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UN-SPIDER Updates October 2015

 

 

In this issue:

UN-SPIDER at a glance

  • UN-SPIDER participated in regional events in Bangkok, Thailand
  • Workshop on the Applications of Geospatial Technologies to Disaster and Emergency Preparedness and Response
  • Launch of the 2015 World Disasters Report at the United Nations Office at Vienna
  • Joint Workshop on “Information Needs in Crop Monitoring”

Data Application of the Month

  • Population and settlement data

News from our Regional Support Offices

  • ALOS PALSAR satellite images to map southern provinces flooded in Sri Lanka
  • Adaptation to climatic variability and change in agriculture

News from our Community

  • Space-based information to support the SDGs Indicators and Monitoring Framework
  • Lasting forest fires in Indonesia
  • New agreement on Copernicus Earth Observation Data between EU and USA
  • Four new Chinese satellites to contribute for disaster prevention
  • UAE Space Agency strengthens the use of space assets at the Eye on Earth Summit 2015

Upcoming events

Tuesday, November 10, 2015 - 12:00
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