Each Supersite has one or more End-users to whom scientific information concerning the hazards affecting the site is constantly provided and updated. End-users are generally national or local level public administrations.
According to our policies, the only authoritative provider of hazard or monitoring information services to the end-users is the Supersite coordinating agency. Even if the End-users are not directly involved in the GSNL initiative, the services they receive are ruled by national laws or bilateral agreements.
The wider GSNL scientific community can contribute specific scientific information to the End-users, under the supervision of the Supersite coordinator. The latter then selects through an inclusive scientific discussion the information to be officially provided to the End-user.
This is a non-exaustive list of the end-users for our Supersites:
Supersite/Nat. Laboratory |
Official end-users |
Hawaiian volcanoes | Hawaii County Civil Defense, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park |
Icelandic volcanoes | Icelandic Police – Dep.t of Civil Protection and Emergency Management, Environmental Agency of Iceland, Directorate of Health |
Mt.Etna volcano | National Department of Civil Protection, Regional Civil Defense |
Campi Flegrei & Vesuvius volcano | National Department of Civil Protection, Regional Civil Defense |
Marmara Fault | Istanbul municipality |
Ecuadorian volcanoes | Secretariat for Risk Management, Regional governments, Municipalities |
Taupo volcanic zone | Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management, Department of Conservation, Regional councils, MetService |
Southern Andes volcanoes | ONEMI, Ministry of Interior and Public Safety of Chile |
San Andreas Fault | California Office of Emergency Services, FEMA, local users |
Virunga volcanoes | D.R. Congo and Rwanda Civil Defense Agencies |