Pan-European dataset generation

Use case for emergencies

Abstract

The GO-PEG project is a research project funded by the European Commission, which has been carried out between 2019 and 2023. Its goal is to provide access to harmonized thematic datasets and their corresponding metadata in the areas of the environment, emergencies, and management. A specific use case, known as POPIMPACT, will be presented within the framework of GO-PEG. In this context, a high-value dataset has been generated to identify the population in each building of an area affected by an emergency, documenting lessons learned and best practices. A methodology is established in PostGIS using various functions to harmonize the information and assign the population based on different selectable methods (building footprint, volume, and residential area). The results are validated using the FAIR principles and are published through the OGC API in the European Metadata Catalog.