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Images of the Multi-User System for Earth Sensing will be soon expanded by the DLR Earth Sensing Imaging Spectrometer (Image: NASA).
25 Nov 2015
DLR’s Earth Sensing Imaging Spectrometer to be sent to the ISS at the end of 2016
Argo 10-day ocean observation cycle (Image: Argo).
25 Nov 2015
Argo floats – Monitoring the Ocean
FireSat will consist of a network of more than 200 thermal infrared imaging sensors loaded in a network of satellites to detect wildfires (Imagery: Quadra Pi R2E).
23 Nov 2015
NASA develops new FireSat system to detect wildfires
China's capabilities in earthquake prevention and relief will be strengthened by national data exchange (Image: flickr).
20 Nov 2015
China’s Earthquake Administration and National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geo-information sign agreement on data sharing
UNOOSA and UN-SPIDER are attending the VII Space Conference of the Americas on 17 November 2015 in Managua, Nicaragua (Image: Superior Coordinating Council).
19 Nov 2015
VII Space Conference of the Americas in Managua, Nicaragua
Landsat Earth observation images enables knowledge on land and resources (Image: USGS).
18 Nov 2015
The value of Landsat earth observation images
This year El Niño is the strongest since 15 years (Image: NASA).
17 Nov 2015
This year El Niño under the three strongest reported in 65 years
Drought is a major disaster in Latin America and the Caribbean, affecting roughly 6.6 million people 2015 (Image: CIAT).
17 Nov 2015
Natural disasters affect 13 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2015
On 10 November, UNESCO and the world celebrated the World Science Day for Peace and Development 2015 (Image:Creative Commons).
11 Nov 2015
Science for future peace and development
Representatives of the autumn IWG-SEM meeting 2015 participated in-person as via web (Image:Fabio Giulio Tonolo/ITHACA).
10 Nov 2015
UN-SPIDER hosts autumn IWG-SEM meeting 2015

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