Chilean Navy Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service: CITSU
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Servicio Hidrográfico y Oceanográfico de la Armada de Chile: Promedios Mensuales Sensores Anexos, Temperatura del Agua, Temperatura del Aire, Presión Atmosférica y Humedad Relativa
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The Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Navy (SHOA) is the technical, permanent, and official entity of the state, responsible for the functioning, operation, and maintenance of the National Tsunami Warning System (SNAM).
As a fundamental element of support to its own operational duties, SHOA started the implementation of the Project CITSU in 1997 (Flood Maps for the Coasts of Chile). This tool allows defining the maximum flood levels expected for the main urban and port areas in the coasts of Chile, in the occurrence of an earthquake with tsunamigenic characteristics.
In the field of prevention and mitigation of the impact of tsunamis, the flood charts are directly linked to urban planning, carried out by the municipal authority, and also to the development of evacuation, and civil protection plans. These tasks are supervised by the National Emergency Office of the Ministry of Interior (ONEMI) in every city, through the Regional Offices for Civil Protection and Emergency (OREMI), and Local Emergency Committees, following basic methodology for the elaboration of a Community Plan for Response in the event of a Tsunami.