January 2011

UN-SPIDER News

• Version 1.0 of the UN-SPIDER Knowledge Portal released
• Meeting at the Permanent Mission of Germany to the UN in Vienna: Enhancing global cooperation in satellite-based emergency mapping
• UN-SPIDER at ENHANS International Workshop “Extreme Natural Hazards and Disaster Risk in Africa”
• 3D-UDOP Geo-viewer to enhance situational awareness concerning seismic risk in Guatemala
• UN-SPIDER contributes to the 17th GEO UIC Meeting

Community News

• Pakistan’s SUPARCO preparing maps in the aftermath of the January earthquake
• Sentinel Asia contributed to relief efforts in four regions affected by floods
• International Charter activated for floods in Australia, Brazil and Mozambique, and earthquake in Pakistan
• SAFER supporting response to floods in Belgium and Germany
• TerraLook Version 2.0 (Beta) software released
• Satellite data to improve flood forecasting
• Developing disaster management capacity with Earth Observation
• European Centre of Excellence in Earth Observation research training
• UN: Mobile tech, web services to aid in disaster relief

Conferences and Workshops supported by UN-SPIDER

• Gi4DM 2011 – GeoInformation for Disaster Management; Antalya, Turkey, 3-8 May 2011