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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
During drought even drinking water can become scarce in Maharashtra (Image: Hemant Mishra/Mint)
Satellite technology to combat droughts in India
High-resolution global soil moisture map from SMAP (Image: NASA)
NASA Soil Moisture Mission to predict natural hazards
The MEOSAR satellite-based search and rescue system will improve the current COSPAS-SARSAT system (Image: NOAA)
Emergency Readiness and Response Experience Center opened in USA
True color satellite image of the Gulf of Tonkin in Vietnam (Image: NASA)
Viet Nam and India cooperate in remote sensing technology
Data from the sensors are made available via a web-based interface (Image: ESA)
Structural movements to be detected through satellite navigation sensors
The first wave of January 2010 El Nino storms (Image: USNRL)
Computer models forecast substantial El Nino event
Decades of satellite images show: Earth is a cloudy place (Image: NASA)
NASA satellites show: Earth is a cloudy place
International Geomatic Week 2015 will particularly focus on "Geospatial information for building peace"
IGAC: Preparing for the 2015 International Geomatic Week
Japan to use a supercomputer for disaster risk reduction after the devastation caused by the 2011 tsunami (Image: U.S. Air Force)
Supercomputer K: An ally to reduce disaster risks
Rosa brings the ESNC to Romania (Image: ROSA)
ROSA announced prizes of ESNC Regional Competition in Romania
Jason-CS/Sentinel-6 mission to measure ocean's surface topography with high-precision (Image: NASA)
New Copernicus Earth observation mission by ESA and Airbus Defence
Landslides identified by the NASA-USGS-Interagency Volunteer Earthquake Response Team appearing in yellow and by the British Geological Survey-Durham University-Earthquakes Without Frontiers team in pink (Image: Google/ICIMOD)
International team to prevent hazards after Nepal earthquake
Horn of Africa and Gulf of Aden from the International Space Station (Image: NASA)
Africa starts using the potential of space technology
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