“Atos has been instrumental in the development and implementation of ORCHESTRA and we have been impressed by the team’s collaborative and innovative approach to ensuring the project is a success.”
Mercé Griera I Fisa at the European Commission 







 

Business Challenge

• Governments and the emergency services have to predict and respond to an increasing number of natural disasters
• Lack of common practices across different countries can delay and hinder the response

Our Solution

• Lead a consortium of 14 organisations to design and implement a standards based Service Oriented Architecture
• Develop and implement applications for:
  • Flash floods and forest fires in North East Spain
  • Effects of earthquakes / floods on road traffic on the French / Italian border
  • Impact of ship traffic on pollution in the German Bight
  • Forest fires and floods on a pan-European level

The Results

• Improved service efficiency through improved access to risk management information
• Reduced costs through increased interoperability and standardisation
• Contributed to interoperability standards on a global level
• ORCHESTRA is currently being applied in:
  • the tsunami early warning system in the Indian Ocean (DEWS project)
  • the EO2HEAVEN project (assessing impact of environmental factors on healthcare), which contributes to an OGC (Open Geospatial Consortium) testbed and a GEOSS (Global Earth Observation System of Systems) pilot
  • the Basque Country (MUGAGABE project)
  • a pilot for the 112 Emergency Services of Andalucía (Spain)