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ETSI's specifications include guidelines for dealing with earthquakes (Image: Logan Abassi-UNDP)
8 Jul 2015
New specifications on emergency communications to deal with disasters
The INCOIS team is mapping the coastal and inland areas of Puducherry town (Image: NASA)
7 Jul 2015
INCOIS to come out with 3D GIS maps to mitigate tsunami effects
The last MDGs Report 2015 promotes the use of geospatial data (Image: NASA)
7 Jul 2015
Geospatial data and natural disasters included in the MDGs Report 2015
Suomi NPP, Ball and NASA's first environmental satellite (Image: NASA)
3 Jul 2015
Ball and NASA to build a new environmental satellite
Power outage during disasters like this one caused by Hurricane Sandy in 2012 can be crucial for people relying on electric medical equipment (Image: Kevin Deamandel)
3 Jul 2015
emPOWER map: Health disaster preparedness through geographic data
Great Britain and Ireland satellite picture (Image: ESA)
2 Jul 2015
Agreement between British Geological Survey and Bluesky
The new arrangement between China and EU will enhance remote sensing activities (Image: NASA)
2 Jul 2015
China and the European Union to collaborate on remote sensing activities
DHS to deliver relevant geospatial data helping first responders in emergency situations (Image: NASA)
1 Jul 2015
DHS makes available geospatial data for first responders
Satellite image of Northern China (Image: ESA)
1 Jul 2015
China launches Gaofen-8 Earth Observation satellite
The Bhuvan Ganga web portal provides geospatial data such as flood annual layers (Image: NRSC)
30 Jun 2015
Geospatial and crowd-sourcing technologies to monitor pollution of river Ganga

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