other 3 Billion Medium-Earth Orbit at 8,000km
Constellation of 8 MEO satellites, with 4 more in production
(launch: next month!) Latency: 125ms round-trip Bandwidth: Up to
1Gbps Frequencies: Ka-band Coverage: Global from -45 to +45
latitude Beams: Spot Intelsat EPIC Constellation of 2 GEO
satellites (launch: 2015-2016) Frequencies: Ku-band with some
Ka-band Coverage: All populated continents Bandwidth: Not announced
Compatible with existing Ku-band terminals Combination of wide and
spot beams Inmarsat GlobalXpress Constellation of 3 GEO satellites
(launch: 2013-2014) Bandwidth: 50 / 5 Mbps per spot beam
Frequencies: Ka-band Coverage: Global Beams: SpotWGET ICT
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9. Implications?WGET ICT Humanitarian Forum 11-12 April 2013 -
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10. The Whole Community Response Concept aka: Frankenstorm,
Superstorm Sandy Result of a Cat1 Hurricane meeting a Noreaster
storm Landfall Oct 29, 2012 Think big. Go big What if every area
needs everything at the same time?WGET ICT Humanitarian Forum 11-12
April 2013 - Kista, Sweden Images: CalFire, AccuWeather, Gizmodo,
Randall Chase/AP
11. Sandy By The Numbers 1320 km size of Hurricane Sandy as it
made landfall 946mb min. pressure at landfall the lowest of any
landed storm North of Cape Hatteras since Cat4 Gladys in 1938 140
Terajoules Integrated Kinetic Energy More than Katrina, and over
twice the energy of the Hiroshima atomic bomb 8,100,000 - homes
lost power across 17 states (1% of NJ customers still had no power
on Nov 21) 4.23 meters - storm surge at The Battery in Lower
Manhattan (and a 4.38 meter surge at Kings Point, NY) 9.9 meters
wave height just outside New York Harbor entrance; 12.09 meters
recorded 500 miles SE of Atlantic City 151.3 km/h - winds at Eatons
Neck, NY; 128.75 km/h winds at Newark, NJ 38.86 cm rainfall at
Andrews AFB, VA 86.36 cm amount of snowfall in Gatlinburg, TN;
60.96 cm in Norton, VA 57,000 - utility workers from 30 states
& Canada to assist 124 - years since weather closed the NYSE
for two days 15 - days of gas rationing in New York City (11 days
in NJ) 20,000,000 - tweets sent between Oct 27 and Nov. 1WGET ICT
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12. Some of Sandys Challenges Many chose not to evacuate in
devastated areas Experiences during Hurricane Irene the most
frequently cited reason Lack of power, heat, shelter and
communications Lack of information Unconventional means of
communication Rumors spreading quickly Access to generator and
vehicle fuel Saltwater damage Extended repair times due to
damageWGET ICT Humanitarian Forum 11-12 April 2013 - Kista,
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13. Impact on Communications Infrastructure Towers damaged by
winds & flooding Wiring damaged by salt water Terrestrial
backhaul circuits damaged Facilities flooded Data centers under
water Generator fuel tanks under water Limited access to fuel
Impact on Communications InfrastructureWGET ICT Humanitarian Forum
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14. Mobile Operator Deployments Mobile operators deployed COWs,
COLTs and mobile workspace Damage to infrastructure limited
restoration capabilities Lack of fuel for generators & vehicles
Finite supply of COWs Mobile operators exhausted available
resources - could not be everywhere Communities in need cut off
from outside worldWGET ICT Humanitarian Forum 11-12 April 2013 -
Kista, Sweden
15. So what can be done when communities are cut off, lack
resources, and urgently need to be able to communicate?
!!INNOVATE!!WGET ICT Humanitarian Forum 11-12 April 2013 - Kista,
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16. FEMA Innovation Team Academia, Industry, NGOs and
Government Reporting to FEMA Deputy Administrator Serino and CTO
Okada Mission: Creatively solve problems by receiving individual
input from a diverse spectrum of stakeholders.FEMA
Blog:http://bit.ly/Sandy-FEMA-InnovationWGET ICT Humanitarian Forum
11-12 April 2013 - Kista, Sweden
17. The Communications Challenge Problem: People in the most
affected area are in an already precarious socioeconomic status and
represent a myriad of languages and disabilities. They need to be
able to report needs, safety and get access to information.
Challenges: This is happening because comms are hard down, and the
finite number of COWs and COLTs are unable to completely replace
all damaged equipment. Also, Power is out long-term in many areas.
Affected Population: Approx. 100,000+ of the non-powered
communitiesWGET ICT Humanitarian Forum 11-12 April 2013 - Kista,
Sweden
18. Technologies Used VSAT FEMA contracted VSATs from Hughes
for both government and community sites ViaSat donated VSATs High
Throughput Satellites (HTS) using Ka-band were game-changers 15Mbps
to a 75cm VSAT terminal worth only a few hundred dollars WiFi
Wireless systems donated by Aruba and Cisco VoIP Cisco TacOps
provided VoIP phones DIDWW and Call Centric donated call manager
and SIP trunk to PSTN Existing Resources If the shelter or Recovery
Center is in or near a location with stable comms, use those
instead of wasting finite deployable resourcesWGET ICT Humanitarian
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19. Brooklyn Disaster Recovery Center at IkeaWGET ICT
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20. Rockaway Community Shelter at St. Francis ChurchWGET ICT
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21. Rockaway Disaster Recovery Center at St. Francis ChurchWGET
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22. FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers (DRC)WGET ICT Humanitarian
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23. Breezy PointWGET ICT Humanitarian Forum 11-12 April 2013 -
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24. Breezy PointWGET ICT Humanitarian Forum 11-12 April 2013 -
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25. Information from Non-Traditional SourcesWGET ICT
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26. Crowd-Sourced Mobile Coverage MappingWGET ICT Humanitarian
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27. Humanitarian Open StreetMap - HOTOSM The goal was to map
the roads and footpaths in 10 refugee camps, that contain a
population over 600,000 people, in 48 hours The Dollo Ado refugee
camp in Ethiopia is actually composed of 5 individual camps. These
camps literally did not exist in Bokolmanyo refugee camp in the OSM
Bokolmanyo before the experiment OSM refugee camp in the OSM
database on 20 May 2012 database on 28 May 2012 began.WGET ICT
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28. CAP Imagery Crowd-Sourced Analysis Camp Roberts RELIEF
Experiment 2 months from concept to execution CAP missions flown by
volunteer pilots Using consumer-grade personal SLR cameras Basic
instructions on how to take photos http://sandy.hotosm.org Crowd
votes on light/moderate/heavy damage Analysis used by FEMAWGET ICT
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29. Civil Air Patrol Imageryhttp://sandy.hotosm.org/WGET ICT
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30. Full Collaboration Between Responders and Industry -
Resource & Information Sharing Leads to Results WildBlue /
ViaSat Communications Leveraging their local network of installers
already in/near impacted area Low-cost terminals that can provide
15Mbps throughput Installed at numerous community and government
shelters and recovery centers Habitat Setting up operations in
Breezy Point Cisco Tactical Operations provided initial
communications support on-site Cisco contacted the GVF to request
long-term, sustainable solution Request distributed to GVF Disaster
Preparedness Registry members Hughes donated a Jupiter-1 VSAT
terminal with service using equipment & installation personnel
already in the areaWGET ICT Humanitarian Forum 11-12 April 2013 -
Kista, Sweden
31. The Future Does a structural engineer really need to visit
this house to determine if it is habitable? If we have high-speed
Internet at DRCs and access to imagery, can FEMA provide better
service?WGET ICT Humanitarian Forum 11-12 April 2013 - Kista,
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32. Pre-Positioning : Whats Already There Enterprise Carriers
Broadband, ISPs Government Retail/ Hospitality Corporate Telephony
High-speed Internet Rural communication Gaming Rural Telephony
E-mail, Intranet Education Banking, Finance PCO Internet kiosks
Military Oil & Gas Payphones DSL like service Aviation
Automotive Backbone Interconnection POPs trunking Post offices
Healthcare GSM backhauling Disaster recovery SCADA e-Voting
e-Medicine e-GovernmentWGET ICT Humanitarian Forum 11-12 April 2013
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33. The GVF Disaster Preparedness Registry Hundreds of
Thousands of Pre-positioned Systems Enterprise Carriers Broadband,
ISPs Government Already Sustainable through delivery of services
Most are being used to support development apps Working with GVF
members willing to stand-by as Pre- positioned System and Service
ProvidersWGET ICT Humanitarian Forum 11-12 April 2013 - Kista,
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34. Summary Develop strong operational collaboration with new
partners Radical inclusion Share information Restoration of
communications for the affected population is aid empowerment leads
to resiliency Embrace social media Utilize existing communications
resources GVF Disaster Preparedness Registry Prepare! Innovate!WGET
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35. Questions? Steve Birnbaum Chair, Humanitarian Assistance
& Disaster Response Programs Global VSAT Forum
[email protected] @resudox +1 (202) 642-6260 URLs: FEMA Blog:
http://bit.ly/Sandy-FEMA-Innovation White House Think Tank:
http://www.fema.gov/thinktankWGET ICT Humanitarian Forum 11-12
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