Tuesday, March 6, 2012

UN-SPIDER supports Space Technology Applications in DRR

UN-SPIDER News

Fifth International UN-SPIDER Bonn Workshop
3rd Annual RSO Meeting conducted in Vienna
UN-SPIDER to carry out a Technical Advisory Mission to Tonga (20 – 26 March 2012)
Karoly Robert University of Hungary joins UN-SPIDER as an RSO
UN-SPIDER supports the Third Workshop on Space Technology Applications in Disaster-Risk Reduction and Emergency Response
VALID project update: Substantial scientific support.
European Seminar on Disaster Risk Management in Berlin.
UN-SPIDER participation in “Expert Group Meeting on Geo-reference Disaster Risk Management System in Asia-Pacific Region”, Bangkok, Thailand.
IGAC from Colombia becomes UN-SPIDER’s newest RSO


RSO News

Algeria inaugurated the Centre of Satellite Development (CDS)
ADRC conducted Training for Government Officials in Charge of DRM in Indonesia
RCMRD conducted “Workshop on Disaster Rapid mapping and International Charter Operations”
Iranian Space Agency, successfully launched the Navid-e-Elm and San'at (promise of Science and Technology) Satellite on February 3, 2012
Community News

Secure World Foundation organizes a Round Table on “the Future of GMES”
A new generation of meteorological satellites
Advanced Tool for Weather Forecasting Turned On Aboard NPP
SMOS water mission turns hurricane hunter
GMES: e-GEOS wins contracts from the European Commission to provide satellite data and maps for emergency management
Princeton system tracks drought to aid disaster relief
Esri and GeoEye Developing Global Crisis Response Service
Timely Upgrade of Weather Information Systems
Earth Observation and Tsunami Warning System Seen as Critical to Revitalizing Japan
Romantis Provides Turnkey Satellite Telemedicine Network to All-Russian Center for Disaster Medicine
ISRO sets ball rolling for Indian ‘GPS' / navigation system
SAFER is activated for Bulgaria and Algeria
The International Charter is activated for Algeria and Peru
Sentinel Asia is Activated for Philippines



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