UNOOSA/UN-SPIDER and many partners from the Space, the Earth observations and the Civil Protection communities, and from the regional and international organizations have been working together since June 2014 as a way to spearhead efforts regarding the incorporation of the use of Earth Observations and Space-based applications in the post-2015 framework for reduction (HFA-2), to be launched during the Third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction () in Sendai, Japan next year.
The partners include UN agencies, international and regional organisations, space agencies, academia, ministries and national civil protection agencies. These efforts have been endorsed by government institutions of the Federal Republic of Germany, the People’s Republic of China, the Dominican Republic and the Islamic Republic of Iran.
One of the key aims of the group is to ensure that the existing text on the use of Earth observations and in the current Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) is introduced in HFA-2. Another objective is to encourage the incorporation of and products in several of the indicators that have already been proposed in the monitoring framework that will accompany the HFA-2. A third activity is the of a working session during WCDRR on “Earth observations to support national and local disaster-risk reduction initiatives”.
All of these efforts are geared to make the disaster risk reduction community aware that the quality of sensors and access to and use of satellite imagery and services has greatly improved in recent years. Tremendous progress has been achieved through the continuous development of powerful algorithms and software to manage and process geospatial data and in innovative approaches to disseminate imagery and geospatial datasets in near- via geo-web-services, which can be used in disaster-risk management and emergency response efforts.
Read full story: UN-SPIDER: Promoting the use of Earth observations and Space-based Applications in years to come
Read more UN-SPIDER news in the October 2014 edition of the UN-SPIDER Updates
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UN-SPIDER at a glance
- UN-SPIDER works with partners on Earth observation for disaster risk reduction
- UN-SPIDER participates in 3rd High Level Forum of UN Committee of Experts on Geospatial Information
- UNGA Fourth Committee discusses UN-SPIDER programme
- Bhutan: Project for stronger disaster response and recovery preparedness
Data application of the month
News from our Regional Support Offices
- SUPARCO: Best Practices for flood management in Pakistan
- Colombia: IGAC holds workshop on remote sensing for floods and landslides
- Iran: ISA announces the launch of three remote sensing satellites into space
News from our Community
- UN observes International Day for Disaster Reduction
- International Charter activated four times in October 2014
- International Charter: Space and Major Disasters – 2013 Report now available
- World Disaster Report 2014 launched by Red Cross Red Crescent
- ESA announces the beginning of Sentinel-1A operational life
- World Risk Report 2014 published
- Access to satellite imagery: Launch of Skybox for Good programme
- JAXA: End of mission for PR rainfall observation radar on TRMM
- Access to satellite imagery: Launch of Skybox for Good programme
- Weather forecasting: Second generation MetOp satellites to be developed
- China plans to build comprehensive earth observation system
- New NASA instrument for rapid hurricane response and marine forecasting
Upcoming events
- 8-9 January 2015, Uttar Pradesh, India: Second International Space Conference 2015
- 14-18 March 2015, Sendai, Japan: UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
- 12-16 October 2015, Pyeongchang, Korea: 6th International Wildland Fire Conference
UNOOSA/UN-SPIDER and many partners from the Space, the Earth observations and the Civil Protection communities, and from the regional and international organizations have been working together since June 2014 as a way to spearhead efforts regarding the incorporation of the use of Earth Observations and Space-based applications in the post-2015 framework for reduction (HFA-2), to be launched during the Third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction () in Sendai, Japan next year.
The partners include UN agencies, international and regional organisations, space agencies, academia, ministries and national civil protection agencies. These efforts have been endorsed by government institutions of the Federal Republic of Germany, the People’s Republic of China, the Dominican Republic and the Islamic Republic of Iran.
One of the key aims of the group is to ensure that the existing text on the use of Earth observations and in the current Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) is introduced in HFA-2. Another objective is to encourage the incorporation of and products in several of the indicators that have already been proposed in the monitoring framework that will accompany the HFA-2. A third activity is the of a working session during WCDRR on “Earth observations to support national and local disaster-risk reduction initiatives”.
All of these efforts are geared to make the disaster risk reduction community aware that the quality of sensors and access to and use of satellite imagery and services has greatly improved in recent years. Tremendous progress has been achieved through the continuous development of powerful algorithms and software to manage and process geospatial data and in innovative approaches to disseminate imagery and geospatial datasets in near- via geo-web-services, which can be used in disaster-risk management and emergency response efforts.
Read full story: UN-SPIDER: Promoting the use of Earth observations and Space-based Applications in years to come
Read more UN-SPIDER news in the October 2014 edition of the UN-SPIDER Updates
You can also go straight to your topic of interest:
UN-SPIDER at a glance
- UN-SPIDER works with partners on Earth observation for disaster risk reduction
- UN-SPIDER participates in 3rd High Level Forum of UN Committee of Experts on Geospatial Information
- UNGA Fourth Committee discusses UN-SPIDER programme
- Bhutan: Project for stronger disaster response and recovery preparedness
Data application of the month
News from our Regional Support Offices
- SUPARCO: Best Practices for flood management in Pakistan
- Colombia: IGAC holds workshop on remote sensing for floods and landslides
- Iran: ISA announces the launch of three remote sensing satellites into space
News from our Community
- UN observes International Day for Disaster Reduction
- International Charter activated four times in October 2014
- International Charter: Space and Major Disasters – 2013 Report now available
- World Disaster Report 2014 launched by Red Cross Red Crescent
- ESA announces the beginning of Sentinel-1A operational life
- World Risk Report 2014 published
- Access to satellite imagery: Launch of Skybox for Good programme
- JAXA: End of mission for PR rainfall observation radar on TRMM
- Access to satellite imagery: Launch of Skybox for Good programme
- Weather forecasting: Second generation MetOp satellites to be developed
- China plans to build comprehensive earth observation system
- New NASA instrument for rapid hurricane response and marine forecasting
Upcoming events