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Panel at the First Multi-Hazard Early Warning Conference (MHEWC-I): Saving Lives, Reducing Losses in May 2017 in Cancun, Mexico. Image: UN DRR / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
Tue Apr 30 2019
Second Multi-Hazard Early Warning Conference to focus on role of national...
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Jean-Pascal Le Franc,CNES Director of Planning, International Relations and Quality and Dr Valanathan Munsami, CEO of SANSA signing the MoU
Fri Apr 26 2019
France and South Africa sign founding agreement outlining future projects
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Image of South Africa acquired on 19 June 2010 by ESA's Envisat satellite. Image: ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
Fri Apr 26 2019
UNOOSA activates International Charter for floods and mudslides in South Africa
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Satellite image of the Tibetan Plateau. Image: Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Tue Apr 23 2019
Automated satellite survey study identifies danger glacial lakes across Tibetan...
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The "Flying Laptop". Image: DLR.
Tue Apr 23 2019
German Aerospace Center and University of Stuttgart test laser communications...
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Image: Sentinel Hub
Tue Apr 23 2019
Sentinel Hub launches Custom Scripts Contest
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The Copernicus Sentinel-1 image combines two acquisitions over the same area of eastern Iraq, one from 14 November 2018 before heavy rains fell and one from 26 November 2018 after the storms.
Fri Apr 19 2019
Five years of Sentinel-1
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Cover of SAR Handbook: Comprehensive Methodologies for Forest Monitoring and Biomass Estimation. Image: SERVIR GLOBAL.
Mon Apr 15 2019
SERVIR releases handbook on using SAR methodologies for forest monitoring and...
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The Copernicus Masters 2019 competition is looking for solutions, applications and business concepts from start-ups, universities and individuals in the fields of research, business and higher education. Image: ESA & AZO.
Thu Apr 11 2019
Copernicus Masters 2019 opens for submissions
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Mon Apr 8 2019
UN-SPIDER conducts Institutional Strengthening Mission to Ecuador
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This cropped image of Italy was captured by Sentinel-3A on 28 September 2016. As the colours in this image suggest, the camera can be used to monitor ocean ecosystems and vegetation on land which brings significant benefits to society through more informed decision-making. Image: ESA.
Mon Apr 8 2019
Italy launches satellite for monitoring disasters
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This cropped, false-colour image captured with Sentinel-2A on 18 November 2016, depicts northwestern China. Since the 1960s, the Tian Shan glaciers have lost a quarter of their ice mass and scientists estimate that they will shrink by half until 2050. The melting process of glaciers pose threats to communities living downstream. Image: ESA.
Mon Apr 8 2019
New Chinese satellites will support country’s disaster management
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View of Southern California Wildfires From the International Space Station
Thu Apr 4 2019
Research paper reviews application of satellite observation for fire mapping
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Floods imaged by Copernicus Sentinel-1.
Thu Apr 4 2019
Tropical Cyclone Idai monitored from space
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Gas emissions at Volcán Copahue, captured on January 5, 2013 using EO-1 ALI data from the NASA EO-1 team.
Thu Apr 4 2019
New satellite-based study of Latin America volcanoes could help researchers...
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Visualization of the GPM Core Observatory satellite orbiting the planet earth.
Tue Apr 2 2019
GPM completes five years of operations
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Mon Apr 1 2019
UN-SPIDER conducts Technical Advisory Mission to Peru
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Parts of Iran (Islamic Republic of) and the region captured by the MODIS instrument on board the Terra satellite on 29 March 2019. Image: NASA Worldview application.
Sun Mar 31 2019
UNOOSA activates International Charter for flood in Islamic Republic of Iran
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This image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2A satellite on 28 December 2015. It demonstrates Nepal’s varied terrain from the mountains to the north (left side) to the plains in the south (right side). Vegetation appears red in this false-colour image, while waterways and buildings appear light green and blue. Image: ESA.
Fri Mar 29 2019
Nepal establishes first satellite project
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Mapping Cyclone Pam’s destruction with drones.
Mon Mar 25 2019
ITU report highlights use of disruptive technologies in disaster management
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The false-colour image of the Italian landscape is captured with Copernicus Sentinel-1B satellite. This region is prone to earthquakes. Sentinel-1’s radar technology can provide images with a resolution of 10 m and within hours of acquisition to aid emergency response. Image: ESA.
Thu Mar 21 2019
New project evaluates how Copernicus data can support Sendai Framework reporting
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