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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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Participants during national training programme in Lao People's Democratic Republic.
Wed Mar 20 2019
UN-SPIDER conducts Institutional Strengthening Mission to Lao People's...
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Participants are being trained in analyzing maps produced as part of International Charter activations.
Tue Mar 19 2019
UN-SPIDER carries out Institutional Strengthening Mission to Myanmar
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Mon Mar 18 2019
UN-SPIDER high-level workshop strengthens use of Earth observation for disaster...
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The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite acquired this image of the cyclone on March 11, 2019, as it spun across the Mozambique Channel. Image: NASA.
Mon Mar 18 2019
UNOOSA activates International Charter for Cyclone Idai in Zimbabwe
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Synthetic aperature radar patterns of seismic deformations associated with a model earthquake on the San Francisco section of the San Andreas Fault.
Wed Mar 13 2019
New studies use machine learning models to predict earthquakes
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Norway as seen by MODIS on board of Aqua satellite on 16 January 2017. Image: NASA/ edited by antilip.
Thu Mar 7 2019
Sentinel-1 imagery maps Norway ground movement
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Landsat 8 captured the Lower Sesan II Dam and its adjacent rivers on 1 February 2018. While in 2010, 3 percent of Cambodia’s domestically generated electricity came from hydropower, by 2016, hydropower supplied 60 percent. Image: NASA.
Wed Mar 6 2019
Satellite data powers flood early warning system
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Bali, Indonesia. Mount Agung eruption. False color image. 28 November 2017. Based on Sentinel-3 data.
Wed Mar 6 2019
Radar imagery supports analysis of Bali volcano eruption
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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres with youth attendees of the high-level event on Youth2030, New York, 24 September 2018. Image: UN Photo/Mark Garten.
Mon Mar 4 2019
UNOOSA and SGAC launch Space for Youth Competition
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This Envisat image highlights the lower Niger River system in the West African country of Nigeria, where the Niger River (left) and the Benue River merge. Image: ESA
Wed Feb 27 2019
Centre for Geospatial Information Science opens at Edo State Polytechnic in...
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Drone view of Seychelles coastline
Tue Feb 26 2019
World Bank releases new practical guide on machine learning in disaster risk...
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View of the Himalayan mountain chain from a Nepal basecamp.
Fri Feb 22 2019
ICIMOD report highlights role of disaster risk reduction for sustainable...
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Air photo of the Mud Creek landslide, taken on May 27, 2017.
Wed Feb 20 2019
Satellite and airborne InSAR data to investigate landslides transition from...
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Sentinel-2 image shows burnscars near Cape Town, South Africa. The false-colour image shows burnt areas in dark greys and browns, and areas covered with vegetation in red.Image: ESA/ CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
Mon Feb 18 2019
High-resolution satellite images show more wildfire in Africa than expected
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