Startpage | UN-SPIDER Knowledge Portal
WEB10th Annual UN-SPIDER Beijing International Conference on Space-based Technologies for Disaster Risk Reduction - "Early Warnings for All". 26 - 29 Nov 2024. Pune, India. The International Emergency Management Society (TIEMS) 2024 Hybrid Annual Conference. 2 - …
What is UN-SPIDER? | UN-SPIDER Knowledge Portal
WEBJan 1, 2018 · About UN-SPIDER. In its resolution 61/110 of 14 December 2006 the United Nations General Assembly agreed to establish the "United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response - UN-SPIDER" as a new United Nations programme, with the following mission statement: "Ensure that all countries and international and regional organizations have access to ...
About Us | UN-SPIDER Knowledge Portal
WEBAbout Us. About Us. The "United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response" was established by the United Nations General Assembly through its resolution 61/110 of 14 December 2006. In its resolution, the General Assembly agreed to give the acronym UN-SPIDER to this programme.
Links and Resources | UN-SPIDER Knowledge Portal
WEBAn effective use of space-based information in all phases of the disaster management cycle requires access to data and tools as well as knowledge of relevant methods. When data and data products are accessible and the capacity to use or create resources is built, countries as well as national or international organizations can create space-based products tailored to their individual needs and ...
Projects | UN-SPIDER Knowledge Portal
WEBUN-SPIDER supports and conducts projects that look at the use of space-based information for specific elements of risk and disaster management. UN-SPIDER’s projects aim to further promote universal access to all forms of space-based information to disaster risk management and emergency response to support the full disaster management cycle.
Recommended Practices | UN-SPIDER Knowledge Portal
WEBRecommended Practices make use of data from different satellites and sensors, for instance Landsat 8 and Sentinel-2. To allow as many interested users as possible to use these procedures, UN-SPIDER makes them available in a growing variety of GIS software packages and programming languages such as QGIS, R and Python.
About UN-SPIDER | UN-SPIDER Knowledge Portal
WEBAbout UN-SPIDER: In its resolution 61/110 of 14 December 2006 the United Nations General Assembly agreed to establish the "United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response - UN-SPIDER" as a new United Nations programme, with the following mission statement: "Ensure that all countries and international and regional organizations have access to ...
Network | UN-SPIDER Knowledge Portal
WEBCurrently, the network of Regional Support Offices (RSO) has 23 institutional members and its contribution to the programme has been highly relevant. Experts from these RSO have accompanied UN-SPIDER in technical advisory and institutional strengthening missions. They have also conducted trainings using UN-SPIDER’s Recommended Practices.
Epidemic | UN-SPIDER Knowledge Portal
WEBEpidemic. An epidemic is defined as the occurrence of an illness or health-related event that is unusually large or unexpected. Epidemics are commonly caused by a disease of infectious or parasitic origin. Infectious diseases such as cholera, meningococcal meningitis, typhoid, viral hemorrhagic fever pose considerable threats to a community.
Publications | UN-SPIDER Knowledge Portal
WEBThis section comprises different types of publication by UN-SPIDER in various formats, such as PDF versions of printed papers, links to articles published in magazines, press releases related to the work of the Programme, and information materials, including leaflets. To access official United Nations reports and resolutions concerning UN …
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