Digital Twins and Earth Observation: UN-SPIDER and ZFL Present Flood Mapping Innovations at LPS 2025 ...

LPS brought together thousands of Earth observation scientists, policymakers, and industry leaders to explore how satellite ...

Digital Twins and Earth Observation: UN-SPIDER and ZFL hold presentation on Mapping for Disaster Risk Management at LPS 2025 ...

UN-SPIDER has published a new Recommended Practice that leverages both Sentinel-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Sentinel-2 optical imagery to improve flood detection and mapping. Developed by the ...

The Recommended Practice was applied during the October 2024 floods in Sri Lanka, demonstrating its value in real-world disaster response. The integration of multiple data sources improved the ...

ESA's key 2025 takeaways Earth’s orbital environment is a finite resource. Satellites that remain in their operational orbit at the end of their mission are at risk of fragmenting into dangerous ...

From 20th to 24th October, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), the African Union Commission (AUC), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), and the Republic of ...

It presents 10 case studies of recent global disasters, highlighting how vulnerabilities, such as weak infrastructure, exacerbated their impacts. For instance, Cyclone Freddy’s devastating toll in ...

In a new multi-agency report, United in Science, coordinated by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) underscores in its contribution ...

Senegal has taken a significant step in its journey towards technological sovereignty with the successful launch of its first satellite, Gaindesat-1A. The earth observation nanosatellite was launched ...

Climate change is increasingly impacting vulnerable populations with climate-related shocks such as floods, droughts, and extreme heat. REACH conducts intersectoral assessments to better understand ...

The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), in collaboration with the German Space Agency at DLR, the United Arab Emirates, and Peru, has officially opened registration for the World ...