UN-SPIDER April 2012 Updates

The UN-SPIDER April 2012 Updates contain the following topics:

UN-SPIDER at a glance:

• UN-SPIDER Bonn Workshop successfully concluded
• UN-SPIDER supports space applications workshop in India
• UN-SPIDER inaugurates international training course in India 
• UN-SPIDER facilitates support for locust outbreak in Northern Africa 
• Enhancing links with BGR in Hannover, Germany 
• UN-SPIDER participates in meeting of UN Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management 
• International Working Group on satellite based emergency mapping formally established

News from our Regional Support Offices

• New look for UN-SPIDER’s Regional Support Offices
• CATHALAC tracks hotspots in Central America
• ADRC: Cooperative project for the Hyogo Framework for Action
• Károly Róbert College wins national competition and enhances networking with Romania

News from our Community

• International Charter activated for floods in Paraguay
• India successfully launches Radar Imaging Satellite
• Envisat: Services interrupted

Upcoming Events

• UN-SPIDER Expert Meeting on Crowdsource Mapping: Now open for applications
• Secure World Foundation: Workshop on Use of Space Applications in Humanitarian Operations
• The 8th International Conference on Geo-information for Disaster Management