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Centre for Satellite Based Crisis Information (ZKI)
ZKI -- run by the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) -- acquires, processes and analyses satellite data to provide information on natural disasters and help guide relief activities. It publishes maps on potential building damage, population density and affected areas for all sorts of disasters including...
LINK | 11 November 2009 | EN
University Network for Disaster Risk Reduction in Africa (UNEDRA)
UNEDRA promotes collaboration among African universities in disaster risk reduction using remote sensing and geoinformation. It publishes online training courses, runs regional workshops and provides advice on curricula development, among other activities. Information on its activities and...
LINK | 11 November 2009 | EN
UN Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)
UN-SPIDER promotes universal access to satellite data relevant to disaster management. It publishes information on the latest disasters around the world and coordinates Space Aid, through which countries can request satellites to collect data over affected areas. The organisation also hosts a...
LINK | 11 November 2009 | EN
Sentinel Asia
Sentinel Asia, a project led by the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum, provides a platform for promoting remote sensing data for disaster management and for sharing information on disasters in the Asia-Pacific region. The project draws on data from a range of satellite sensors, including...
LINK | 11 November 2009 | EN
Indian National Natural Resources Management System (NNRMS)
The NNRMS is an inter-agency network for integrated natural resource management in India. It uses remote sensing data combined with other data to provide inventories of natural resources for applications such as infrastructure development, environmental monitoring and disaster management support. ...
LINK | 11 November 2009 | EN
International Charter on Space and Major Disasters
The International Charter on Space and Major Disasters, formally opened in November 2000, provides a mechanism for accessing satellite data to help respond to natural disasters. If a disaster strikes, authorised users can call a single number and request any and all participating satellites to...
LINK | 11 November 2009 | EN
Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS): Disasters
The disasters group of GEOSS integrates satellite data with other information to help disaster managers reduce vulnerability, improve early warning and support recovery measures. The group has set up a coastal zone community of practice, established a global wildland fire early warning system...
LINK | 11 November 2009 | EN
Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC)
The Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC) is a small constellation of remote sensing satellites, built by UK-based Surrey Satellite Technology but individually owned by partner countries including Algeria, China, Nigeria and Turkey. The DMC satellites provide daily coverage of the earth and...
LINK | 11 November 2009 | EN
Dartmouth Flood Observatory
The Dartmouth Flood Observatory, based in the United States, uses remote sensing data to detect, measure and map river discharge and flooding. It publishes rapid response inundation maps during a flood as well as an atlas of large floods from 1985 to present. Data from the observatory are used...
LINK | 11 November 2009 | EN
The African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment (AARSE)
AARSE is a nongovernmental network of African scientists and professionals working in remote sensing and geographic information systems. It holds a biannual conference and runs regional and local seminars and workshops on how to use remote sensing for environmental studies. The AARSE website...
LINK | 11 November 2009 | EN
Landsat
NASA's Landsat satellites provide one of the most important remote sensing data archives for a host of environmental applications, including disaster monitoring. They have been collecting multispectral data at a moderate spatial resolution for over 35 years. Last year (2008), NASA made access to...
LINK | 11 November 2009 | EN
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)
MODIS is a key instrument aboard NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites that is often used in disaster management for mapping anything from vegetation to floods or fires. It collects data in 36 spectral bands, twice a day. The MODIS website publishes technical specifications of the instrument,...
LINK | 11 November 2009 | EN
Joint Typhoon Warning Centre (JTWC)
The JTWC public reference website links to data, government departments, organisations and services relevant to tropical cyclones across the world. This includes linking to weather forecasts and bulletins, satellite data, sea surface temperature products and radar imagery. The centre also links to...
LINK | 8 October 2008 | EN
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): hurricane resource page
NASA's 'hurricane resource page' provides the latest storm images and data available from NASA together with a tropical weather outlook for the Atlantic Basin. NASA has also published educational tools, including posters and classroom activities that are free for anyone to use. The website includes...
LINK | 8 October 2008 | EN
Remote Sensing Systems (RSS): Storm Watch
RSS publish near-real-time (6-36 hours from time of data collection) maps of sea surface temperatures for cyclone forecasting research. Maps and tracks are available for individual regions and include forecasted paths and wind speeds for tropical storms. Data from two satellites are used to create...
LINK | 8 October 2008 | EN
African Ministerial Council on Science and Technology
AMCOST provides a forum for formulating and implementing policies for science, technology and innovation issues that have an impact on African development. It was established by the New Partnership for Africa’s Development and the African Union in November 2003, and has since developed and adopted...
LINK | 8 November 2006 | EN
