On Friday, in response to the deteriorating situation, the Crisis Information Centre of CBK PAN launched a special satellite monitoring system for the flood situation. This system detects areas where water has overflowed from riverbanks and where floodplains are forming. The operations are conducted in collaboration with the Polish-Finnish company ICEYE, which operates the largest civilian radar satellite constellation observing Earth. Data and reports are delivered every few hours to the State Fire Service, crisis management centers, and the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management - National Research Institute.

How can we effectively cooperate using drones and other Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)? This was one of the main questions addressed during the COLLARIS trial exercises, organized by the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) in collaboration with the Skaraborg Rescue Service (RS), the Region of Västra Götaland (RVG), and the Swedish Police. The event took place on May 22-23, 2024, at the Hasslum training grounds in Skövde, Sweden.

On 18 April 2024, the conference 'Higher Dimension of Security - GIS in Civil Protection' took place, organised by the Fire Academy and by Esri Poland.

The COLLARIS network is preparing for one of its largest trials, which will take place over two days at the Hasslum training ground in Skövde, Sweden, on 22-24 May. The event provides an excellent opportunity to assess the effectiveness of drone use in disaster management through complex exercises.

On 14.12.2023, a webinar organised by the Covalex project in collaboration with the Collaris project took place. It addressed the topic of simultaneous flights of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in a crisis situation. The speakers were members of our team: Jakub Ryzenko and Emil Wrzosek.

The snowmelt and rains observed in recent days have contributed to rising water levels and local flooding in many places in Poland. On the basis of up-to-date Sentinel-1 radar and Sentinel-2 optical imagery provided by the Copernicus programme, the Crisis Information Centre CBK PAN has developed water extent maps for areas located in the Mazowieckie, Pomorskie and Wielkopolskie Provinces.