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UNOOSA holds workshop on Space Applications for Socio-Economic Benefits

On 12 to 16 November 2012, UNOOSA organized the Workshop "Space Technology Applications for Socio-Economic Benefits" in Santiago de Chile, Chile.

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Wed, 28/11/2012 - 10:22
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Space-Workshop Chile
Processed on Nov 28th 2012

UNOOSA holds Nano-Satellite Symposium in Japan

The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) in cooperation with the University of Tokyo held the United Nations/Japan Nano-Satellite Symposium in Nagoya, Japan, from 10 to 13 October

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Mon, 29/10/2012 - 08:01
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United Nations/Japan Nano-Satellite Symposium
Processed on Oct 29th 2012

Don’t fail to prepare: Space-based Information for Disaster Risk Reduction

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UN-SPIDER celebrates Day for Disaster Reduction
UN-SPIDER strives to enable countries to improve their Disaster Risk Reduction practices using space-based information and related geospatial information.

UN-SPIDER celebrates the International Day for Disaster Reduction

Processed on Oct 10th 2012

Highly Specialized Seminars "Eugene P. Wigner": Earthquakes Early Warning from Space

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Venue City: 
Erice
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Date: 
21/10/2012 - 24/10/2012
Venue: 
Centro "Ettore Majorana", Erice
Venue Country: 
Italy
Event Organisers: 

University of Perugia

Co-organisers: 

Italian Ministry of Education, University and Scientific Research Sicilian Regional Government

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University of Perugia
Language of event: 
English

Persons wishing to attend the Seminar are requested to write to:

Processed on Oct 8th 2012

UN celebrates World Space Week

The United Nations launched into World Space Week yesterday, with the presentation of a navigation satellite model, donated by Russia, for display at the world body’s offices in Vienna, while

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Fri, 05/10/2012 - 11:23
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UN News Centre
Processed on Oct 5th 2012

Technical Advisory Mission to Mozambique: Call for experts

From 8 to 12 October 2012, UN-SPIDER will conduct a Technical Advisory Mission (TAM) to Mozambique as agreed upon during the UN International Conference "Space based technologies for disaster

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Wed, 29/08/2012 - 16:30
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-25.9667
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32.5833
Processed on Aug 29th 2012

Online application to track insects in crop fields

Spensa Technologies Inc., a company based in the Purdue Research Park of Indiana, United States, has developed and launched a new online application that tracks the number of insects in certain cro

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Wed, 08/08/2012 - 10:57
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Dairy Herd
Processed on Aug 8th 2012

THEMIS celebrates 5 years of watching aurora and space weather

People still talk about the launch. It was the first – and so far, only – time NASA has launched five satellites at one time.

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Thu, 23/02/2012 - 16:10
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EurekAlert!
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28.3883
longitude: 
-80.6036
Processed on Feb 23rd 2012

16th December 2011: Pléiades 1 in orbit, March 2012: first products available for you!

  • 50-cm resolution ortho-rectified products for applications requiring a high level of detail
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Tue, 15/11/2011 - 10:47
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Astrium
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43.5536
longitude: 
1.48682
Processed on Nov 15th 2011

China: Prepared for the Worst - Measures are taken to enhance disaster relief

According to a joint statement issued by the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MOCA) and the National Disaster Reduction Commission (NDRC) on October 10, natural disasters left 1,074 people dead or missin

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Thu, 27/10/2011 - 18:58
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Beijing Review
Processed on Oct 27th 2011