News and Events

UN-SPIDER aims to bridge the gap between the various communities involved in using space-based information for disaster risk management and emergency response. These communities include satellite technology providers, experts in remote sensing, satellite navigation and satellite communication experts, disaster risk specialists, policy makers, disaster responders and academia. In doing so, UN-SPIDER regularly compiles and makes available news and events from these different communities.

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IGAC develops innovative risk assessment system in Villavicencio, Colombia
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The ISS and the Japanese Experiment Module (Kibo). Image: NASA/JAXA
UNOOSA and Jaxa deploy first KiboCUBE satellite as part of capacity-building…
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An image of the Sheveluch (Shiveluch) volcano in Kamchatka, Russian Federation emitting an ash plume taken by NASA’s Aqua satellite in 2012. Image: NASA Earth Observatory.
Satellites monitor Russian volcanoes to identify hazards to aviation,…
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Highway 78 in San Diego State flooded by monsoon rains in 2013. Image: NASA
GPS sensors used to aid the forecasting of monsoon flash floods
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Participants at second EvIDENz stakeholder workshop in Kiev, Ukraine. , Participants at second EvIDENz stakeholder workshop in Kiev, Ukraine.
EvIDENz project conducts second stakeholder workshop in Ukraine
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Active volcano Mount Mayon as seen from the Legaspi Airport in September 2013. Image: NOAA/CC BY.
Satellite communication strengthens disaster response in Philippines
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Runoff water of melting glaciers in the Himalayas. Image: Suket Dedhia.
Unrecorded Himalayan floods discovered though satellite data
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An image acquired 6 May 2018 via NASA’s Terra satellite picks up hotspots on the thermal infrared bands – shown in yellow. These hotspots are newly formed fissures and lava flows. Image: NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team.
NASA monitors Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano amid threat to local population
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Homes flooded after river Shabelle ran over in Belet Weyne Capital City of Hiran, Somalia. Image: Ahmed Qeys.
International Charter activation for flood in Somalia
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Lava flows erupting from a fissure on 5/5/18. Image: US Geological Survey.
International Charter activated for earthquake and eruption of Kilauea Volcano…
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