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Maps of Systemic Risk Management are published here once their data rights are cleared and they have been reviewed. Each shows its time and space reference, its sources and its uncertainty.

02What is shown

Released, referenced and rights-cleared.

  • Time and space reference for every view.
  • Sources and licence.
  • Uncertainty and known limits.
  • Version and date of release.
03Geography

Infrastructure exposure worldwide.

Night lights, population density and flood water across the world, from NASA GIBS. Each layer carries its own date.

The interactive map needs JavaScript; the layer list and sources are below.

Layers 3

Infrastructure exposure, for this page

About this layer
Evidence
Observed
Source
VIIRS Black Marble (VNP46A2) (NASA LAADS DAAC)
Provider
NASA LAADS DAAC
Licence
NASA open data
Vintage
daily; Satellite radiance, corrected for moonlight and atmosphere
Newest at build
2026-10-12
Resolution
about 500 m grid
Uncertainty
Satellite night-time radiance for the date shown; lights are a proxy for electricity use and outages, not a measurement of supply or access.
Reached through
gibs.earthdata.nasa.gov, only after you allow the live map
About this layer
Evidence
Estimated
Source
Gridded Population of the World v4.11 (NASA SEDAC (CIESIN, Columbia University))
Provider
NASA SEDAC (CIESIN, Columbia University)
Licence
CC BY 4.0
Vintage
null; Census-based estimate, static (2020)
Resolution
about 1 km grid
Uncertainty
Census-based estimate of people per square kilometre in 2020, shown as exposure context; not a count of people affected by any hazard.
Reached through
gibs.earthdata.nasa.gov, only after you allow the live map
About this layer
Evidence
Observed (clouds leave gaps)
Source
VIIRS Global Flood Product (NASA LANCE)
Provider
NASA LANCE
Licence
NASA open data
Vintage
daily; Satellite detection; clouds leave gaps
Newest at build
2026-10-14
Resolution
about 250 m grid
Uncertainty
Satellite detection; clouds leave gaps. Satellite or model raster as the provider publishes it. Clouds, swath gaps and retrieval error leave gaps and noise; values are indicators, not measurements at a place.
Reached through
gibs.earthdata.nasa.gov, only after you allow the live map
About this layer
Evidence
Observed
Source
VIIRS NOAA-20 corrected reflectance (NASA LANCE)
Provider
NASA LANCE
Licence
NASA open data
Vintage
daily; Satellite image
Newest at build
2026-10-14
Resolution
about 250 m grid
Uncertainty
Satellite image. Satellite or model raster as the provider publishes it. Clouds, swath gaps and retrieval error leave gaps and noise; values are indicators, not measurements at a place.
Reached through
gibs.earthdata.nasa.gov, only after you allow the live map
About this layer
Evidence
Modelled (latest year GIBS publishes)
Source
MODIS Terra and Aqua land cover (MCD12Q1) (NASA LP DAAC)
Provider
NASA LP DAAC
Licence
NASA open data
Vintage
yearly; Satellite classification; latest year GIBS publishes
Newest at build
2024-01-01
Resolution
about 500 m grid
Uncertainty
Satellite land cover classes for the year shown, including croplands; a classification with known errors, not a farm register.
Reached through
gibs.earthdata.nasa.gov, only after you allow the live map
About this layer
Evidence
Observed (clouds leave gaps)
Source
MODIS Terra EVI (NASA LANCE)
Provider
NASA LANCE
Licence
NASA open data
Vintage
daily; Satellite index; clouds leave gaps
Newest at build
2026-10-13
Resolution
about 250 m grid
Uncertainty
Satellite vegetation index for the 8 days to the date shown, a habitat condition indicator; not a measure of species or biodiversity.
Reached through
gibs.earthdata.nasa.gov, only after you allow the live map

Latest available

NASA GIBS / EOSDIS · ASTER GDEM (METI, NASA) · Blue Marble (NASA) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Natural Earth

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Infrastructure exposure, framed on the world.Satellite and model products as NASA publishes them, each with its own date. They are indicators, not assessments of any place.

Data: NASA GIBS · ASTER GDEM · Blue Marble · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Natural Earth · NASA EONET · NASA/NOAA VIIRS · NASA JPL OPERA DIST-ALERTSources and licences

  • We acknowledge the use of imagery provided by services from NASA’s Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS). Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
  • We acknowledge the use of imagery provided by services from NASA’s Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS). Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
  • VIIRS Black Marble night-time lights, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; distributed by the NASA Level-1 and Atmosphere Archive and Distribution System (LAADS DAAC); imagery via NASA GIBS. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
  • Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University. 2018. Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density, Revision 11. NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). doi:10.7927/H49C6VHW. CC BY 4.0
  • VIIRS near-real-time products (flood, land surface temperature, snow cover, corrected reflectance), NASA LANCE; imagery via NASA GIBS. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
  • MODIS land products (vegetation indices, gross primary production, land cover), NASA LP DAAC and LANCE; imagery via NASA GIBS. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
  • ASTER GDEM is a product of METI and NASA (ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model V003, NASA LP DAAC); imagery via NASA GIBS. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). Cite as: NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Spacesystems and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team (2019). ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model V003. doi:10.5067/ASTER/ASTGTM.003. NASA open data
  • Made with Natural Earth. Free vector and raster map data @ naturalearthdata.com. Public domain
  • © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via NASA GIBS (coastlines, boundaries, roads and place names). Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). ODbL
  • Blue Marble, NASA Earth Observatory; imagery via NASA GIBS. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
  • Context on the globe and flat map: coastlines, boundaries, roads and place names from NASA GIBS reference layers (OpenStreetMap data, ODbL, © OpenStreetMap contributors); Blue Marble imagery as an optional base; 3D terrain and the elevation read-out from the ASTER GDEM elevation colour index (5 m to 200 m classes, exaggerated for legibility). Boundaries are drawn as published and imply no position on any territory.
  • Live events: NASA Earth Observatory Natural Event Tracker (EONET); events are indicative and keep their original source links.
  • Live: NASA EONET Events are indicative, not authority warnings.
  • Observed (EO): NASA/NOAA VIIRS (Suomi NPP). We acknowledge the use of imagery provided by services from NASA’s Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS).
  • Observed (EO): NASA JPL OPERA DIST-ALERT (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026). We acknowledge the use of imagery provided by services from NASA’s Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS).
  • NASA GIBS: We acknowledge the use of imagery provided by services from NASA’s Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS).
  • River discharge forecast, 30 days with range (GloFAS via Open-Meteo): Contains modified Copernicus Emergency Management Service information 2026; not a flood warning.
  • Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (https://open-meteo.com/), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
  • Optional layers (12 sources in the layer list: live, forecast, observed and context) print their provider credit on the map and here when switched on; forecasts are model output and derived indices are estimates.

Layers and dates

  • Night-time lights, daily: VIIRS Black Marble (VNP46A2), NASA LAADS DAAC · 12 Oct 2026
  • Population density, 2020: Population: CIESIN, Columbia University, Gridded Population of the World v4.11 (2018), NASA SEDAC, CC BY 4.0 · static
  • Flood water, 3-day composite: VIIRS Global Flood Product, NASA LANCE · 14 Oct 2026
  • True colour: VIIRS NOAA-20 corrected reflectance, NASA LANCE · 13 Oct 2026
  • Land cover type (IGBP), yearly: MODIS Terra and Aqua land cover (MCD12Q1), NASA LP DAAC · 2024
  • Enhanced vegetation index, rolling 8 days: MODIS Terra EVI, NASA LANCE · 13 Oct 2026

04Indicators

What a released map in this field would carry.

IndicatorUnitCadenceEvidence labelTopic
Risks with a named ownerpercent of register entriesquarterlyReportedRisk governance and appetite
Exposure against toleranceratio of measured exposure to stated toleranceper reporting cycleReportedRisk governance and appetite
Tolerance breaches escalated on timepercent of breaches escalated within the defined periodquarterlyReportedRisk governance and appetite
Cross-cutting risks with joint ownershipcount of risks with a cross-unit ownerannualDeclaredRisk governance and appetite
Board time on principal risksshare of agenda timeannualReportedRisk governance and appetite
Open audit findings on risk governancecount by age bandquarterlyReportedRisk governance and appetite
Register entries mapped to a reference taxonomypercent of entriesper reviewReportedIdentification and risk taxonomy
Emerging risks addedcount per review cycleper reviewReportedIdentification and risk taxonomy
Risks spanning more than one categorycountper reviewReportedIdentification and risk taxonomy
Time since last register reviewmonthscontinuousObservedIdentification and risk taxonomy
Hazards covered against a reference listpercent of applicable hazard profilesannualEstimatedIdentification and risk taxonomy
External sources consulted in identificationcount by typeper reviewDeclaredIdentification and risk taxonomy
Mapped critical dependenciescount of supplier and service dependencies recordedannualDeclaredCascades and interdependence
Single points of failurecount of dependencies without a substituteannualEstimatedCascades and interdependence
Buffer endurancehours or days of operation after loss of an inputper assetDeclaredCascades and interdependence
Supplier concentrationHerfindahl-Hirschman index of spend or volumeannualObservedCascades and interdependence
Cascade depth in scenariosnumber of systems affected downstreamper scenarioModelledCascades and interdependence
Restoration sequence timehours to restore dependent servicesper eventObservedCascades and interdependence
Risks assessed with quantitative estimatespercent of principal risksannualReportedQuantitative and qualitative methods
Calibration of expert estimatescalibration score on seed questionsper elicitationObservedQuantitative and qualitative methods
Loss event recordscount of events with cause and amount recordedcontinuousObservedQuantitative and qualitative methods
Assessment uncertainty rangeratio of upper to lower boundper assessmentEstimatedQuantitative and qualitative methods
Controls with tested effectivenesspercent of key controlsannualReportedQuantitative and qualitative methods
Method documentation completenesspercent of assessments with method, data and assumptions recordedannualReportedQuantitative and qualitative methods
Scenarios tested per cyclecount by hazard typeannualReportedScenario and stress testing
Capacity or capital shortfall under stressunits of the tested resourceper scenarioModelledScenario and stress testing
Time to breach a critical thresholddaysper scenarioModelledScenario and stress testing
Dependencies represented in the testpercent of mapped critical dependenciesper testDeclaredScenario and stress testing
Actions taken after the testcount of management actions recordedannualReportedScenario and stress testing
Reverse stress test conditions identifiedcount of failure conditionsper testModelledScenario and stress testing
Spare capacitypercent of peak demand available as reservemonthlyObservedResilience engineering
Recovery time objective metpercent of tested services restored within objectiveper exerciseObservedResilience engineering
Near misses reportedcount per periodmonthlyReportedResilience engineering
Lessons implementedpercent of recorded lessons with completed actionsquarterlyReportedResilience engineering
Staff trained for degraded operationpercent of critical rolesannualReportedResilience engineering
Single-skill critical rolescount of roles with one qualified holderannualObservedResilience engineering
Contingent liabilities disclosedcount and type in public accountsannualPublished statisticsEnterprise and public risk
Critical public services delivered by contractorscount of servicesannualPublished statisticsEnterprise and public risk
Contracts with continuity and exit clausespercent of critical contractsannualReportedEnterprise and public risk
Principal risks linked to national risk categoriespercent of disclosed principal risksannualEstimatedEnterprise and public risk
Public-private exercises heldcountannualReportedEnterprise and public risk
Emergency support provided to firmscount of support measures by typeper eventPublished statisticsEnterprise and public risk
Principal risks covered by assurancepercent of principal risks reviewed in the cycleannualReportedAssurance and correction
Overdue audit actionscount by age bandquarterlyReportedAssurance and correction
Incident investigations reaching organisational factorspercent of investigationsannualReportedAssurance and correction
Corrections issued to published risk evidencecount with reason recordedcontinuousObservedAssurance and correction
Repeat incidentscount of incidents with a previously identified causeannualObservedAssurance and correction
Independent reviews of the risk frameworkdate of last external reviewper reviewDeclaredAssurance and correction
05Process

How the process runs.

Process explorer · Process

Released maps: Layers to published map

7 steps4 stages1 gate

Process

Released maps: Layers to published map

Layers enter with their rights, are aligned, analysed and checked for uncertainty, then released after public-safe review; a map is a governed spatial claim.

  1. 01 Data

    1. 01Source layers with their rightsDataset · NXS-GRX (canonical data, provenance and risk)Spatial views of The Global Risks Index (NXS-GRX) products sit under the boundary licence gate. Rights classification sets how a layer may be used.
  2. 02 Harmonise

    1. 02Coordinate reference and boundary versionRecord · NXS-EOP (earth observation and digital twins)The area of interest preserves its coordinate reference system, polygon validity and observation support. Boundary versions are kept.
    2. 03Harmonise units, variables and timeStepUnit metadata, conversion records and transformation logs are required. Alignment is an evidence event, not hidden preprocessing.
  3. 03 Analyse and check

    1. 04Analyse with a recorded processing recipeModel · GIS teamA processing recipe records parameters, calibration, inputs and output lineage. The analysis methods are named in each product’s own record.
    2. 05Spatial uncertainty checkGateSpatial uncertainty is recorded and affects downstream use. A high-uncertainty polygon may suit internal review, not public-safe release.
  4. 04 Publish

    1. 06Spatial metadata bundleRecordThe bundle records boundary type, jurisdiction, geometry version, projection, resolution, source, time window, uncertainty and access class.
    2. 07Public-safe release of the mapDecisionThe output record names the redactions, uncertainty and public-safe reviewer. A map is a governed spatial claim, never merely a picture.

Spatio-temporal intelligence · Data protocols: semantic, jurisdictional and temporal intelligence · NXS-EOPDesigned programme process, not a record of operation. No cycle has run and every programme is at service level R0. A gate is a programme decision, never a public-authority approval, certification or deployment authorisation. The pages cited are design doctrine.

06Reading the maps

Cautions that apply to risk management maps.

  • Country risk composites hide their components.
  • Register coverage differs by country.
  • Maps of risk need their scenario and horizon.
07Status

Releases appear as they are reviewed.

Analysis runs in Foundry; reviewed releases are listed here.

08Sources

Where this page’s references lead.

The bodies and documents this page is read against. Status and editions change; each link goes to the issuing body.

09Questions

Questions and answers.

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