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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]
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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• 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
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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
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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
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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
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Data and ProductAccess
• Subscription• AutoDRM• Secure Website• External Database
NDC Support
• Help-Desk• NDC-in-a-Box• Technical
Assistance
Performance Reports
Services
Data and Product Access
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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
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Data and ProductAccess
• Subscription• AutoDRM• Secure Website• External Database
NDC Support
• Help-Desk• NDC-in-a-Box• Technical
Assistance
Performance Reports
Services
NDC Support
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Performance reports provide information to the users on the performance of the network as a whole as well as on individual stations.
Performance Reports
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Performance reports provide information to the users on the performance of the network as a whole as well as on individual stations.
Performance Reports
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Data and ProductAccess
• Subscription• AutoDRM• Secure Website• External Database
NDC Support
• Help-Desk• NDC-in-a-Box• Technical
Assistance
Performance Reports
Services
NDC Support
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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• 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
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• 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
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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
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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