UN-SPIDER at a glance
UN-SPIDER and the National Secretariat for Science and Technology of Guatemala (SENACYT) joined forces to conduct a seminar on the use of science, technology and innovation in... Read more
News from the community
In May 2018, Planet joined the International Charter “Space and Major Disasters” as an approved data contributor, providing the Charter with 3.7 million Planetscope data from the largest fleet of miniature Earth imagery satellites operated by Planet. Planet's constellation of microsatellites... Read more
The United Nations (UN) Statistics Division and the World Bank have published a new guide aimed at supporting nations worldwide, in particular, developing nations, in better utilizing geospatial data in the decision-making process. The “Integrated Geospatial Information Framework”, launched... Read more
The International Charter “Space and Major Disasters” has been activated for floods in Venezuela on 15 August and in India on 16 August.
Floods in Venezuela
In Venezuela, persistent heavy rain and swollen rivers have caused severe flooding, which has affected over 10,000 people in the Venezuelan provinces of Amazonas, Apure, Bolivar and Anzoategui... Read more
A new European Space Agency (ESA) project aims to allow developing countries to have greater access to powerful Earth observation... Read more
The International Charter “Space and Major Disasters” has been activated on 6 August after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck the island of Lombok, Indonesia.
At least 98 people have been killed and 10,000 have been evacuated after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Lombok, destroying buildings and cutting power. The neighbouring islands of Bali and... Read more
The African Union (AU) Commission signed a Cooperation Arrangement with the European Commission (EC) in Brussels on 12 June 2018 to facilitate AU’s access to Earth observation... Read more
News from our Regional Support Offices
According to a recent report published by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), space-based information can play a key role in the monitoring of agricultural droughts and forest fires. The "Building Mountain... Read more
Up-coming events
| Title | Organized by | City | Country | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th World Landslide Forum |
International Consortium on Landslides, Global Promotion Committee of International Programme on Landslides (IPL-GPC) |
Kyoto | Japan | 02/11/2021 to 06/11/2021 |
| Eighth International Conference on Flood Management (ICFM8) |
National Science Foundation (NSF), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), World Meteorological Organization (WMO), China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR), The International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM), Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) |
Iowa | United States of America | 09/08/2021 to 11/08/2021 |
| ISPRS - International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Congress 2021 |
ISPRS, Société Française de Photogrammétrie et de Télédétection |
Nice | France | 04/07/2021 to 10/07/2021 |
| International Plant Health Conference "Protecting Plant Health in a changing world" |
FAO, International Plant Protection Convention |
Helsinki | Finland | 28/06/2021 to 01/07/2021 |
| Earth Explorers for Climate - The contribution from SMOS | Cornwall | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 09/03/2021 to 11/03/2021 | |
| 5th World Congress on Disaster Management (WCDM) 2020 |
Government of National Capital Territory (GNCT) of Delhi, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi and Disaster Management Initiatives and Convergence Society (DMICS) Hyderabad |
New Delhi | India | 09/12/2020 to 12/12/2020 |
| 2020 Understanding Risk Forum | Singapore | Singapore | 30/11/2020 to 04/12/2020 | |
| United Nations International Conference on Space-based Technologies for Disaster Risk Reduction - "Lessons learned during the unprecedented pandemic situation" |
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs through its UN-SPIDER programme. |
24/11/2020 to 25/11/2020 | ||
| Pacific GIS/RS User Conference |
Pacific GIS and Remote Sensing Council (PGRSC) |
Port Vila | Vanuatu | 23/11/2020 to 26/11/2020 |
| ActInSpace |
French Space Agency (CNES) |
13/11/2020 to 14/11/2020 |
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