Development of Decision Making System for Oil-Spill Response in South Korea

Abstract

The Korea Oil Spill Prediction System(KOSPS) has been developed as integration system of numerical models, environmental sensitivity information and information on oil spill response resources based on GIS. KOSPS has been applied to several accidents including Hebei Spirit accident occurred in the sea off coast of Korea. The system was approved to be applicable tool to support response strategy of oil spill. In the Hebei Spirit accident, KOSPS supported response planning for the protection of shoreline from the spilt oil based on its predicted trajectories. KOSPS has been developing for 2 years under supporting of Korea Coast Guard, and its service area covers western and southern seas of Korea. The development project of KOSPS is in progress and will be completed after 2 years. In next 2 years, service areas of KOSPS will be expanded to cover whole Korean and adjacent seas including the Yellow Sea, East Sea, and South Sea of Korea. With the expansion of geographic scope for service, the accuracy of numerical model for prediction will be also improved.