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The [[GFMS | GFM]] service is designed to achieve the following three major requirements, namely:
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The [[GFMS | GFM]] is a service specifically designed to provide users all around the world with the most timely, updated and reliable flood mapping products based on Sentinel-1 satellite imagery.  
* to provide a continuous global, systematic monitoring of flood events,
 
* to significantly enhance the timeliness of flood maps for emergency response and
 
* to improve the effectiveness of Rapid Mapping activation requests through a better identification of the area of interest.  
 
  
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[[GFMS | GFM]] is run by:
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* [[EODC]]
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* [[GeoVille]]
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* [[TU Wien]]
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* [[LIST]]
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* [[CIMA Foundation]]
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* [[DLR]]
  
GFMS is run by the Global Flood Monitoring Alliance, consisting of
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* 2 companies: the [http://eodc.eu EODC] (Earth Observation Data Centre - Group Leader) and GeoVille from Austria,
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All the data produced by [[GFMS | GFM]] are made available free of charge through [
* 3 research institutions: the TU Wien (Austria), LIST (Luxembourg) and CIMA (Italy) and
 
* the German Aerospace Center (DLR, as sub-contractor to EODC)
 
  
 
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Revision as of 09:13, 10 May 2021

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The GFM is a service specifically designed to provide users all around the world with the most timely, updated and reliable flood mapping products based on Sentinel-1 satellite imagery.

GFM is run by:


All the data produced by GFM are made available free of charge through [


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