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 ...
Risks and Disasters | UN-SPIDER Knowledge Portal
WEBThe Risks and Disasters section seeks to shed light on these issues. As stated by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), a disaster can be defined as "a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or society involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and impacts, which exceeds the ...
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.
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
WEBIn 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 and develop the ...
News and Events | UN-SPIDER Knowledge Portal
WEBUN-SPIDER aims to bridge the gap between the various communities involved in using space-based information for disaster risk management and emergency response. These communities include satellite technology providers, experts in remote sensing, satellite navigation and satellite communication experts, disaster risk specialists, policy makers, disaster responders and academia.
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 …
Databases and compilations of geospatial data - UN-SPIDER
WEBEarth Observation data and data products provide crucial information for disaster risk management and emergency response. Many datasets are available free of charge and can be downloaded from the web. Others are available as free web-services. The UN-SPIDER team has compiled relevant data sources for you. You can search for space-based information for different hazard types at the UN-SPIDER ...
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