Presence on the ground For one week (from August 19 to August 25, 2025), theVOST Portugal – Association of Digital Volunteers in Emergency Situations was present at the Command Post of Front V of the Piódão fire, installed inSaint Vincent of Beira. Initially, the team… Read More »VOST Portugal: Piódão fire – Algorithms, Simulations, OSINT and Maps
Between 15 and 19 September 2024, Portugal faced an Alert Situation due to extremely adverse weather conditions, marked by high temperatures and dry weather, which increased the risk and number of rural fires in mainland Portugal. During this period, 1,615 ignitions were recorded on the… Read More »VOST Portugal: September Forest Fires
VOST Portugal Partners with Municipality of Castelo Branco for La Vuelta 2024 Activation: A Milestone in Digital Event Management The third stage of La Vuelta 2024, which stretched from Lousã to Castelo Branco, was not just another leg of one of the world’s most iconic… Read More »VOST Portugal: La Vuelta 2024
VOST Portugal receives the prestigious JRC Excellence Award On 3 July 2024, VOST Portugal, as part of a collaborative effort with the three JRC units, was awarded the prestigious JRC Excellence Award in Ispra, Italy. This recognition is a testament to our team’s dedication and… Read More »VOST Portugal: Joint Research Centre Excellence Awards
Congratulations to VOST Portugal‘s team for the award received yesterday in Brussels, given by MEDEA Project. VOST Portugal‘s own concept of Virtual Operations Support Team, with a strong focus on real time communication and technological open source development was deemed, by the evaluators, as a “security proposal with… Read More »VOST Portugal: MEDEA Award
On February 6th, 2023, a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked southern Turkey and northern Syria, followed by a 7.6 aftershock. The disaster caused widespread damage and casualties, affecting millions of people in cities like Gaziantep, Kahramanmaraş, Hatay, Malatya, Adana, Urfa and Adiyaman12. The Turkish government… Read More »How VOST Portugal helped geolocate requests for help after the Turkey–Syria earthquake
Due to its continued work in Slovakia, VOST Portugal receive a letter of recommendation from the Ministry of the Interior of the Slovakian government. On behalf of the Migration Office of the Ministry of Interior and as Chair of the inter governmental Steering Committee on… Read More »CONFIRM in SLOVAKIA
The non-governmental organization EENA (European Emergency Number Association) awarded VOST Portugal the “Digital Volunteering Award” within the scope of the 112 Awards 2022
Developed by VOST Portugal CONFIRM (CrOwd Management Platform fOr diSaster rIsk maNaGement) is a open source tool that can adapt to any situation.