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International Charter activated for Cyclone Gita in Tonga
New operating system bundles free and open SAR processing programs for easy installation
Port au Prince, Haiti, January 12, 2010
Earthquake early warning focus for new Chinese-Italian satellite
International Charter activated for floods in Argentina and Bolivia
Soyuz-2.1a lifts off from Vostochny Cosmodrome on 1 February.
Satellites to monitor emergency situations launched by Russian Federation
International satellite data aids France flooding analysis
UNESCO World Water Quality Portal
New UNESCO tool uses remote sensing data to monitor global water quality
55th session of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee. Photo: UNOOSA.
Fifty-fifth session of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee opens in Vienna
Himawari-8 in orbit
Scientists aim to improve weather warnings using satellite-based infrared luminance data
Rise of the Seine river, 26 January 2018
Copernicus Emergency Management Service activated for floods in northern France and storm in Germany
Mount Mayon in December 2009
International Charter activated for volcano activity in Philippines and Papua New Guinea
Malaria in peripheral blood.Image: Ed Uthman/Flickr/CC-BY-2.0.
Researchers test new model for predicting disease outbreak based on space data
North Carolina flood inundation maps highlight role of 3D elevation data in disaster management
The Kobe-Awaji-Naruto expressway at Naruto, Tokushima prefecture, Japan.
Japan plans to provide disaster information through car navigation via satellite
The rising waters of the Rhine river in Bonn. Image: UN-SPIDER.
Tracking rising waters in the Rhine river
Applications open for programme offering opportunity to deploy cube satellites from ISS
Tropical Cyclone Dineo 14 February 2017. Image: NASA Earth Observatory.
Global Humanitarian Technology Conference proceedings consider the role of satellite data for humanitarian action
Air quality monitoring for Copernicus. Image: ESA/ATG medialab.
Agreement on new international Space Climate Observatory
A new information system for disaster management in the Andean region supports risk analysis
United Arab Emirates becomes official member of the International Charter Space and Major Disasters
UN-SPIDER jointly organizes regional workshop and training course on drought preparedness
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