March 2012 Updates

The UN-SPIDER March 2012 Updates contain the following topics:

UN-SPIDER at a glance:

• Technical Advisory Mission to Myanmar
• Technical Advisory Mission to Tonga
• UNOOSA co-hosts 12th Plenary Meeting of UNGIWG
• UN-SPIDER supports the response efforts to the recent floods impacting Fiji
• UN-SPIDER attends 7th FP ENVISION Project
• UN-SPIDER participates in GMES IO Emergency Mapping Meeting

News from our Regional Support Offices:

• Space-based analysis of migratory locust in Algeria
• ADRC conducts training on Disaster Risk Management
• Karoly Robert University College participates in UNGIWG meeting and HUNAGI Conference
• CATHALAC: Satellite-aided analysis of land subsidence

News from our Community:

• SAFER is activated for Mozambique
• The International Charter is activated for Madagascar
• The International Charter is activated for Ecuador
• Happy birthday, Envisat
• China's advanced satellite operating soundly
• UK's new rapid response network

Upcoming Events:

• Fifth International UN-SPIDER Bonn Workshop
• UNOOSA/UN-SPIDER organises Crowdsource Mapping Event