UN-SPIDER Advances Space-Based Solutions For Coastal Resilience At The 32nd UN/IAF Workshop ...

UN-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 ...

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Pretoria, South Africa, 15–19 September 2025 – UN-SPIDER cooperated with the Center for Remote Sensing of Land Surfaces (ZFL) ...

UN-SPIDER and UNOOSA Highlighted At International Flood Management Conference Hosted By BME ...

Palm Tree Detection in Tongatapu for Carbon Credit Estimation ...

Less than three weeks after its launch, the first MetOp Second Generation (MetOp-SG-A1) satellite has begun transmitting data from two of its six instruments, signaling a new stage in European weather ...

A new UN-SPIDER user story highlights the critical role of space-based technologies in preventing dam failures and enhancing disaster preparedness. On 23 July 2018, Saddle Dam D, part of the Xe ...

Geospatial Artificial Intelligence (GeoAI) — the convergence of satellite-derived data with modern machine-learning techniques—has become a decisive factor in global disaster-risk governance. In ...

UN-SPIDER has released a new publication entitled "Mapping Disaster Resilience: GeoAI Best Practices from the UN-SPIDER Network". The compendium compiles practical case studies on the use of ...

UN-SPIDER has released a new Recommended Practice that improves flood mapping by integrating Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery with Digital Terrain Models (DTMs), offering a more accurate and ...

Spacecraft orbiting Earth play a vital role in monitoring climate change, enabling global communication and navigation, and advancing scientific research. However, many of these orbits are becoming ...