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Screenshot from OpenArialMap
3 Jun 2015
OpenAerialMap: Rapid access to aerial imagery
Satellite image of UAE by DubaiSat-1 (Image: EIAST)
3 Jun 2015
Space agencies from UAE and UK cooperate to develop mapping applications
NISAR: the NASA-ISRO SAR Mission (Image: NASA)
3 Jun 2015
India and USA: Cooperation to monitor earth changes in high detail
The workshop is focusing on coastal hazard assessment
2 Jun 2015
UN-SPIDER supports UNESCO-IOC workshop on coastal hazard assessment
Flood in Kano State, Nigeria in 2013 (Image: The Eagle Online)
2 Jun 2015
Nigeria uses seismological stations to monitor disasters
According to the preliminary yield forecasts, significantly lower wheat yield are expected in 2015 (Image: SRI/NAS)
1 Jun 2015
SRI Ukraine provides preliminary forecast for winter wheat
The IWG-SEM is a voluntary group of organizations involved in satellite based emergency mapping which supports disaster response
29 May 2015
UNOOSA becomes new chair of International Working Group on Satellite based Emergency Mapping
130 international experts convened in Bonn to discuss the benefits of Earth observation for sustainable development (Image: DLR/Timm Bourry)
29 May 2015
United Nations/Germany International Conference on Earth Observation successfully concluded
Approximately 30 experts participated in the workshop and training (Image: IWMI)
27 May 2015
IWMI: Training on Earth observation for flood risk mapping
UNOOSA director Simonetta Di Pippo highlighted the role of satellite data in disaster risk reduction and sustainable development.
26 May 2015
United Nations/Germany International Conference on Earth Observation opened

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