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Mission team and counterparts during the Institutional Strengthening Mission to Nepal in December 2018.
25 Jan 2019
UN-SPIDER carries out Institutional Strengthening Mission to Nepal
African farmers harvesting the crop in South Sudan. Image: FAO/South Sudan.
23 Jan 2019
Satellite data key part of early warning system for plant pest infestations
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured false-color images of the State of Rio Grande Du Sul in 2007 Image: NASA
14 Jan 2019
International Charter activated for floods in Brazil
Image: Group on Earth Observations.
14 Jan 2019
Group on Earth Observations and Amazon Web Services open applications for access to cloud computing programme
In September 2018, an earthquake and tsunami hit the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia, leaving thousands dead and injured. Image: European Union 2018 / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
24 Dec 2018
UNOOSA requests activation of International Charter for tsunami in Indonesia
Screenshot of the Collect Earth Online tool.
17 Dec 2018
FAO and NASA launch Collect Earth Online tool to track landscapes, land-use, disasters
UN-SPIDER lecture during the SAARC regional workshop and training.
17 Dec 2018
UN-SPIDER and SAARC Disaster Management Centre conduct regional training and workshop for South Asian countries
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14 Dec 2018
New publication showcases how Copernicus data helps European local and regional authorities
4 Dec 2018
UNOOSA launches space4water portal to promote the use of space technology for sustainable water management
PSLV C43 vehicle launch India fist HysIS Image: ISRO
3 Dec 2018
ISRO launches first Indian Hyperspectral Imaging Satellite for Earth observation

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