Asia-Pacific E-Resilience Toolkit Tool

GLONASS Navigation Satellite System

Region: North and Central Asia

Hazard Type: EarthquakesFloodsTyphoons / CyclonesTsunamisLandslidesVolcanic EruptionsGlacial Lake Outburst FloodsDroughtsDzudsWildfiresExtreme Weather

E-Resilience Phase: Know Your RiskHumanitarian Response

DRM Phase: Risk ReductionPreparedness and Response

Organization: Information and Analysis Center for Positioning, Navigation and Timing, Korolyov, Russia

This Tool from Russian Federation (the) utilizes ICT for society's resilience and is associated with the keywords: Utilizing ICT to enable better AnalysisUtilizing GIS, RS, ST for DRREnhancing Communication and Coordination

The Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) is a space-based satellite system operating in the radio navigation-satellite service and used by the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces. It provides an alternative to GPS and is the second laternative navigational system in operation with global coverage and comparable precision.

Access to satellite space systems lends important capabilities to global disaster rescue operations, as the satellites can provide important functions such as weather warnings, telecommunications, positioning and navigation. This may be useful in tracking of vehicles and shipments of relief supplies, as well as real-time positioning and navigation for responders.

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