UN-SPIDER August Updates

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United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Managementand Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)August 2007 Updates
"Please forward this UN-SPIDER Updates to colleagues who might benefit fromreceiving the information. If you wish to unsubscribe please reply to thise-mail and include UNSUBCRIBE in the Subject line. If you would like to subscribe to this list please visit the followingwebsite: http://www.ungiwg.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/unspider We also maintain a Calendar of Events with upcoming Conferences, Meetings and Events relevant to the area of space-based solutions for disastermanagement and emergency response. Check out:http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=h1a93vb3rk6ud1tvrequjsfk8s%40group.calendar.google.com News included in this UN-SPIDER Updates:
1. UN-SPIDER webpage has been updated with information on upcomingOutreach Activities. Check out:http://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/unspider/workshops.html.
2. International Workshop on “Climate Change and Adaptation in Africa –the Role of Space Technologies” to be held in Algiers, Algeria from 22 to24 October 2007.
3. Sentinel Asia Flood Working Group has just released new web pagesshowing precipitation information. You can see daily 24 hours accumulatedprecipitation by satellite data and heavy rain information derived fromstatistics.
4. The International Charter Space and Major Disasters was activated arecord 8 times in August to provide support to emergency responseactivities in the area of floods, fires, earthquake and hurricane. Duringthe same period Sentinel Asia was activated for the floods in Bangladesh,demonstrating the complementarity of both initiatives.
5. The 2nd African Leadership Conference on Space Science and Technologyfor Sustainable Development, hosted by South Africa in Pretoria on 2-5October 2007,
6. "The Use of Regionally Owned Space infrastructure for DisasterManagement in West and North Africa – Status Quo and Prospects" – UNOOSAthrough UN-SPIDER is supporting this event which will be held in Abuja,Nigeria, on 15 – 16 October 2007.
7. EUMETSAT’s Product Navigator – Environmental Satellite Data, Productsand Software. Check out: http://www.eumetsat.int/products/index.html.
8. TerraSAR-X used in Charter activation for floods in the UK on 24 July2007. Products available onhttp://www.disasterscharter.org/disasters/CALLID_166_e.html.
9. SERVIR - A 21st Century System for Improved Environmental DecisionMaking in Mesoamerica – Check out: http://servir.nsstc.nasa.gov/index.html.
10. International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) – 2007 African RegionalConference, Abuja, Nigeria, 3 – 5 December 2007. With the following theme:Space for Africa: Path to Knowledge and Development. Deadline for Call forPapers: 15 October 2007.
Regards DavidDavid Stevens Programme Coordinator UN-SPIDER United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs Vienna - Austria Tel. ++43-(1)-26060-5631 - Skype: tazarkountFAX ++43-(1)-260607-5631 - E-Mail david.stevens@unvienna.org"