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Japan: The world's first satellite communications helicopter

Sakurajima Volcano in Kyushu, Japan, seen from space

This will significantly enhance the crisis response and coordination activities of Japan's Fire and Disaster Management Agency (FDMA): the AS365 N3 helicopter.

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Publishing Date: 
Thu, 04/04/2013 - 10:06
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Air Traffic Management
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36.2048
longitude: 
138.253
Processed on Apr 4th 2013

Télécoms Sans Frontières improves satellite communication in the Sahel

Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF) is supporting the work of the UN and NGOs in the Sahel region through the installation of satellite connections and communication centres.

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Wed, 15/08/2012 - 12:47
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ReliefWeb
Processed on Aug 15th 2012

DOCOMO Eyes Completion of New Disaster-preparedness Measures

NTT DOCOMO, INC., Japan’s leading mobile operator and provider of integrated services centered on mobility, announced today that it has nearly completed implementation of a wide range of disa

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Fri, 24/02/2012 - 16:20
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NTT DOCOMO
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35.6895
longitude: 
139.692
Processed on Feb 24th 2012

How space technology aids a flood response

BANGKOK, 11 October 2011 (IRIN) - As residents across flood-ravaged Southeast Asia look up to the skies and brace for more rain, satellites 35,800km away are looking down on them.

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Publishing Date: 
Tue, 11/10/2011 - 16:29
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IRIN - humanitarian news and analysis
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13.7234
longitude: 
100.476
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Second UN-SPIDER International Expert Meeting: Crowdsource Mapping for Preparedness and Emergency Response

Time and Duration
Registration Deadline: 
Fri, 28/10/2011
Venue City: 
Geneva
Basic Information
Date: 
16/11/2011
Venue: 
Palais des Nations
Venue Country: 
Switzerland
Event Organisers: 

The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs

Co-organisers: 

with the support and collaboration of Secure World Foundation (SWF)

Language of event: 
English

 

Second UN-SPIDER International Expert Meeting:

Processed on Aug 17th 2011

Crowdsource Mapping for Preparedness and Emergency Response

Time and Duration
Venue City: 
Vienna
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Date: 
05/07/2011 - 06/07/2011
Venue: 
Vienna International Centre
Venue Country: 
Austria
Event Organisers: 

The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs

with the support and cooperation of the Government of Austria and Secure World Foundation

Language of event: 
English
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48.2348
longitude: 
16.4169
Processed on Apr 27th 2011

National flooding exercise hones use of satellites to improve disaster mitigation

Last week a team of space experts led by British company DMCii participated in a national flooding exercise, “Exercise Watermark”, to determine how satellite imagery, satellite communic

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Wed, 16/03/2011 - 10:00
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55.3781
longitude: 
-3.43597
Processed on Mar 16th 2011

Satellite-Based Crisis Information and Risk Assessment: Contributions Following the Earthquake in W. Sumatra and the Mentawai Tsunami

Satellite imagery may serve as a source of information in all phases throughout the disaster cycle.

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Thu, 03/03/2011 - 14:37
Processed on Mar 3rd 2011

Satellite-based multitemporal-change detection in urban environments

Improving land management depends critically on the capacity of (near-)real-time monitoring of land-use/cover change, so that solutions to a range of urban/rural-interface development issues can be

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Fri, 25/02/2011 - 10:45
Processed on Feb 25th 2011

Space-based Solutions for Disaster Management and Emergency Response in the Pacific

Issue Date: 
Thu, 11/09/2008

Space-based Solutions for Disaster Management and Emergency Response in the Pacific

Processed on Feb 9th 2011