https://spacewatch.global/tag/disaster-management/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Fri, 13 May 2022 06:00:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/disaster-management/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2022/05/mayday-ai-and-satellogic-collaborate-to-improve-risk-and-disaster-intelligence/ Fri, 13 May 2022 06:00:25 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=40936 Sub-meter resolution Earth observation data collection company Satellogic, announced that it has entered into a teaming agreement with German real-time risk and disaster intelligence provider Mayday.ai, to improve data intelligence for risk and disaster management.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/12/mayday-ai-and-lup-launch-the-urbangreeneye-project/ Thu, 16 Dec 2021 07:00:16 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=37922 Mayday.ai, LUP, Humboldt University Berlin and the city of Leipzig are joining efforts to mitigate risks related to heat waves by launching the UrbanGreenEye project. The Federal Ministry of Transport and the German Aerospace Centre support and fund the initiative. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/10/unoosa-sets-up-emergency-response-office-in-israel/ Tue, 13 Oct 2020 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=27132&preview=true&preview_id=27132 UNOOSA sets up emergency response office in Israel]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/04/space-silk-road-china-and-arab-states-pledge-to-increase-applications-for-beidou-gnss/ Tue, 09 Apr 2019 05:00:32 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13399 The second China-Arab States BDS Cooperation Forum was held in the Tunisian capital city of Tunis on 1 April 2019 to discuss measures and initiatives that will increase the use of China's Beidou navigation satellite system (BDS) in the Arab world with the aim of elevating cooperation in high-technology between China and the Middle East and North Africa.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/03/nepal-taps-thales-alenia-space-to-build-telecommunications-satellite/ Wed, 13 Mar 2019 06:00:18 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13021 The Nepal Telecommunications Authority and Thales Alenia Space, a Joint Venture between Thales (67 %) and Leonardo (33 %), have signed today an agreement under which Thales Alenia Space will build the national satellite telecommunication system for Nepal.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/03/spacewatchgl-feature-southeast-asian-space-programmes-capabilities-challenges-and-collaborations/ Wed, 13 Mar 2019 06:00:02 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13008 By Nandini Sarma - In many parts of the world, space technology is being used to improve people’s lives. Apart from their uses for everyday services like weather forecasting, long-distance communications, and GPS systems, the manifold applications of space technology assist in many other ways. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/01/india-installs-satcom-ground-stations-and-terminals-in-saarc-member-states/ Tue, 08 Jan 2019 06:00:12 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=12274 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will deliver five ground stations and a total of 500 Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSAT) to enable its neighbours to benefit from satellite-based services such as TV, Internet, telephone, disaster management, and telemedicine.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/12/italys-e-geos-signs-deal-with-st-lucia-to-provide-geospatial-early-warning-system/ Fri, 21 Dec 2018 06:00:22 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=12051 e-GEOS, the geospatial information company that is a joint venture of Telespazio and the Italian Space Agency, has signed a contract with the Government of St. Lucia in the Caribbean for the provision of COSMO-SkyMed satellite data as part of an Early Warning System to help manage emergencies resulting from severe weather.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/12/azerbaijan-mulling-new-earth-observation-satellite-georgia-discusses-access-to-azersky-1/ Thu, 13 Dec 2018 06:00:47 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11905 Azerbaijan’s state space corporation, Azercosmos, will examine the economic and commercial feasibility of building additional Earth observation satellites in its approved 2019-2022 state programme for remote sensing, according to a report by the Trend News Agency.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/12/israels-gilat-selected-to-help-set-up-japanese-emergency-communications-system/ Wed, 12 Dec 2018 06:00:03 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11902 Gilat, the Israeli satellite communications equipment company, has been selected by the Local Authorities Satellite Communications (LASCOM), an agency of the Japanese government, to help provide a disaster response emergency communications platform along with the SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/asia-pacific-space-cooperation-organisation-members-celebrate-tenth-anniversary/ Fri, 16 Nov 2018 06:00:18 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11362 As part of the 10th anniversary celebrations of the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organisation (APSCO), China intends to promote satellite imagery sharing with other member states for applications such as urban planning, disaster monitoring and assessment, as well as resource management and surveying.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/israels-gilat-to-provide-network-support-to-japans-sky-perfect-jsat/ Thu, 08 Nov 2018 06:00:03 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11201 This content is for members only. 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