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GTS Exhibits Geospatial Photo Technology Used in Haiti at the 2012 International Disaster Conference and Expo

Geo Tactical Solutions (GTS) promotes the use of advanced GPS cameras and photo mapping technology for disaster response and management at IDCE 2012.

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Publishing Date: 
Tue, 31/01/2012 - 16:25
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33.1581
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-117.351

New Satellite Technology a Possible ‘Game Changer’ for Communications

As the interoperability discussion continues, so does the frustration of many who have worked on this issue for decades but haven’t seen their goals realized.

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Tue, 17/01/2012 - 16:10
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38.8951
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-77.0364

Disaster management center up in forum

The Philippines will seek assistance in setting up a disaster management center at next week’s forum of lawmakers in the region in Japan, a senator said yesterday.

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Tue, 10/01/2012 - 15:01
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12.8797
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121.774

Local and hi-tech responses needed when disaster strikes in Africa

Indigenous knowledge should be harnessed to new technologies to help break the cycle of natural calamities in Africa, according to Juliana Rotich, executive director of Ushahidi, a Nairobi-based on

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Publishing Date: 
Tue, 20/12/2011 - 12:43

ISCRAM 2012

Time and Duration
Time: 
22/04/2011 - 25/04/2012
Basic Information
Venue: 
Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue
Venue City: 
Vancouver
Venue Country: 
Canada
Event Organisers: 

ISCRAM (International Community on information systems for crisis response and management

Language of event: 
English

ISCRAM 2012 welcomes emergency management researchers and practitioners to beautiful Vancouver.

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49.2612
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-123.114

Thailand: Satellite Data Centre for disaster management

The Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) and the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) has teamed up to establish a Geo-Informatics Operation System and Satellite Da

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Thu, 20/10/2011 - 17:20

Review article on using Satellite Communication for Disaster Management will be published soon

The Satellite Communication team of UN-SPIDER under the leadership of Yusuf Hascicek has completed a review article on “The Use of Satellite Communications for Disaster Management and Emergency Response”, which has been submitted to the International Journal of Emergency Management for publication.

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Fri, 02/09/2011 - 12:23

Himachal Pradesh: Need to Implement Disaster Management Plan Stressed

Shimla: Smt Sarojini Ganju Thakur, Additional Chief Secretary (Environment, Science & Technology) said that action needs to be taken at various levels to implement Disaster Management Plan in t

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Publishing Date: 
Tue, 26/04/2011 - 14:09
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31.1
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77.17

Disaster Management - Special issue of Earthzine

Articles published for Earthzine’s Disaster Management theme (Dec.

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Fri, 25/03/2011 - 16:38

2nd International Conference on Disaster Management and Human Health

Time and Duration
Time: 
11/05/2011 - 13/05/2011
Basic Information
Venue: 
University of Central Florida
Venue City: 
Orlando
Venue Country: 
US
Event Organisers: 

Wessex Institute of Technology, UK and University of Central Florida, USA

Language of event: 
English

It will help participants to understand the nature of global risks, learn risk management strategies to prepare for disruptive events, and identify the best prevention methods in disaster managemen

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28.5383
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-81.3792