UN-SPIDER's Disaster Response Report to the Jamaica Flooding ...

The UN-SPIDER Recommended Practice on flood hazard mapping shows how GIS and modelling are used to calculate simulated inundation areas based on land use, soil, elevation, and meteorological data.

Who are the users of space technology in disaster and risk management?Which services can UN-SPIDER offer to Member States?

The National Emergency Management Agency of Nigeria was established via Act 12 as amended by Act 50 of 1999, to manage disasters in Nigeria. Therefore, from inception, NEMA has been tackling disaster ...

Copernicus Sentinel-6B Takes Orbit To Strengthen Global Sea-Level Monitoring ...

A Regional Support Office (RSO) is a regional or national centre of expertise that is set up within an existing entity by a Member State or group of Member States that have put forward an offer to set ...

Home Links and Resources Data Sources Land Cover Map (GlobeLand 30 - NGCC) Land Cover Map (GlobeLand 30 - NGCC) ...

Space-based Information: The Copernicus Open Access Hub provides complete, free and open access to Sentinel missions data.

Home Links and Resources Data Sources World Settlement Footprint 2015 (WSF - DLR-EOC) World Settlement Footprint 2015 (WSF - DLR-EOC) ...

The UN-SPIDER Recommended Practice on radar-based flood mapping explains the use of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite imagery for flood mapping. The practice shows the use of the European Space ...

SAR-based flood mapping is a standard and reliable method for determining the extent of major floods. SAR can penetrate cloud-cover, operate in any weather conditions and provide timely and crucial ...

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