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Comparing surface deformation data through Envisat and Sentinel-1A data over Bay of Naples in Italy (Image: ESA)
Enhancing surface deformation mapping through Sentinel-1A
The IASON project aimed to implement Earth observation in the Black Sea and Mediterranean regions (Image: NASA)
IASON project concluded: Earth observation in the Mediterranean and Black Sea regions
Launch of U.S.-French oceanography satellite Jason 3 postponed due to contamination (Image: NOAA)
Postponed launch of oceanography satellite Jason 3
Seventeen of the world’s most disaster-prone countries from Asia have been discussing how to implement the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (Image: US Navy)
ISDR Asia partnership meeting to implement Sendai Framework
Volunteers are mapping earthquake-inducted landslides in Nepal (Image: NASA)
Scientist-volunteers map landslides from Nepal earthquakes
Pyxis provide precise weather forecasts (Image: US NOAA)
New satellite-based sensors deliver unprecedented weather forecasts
Sentinel-2A in the cleanroom at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana (Image: ESA/F. Gascon)
Copernicus satellite Sentinel-2A ready for launch
Space Technologies for post-2015 development: New UN-SPIDER newsletter
Opencast mining image in the north-eastern of Antioquia, Colombia (Image: IGAC/CIAF)
IGAC: Monitoring mining areas in Colombia
Screenshot from OpenArialMap
OpenAerialMap: Rapid access to aerial imagery
Satellite image of UAE by DubaiSat-1 (Image: EIAST)
Space agencies from UAE and UK cooperate to develop mapping applications
NISAR: the NASA-ISRO SAR Mission (Image: NASA)
India and USA: Cooperation to monitor earth changes in high detail
The workshop is focusing on coastal hazard assessment
UN-SPIDER supports UNESCO-IOC workshop on coastal hazard assessment
Flood in Kano State, Nigeria in 2013 (Image: The Eagle Online)
Nigeria uses seismological stations to monitor disasters
According to the preliminary yield forecasts, significantly lower wheat yield are expected in 2015 (Image: SRI/NAS)
SRI Ukraine provides preliminary forecast for winter wheat
The IWG-SEM is a voluntary group of organizations involved in satellite based emergency mapping which supports disaster response
UNOOSA becomes new chair of International Working Group on Satellite based Emergency Mapping
130 international experts convened in Bonn to discuss the benefits of Earth observation for sustainable development (Image: DLR/Timm Bourry)
United Nations/Germany International Conference on Earth Observation successfully concluded
Approximately 30 experts participated in the workshop and training (Image: IWMI)
IWMI: Training on Earth observation for flood risk mapping
UNOOSA director Simonetta Di Pippo highlighted the role of satellite data in disaster risk reduction and sustainable development.
United Nations/Germany International Conference on Earth Observation opened
A strong health sector is needed to improve people's resilience to disasters (Image: FEMA/Andrea Booher)
Sendai Framework mentioned in World Health Assembly
Landsat image of Toronto, capital of Ontario, Canada (Image: NASA)
Landsat 8 imagery accessible to non-profit organizations
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