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New research investigates early warning signals of Anak Krakatau volcano collapse
UN-SPIDER Bonn International Conference. Image: DLR (CC-BY 3.0)
Participants discuss space technologies for disaster management in Africa at UN-SPIDER Bonn International Conference
Image: Mika Baumeister, Unsplash.
Study report outlines next generation of data-based disaster management
Preliminary flood map created by UN-SPIDER using Sentinel-1 radar imagery.
UN-SPIDER supports response to floods in Far North of Cameroon
Rice paddies in Rwanda. Image: A'Melody Lee / World Bank.
GEM Africa Risk Model provides insights to seismic hazard across the continent
Flood inundation map developed using Sentinel-1 satellite data, as part of the rapid mapping response under the SERVIR-HKH Initiative at ICIMOD. Map: Kabir Uddin/ICIMOD.
ICIMOD maps floods during South Asian monsoon
Les Cayes, southern Haiti, 5 October 2016 after Hurricane Matthew has struck the area. Image: Jethro J. Sérémé / American Red Cross / IFRC.
IFRC says humanitarian need could double without urgent action on climate change
FSSCat. Image: UPC.
New ESA satellite uses AI to make data delivery more efficient
Participants at the UN-SPIDER Beijing conference.
UN-SPIDER Beijing conference explores role of space technologies in disaster risk reduction strategies, marks ten-year anniversary
Participant during the training.
UN-SPIDER co-organizes International Charter training in Beijing
International training at the Regional Centre for Space Science Technology Education in Asia and the Pacific (RCSSTEAP) based at Beihang University, Beijing.
Beijing international training programme focuses on use of space-based technologies for disaster risk assessments
UN-SPIDER mission team at the Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute (ESSTI).
UN-SPIDER strengthens use of space data for drought early warning in Ethiopia
Dengue fever forecasting system makes use of Earth observation data
A photo of Mt. Etna erupting on 30 October 2002, taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station. Image: NASA Earth Observatory/Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory at Johnson Space Center.
German research team uses satellites and AI technology to monitor volcanoes
This map shows the ground motion during the six months following the earthquake that struck the Indonesian Island of Sulawesi on 28 September 2018, and was obtained by processing Copernicus Sentinel-1 images acquired between October 2018 and April 2019. Image: ESA/contains Copernicus Sentinel data (2018–19), processed by Planetek Rheticus Service.
European Space Agency and Asian Development Bank help Indonesia with rebuilding efforts after 2018 earthquake
A Sentinel-2 false colour image showing active fires in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Image: DLR/ZKI.
DLR supports efforts to fight forest fires in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Mission team with the director and staff of the Department of Civil Protection and other organizations. Image: DPC.
Space-based data in emergency response at centre of UN-SPIDER Institutional Strengthening Mission to Cameroon
The above map shows the distribution of women of reproductive age (ages 18-49) spread across Tanzania, drawn from a combination of census data and satellite imagery. Image: Facebook.
Facebook expands its population density maps to the Asia-Pacific region
Damage from Hurricane Maria, which struck the island country of Dominica in 2017. Image: Tanya Holden/UK Department for International Development (DFID).
IMF releases report on building disaster resilience in small and low-income countries
A satellite view of the Morandi Bridge in Genoa, Italy prior to its collapse in August 2018. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Google.
Study discusses use of space technology for detecting infrastructure instability
Hurricane Florence (2018). Image: NASA Earth Observatory.
Tropical Cyclones stalling along the North Atlantic coast lead to more rain in the confined location
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