MAY Progress Report - 2013

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SfP Project Number 983510
MAY Progress Report - 2013
Report prepared by:
Dr. Raffaele De Amicis, Fondazione Graphitech, Trento, Italy (NPD)
Project Co-Directors:
Prof. Radovan Stojanovic, University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro (PPD)
Mr. Doron Elhanani, EMESCO, Ha-Ayin, Israel
Dr. Andrej Skraba, University of Maribor, Kranj, Slovenia
Mr. Simon Berkowicz, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
P a g e | 2 MAY Progress Report -‐ 2013 Work package
WP7 – Project Coordination
Status
Final
Contributor(s)
(in alphabetical order)
Simon Berkowicz, Jerusalem, Israel;
Raffaele De Amicis NDP, Trento, Italy;
Alberto Debiasi, Trento, Italy;
Doron Elhanani,Ha-ayin, Israel;
Irene Facchin, Trento, Italy;
Andrej Skraba, Kranj, Slovenia;
Radovan Stojanovic, Podgorica, Montenegro.
Partner in charge(s)
Fondazione Graphitech (FG)
Deliverable Editor(s)
Raffaele De Amicis NDP, Trento, Italy;
Irene Facchin, Trento, Italy.
Due date
20/04/2013
Delivery date
14/06/2013
P a g e | 3 MAY Progress Report -‐ 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS
3 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
5 1. PARTICIPANTS
6 2. OVERVIEW ON THE PROJECT: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES
7 3. PROJECT MEETING IN KRANJ
9 1. Day 2 / Tuesday, 26th March 2013 9 2. Day 3 / Wednesday, 27th March 2013 10 3. Day 4 / Thursday, 28th March 2013 14 4. Day 5 / Friday, 29th March 2013 14 5. Day 6 / Saturday, 30th March 2013 14 4. PROJECT STRUCTURE AND ACTIVITIES
16 1. 18 Brief description of delays and obstacles found within the reporting period 5. TECHNICAL PROGRESS
19 5.1. 19 Accomplishments achieved as compared to the Project Plan 5.1.1. Overall introduction 19 5.1.2. Optimal model development (Task.2.2) 19 5.1.3. Model simulation (Task.2.3) 23 5.1.4. Deployment basic SDI (Task.4.1) 23 5.1.5. Deployment of WPS layer (Task.4.2) 23 5.1.6. Integration with modelling/simulation software components (Task.4.3) 23 5.1.7. Definition and evaluation methodology (Task.5.1) 24 5.1.8. Trials and evaluation of modelling/simulation components (Task.5.2) 24 5.1.9. Publications (Task.6.1) 25 P a g e | 4 MAY Progress Report -‐ 2013 5.1.10. Linkage with other initiatives (Task.6.2) 25 5.1.11. Project Coordination (WP7) 26 5.2. Actions to ensure the implementation of end-‐results 26 5.3. Milestones for the next six months 27 5.4. Involvement of young scientists in the project 28 5.5. Major Travel 28 5.6. Visit by experts/advisors and NATO consultant (topics covered and any impact on the work plans) 29 5.7. Visibility of SfP project 29 5.7.1. Scientific Publications 30 5.7.2. Non-‐scientific Publications 33 5.8. Technical and administrative difficulties encountered and actions taken to overcome them 36 5.9. Changes, if any, in project personnel in any of the participating organizations 37 5.10. Changes, if any, in project plan and their expected impact on budget and schedule 37 6. FINANCIAL STATUS
38 Annexes 4a: SfP NATO BUDGET TABLES 38 Annex 4B: SfP NATO BUDGET SUMMARY TABLE 43 7. CRITERIA FOR SUCCESS TABLE
45 8. SUMMARY REPORT
46 Abstract of research 46 Major Objectives 46 Overview of Achievements since the Start of the Project until 30 April 2013 47 Milestones for the Next Six Months 47 Implementation of Results 47 P a g e | 5 MAY Progress Report -‐ 2013 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS Acronym
Extended name
ALOHA
Areal Location of Hazardous atmosphere
CIP
Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme
EC
European Commission
GIS
Geographical Information System
HW
Hardware
KAP
Kombinat Aluminijuma Podgorica
ICT
Information and Communication Technologies
LOC
Level Of Concern
MoD
Ministry of Defence
NGO
Non-Governmental Organisation
NPD
NATO country Partner Director
PPD
Partner country Project Director
SfP
Science for Peace
SW
Software
TPP
Thermo power plant Pljevlja
UNFPA
United Nations Population Fund
WP
Work Package
WPS
Web Processing Service
P a g e | 6 MAY Progress Report -‐ 2013 1. PARTICIPANTS (a) Project Director (NPD)
SURNAME/First
Job Title, Institute and Address
name/Title
Managing Director, Fondazione
Raffaele De Amicis/Dr.
Graphitech, Via alla Cascata 567E
Povo – Trento, Italy
Phone, Fax and E-mail
Tel. +39 0461 283397
Fax. +39 0461 283398
[email protected]
(b) Partner country Project Director
SURNAME/First
name/Title
Radovan Stojanovic/Prof.
Professor, University of Montenegro, Tel. +382 69 428 209
Faculty of Electrical Engineering,
Fax. +382 20 245 873
Cetinjski 81000 Podgorica,
[email protected]
Montenegro
(c) Project Co-Director
SURNAME/First
name/Title
President and Chief Executive
Officer, EMESCO, 11 Ha-avoda St.
POB 1423 Rosh Ha-Ayin 48017,
Israel
Tel. +972-3-9015535
Fax. +972-3-9015537
[email protected]
Doron Elhanani/Mr.
(d) Project Co-Director
SURNAME/First
name/Title
Simon Berkowicz/Mr.
(e) Project Co-Director
SURNAME/First
name/Title
Andrej Škraba /Dr.
Researcher, Hebrew
University of Jerusalem,
Institute for Earth Sciences,
Edmond J. Safra Campus,
Givat Ram, Jerusalem,
Israel 91904
Assistant Professor,
University of Maribor,
Faculty of Organizational
Sciences, Kidričeva cesta
55a, SI-4000 Kranj,
Slovenia
Tel. +972-2-658-4353
Fax. + 972-2-566-2581
[email protected] Phone, Fax and E-mail
Tel. +386(0)4 2374248
Fax. +386(0)4 2374299
[email protected]
P a g e | 7 MAY Progress Report -‐ 2013 2. OVERVIEW ON THE PROJECT: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) reported that since 2009 more than 3.3 billion
people live in cities and towns. For the first time in human history, more than half of the planet‘s
population resides in urban areas, with the negative effects particularly amplified in Africa and
Asia. Predictions by UNFPA expect this number to rise to 5 billion, or 60%, by 2030. This
population swells, together with increasing pollution caused by expanding industrialization, growing
vehicle use, rising standards of living and other anthropomorphic activities. Within this scenario,
pollution resulting from expanded use of fossil fuels, large fires, and also chemical substances
released as a consequence of industrial accidents or terrorist attacks, will have profound effects at
the urban scale with major consequences in terms of public health, social security, and economic
costs.
The main expectation of GEPSUS is to address the aforementioned scenario through the
development of an integrated system for environmental pollution-related disasters management
based on a fusion of geographical information processing, computer modelling and simulation, and
credible decision-making system. Moreover, and since planning how to handle crisis at the urban
scale is of key importance to deploy adequate response measures, the results of the project will be
relevant to many areas, and will contribute to improve security. In particular, GEPSUS will be
developed to for an emergency scenario in Montenegro and will be customised to support
emergency services in Montenegro to help them better respond to different air pollution-related
incidents.
More specifically, the project’s technical objectives are:
•
•
To model how urban layout influences aerial conditions;
To develop methods to optimize urban planning to improve urban conditions and reduce
pollution;
•
To develop algorithms to detect and predict the emerging of pollutant patterns and their
effect;
•
To couple simulation with warning systems;
•
To integrate modelling and simulating function within a software infrastructure based on
interoperable standards;
•
To develop a real time 3D GeoVisual Analytics client software to support crisis
management;
•
To validate results with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Montenegro.
P a g e | 8 MAY Progress Report -‐ 2013 During the project, and with regard to the last objective, the Consortium plans to carry out three
case studies, all located in Podgorica, Montenegro. These case studies are related to exposure to
high concentrations in atmosphere of chemical compounds in the context of:
•
Pollution caused by with the aluminium oxide (Al2O3) industry KAP, the main potentially
polluting industry in the vicinity of Podgorica
•
Pollution from high traffic levels in Podgorica based on simulations of different traffic
scenarios.
•
Pollution caused by exceptional forest fires in the area. In fact, in addition to industrial
risks, high summer temperatures in Montenegro (especially in the southern and central
regions), coupled with low precipitation or drought and insufficient forest-fire alerts,
facilitate fire outbreaks.
Indeed, since these security problems underscores the need for new IT technologies, the
improvement of preparedness, the support on decision-makings, and an adequate management of
disasters, the main goal of GEPSUS is to create a simulation system that can support operators
during environmental emergencies connected with releases into the atmosphere of toxic chemical
substances caused by either exceptional pollution levels or disasters.
P a g e | 9 MAY Progress Report -‐ 2013 3. PROJECT MEETING IN KRANJ From the 25th to the 30th of March 2013, a training meeting has been held in Kranj, Slovenia, the
third of a meeting series scheduled within the project plan, and that follows up the first training
meeting in Montenegro in 2011, and the second one in Israel in 2012.
1. Day 2 / Tuesday, 26th March 2013
Academics discussions have been performed about the current state of the project. University of
Montenegro provided an activity review and a presentation of the latest mathematical model of air
pollution, while University of Maribor provided a description of the activities carried out within WP3.
Moreover, Fondazione Graphitech presented the integration of the traffic simulation software
component with the 2D air pollution dispersion component. Live demonstrations of the current
state of GEPSUS system development have been performed. The main emphasis was on the
lately developed traffic simulator as well as on 2D analytic dispersion model integration and 2D
numerical dynamic dispersion model integration.
P a g e | 10 MAY Progress Report -‐ 2013 2. Day 3 / Wednesday, 27th March 2013
On the third day, the members of GEPSUS consortium visited the Administration of the Republic of
Slovenia for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief, where the ministry of Defence of the Republic of
Slovenia, Ms. Milena Dobnik Jeraj, provided presentation of the system of protection against
natural and other disasters in Slovenia.
The Administration of the Republic of Slovenia for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief
(ACPDR) is the competent national authority for disaster management, organized within the
Ministry of Defence. It is a governmental and non-profit organization whose main task is to
develop, organize and implement administrative, technical, and other professional duties related to
the national disaster management system.
The Administration consists of headquarters in Ljubljana, including a National Notification Centre,
13 regional offices with 13 regional emergency notification centres (responding to 112 number)
covering designated geographical parts of Slovenia, and the Training Centre for Civil Protection
and Disaster Relief.
The Slovenian disaster management system merges all professional and voluntary protection and
rescue units and services and Civil Protection into one system that the ACPDR provides with
financial support for their equipment and education and training.
ACPDR places special emphasis to international cooperation and on its active role in the European
Union's civil protection activities, and participates in UN, NATO and other international
organizations’ activities related to disaster management. A lot of efforts are put into an effective
regional cooperation in the South Eastern Europe, and closer association of the Western Balkan
countries with the EU civil protection activities. Through ACPDR, Slovenia also provides its share
of international humanitarian assistance in cases of disasters in other countries.
The Slovenian system of protection against disasters is an organisationally and functionally unified
system intended to protect people, animals, cultural heritage and the environment. This system is
based on the obligation of Municipalities, the State (Slovenian Government – Administration for
Civil Protection and Disaster Relief - ACPDR), Commercial companies, institutions and other
organizations (Directors), and Citizens.
P a g e | 11 MAY Progress Report -‐ 2013 PREPARA DNESS
PREVENTION
PROTECTION
RECONSTRUCTION
RESCUE AND
RELIEF
PROVISION OF
BASIC
CONDITIONS FOR
LIFE
Figure 1. Main Functions of the Slovenian system of protection against natural and other disasters P a g e | 12 MAY Progress Report -‐ 2013 Then, the GEPSUS delegation visited the National Notification Centre and the Regional
Emergency Notification Centre in Ljubljana, whose operations have been presented by Mr. Boštjan
Tavčar and Ms. Jasna Pfeifer.
Moreover, the GEPSUS delegation visited the Training Centre for Civil Protection and Disaster
Relief. Herewith, Mr. Milan Dubravac, Head, presented the on-field training facilities at the Training
Centre for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief at Ig, while Ms. Olga Andrejek presented the
operations of the Centre.
The training of protection and rescue units and services is of high priority for the Administration of
the Republic of Slovenia for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief (ACPDR). It is carried out by the
national Training Centre for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief, which was built in 1992 in the
small town of Ig (10 km south of Ljubljana) as a main national facility for disaster management
training. The basic activity of the Centre is education and training of protection and rescue units
(fire brigades and other rescue services provided within the disaster management system). The
Centre is actively involved in exchanging lessons learned and obtaining knowledge from similar
centres abroad. It also gains much from cooperation with various foreign experts.
P a g e | 13 MAY Progress Report -‐ 2013 The main aims of this Centre are to educate and train the national and local rescue forces. Indeed,
the Centre:
Directs, coordinates and implements education and training in the 4ield of protection against natural and other disasters Participates in the preparation of legislation relating to education and training needs for protection against natural and other disasters Performs organisational, advisory, 4inancial, administrative and technical support Training Centre for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief, with residential buildings, classrooms, and
training sites, cover 7 hectares. Its auditorium with a capacity of 130 persons, thirteen regular
classrooms seating 20 to 40 persons, specially equipped classrooms designed for specific target
groups, and rooms for small group work, provide good working conditions. All classrooms are
equipped with necessary technical systems (audio, DVD, Internet). The centre provides training for
up to 21,000 people per year. In addition to national training, the centre has experience in
conducting international activities.
P a g e | 14 MAY Progress Report -‐ 2013 3. Day 4 / Thursday, 28th March 2013
The focus of this day activities has been on the presentation of user requirements. Moreover,
GEPSUS consortium visited Water Science Institute on Hajdrihova 28, Ljubljana http://www.ivode.si/. Dr. Primož Banovec presented the simulation/GIS solutions developed by the Water
Science Institute. The application of the LIDAR data on the territory of Montenegro was
demonstrated.
4. Day 5 / Friday, 29th March 2013
GEPSUS delegation visited the Military base of baron Andrej Čehovin, Ljubljanska c. 37, 6230
Postojna. Major Marko Seketin, CEO of Slovenian Army Research and Simulation Department
presented the Department activities. The main tool that is in current usage is JCATS, which is
NATO standard simulation. The system can simulate Gas/Flood/Earthquake emergencies. The
centre consists of 16 laptops, 28 workstations 4x Dell Server and 4 Cisco ASA 5505U for VPN
tunnelling. The wall projectors for display are used.
Major Janez Smolej presents the SIMLAB – Military Operational Research. Importance of the
after action review is emphasized.
5. Day 6 / Saturday, 30th March 2013
In the last day of the meeting, an overview on the Future steps of the project has been envisaged,
as below:
P a g e | 15 MAY Progress Report -‐ 2013 •
The results of WP2 and WP3 will converge into the 4th work package, coordinated by
Graphitech, to ensure that the mathematical models are integrated within an infrastructure,
already developed by Graphitech, capable of ensuring interactive access to operators
through interoperable communication channels.
•
University of Montenegro will purchase those GI data sets that are available in the market
through companies specialised in surveying through airborne or satellite technologies and
which cannot be collected by the University of Montenegro, including local and regional
topographic information. Fondazione Graphitech will use GIS data sets that will be provided
by the University of Montenegro.
•
Researcher and students from University of Montenegro and operators from the
Montenegrin MoD will be able to access the functionalities offered by the SDI remotely and
through a 3D client, that will be developed by Graphitech. The application is an interactive
3D environment capable to provide support to large scale monitoring and planning
activities.
•
Geofoto http://www.geofoto.hr/ has provided LIDAR data for entire Montenegro through the
Norway
financial
mechanism
(http://www.geofoto.hr/index.php/en/news/305-‐uspjesno-‐
zavrsen-‐projekt-‐u-‐crnoj-‐gori.html). Now, prof. Stojanovic should contact Real Estate Authority
to provide LIDAR data.
•
The best period for the MoD training is envisaged at the middle of October 2013. The
exercises must be realistic: the important thing to be considered is that large quantities of
hazardous chemicals have prepared emergency rescue plans, as well as contingency
plans for HAZMAT.
P a g e | 16 MAY Progress Report -‐ 2013 4. PROJECT STRUCTURE AND ACTIVITIES Following the extension of 6 months granted to the project as from communication received by Mr Philippe Fougerolle, Associate Programme
Director of Science for Peace Programme, dated 29/11/2012, the original Gantt chart has been updated as follows:
Milestones, Deliverables and Schedule':
SfP 983510
1st year 2011
Month (of the project activities):
1. User Requirement analysis
1.1 Definition of use cases
1.2 User requirements
1.3 Service, modelling and simulation requirements
1.4 Survey of existing data / services
1.5 Software architecture
1-2-3
4-5-6
7-8-9
Report Date: 20 April 2013
3rd year 2013
2nd year 2012
10-11-12
1-2-3
4-5-6
7-8-9
10-11-12
2. Modeling and modelling
2.1 Investigation of existing models
2.2 Optimal model development
2.3 Model simulation
2.4 Model upgrading
3. Decision Support modelling
3.1 rapid prototyping of models in Matlab
3.2 System dynamics modelling
4. Platform integration
4.1 Deployment basic SDI
4.2 Development of WPS layer
4.3 Integration with modelling/simulation software components
4.4 Service catalog
1-2-3
4-5-6
7-8-9
10-11-12
P a g e | 17 MAY Progress Report -‐ 2013 1st year 2011
Month (of the project activities):
1-2-3
4-5-6
7-8-9
2nd year 2012
10-11-12
1-2-3
4-5-6
7-8-9
3rd year 2013
10-11-12
1-2-3
4-5-6
7-8-9
10-11-12
5. Test and validation
5.1 Definition of evaluation methodology
5.2 Trials and evaluation of modelling / simulation components
5.3 First trials and evaluation of integrated services
5.4 Final trial or exercise
6. Dissemination, exploitation and awareness
6.1 Publications
6.2 Linkage with other initiatives
6.3 IPR& Licensing policy
6.4 Market and business plan
6.5 Service Level Agreement (SLA)
7. Project Coordination
Completed Tasks:
* Final Report
* 5th Progress Report
* 4th Progress Report
* 3rd Progress Report
* 2nd Progress Report
* 1st Progress Report
As planned within DoW:
(This bar chart should be desinged to suit the Project's requirements; it should be as detailed as possible and self-understanding.)
GEPSUS system; market and business plan ready; Service
Level Agreement (SLA) ready
SDI with base services & available data is deployed for the
2 scenarios (one for user); demonstrator of: a) Decision
support funct. b) macro-level simul. c) WPS access
Evaluation metodology (document); IPR and licensing policy
defined
Micro-level simulator available as prototype; sensor models
(sofware components)
SDI with base services and available data is deployed for
the two scenarios (one for each user)
Matlab prototypes are used to assess modelling
functionalities
Software architecture is finished (UML diagrams)
Use cases identified (UML Modelling); survey of
data/services complete; specific Operational Requirements
(SOR) and Top Level Requirements (TLR) completed
* EFFECTIVE DATE is the date when the first R&D activities of the project actually started.
P a g e | 18 MAY Progress Report -‐ 2013 1. Brief description of delays and obstacles found within the reporting period
Within the first and second progress reports, a critical situation had emerged, i.e. the lack of
involvement and engagement of the Montenegrin Ministry of Defence. This has been partially
amended through the signature of a Letter of Intent by the MoD, included in the 3rd progress report.
This letter confirmed a renewed interest by the MoD to support the activities of the project with
sustenance in terms of human resources, for all operation activities, and with allocation of specific
facilities for the benefit of the project. Having signed this letter of interest should ensure the
consortium that the Montenegrin MoD team will support the University of Montenegro expecially
within the GI data collection.
It is a matter of fact that GI data sets were not yet made avaible to the GEPSUS partners by the
MoD neither the University of Montenegro have acquired those data using the dedicated budget,
thus this item is as matter of fact still unsolved. Furthermore it seem that the Montenegrin MoD has
access to the data for Montenegro, but unfortunately those data will be available only for the MoD
and, probably, for the University of Montenegro staff because of the MoD data security policy that
prevent them to get the relevant permission for delivering data over borders. This situation strongly
undermine the objective of the project as well the principle of the cooperation under the NATO SfP
framework.
Moreover, it should be noted again that the 6 months extension granted to the project has allowed,
as visible from the Gantt in the previous section, to re-scale the effort and the corresponding
deadlines for both D.4.1 and D.5.1, thus ensuring adequate time for the consortium to address
them properly.
P a g e | 19 MAY Progress Report -‐ 2013 5. TECHNICAL PROGRESS 5.1. Accomplishments achieved as compared to the Project Plan
5.1.1. Overall introduction
The main results achieved can be summed up as described in the sections below.
WP1 User Requirement Analysis has been closed on M09.
Within WP2 Modeling and Modelling, Task 2.1 Investigation of existing models has been closed
on M15, while activities on Task 2.2 and 2.3 are still carried out by GEPSUS consortium.
Moreover, activities have been carried out in the context of the forth work package Platform
Integration, with the closure of Task 4.1 Deployment basic SDI on M15 and the start of Task 4.2
Development of WPS layer and 4.3 Integration with modelling/simulation software components.
WP5 Test and validation started on M25 and is currently under development.
In the context of the sixth work package Dissemination, Exploitation and awareness, the activities
carried out have been a series of publications and the participation to some dissemination events.
The following sections provide a detailed analysis of the activities carried out within the forth
reporting period.
5.1.2. Optimal model development (Task.2.2)
Within WP2, the Montenegrin team worked on task T2.2 Optimal model development in two
directions: firstly, by testing operation of GEPSUS-W system in real conditions, and secondly by
upgrading GEPSUS-W system in GEPSUZ-Z system, which takes in consideration complex terrain
geometry.
The real testing operation of GEPSUS-W has been implemented in Podgorica Airport Military base
as shown in Figure 2.
P a g e | 20 MAY Progress Report -‐ 2013 Figure 2: GEPSUS-‐W in operating. GEPSUS chemo-‐meteo station in running, left. Station in zone near critical object, petrol storage at airport, sends data by wireless link to receiver connected to the laptop. Right, the simulation of air pollution dispersion in real-‐time, for different wind speed and directions. Solder sees the possible scenario. The results have been acquired and analyzed by the University of Montenegro and the MoD
teams. The GEPSUS-W system worked well.
By the end of April 2013, the Montenegrin Team completed the first version of GEPSUS-Z
software, which uses modified Gaussian model with embedded terrain attitude and building highs
in urban areas. For each point, the coordinate Z is taken from real relief map as in Figure 3. The
effective plume high is modified using complex terrain model from ISC3 based on terrain
adjustment factor, which is stability dependent. For now the system is developed in MATLAB and
will be translated in C++.
P a g e | 21 MAY Progress Report -‐ 2013 elevated
z
z=0
y
x
flat
Figure 3. Relief map of Podgorica, the coordinate z is taken from elevation file Figure 4 shows the results of complex terrain modeling. As seen the type, shape and area of threat
zones depend of Z coordinate. Also concentration due downwind direction depends on Z
coordinate. The effect of the hills and buildings (in urban areas) could be noted below, right.
P a g e | 22 MAY Progress Report -‐ 2013 Figure 4. The threat zones (LOCs – levels of concern) in two cases, right, flat terrain is considered, left, elevated terrain is considered. P a g e | 23 MAY Progress Report -‐ 2013 5.1.3. Model simulation (Task.2.3)
Within this task, the existing models and software for dispersion of air pollution have been
analyzed and compared.
Fondazione Graphitech has developed and implemented a fluid simulator and a traffic
simulator, both already presented within last progress report.
5.1.4. Deployment basic SDI (Task.4.1)
Graphitech has deployed the OCG-compliant web services necessary to run the SDI. These
services are available to be run through infrastructures (servers, network devices etc.) provided
by Graphitech at their facilities. The infrastructure however become operational using the data
related the Procince of Trento, due to the shortage of data that need to be made available to the
project (refer to section: “5.1 Brief description of delays and obstacles found within the reporting
period”). 5.1.5. Deployment of WPS layer (Task.4.2)
Within WP4, the Montenegrin team was involved in task T.4.2 Development of WPS layers.
Two layers have been integrated.
Both Graphitech and Montenegrin young researchers worked on integration of GEPSUS
modeling software into Graphitech Web Geo System. By embedding GEPSUS simulator layer
into Graphitech’s system, the powerful tool for simulation of accident over real geo data will be
obtained. The actual job is embedding of GEPSUS-Z in Graphitech tool. 5.1.6. Integration with modelling/simulation software components (Task.4.3)
The aim of the Urban Traffic Simulator is to conjugate the macro and the micro level simulation
model, allowing the expert user to visually setup the traffic boundary conditions and to simulate
the traffic of vehicles. The results of the simulation will be visualized in real time into a 3D globe
using a geo-visualization approach. The system simulates the traffic flows from a microscopic
point of view. This means that each vehicle is an atomic entity with its characteristics. In this way
the system is more realistic. However, the microscopic approach affects the complexity of the
system and thus the interaction with the user.
One of the main issues of the simulation systems is related to the high ’learning curve’ and to the
complex interface of analysis tools, in particular if the latter are composed by simulation models
P a g e | 24 MAY Progress Report -‐ 2013 such as traffic simulators. Often these models are used to evaluate the phenomena and take
appropriate decision. However, typical tools lack in usability and visualization paradigm adopted
makes it difficult to extract useful information. To face this problem it is important to develop a
visual-analytic tool with easily readable (or in general easily understandable) results for users with
different backgrounds, in order to grasp important information in a short time.
Figure 5: A screenshot of the tool with the output of the air pollution simulator that represents a danger area
The system is in his first development stages and several improvements can be introduced.
Future improvement includes the integration of the data layer from other databases. Traffic emitter
will have to represent not only the buildings but also the toll highways in order to extend the
viability also with information about traffic outside the urban area.
5.1.7. Definition and evaluation methodology (Task.5.1)
The activities of this task are in progress and D.5.1 Evaluation methodology will have to be
delivered at a later date according to the new Gantt.
5.1.8. Trials and evaluation of modelling/simulation components (Task.5.2)
Graphitech is already testing the modelling tools developed. Later completion of this task is due
according to the project extension granted and the new Gantt as described in the previous pages.
P a g e | 25 MAY Progress Report -‐ 2013 5.1.9. Publications (Task.6.1)
Main dissemination event during previous 6 months was INFORMATION DAY & PARTNERSHIP
BUILDING that taken a place in Podgorica, 29 January 2013. NATO SfP office and Government of
Montenegro (Ministry of Foregin Affairs and European Integration and Ministry of Science)
organized this event. GEPSUS PPD Prof. Radovan Stojanovic with young scientists and
representative of MOD team had in live presentation about GEPSUS activities. For more details
please refer to NATO web page http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_99426.htm or at the
presentation of Prof. Stojanovic at www.wbseismicmaps.org/doc/R.%20Stojanovic.pdf.
Figure 6: Details from Podgorica SfP Workshop, where GEPSUS project has been presented A detailed list is available in section 5.7 Visibility of SfP project.
5.1.10.
Linkage with other initiatives (Task.6.2)
During this 4th period, the emphasis has been given to the cooperation with similar EU projects and
Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Associations dealing with topics of environmental
security, as well as with NATO police and activities in general.
The cooperation with project BalkanGEONet, http://www.balkangeo.net continued. Representative
of GEPSUS participated in one event organized by BalkanGEONet, i.e. the National PNF
Promotional
Day
–
Montenegro,
April
9th,
2013,
http://balkangeo.net/images/stories/pnfnpe_po/NPE_Participants.pdf.
A further collaboration is envisaged with GEO-PICTURES (GMES and Earth Observation with
Position-based Image and sensor Communications Technology for Universal Rescue, Emergency
and
Surveillance
management).
GEO-PICTURES
(http://www.cordis.europa.eu/fetch?CALLER=NEW_RESU_TM&ACTION=D&QF_EN_RCN_A=53
P a g e | 26 MAY Progress Report -‐ 2013 901) allows a large number of accurate field observations to be transferred via optimized protocols
to a control center. Geo-observations include photos, video, audio and sensors that measure
temperature, moisture, wind etc., helpful in emergency/disaster management and for improving
interpretation of space based remote sensing data.
GEO-PICTURES has also designed small lightweight equipment based on the latest mobile
technology; in particular the open Linux based platform Android. This gives disaster management
experts an all-in-one tool for rapid damage assessment, in addition to the dedicated
camera/computer/communication unit solutions, while at the same time allowing for a modular
integration of GEO-PICTURES components into existing systems. It has proven an excellent basis
for crowdsourcing, where the public contributes in-situ observations. The consortium also worked
with small Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) as a platform for observations. GEO-PICTURES can
be used for disaster management worldwide, and the solution has already contributed a significant
amount of missions. The novel emergency management platform has been developed in Oslo with
several partners, and form a seamless solution hosted by UNITAR/UNOSAT on the CERN campus
in Geneva. Lasting impact is secured via UN integration with Global Disaster Alert and
Coordination System (GDACS) and integration into the EU Civil Protection equipment, as well as
lasting CivPro partnerships and AnsuR-UN PPP.
5.1.11.
Project Coordination (WP7)
MT has been performed all measures to provide an efficient management according to the Work
Plan. The cooperation between University of Montenegro and MOD was very intensive and fruitful.
Each Friday the project briefing was organized behind daily communications by-email and phones.
Care was taken to provide the financial savings wherever it was possible, as example in
connecting the trainings with meetings, using existing equipment, booking chipper tickets and
accommodation, expense co-financing and so on.
Also, the co-directors were in daily
communication by e-mail, phone or Skype.
5.2. Actions to ensure the implementation of end-results
For purpose of ongoing and future implementation, the Montenegrin Team carried out the
following activities:
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Daily communication between GEPSUS team members.
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Weekly meetings of MT with MOD (End User).
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Communication with stakeholders in Podgorica responsible for emergency.
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Monthly presentation of achieved results in front of the Montenegrin Team stakeholders
and other interested.
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Cooperation with the Montenegrin Government and NATO structures in Montenegro.
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Establishment of a quality scheme for project progress monitoring.
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Producing written documents; notes and memos after meetings as well as partial reports.
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Checking all obtained results (experimental and theoretical).
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Following all rules and recommendations from SfP handbook.
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Including young scientists in all activities.
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Recruitment of young stipends and students to work in the project.
Apart from various technical activities, Graphitech has been engaged in the management of the
project, to ensure the correct development of the project’s goals in compliance with the work plans
and ensuring the highest standards in terms of organization and technical development.
Graphitech has performed the following tasks:
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Promoting regular discussions and sharing of experiences among the partners through regular
teleconference and continuous cooperation.
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Technical supervision of technology functionalities as planned and quality Assurance and
assessment/evaluation of technology results.
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Coordination of reporting activities and editing of periodic report.
5.3. Milestones for the next six months
For the next reporting period, the foreseen milestones are to:
1. Providing LIDAR and ELEVATION data for test area.
2. Realization of the Tender for equipment and data purchasing.
3. Finalizing work on software development, integration and testing.
4. Installation of equipment and software and initial testing.
5. Provide advising of recognized experts from NATO countries.
6. Equipping of Simulation and Training Centre at Airport Base with infrastructure, furniture,
power and computer network, optical connections etc.
7. Completing the teaching and learning material for training.
8. Dissemination of the project at the national and international level.
9. Publishing the results at the national and international level.
10. Continuing cooperation with similar projects.
11. Monthly quality control checking.
P a g e | 28 MAY Progress Report -‐ 2013 5.4. Involvement of young scientists in the project
The various partners have involved a large number of young scientists as detailed below.
Partner
Young scientist name and involvement type
In the last six months, GEPSUS project involved the following young and senior
scientists:
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Stefano Piffer, MSc in electrical engineering, has worked on the design of the
system architecture and has supervised the deliverables due during the first
reporting period.
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Alberto Debiasi, MSc in computer science, has contributed to the initial
requirements and to the definition of the system architecture. Mr. Debiasi has
Fondazione
also started his PhD studies with the main focus on geovisualisation, which will
Graphitech
be of use in the project itself.
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Michele Andreolli, BSc in computer science, has supported dissemination
activities through setup of the project website and social networks.
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Umberto di Staso, MSc in computer science, has contributed with the
development of a device for displaying geographical information through a
GameEngine optimized for being carried out on mobile devices (tablet…).
The GEPSUS project continued with involving young scientists. Two young
scientists were active during previous 6 months.
University
1. Maja Vukovic, BSc in public relations. Worked on organizational,
management and dissemination issues, organization of trainings and visits
of
Montenegro
as well as daily communication between members.
2. Sasa Knezevic, Dipl. ing. in computer sciences. Worked on measurement
systems and integration of portable mete-stations into simulation system.
5.5. Major Travel
Partner
Person data, reason of the travel and benefits for the project
Fondazione
Graphitech
International travels:
P a g e | 29 MAY Progress Report -‐ 2013 1. Alberto Debiasi, SIMUTools 2013, Cannes, France, 04-08.03.2013.
2. Raffaele De Amicis, Technical meeting, Kranj, Slovenia, 25-28.03.2013.
3. Alberto Debiasi, Technical meeting, Kranj, Slovenia, 25-28.03.2013.
Travel by the Montenegrin side included the technical and working meetings,
attendance of conferences, local travels and trainings.
International travels:
1. Radovan Stojanović, PPD, training, coordination and technical visit to
Slovenia, 25-31.03.2013.
University
of
Montenegro
2. Nedjeljko Lekić, UoM team member, training, coordination and technical visit
to Slovenia, 25-31.03.2013.
3. Maja Vuković, MOD team member, training, coordination and technical visit to
Slovenia, 25-31.03.2013.
4. Želimir Pojužina, MOD team member, training, coordination and technical visit
to Slovenia, 25-31.03.2013.
Domestic travels:
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Local team had several travels in Montenegro in order to collect data and
verify models.
5.6. Visit by experts/advisors and NATO consultant (topics covered and any
impact on the work plans)
No visits have been planned at this phase of the project. The visits will be more intense within the
incoming 6 months.
5.7. Visibility of SfP project
During previous six months the activities on providing visibility of the project was very intensive.
P a g e | 30 MAY Progress Report -‐ 2013 5.7.1. Scientific Publications
A number of publications have been edited in the context of the project, all clearly acknowledging
the SfP programme. A detailed list is provided below.
Peer-reviewed book chapters:
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R. De Amicis, G. Conti, F. Prandi, S. Piffer, A. Debiasi, M.
Calderan, D. Taglioni, R. Stojanović, A. Škraba, D.
Elhanani,
S.
Berkowicz.
“GEOINT
applications
for
homeland security”. In F. Flammini, R. Setola, G.
Franceschetti (eds.), Effective Surveillance for Homeland
Security:
Balancing
Technology
and
Social
Issues.
Chapman and Hall/CRC. 2012. ISBN 9781439883242.
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R. Stojanović, A. Škraba, S. Berkowitz, R. De Amicis, D.
Elhanani, G. Conti, D. Kofjač, “GIS Based System for AirPollution Management”. In I. Djurovic (ed.), Importance of
GEO Initiatives and Montenegrin Capacity in this Area.
The Montenegrin Academy of Science and Arts, Section of
Natural Sciences, Vol. 16, pp. 144-154. 2012. ISBN: 978-86-7215-308-8.
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R. De Amicis, G. Conti, F. Prandi, S. Piffer, D. Magliocchetti,
A. Debiasi, D. Taglioni, A. Š kraba, R. Stojanović. “GEOINT
applications for homeland security”. In F. Flammini, R. Setola, G.
Franceschetti (eds.), Effective Surveillance for Homeland Security:
Balancing Technology and Social Issues. Chapman and Hall/CRC.
2013. ISBN 9781439883242.
Papers in peer-reviewed international journals:
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R. Stojanović, A. Škraba, S. Berkowicz, R. De Amicis, D.
Elhanani, G. Conti, D. Kofjač, M. Dragović, N. Lekić and
Gojko
Nikolić, GEPSUS: Simulation-Based Decision Making System for Air
Pollution Accidents, accepted for publication in “International Journal of Organisation Sciences
– Organizacija”, ISSN 1581-1832, .
P a g e | 31 MAY Progress Report -‐ 2013 Papers in peer-reviewed international monographs:
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R. Stojanović, A. Škraba, N. Lekić, R. DE Amicis, G. Conti, D. Elhanani and S. Berkowicz,
Integration of system simulation and Geographical Information Processing for air-pollution
emergency situations control and decision-making, In: “Advances in Simulation-Based
Decision Support”, Vol. II, Edited by M. Kljajic and G. Lasker, Published by The International
Institute for Advanced Studies in Systems Research and Cybernetics, Canada, pp. 31-35.
Awarded Conference best paper.
Papers in peer-reviewed international conferences
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R. Stojanovic, M. Dragovic, J. Kovacevic, A. Skraba, S. Berkowicz, R. De Amicis, M. Cerovic,
Hardware-software system for simulation of hazardous gas releases, Proceedings of MECO
2012,
pp.
62-65,
awarded
as
the
best
young
scientific
paper,
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6268925&contentType=Confere
nce+Publications&sortType%3Dasc_p_Sequence%26filter%3DAND(p_IS_Number%3A62689
09)%26rowsPerPage%3D50
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A. Š kraba, R. Stojanović, S. Berkowicz, R. De Amicis, G. Conti, D. Elhanani, D. Kofjac.
Modeling of the Air-Pollution Emergency Situations Control and Geographical Information
Processing for Rescue Decision Making, 2012 Conference: Proceedings of the 30th
International Conference of the System Dynamics Society, St. Gallen, Switzerland, July 22-26,
2012.
St.
Gallen:
University
of
St.
Gallen,
2012,
ISBN
978-1-935056-10-2,
http://www.systemdynamics.org/conferences/2012/proceed/proceed.pdf.
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A. Škraba, R. Stojanović, R. De Amicis, S. Berkowicz, G. Conti, D. Elhanani, N. Lekić, M.
Dragović, D. Kofjac. Integrating air-pollution dispersion simulation models and GIS for urban
air-pollution emergency management: Electronic source. V: Felix Breirenecker (ur.), Trocjh,
Inge (ur.). “7th Vienna Conference on Mathematical Modelling”, February 15-17, 2012, Vienna
University of Technology, Austria. MATHMOD Vienna 2012: full paper preprint volume,
(Argesim Report, no. S38). Vienna: Argesim, cop. 2012, 4 p.
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R. Stojanović, A. Škraba, M. Senegačnik, N. Lekić, Development of simulation system for
crisis mitigation in the case of emergency situations – Air pollution dispersions, “Proceedings
of the 30th Annual International Conference on Organizational Science Development Future
Organization”, Portoroz, Slovenia, 2011.
-‐
R. Stojanović, A. Škraba, N. Lekić, R. De Amicis, G. Conti, D. Elhanani, S. Berkowicz, M.
Bren, Development of simulation system for air-pollution emergency management, “IEEE
Conference CCSIE-2011”, London, July, 2011. Awarded best conference paper.
R. Stojanović, A. Škraba, R. De Amicis, G. Conti, D. Elhanani, S. Berkowicz, J. Knežević, G.
Nikolić, I. Vujačić, and P. Djurašković, Development of real-time response system for air
pollution
dispersion
accidents
in
urban
areas,
“16th
International
Symposium
on
Environmental Pollution and its Impact on Life in the Mediterranean Region”, September 2427, 2011, Ioannina, Greece.
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R. Stojanović, A. Škraba, R. De Amicis, G. Conti, D. Elhanani, S. Berkowicz, G. Nikolić, D.
Kofjač, M. Dragović, N. Lekić, M. Senegačnik, and B. Vavtar, Development of a Decision
Support System for Air Pollution Accidents Management using Simulation Models, “31st
annual International Conference on Organizational Science Development”, Portoroz, Slovenia,
21-23, March 2012.
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M. Dragovic, R. Stojanović, A. Škraba, D. Blečić, M. Cerović, and G. Nikolić, Simulation of air
dispersion from industrial sources in Matlab, “IT-2012, International Symposium on Information
Technologies”, Zabljak 2012, Montenegro, 26/02-03/03/2012.
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A. Debiasi, F. Prandi, R. de Amicis, and R. Stojanovic. Visual Analytics Tool for Urban Traffic
Simulation. In “Proceeding of ACM SIMUTools2013 6th International ICST Conference on
Simulation Tools and Techniques”, 2012.
-‐
R. Stojanović, A. Škraba, S. Berkowicz, R. De Amicis, D. Elhanani, G. Conti, D. Kofjač, M.
Dragović, G. Nikolić, N. Lekić, M. Senegačnik, and B. Vavtar, Systemic aspects of urban area
emergency response information system development, BALANTIČ, Zvone (ur.), FERJAN,
Marko (ur.), KLJAJIĆ BORŠTNAR, Mirjana (ur.), LESKOVAR, Robert (ur.), MARIČ, Miha (ur.),
PUCIHAR, Andreja (ur.). “32 mednarodna konferenca o razvoju organizacijskih znanosti, 2022/03/2013, Portorož, Slovenija. Pametna organizacija : talenti, vitka organiziranost, internet
stvari: zbornik 32. mednarodne konference o razvoju organizacijskih znanosti”, “high
potentials, lean organization, internet of things: proceedings of the 32nd International
Conference on Organizational Science Development”, Kranj, Moderna organizacija, str. 960968, 2013.
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Andrej Skraba et all. Development of Urban Area Emergency Response Decision support
system based on simulation models. Paper accepted for EURO2013, Rome, Italy.
Papers in peer-reviewed national conferences
-‐
M. Lazarevic, N. Lazarevic, R. Stojanovic, A. Skraba, M. Senegacnik, The simulation of air
pollution dispersion with example in MATLAB (in Serbian), “Proceedings of 16th International
Symposium of IT”, Zabljak, Montenegro, Feb. 2011, pp. 134-138.
P a g e | 33 MAY Progress Report -‐ 2013 Diploma thesis (M.Sc.):
-
Matic Luznar, Studend at the University of Maribor, Faculty of Organizational Sciences
graduated with the thesis: Development of System for 3D Visualization of Evacuation Plane in
Google Earth, Diploma Thesis University Studies, Kranj: [M. Luznar], 2012. 52 f., pril., ilustr.
http://dkum.uni-mb.si/Dokument.php?id=48656 [COBISS.SI-ID 7068435In previous 6 months 2
MSc thesis are completed and defended raised from GEPSUS project.
-‐
Marinela Lazarevic, young scientific in GEPSUS, Computer based modeling of air pollutant,
MSc thesis defended on 10.02.2012 at University of Montenegro.
-‐
Nikola Lazarevic, young scientific in GEPSUS, Computer based visualization of air pollutants,
MSc thesis defended on 29.03.2012 at University of Montenegro.
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Jelena Knezevic, GEPSUS young scientific, CALPUFF model in estimation of air pollution
caused by Pljevlja Thermo Power Plant, defended September, 2012.
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Marko Dragovic, University of Montenegro, An appendix to development and implementation of
mathematical models for dispersion of gases pollutants.
-‐
Vladimir Popovic, University of Montenegro, Hardware – software system for accident
simulation caused by toxic gases.
Two more thesis are under construction (J. Knezevic and J. Kovacevic).
Papers in round table proceedings
-‐
R. Stojanovic, R. De Amicis, D. Elhanani, Modeling and simulation of air pollutants in urban
areas during accident situations, Proceedings of “Environment Protection and NATO”, pp. 6373, Agency for Environmental protection of Montenegro, 2012.
Paper in monographs:
-‐
R. Stojanović, A. Škraba, S. Berkowitz, R. De Amicis, D. Elhanani, G. Conti and D. Kofjač, GISbased System for Air-Pollution Management, Monograph of of Montenegrin Academy of
Sciences and Arts (MASA), in print.
5.7.2. Non-scientific Publications
-‐
Participation at “Importance of GEO initiatives and Montenegrin capacities in this area”, the
Scientific meeting organized by the BalkanGEONet project in association of Montenegrin
Academy of Sciences and Arts (MASA), 17/10/2011, MASA, Podgorica. The presentation given
by
PPD
Prof.
R.
Stojanovic
can
be
found
within
the
following
link:
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Participation at Conference NATO “Programme Science for Peace”, organized by Government
of Montenegro and Faculty for State and European Studies, 07/11/2011, Conference opened
by Ministry of Science of Montenegro and PPD Prof. Stojanovic was one of the panelists.
Young scientist (stipend) Marko Dragovic had a presentation about GEPSUS system, that can
be found within the following link:
http://www.google.me/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=10&ved=0CHMQFj
AJ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mna.gov.me%2FResourceManager%2FFileDownload.aspx%3
Frid%3D88087%26rType%3D2&ei=inpxT7rDB4LFswbN_ejpDQ&usg=AFQjCNEvkkayhwI9FP
weRIslXlpVyBUtug&sig2=yUqls6A9R94TdEzmpaQ23w , http://www.fdes.me/content/otvorenakonferencija-nato-program-%E2%80%9Enauka-za-mir-i-bezbjednost
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GEPSUS project was co-organizator of training for BULCOD (NATO Codification software
system). The training was organized within MOD and University of Montenegro, 11-14/12/2011.
http://www.gov.me/naslovna/vijesti-iz-ministarstava/110497/Pocela-obuka-za-BULCOD.html.
-‐
Journal of Montenegrin Army “Partner” in its number 43, December 2011, published special
article “Towards better security through the simulation of catastrophic events”, pp. 13-14.
http://www.google.me/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=19&ved=0CF4QFjAI
OAo&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.odbrana.gov.me%2FResourceManager%2FFileDownload.as
px%3Frid%3D92275%26rType%3D2&ei=BoZxT6K6MsTCswaMxo32DQ&usg=AFQjCNFse58Z
F6onQYmrjZawqGzYc7Q5Rw&sig2=7EIM7zUEX5gCEefIw-6QeQ
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The GEPSUS team lead by NPD Prof. Raffele De Amicis together with PPD Prof. Radovan
Stojanovic and Mr Doron Elhanani, participated with thematic presentations in Round Table
“Environment Protection and NATO” organized by Government of Montenegro and Agency for
Environmental
Protection.
01/12/2011.
http://www.epa.org.me/index.php/en/activities/401-
zavren-okrugli-sto-zatita-ivotna-sredine-i-nato.
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Representatives of the GEPSUS team, Prof. Gojko Nikolic and stipend Marko Dragovic
participated at Round Table “The importance and possibilities of participation of civil sector in
the process of Euro-Atlantic integrations”, organized by Government of Montenegro and
Faculty for State and European Studies. 14/03/2012. Marko Dragovic had presentation about
GEPSUS
project.
http://www.fdes.me/sites/default/files/Agenda%20-%20Nacrt%20-
%20Okrugli%20sto%20-%20NATO%20-%2013.03.2012..pdf
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During GEPSUS Technical Meeting, 28/11/2011 - 02/12/2011 all Montenegrin and regional
media broadcasted information about GEPSUS and its activities. Some of them are:
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Government of Montenegro, launched information about GEPSUS meeting:
http://www.gov.me/naslovna/vijesti-iz-ministarstava/110226/Ministar-nauke-Prof-drSanja-Vlahovic-primila-delegaciju-GEPSUS-projekta-koji-se-realizuje-u-okviruNATO-programa-Nauka-za-mir.html
o
Ministry of Science launched information about visit of GEPSUS delegation to the
Minister
of
Science
of
Montenegro,
Prof.
Sanja
Vlahovic:
http://www.mna.gov.me/vijesti/110226/Ministar-nauke-Prof-dr-Sanja-Vlahovicprimila-delegaciju-GEPSUS-projekta-koji-se-realizuje-u-okviru-NATO-programaNauka-za-mir.html
o
Ministry of defense intensively followed activities during GEPSUS meeting including
visit
of
GEPSUS
team
to
the
Ministry
of
Defense
Mr
Boro
Vucinic:
http://www.odbrana.gov.me/vijesti/110241/Prezentacija-GEPSUS-projekta.html
,
http://www.odbrana.gov.me/vijesti/110136/Ministar-Vucinic-primio-delegaciju-koja-uokviru-NATO-programa-Nauka-za-mir-realizuje-GEPSUS-projekat.html
o
Special exercise of Army of Montenegro organized for GEPSUS project was very
intensively announced in the TV, radio and internet media. The exercise were lead
by Mrs Mira Cerovic, deputy Minister of MOD. http://www.vojska.me/izvjestaji-izjaveaktivnosti/823-prezentacija-gepsus-projekta
o
The biggest daily newspapers like Vijest, Dan and Pobjeda gave special articles on
GEPSUS meeting and GEPSUS project: http://www.vijesti.me/vijesti/u-crnoj-gorisjediste-nato-centra-simulaciju-elementarnih-katastrofa-clanak-49201,
http://www.dan.co.me/?nivo=3&rubrika=Drustvo&clanak=309157&datum=2011-1130, http://www.pobjeda.me/pobjeda_listalica/16511/index.html#/8/zoomed
o
Independed
Internet
portals
launched
information
on
GEPSUS
project.
http://www.portalanalitika.me/ekonomija/vijesti/43929-crna-gora-sjedite-nato-centraza-simulaciju-elementarnih-katastrofa-.html,
http://www.cafemontenegro.com/index.php?group=23&news=214225
o
MOD launched official information on its web site after training/visit to Israel:
http://www.odbrana.gov.me/vijesti/112776/Posjeta-crnogorske-delegacije-Izraelu-uokviru-NATO-GEPSUS-projekta.htm
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INFORMATION DAY & PARTNERSHIP BUILDING, Podgorica, 29/01/2013, NATO site,
http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_99426.htm.
INFORMATION DAY & PARTNERSHIP BUILDING, Podgorica, 29/01/2013, Government of
Montenegro,
http://www.gov.me/naslovna/vijesti-iz-ministarstava/119139/Odrzan-Seminar-
Nauka-za-mir-i-bezbjednost-SPS.html -‐
INFORMATION DAY & PARTNERSHIP BUILDING, Podgorica, 29/01/2013, newspaper
Pobjeda, http://www.pobjeda.me/2013/01/28/seminar-nauka-za-mir-i-bezbjednost-u-utorak-naucg/
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INFORMATION DAY & PARTNERSHIP BUILDING, Podgorica, 29/01/2013, Ministry of
Defense
of
Montenegro,
http://www.odbrana.gov.me/vijesti/119187/GEPSUS-projekat-
predstavljen-na-seminaru-NATO-Info-dan.html
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Meetings
and
trainings
in
Slovenia,
25-31/3/2013.
http://www.odbrana.gov.me/vijesti/120913/Posjeta-Sloveniji-u-okviru-GEPSUS-projekta.html.
5.8. Technical and administrative difficulties encountered and actions taken to
overcome them
During the last six months, the so called Montenegrin team faced the following problems, hereafter
quoted:
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The University of Montenegro is in delay with equipment and data purchasing, because of
administrative problem with tender (bid).
o
The Montenegrin Agency for Public Purchasing rejected GEPSUS request to
exclude GEPSUS purchase from national legislative. The condition to have national
bid is the existence of completely money needed for equipment on account of
national institution that is in misbalance with SfP rules given by Handbook. Thus,
during Slovenia meeting consortium proposed to search for possibility to have a bid
by NPD’s institution or by NATO.
o
The problem by purchasing small equipment remains, because no buying, even
small equipment, without public bid. It requests a time and demotivating team
members, especially designers of rapid prototypes.
o
The problem of paying travel expenses for the End User (MOD) team members
remains, because it is very difficult to transfer money from one Montenegrin
institution to another, even they are in same project, without taxation.
o
Problem with data remains. MOD officially requested the data from Agency for Real
Estate Properties and procedure is ongoing. We expect positive answer, but
response is too slow. The alternative solution is to buy a data that is considered
within Consortium.
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National contributions to the project remain were very-low.
5.9. Changes, if any, in project personnel in any of the participating organizations
A change affected the personnel in Montenegrin Team; indeed Captain Igor Buric left the
Montenegrin MoD.
5.10.
Changes, if any, in project plan and their expected impact on budget
and schedule
The main change in project plan is postponing of equipment purchasing, installing software,
implement training and associated activities for few months. P a g e | 38 MAY Progress Report -‐ 2013 6. FINANCIAL STATUS Annexes 4a: SfP NATO BUDGET TABLES
A) FONDAZIONE GRAPHITECH
Project number: SfP - 983510
Project short title: SfP -
GEPSUS
Report date: 20 April 2013
Duration of the Project:
March 2011 - March 2014
Project Co-Director: Raffaele De Amicis, Trento, Italy
FORECAST EXPENDITURES
ACTUAL EXPENDITURES
Detailed Budget Breakdown (to be completed in
EUR3)
(1) from start until 20.04.
(current year) 2
(2) for the following six
months (20.04 - 20.10.2013)
(3) for the following period
until project's end
(20.10.2013 - 01.03.2014)
Comments on changes, if
any, in the financial
planning compared to the
approved Project Plan
(a) Equipment
Subtotal "Equipment"
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
Subtotal "Training "
€
-
€
-
(d1) Books and Journals (global figure)
€
-
€
-
(d2) Publications (global figure)
€
-
€
-
€
500,00
Subtotal "Books - Publications"
€
-
€
-
€
1.500,00
Visit of NATO expert from field of interest to
Montenegro in term of knowledge transfer and
tasks definition, max 10 day.
€
-
€
1.000,00
€
1.000,00
Subtotal "Experts - Advisors "
€
-
€
1.000,00
€
1.000,00
(b) Computers - Software
Subtotal "Computers - Software"
(c) Training
€
€
1.000,00
(e) Experts - Advisors
(f) Travel
Travel abroad (within the region of NATO, Partner
and Mediterranean Dialogue countries) for
meetings, consultation, and attendance at
conferences, seminars, dissemination and
workshops.
€
13.455,00
€
3.995,00
€
6.050,00
Subtotal "Travel"
€
13.455,00
€
3.995,00
€
6.050,00
(g) Consumables - Spare parts:
Subtotal "Consumables - Spare parts"
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
(h) Other costs
Miscellaneous or unexpected expenses
Limited administrative expenses associated with
the overall management of the project
€
-
€
-
€
-
Subtotal "Other costs"
€
-
€
-
€
-
(i) stipends
Subtotal "Stipends"
TOTAL (1), (2), (3) :
CURRENT COST OUTLOOK =(1)+(2)+(3)
€
-
€
13.455,00
€
€
€
4.995,00
€
€
8.550,00
27.000,00
The amounts in the present budget have been obtained from the 1st and 2nd replenishment partner Fondazione Graphitech asked
for, respectively, on the 10/01/2012 and on the 06/11/2012, for a total amount of € 13.454,00.
P a g e | 39 MAY Progress Report -‐ 2013 B) UNIVERSITY OF MONTENEGRO
Duration of the Project
months
GEPSUS
1
: 30
March 2011 - October 2013
Project Co-Director: Radovan Stojanovic, Podgorica, Montenegro
ACTUAL EXPENDITURES
EUR3)
(current year) 2
months (20.04 - 20.10.2013)
until project's end
(20.10.2013 - 01.03.2014)
(a) Equipment
Portable meteorological stations
€
176,00
Portable chemical parameters station
€
5.824,00
€
4.000,00
Communication devices for sensors and station
€
355,00
€
1.645,00
€
531,00
€
11.469,00
€
-
HW - Visualization Systems
€
-
GI data set for Trentino and Podgorica Pilot
€
-
€
35.000,00
€
35.000,00
€
-
€
35.000,00
€
35.000,00
(c) Training
Training of Montenegrin team members in Israel,
Italy or Slovenia, 6 weeks in all.
€
7.663,00
€
3.337,00
€
4.000,00
€
7.663,00
€
3.337,00
€
4.000,00
€
500,00
€
300,00
€
-
€
1.306,00
€
800,00
€
594,00
€
1.306,00
€
1.300,00
€
894,00
€
-
€
5.000,00
€
2.500,00
€
-
€
5.000,00
€
2.500,00
(f) Travel
workshops.
Domestic travel by train, aeroplane or bus and by
car in order to carry out specific task.
Subtotal "Travel"
€
4.446,00
€
4.012,00
€
4.000,00
€
980,00
€
862,00
€
200,00
€
5.426,00
€
4.874,00
€
4.200,00
Project-specific consumables and spare parts
€
321,00
€
2.633,00
€
2.200,00
€
1.468,00
€
1.676,00
€
1.202,00
Transport costs (shipment of a procurement)
€
-
€
300,00
€
200,00
Leasing line service for communication between
project locations.
€
-
€
200,00
€
300,00
€
1.789,00
€
4.809,00
€
3.902,00
€
6.600,00
€
5.675,00
€
2.925,00
(h) Other costs and (i) stipends
Stipends
€
6.600,00
€
5.675,00
€
2.925,00
TOTAL (1), (2), (3) :
€
23.315,00
€
71.464,00
€
53.421,00
€
148.200,00
The amounts in the present budget have been obtained from the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd replenishment partner University of
Montenegro asked for, respectively, on the 23/11/2011, 02/05/2012, and 06/11/2012, for a total amount of € 23.316,00.
P a g e | 40 MAY Progress Report -‐ 2013 C) EMESCO
GEPSUS
Project Co-Director: Doron Elhanani,Ha-ayin, Israel
ACTUAL EXPENDITURES
EUR3)
(current year) 2
months (20.04 - 20.10.2013)
until project's end
(20.10.2013 - 01.03.2014)
(a) Equipment
4 iPAD
€
2.491,00
€
77,00
€
-
Projector
€
888,00
€
125,00
€
-
Lcd Screen 50"
€
2.061,00
€
-
€
5.440,00
€
202,00
€
-
€
4.498,00
€
5.342,00
€
-
Exercise software + licence: Specific exercise
preparation management system
4-laptop computers Israel - dedicated to simulation
trials
€
€
-
5.182,00
€
5.512,00
Server
€
1.755,00
€
251,00
€
€
11.765,00
€
5.593,00
€
5.182,00
Training of co-director in Montenegro Incl.
Workshop
€
4.739,00
€
3.000,00
€
4.503,00
€
4.739,00
€
3.000,00
€
4.503,00
€
1.500,00
€
1.500,00
€
1.500,00
€
4.500,00
€
3.000,00
€
6.000,00
€
-
(c) Training
€
-
€
-
Visit of NATO expert from field of
interest to Israel in order to examine
the trials preparations
Visit of NATO expert from field of interest to Israel
in order to check the evaluation tools
€
-
€
7.500,00
€
7.500,00
(f) Travel
workshops.
€
8.287,00
Subtotal "Travel"
€
8.287,00
€
888,00
€
888,00
€
3.000,00
€
2.721,00
€
200,00
€
200,00
€
3.200,00
€
2.921,00
project locations.
€
-
€
-
Stipends for young researchers ( 3 postgraduate
students over project duration)
TOTAL (1), (2), (3) :
€
-
€
31.119,00
€
€
1.280,00
€
4.000,00
€
1.280,00
€
4.000,00
€
16.275,00
€
30.106,00
77.500,00
The amounts in the present budget have been obtained from the 1st and 2nd replenishment partner EMESCO asked for,
respectively, on the 06/09/2011 and on the 24/05/2012, for a total amount of € 31.119,00.
P a g e | 41 MAY Progress Report -‐ 2013 D) UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR
GEPSUS
Project Co-Director: Andrej Skraba, Kranj, Slovenia
ACTUAL EXPENDITURES
EUR3)
(current year) 2
months (20.04 - 20.10.2013)
until project's end
(20.10.2013 - 01.03.2014)
(a) Equipment
Portable meteorological stations
€
-
€
-
Portable chemical parameters station
€
-
€
-
Communication devices for sensors and station
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
HW - Servers
€
-
€
-
HW - Visualization Systems
€
-
€
-
HW - Clients
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
!€!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#!!!
HW - Mobile Devices
€
-
HW - Support Infrastructures
€
-
€
-
SW - Licenses
€
-
€
-
IT - Support Services
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
(c) Training
Training of Montenegrin team members in Israel,
Italy or Slovenia, 6 weeks in all.
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
(f) Travel
workshops.
Subtotal "Travel"
€
6.384,00
€
€
-
€
6.384,00
1.000,00
€
€
€
1.000,00
1.116,00
€
€
This amount has been
declared by the partner on
the 08/05/2013. So far, no
replenishments have been
requested.
1.116,00
€
-
€
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
project locations.
€
-
€
-
€
€
-
€
€
500,00
500,00
€
€
1.000,00
€
So far, miscellaneous or
unexpected expenses are
less than forecasted
1.000,00
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
TOTAL (1), (2), (3) :
€
6.384,00
€
€
1.500,00
€
2.116,00
10.000,00
The amounts in the present budget have been declared by the partner on the 08/05/2013.
So far, no replenishments have been requested.
P a g e | 42 MAY Progress Report -‐ 2013 E) HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM
GEPSUS
Project Co-Director: Simon Berkowicz, Jerusalem, Israel
EUR3)
ACTUAL EXPENDITURES
FORECAST
EXPENDITURES
(current year) 2
months (20.04 - 20.10.2013)
until project's end
(20.10.2013 - 01.03.2014)
(a) Equipment
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
150,00
€
-
€
-
€
300,00
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
(c) Training
€
€
150,00
€
-
(f) Travel
workshops.
Subtotal "Travel"
€
1.002,00
€
€
1.002,00
€
4.698,00
€
€
4.698,00
€
€
21,00
€
€
150,00
€
€
€
-
€
-
€
project locations.
€
-
€
-
€
€
21,00
€
150,00
€
129,00
129,00
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
€
-
TOTAL (1), (2), (3) :
€
€
1.023,0
€
150,00
€
5.127,00
6.300,00
The amounts in the present budget have been obtained from the 1st replenishment partner University of Jerusalem asked for on
the 10/01/2012, for a total amount of € 1.022,96.
P a g e | 43 OCTOBER Progress Report -‐ 2012 Annex 4B: SfP NATO BUDGET SUMMARY TABLE
ACTUAL
EXPENDITURES
Breakdown per item (to be completed in EUR 3)
APPROVED
BUDGET: Total year
1-3
Item
CURRENT COST
OUTLOOK: Total
year 1 - 3
(1) from start until
20.04. (current year) 2
(2) for the following
six months (20.04 20.10.2013)
period until project's
end (20.10.2013 01.03.2014)
(a) Equipment
€
12.000,00
€
17.642,00
€
5.971,00
€
11.671,00
€
€
118.000,00
€
92.540,00
€
11.765,00
€
40.593,00
€
40.182,00
(c) Training
€
30.000,00
€
27.242,00
€
12.402,00
€
6.337,00
€
8.503,00
(d) Books - Publications
€
16.800,00
€
14.300,00
€
1.306,00
€
4.300,00
€
8.694,00
€
15.000,00
€
17.000,00
€
€
6.000,00
€
11.000,00
(f) Travel
€
53.200,00
€
66.608,00
€
34.554,00
€
13.069,00
€
18.985,00
(g) Consumables - Spare parts
€
2.500,00
€
13.188,00
€
2.698,00
€
5.459,00
€
5.031,00
(h) Other costs
€
19.300,00
€
(i) stipends
-
-
€
-
€
-
Comments on
changes, if any, in
financial planning
compared to the
approved Project
Plan
-
€
-
€
2.200,00
€
20.480,00
€
6.600,00
€
6.955,00
€
6.925,00
TOTAL : €
269.000,00
€
269.000,00
€
75.296,00
€
94.384,00
€
99.320,00
P a g e | 44 OCTOBER Progress Report -‐ 2012 ACTUAL
EXPENDITURES
Breakdown per Project Co-Director (to be completed in EUR 3)
(1) from start until
20.04. (current year) 2
six months (20.04 20.10.2013)
period until project's
end (20.10.2013 01.03.2014)
27.000,00
€
13.455,00
€
4.995,00
€
8.550,00
€
148.200,00
€
23.315,00
€
71.464,00
€
53.421,00
77.500,00
€
77.500,00
€
31.119,00
€
16.275,00
€
30.106,00
€
10.000,00
€
10.000,00
€
6.384,00
€
1.500,00
€
2.116,00
€
6.300,00
€
6.300,00
€
1.023,00
€
150,00
€
5.127,00
TOTAL (must be identical with
TOTALs given in 'Breakdown per €
item'):
269.000,00
€
269.000,00
€
75.296,00
€
94.384,00
€
99.320,00
Project Co-Director's name, city,
country
APPROVED
BUDGET: Total year
1-3
Dr. Raffaele De Amicis, Trento, Italy
€
27.000,00
€
€
148.200,00
€
Dr. Andrej Skraba, Kranj, Slovenia
Mr.. Simon Berkowicz, Jerusalem,
Israel
Prof. Radovan Stojanovic, Podgorica,
Montenegro
Mr. Doron Elhanani, Rosh Ha-ayin,
Israel
CURRENT COST
OUTLOOK: Total
year 1 - 3
Comments on
changes, if any, in
financial planning
compared to the
approved Project
Plan
P a g e | 45 OCTOBER Progress Report -‐ 2012 7. CRITERIA FOR SUCCESS TABLE Project number: SfP - 983510
Project short title: SfP – GEPSUS
Report date: 20-04-2013
Duration of the Project : October 2012 – March 2013
1
The Project is in the year: 1 – 2 – 3 – 4
Criteria for Success as approved
Criteria for Success:
Achievements as at 20.04.2013
with the first Grant Letter on: (03-12-2010)
%
1)
Development of software components (as webprocessing services – WPS) capable to simulate
macro-level and micro-level pollutant spread.
15%
Development of system dynamics model capable
to provide proactive feedback by learning from
user’s previous decisions within similar contexts.
10%
Interfacing the web-processing services (WPS)
developed with existing SDI or OGC services
available from the user.
25%
4)
Interfacing of models with real-time data available
through existing sensor networks available.
15%
5)
Modeling of trigger alarm conditions following
environmental pollution.
10%
6)
Interactive graphic representation of pollution
levels within a 3D environment.
0%
7)
Definition of service level agreement for the webservices developed ensuring the parameters
involved to determine the quality of services.
0%
8)
Definition of training strategy and training of
personnel at Montenegrin Ministry of Defense.
10%
9)
Advertisement and awareness campaign within
national and international media and scientific
publication channels and Publications in peer
reviewed journals.
(changes should be reflected here)
Development of software components (as webprocessing services – WPS) capable to simulate
macro-level and micro-level pollutant spread.
5%
Development of system dynamics model capable
to provide proactive feedback by learning from
user’s previous decisions within similar contexts.
5%
Interfacing the web-processing services (WPS)
developed with existing SDI or OGC services
available from the trentino Geo data-set.
0%
4)
Interfacing of models with real-time data available
through existing sensor networks available.
10%
5)
Modeling of trigger alarm conditions following
environmental pollution.
10%
6)
Interactive graphic representation of pollution
levels within a 3D environment.
10%
7)
Definition of service level agreement for the webservices developed ensuring the parameters
involved to determine the quality of services.
5%
8)
Definition of training strategy and training of
personnel at Montenegrin Ministry of Defense.
15%
9)
5%
Advertisement and awareness campaign within
national and international media and scientific
publication channels and Publications in peer
reviewed journals.
5%
10) Definition of a business model for future use of
results.
5%
10) Definition of a business model for future use of
results.
5%
11) Organization of workshops and training sessions.
5%
11) Organization of workshops and training sessions.
30%
12) System use by Montenegrin MoD staff.
0%
12) System use by Montenegrin MoD staff.
0%
2)
3)
TOTAL
1)
%
2)
3)
100%
TOTAL
100%
P a g e | 46 OCTOBER Progress Report -‐ 2012 8. SUMMARY REPORT SfP 983510– GEPSUS Geographical information processing for Environmental Pollution-related Security within Urban
Scale environments
Project Co-Directors: Dr. Raffaele De Amicis, Fondazione Graphitech, Trento, Italy (NPD)
Prof. Radovan Stojanovic, University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro (PPD)
Mr. Doron Elhanani, EMESCO, Ha-Ayin, Israel
Dr. Andrej Skraba, University of Maribor, Kranj, Slovenia
Mr. Simon Berkowicz, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
Approval Date:
Duration:
Extension:
NATO Budget:
rd
rd
3 December 2010
Effective Date: 3 March 2011
th
30 months up until 20 of October 2013, with a further 6 months extension
th
further 6 months extension: new effective end date 4 March 2014
269,000 EUR (give the ‘estimated overall amount’ as mentioned in ‘FUNDING
PROVISIONS AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS …’ of the most recent Grant Letter)
Information about the SfP Project through Internet: www.graphitech.it/gepsus
Abstract of research
The project aims at delivering a feasibility study on the influence of spatial parameters of buildings on
aeration conditions. It also develops methods to evaluate aeration conditions and to optimize urban planning,
in order to reduce effect of pollutant spread within urban environments. Indeed, planning how to handle
acute crises at urban scale caused by exceptional pollution levels as well as by pollutants released during a
terrorist attack within an urban environment is of key importance to deploy adequate countermeasures
following terrorist attacks. Moreover, the impact of modelling and simulation tools is very high both in social
and economic terms as the availability of simulation and training tools can potentially save lives and bring to
huge costs saving.
In such a context, GEPSUS will support crisis managers and decision makers to access a wide range of
geographical information and simulation results in real time, so as to better deploy the most appropriate
countermeasures by developing an integrated IT system to monitor and manage environmental information
and to simulate the effects of the spread of pollutants at an urban scale. For this reason, GEPSUS will use
and process 3D Geographic Information (GI) available on the territory on a vast scale through the use of
early warning sensor technologies to create simulations used to predict consequences of pollutant agents
according to factors such as aeration conditions, temperature and moisture conditions etc.
Major Objectives
Ø
GEPSUS intends to develop a novel IT system capable of simulating the effects of the distribution of air
pollutants within an urban environment. The following approach will be followed:
o The lead partners from the University of Maribor and University of Montenegro will foster
scientific research in the field of sensing and modelling of environmental factors at the urban
scale.
o Concurrently, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem partner will provide the aforementioned
partners with guidelines related to local-climate and topo-climate controls of air
movement/stability.
o The results will be integrated within an existing web-based IT infrastructure for environmental
control and management, already developed by Fondazione Graphitech, which is based on
open interoperable standards as defined by the OGC and INSPIRE EU directive.
o This will ensure that results of the simulation will be readily deployed and tested by the final
P a g e | 47 OCTOBER Progress Report -‐ 2012 Ø
Ø
Ø
users (Ministry of Defence of Montenegro) with the support of EMESCO.
In order to study and improve aeration conditions of an urban area GEPSUS will:
o Evaluate existing scientific and practical experience in the evaluation of pollutant spread
according to aeration conditions, outlining significant effects on local climate and microclimate
landscapes caused by urban settings.
o Adapt the most suitable model for Podgorica to simulate the influence on dispersion of pollutants
using factors such as building distribution and configuration, street layout, predominant weather
conditions, energy balance, etc. Specific attention will be paid to modelling how the distribution
of pollutants can be affected by urban layouts and by local to micro-level winds.
To improve sensing technologies and an early warning system, GEPSUS will develop:
o A mathematical model of sensor architecture and their outputs for various pollutants and
explosives (University of Montenegro).
o An algorithm to be developed by the University of Maribor for clustering self-learning examples
based on the principle of similar events, results and users’ specifications.
The Montenegrin Ministry of Defence will adopt GEPSUS as a training tool.
Overview of Achievements since the Start of the Project until 30 April 2013
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
WP1 has been completed, the user requirements have been defined in detail, and the technical
specifications within comprehensive software architecture have been delivered.
Several existing mathematical models for air pollution dispersion are improved and adapted to the need
of the project. Those are developed as software as well as several others software for communication
with existing models and displaying threat zones and other instruction on standard geobrowser.
Developed software/routines are tested on real cases.
The scheme and hardware requirements in order to issue the international bid for the procurement
activities for Montenegro have been defined, as well as the code of conduct for issuing the international
bid has been agreed upon.
The publication and dissemination activities for GEPSUS have been very intense and many future
opportunities for new collaboration have been realised in the scientific community.
The modelling components are already being made available.
Payments through NATO Funds: 98.911,96 EUR
Milestones for the Next Six Months
Training of MoD personnel of Montenegro to use the tools for monitoring.
Modelling phase.
Ø Defining the decision-support system. Ø Data collection. Ø
Ø
Implementation of Results
The first implemented results include selection of a mathematical model to define threat zones, including
exact concentration levels, threat classes and geo-location.
The system will be installed and managed directly by trained personnel of the MoD of Montenegro, who will
be able to work with specific monitoring software in the field of air pollution dispersion.
The hardware architecture used will be based on parallel processing in order to provide timely results to the
rescue crew, which is of vital importance. One must note that the developed system is a near-real-time
system.
Companies and other organisations interested in providing funds for commercialisation of project results can request further information
from the Project Co-Directors or from the SfP Programme Director (www.nato.int/science “How to contact us”). Release of information
requires Co-Directors’ authorisation.
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Abbreviations: (give full expression for all abbreviations which occur in this summary)
MoD = Ministry of Defence

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