National Geoinformation Center – scientific infrastructure for Earth observation in Bulgaria

Nikolay Miloshev, Petya Trifonova, Metodi Metodiev

Abstract:
The National Geoinformation Center (NGIC) is a national scientific infrastructure, whose major purpose is the integration of primary geo-data and its interrelation in an unified, dynamic ICT based network. NGIC unifies monitoring networks, observatories, observation stations, laboratories, computation centers and other specialized equipment of the participating partners, divided in three modules: Monitoring and investigation of the Earth interior and the near-Earth space; Hydro-meteorological monitoring and National Seismic Engineering Center
The instrumental units of the first module include unique facilities, such as seismic, accelerometric, geodetic, meteorological and oceanographic stations, scientific equipment in several laboratories (geotechnical, paleo magnetic, chemical, biological) and computer systems for innovative calculations and data processing. Though them, the Consortium partners provide observation of phenomena affecting the solid Earth (earthquakes, landslides, soils), the air (pollution, UV radiation, magnetic storms) and water (river, underground and marine). Constant monitoring on the territory of the whole country is carried out, delivering on a monthly basis more than 1 TB seismologic, geophysical, geodetic, geological and oceanographic data, which is a valuable material for the performance of research surveys related with the internal structure of the Earth and the ongoing processes in its depths, events happening in the near-Earth space, the climatic changes and the ecology.

Keywords:
geoinformation, natural risks, disaster management, scientific infrastructure, Bulgaria

X National Geophysical Conference, 4th June 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.48368/bgs-2021.1.N18

Author information:
Author: Nikolay Miloshev
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Affiliation: National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography – BAS, str. Acad. G. Bonchev, bl. 3, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria

Author: Petya Trifonova
E-mail: ptrifonova@geophys.bas.bg
Affiliation: National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography – BAS, str. Acad. G. Bonchev, bl. 3, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria

Author: Metodi Metodiev
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Affiliation: National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography – BAS, str. Acad. G. Bonchev, bl. 3, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria

Acknowledgements:
The project “National Geoinformation Center (NGIC)” is funded by the National Roadmap for Scientific Infrastructure 2020-2027 under Contract № D01-404 / 18.12.2020 with the Ministry of Education and Science of Bulgaria.

How to cite:
Miloshev, N., Trifonova, P., & Metodiev, M. (2021). Национален геоинформационен център – научна инфраструктура за мониторинг на Земята и околоземното пространство в България. X National Geophysical Conference, 4th June 2021, p. 147-152. https://doi.org/10.48368/BGS-2021.1.N18