Agenda

SEPA’s Satellite Emergency Mapping Service (SEMS) is a new service for Scotland. The main purpose of this service is to aid emergency responders and support disaster response efforts by providing access to new and enhanced environmental data services that will support decision-making by public bodies and mitigate against significant economic damage during critical crisis events when other means of monitoring often fail due to environmental factors. Emergency responders will benefit from having a visual and near real time perspective of the disaster zone to aid response and mitigation measures.  Combining data generated through the International Charter for Space and Major Disasters and the Copernicus Emergency Management Service, we are providing a coordinated and prepared service that is timely, efficient and could help save lives.