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Global 3D model of urban areas, generated using TanDEM-X Satellite data. Sophisticated AI procedures are used. Image: DLR/ TUM.
16 Jun 2020
TUM and DLR launch Future Lab for Artificial Intelligence for Earth Observation
Satellite image over the eastern part of the Sundarbans in Bangladesh. Image: European Space Agency.
9 Jun 2020
ICIMOD maps floods following Cyclone Amphan in Bangladesh to support response
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission captured the fires over Borneo on 13 September 2019. Image: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2019), processed by ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
8 Jun 2020
UN-SPIDER conduct webinar on role of satellites for forest fire management
Fire burning in northern New Mexico captured by the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8 in June 2013. Image: NASA.
8 Jun 2020
UN-SPIDER webinar showcases methods to map burn severity after forest fire
Image: ©FAO/Sven Torfinn.
5 Jun 2020
UN-SPIDER and IWMI host webinar on locust monitoring
Anak Krakatau captured by the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8 on 13 April 2020. Image: NASA.
2 Jun 2020
New studies use ground-based, satellite and AI technologies to improve volcanic eruption forecasting
United Nations High-Level Event on "Youth 2030". Image: UN Photo/Mark Garten.
26 May 2020
Space4Youth Competition 2020 launched
Sentinel-2 imagery of the area on 4 May. Image: CSSTEAP.
19 May 2020
CSSTEAP analyses Sardoba dam failure
Global monthly primary productivity. Image: ESA
11 May 2020
New research investigates global carbon cycle from phytoplankton satellite imagery
Water Resource Map. Image: IWMI
11 May 2020
IWMI and DEA partner to support water management in Africa

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