In this issue:

UN-SPIDER at a glance

• UN-SPIDER Newsletter “Crowdsource Mapping”
• UNOOSA: Brochure on United Nations Programme on Space Applications
• UN-SPIDER partners support coordination for earthquake in China

News from our Regional Support Offices

• CATHALAC: Flooding in Haiti and the Dominican Republic mapped
• CATHALAC: Support after Guatemala Volcano Eruption
• Argentina: CONAE becomes Regional Support Office
• Ukraine: Sich-2 Data for Cameroon Floods
• IGAC: Remote Sensing Techniques to analyse Landslide Susceptibility
• SUPARCO: Report on Rapid Crop Damage Assessment

News from our Community

• International Charter strengthens its contribution to disaster management worldwide
• International Charter activated seven times in September
• SPOT 6 Satellite launched
• UN Report stresses Importance of Technologies for Disaster Risk Reduction
• MetOp-B weather satellite launched
• USGS: Over 9 million downloads of free Landsat data
• NASA satellites show “hot towers” of Hurricane Isaac

Upcoming events

• China SatNav Conference calls for papers
• "Risk Assessment in the Context of Global Climate Change" - United Nations International Conference on Space-based Technologies for Disaster Management
• United Nations International Expert Meeting on Crowdsource Mapping for Disaster Risk Management and Emergency Response