Advanced Disaster Analysis and Mapping (ADAM)

What is ADAM?

ADAM is an operational system for collecting, analysing and mapping geospatial and socio-economic information following sudden onset humanitarian emergencies. Currently operational for floods, earthquakes and tropical storms, ADAM issues alerts for preparedness and response dashboards aggregating relevant, evidence-based, near-real time risk and impact information.

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Within minutes following an earthquake, ADAM deploys a dashboard map indicating the magnitude, location and depth of the earthquake, estimated number of people living in the affected area(s), WFP’s presence with distance to the closest WFP facility. The system also provides the weather forecast over a 7-day period.

Impact and risk analysis over specific areas of concern to WFP operations is provided on-demand.

ADAM Tropical Storms monitors every significant cyclone worldwide and automatically creates dashboards including analytics and relevant cyclone-related impact information including a rapid analysis of the potentially exposed population at sub-national level. ADAM Tropical storm provides pre-impact exposure based on windspeed and gives indication on the amount of precipitation that a particular populated place (city) will receive in the next 5-7 days.

Impact and risk analysis over specific areas of concern to WFP operations is provided on-demand.

ADAM Floods is fully operational both for early warning and response. Flood forecast is automatically generated and sent to humanitarian organization 3-5 days before a major flood happens. ADAM identifies areas that might potentially be flooded and the specific locality and rivers are being highlighted with the corresponding magnitude and timing of the flood.

Three days (or 72 hours) after the flooding, ADAM generates automated reports and analysis based on satellite observations to take a snapshot of the magnitude of an event. The system estimates the number of population living in the impacted flooded areas as well as flooded croplands. ADAM Floods is designed to be the very first analysis to become available for humanitarian organization and governments to assist in initial planning and impact assessment for rapid humanitarian response when detailed information is not yet available.