[Unoosa-stdm] Space Technology for Disaster Management - February 2006 Updates

[Program on Space Applications]

Space Technology for Disaster Management
February 2006 Updates

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We have included an updated Calendar of Events with upcoming relevant
Conferences, Meetings and Events in the area of Space Technology and
Disaster Management.

News included in this edition:

1.  Check out the Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS)
2.    UNOSAT now provides RSS feeds of new maps. This is useful to be
instantly updated on for example maps produced by UNOSAT in the context of
the International Charter Space and Major Disasters.
3.    NOAA Study of the Remote Sensing Industry
4.    The second and final announcement of the Third International
Conference on Early Warning (EWC III)
5.    International Charter Space and Major Disasters activated to provide
satellite imagery for the landslide in the Philippines.
6.  Result of the First Joint Project Team Meeting for Establishing a
Disaster Management System in the Asia-Pacific Region
7.    Online Proceedings available of ISPRS joint conference
8.    Japan's ALOS in orbit
9.    Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) - Drafting of a new Disaster
Risk Management Policy

Annex: Updated Calendar of Events
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