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The common information platform for natural hazards in Switzerland

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  • Benedikt Heil
  • Ingo Petzold
  • Hans Romang
  • Josef Hess

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With the increasing frequency of hydrological hazard events during the last years, also the problem of combined rain and snow melt hazards has increased. A series of remarkable hazardous events in Switzerland, particularly the severe flood in August 2005, triggered a cooperation between the official Swiss warning centres for individual natural hazards. This cooperation became increasingly supported and was pushed politically. A main outcome was a joint project to launch the so-called Common Information Platform for Natural Hazards GIN (“Gemeinsame Informationsplattform Naturgefahren”). The objective was to achieve a system to allow a combined and user-friendly visualisation of safety relevant data in real time along with granting access to substantial information provided by the warning centres. A further goal was to strengthen the collaboration between the Swiss warning centres, particularly by the provision of joint bulletins in critical multi-causal events. In this way, GIN will become the central information hub for natural hazard events in Switzerland. A first user satisfaction evaluation of the web-based information platform revealed positive results. This paper focuses on the description of GIN and discusses the development work behind it. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2014

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  • Benedikt Heil & Ingo Petzold & Hans Romang & Josef Hess, 2014. "The common information platform for natural hazards in Switzerland," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 70(3), pages 1673-1687, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:nathaz:v:70:y:2014:i:3:p:1673-1687
    DOI: 10.1007/s11069-010-9606-6
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