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Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space Concludes 48th Sess in Vienna
- June 21, 2005
- Posted by: EARSC
- Categories: EARSC News, Internationalization
No CommentsAgreement on Contribution to the 2005 World Summit Reached; Space and
Water Discussed VIENNA, 20 June (UN Information Service) — During its
48th session, which was held in Vienna from 8 to 17 June, the United
Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) agreed
on a text that could be transmitted to the President of the United
Nations General Assembly by Member States of COPUOS for incorporation
into the draft outcome document of the 2005 World Summit, to be held
from 14 to 16 September 2005. Info extracted from Spaceref. -
EO to improve risk management of landslides and floods in Alpine regions
- June 20, 2005
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
Under the 6th Framework Programme for Research (FP6) activity ?´Global
Monitoring for Environment and Security?? (GMES), the Commission will
provide ?Ñ1.1m support for a new research project, called ?¨ASSIST?Æ, on
improving risk warning and risk management of landslides, avalanches,
debris flows and floods in Alpine regions. The results of this project
can easily be extended to other mountainous areas. Under GMES, the
Commission is currently funding 14 projects. ASSIST is the latest and
fifteenth project. Info extracted from Europa – RapidPress. -
Environmental Research: Group on Earth Observations
- June 19, 2005
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
A major section on the subject of Earth Observation (EO) has been added
to the EU Environment Research website. Several new pages are now
accessible via the website’s homepage, comprising background
information and up-to-date reports on the activities of the Group on
Earth Observations (GEO) and the EO Summits, the most recent of which
took place in Brussels in February 2005 during Earth & Space Week.
Info extracted from EU-DG research. -
Taking a virtual view of the world
- June 18, 2005
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
Skimming virtually around 3D scenery is no longer the preserve of experts. New software developed in Europe lets users browse and interact in three dimensions with any part of our planet. Everyone from tourists to land planners stand to benefit.
Terabytes of data daily flow downwards from remote-sensing satellites. Other useful data come from aerial photos and base maps. This information is commonly used for everything from town and country planning to tourism development.
Source: Based on information from Vplanet -
Research and development co-operation between Italy and Canada
- June 17, 2005
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
Italy and Canada have stepped up their scientific co-operation by signing a series of agreements on research and development
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UN-OOSA: Call for Expression of Interest (EOI)
- June 16, 2005
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
United Nations Programme on Space Applications, OOSA would like to
provide support to projects or activities using solutions based on
space technology for Disaster Management activities in Southeast Asian
countries. -
Next generation of automated coastal maps
- June 14, 2005
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
The COASTCHART project, led by LogicaCMG, is entirely funded through
the Data User Element (DUE) of the European Space Agency??s (ESA) Earth
Observation Envelope Programme (EOEP). Once completed, the project will
allow for the delineation of 6,000 kilometers of western African
coastline, and will also enable standard navigation charts to be
updated from space-based observations. -
UNEP Atlas – One Planet, Many People: Atlas of Our Changing Environmet
- June 9, 2005
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in cooperation with NASA,
United Geological Survey (USGS) and University of Maryland launched One
Planet, Many People: Atlas for our Changing Environment – a publication
that provides visual evidence of environmental change using satellite
images, graphisc and text. The focus is on the status and trends over
several decades, both in physical and human geography. The volume
presents visual evidence of global environmental changes resulting from
natural processes and human-induced activities. www.na.unep.net -
Europe moves closer to European Space Policy lift-off
- June 9, 2005
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
Info extracted from Cordis News.Ministers
from the countries affiliated to the EU and/or the European Space
Agency met on 7 June to take stock of progress towards the
implementation of a European Space Policy. The policy is set to be
approved at the next meeting of ministers in November. -
CSA and ASI: long-term agreement to formalize continued cooperation in EO
- June 8, 2005
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
i-newswire.com.
The newly ratified agreement lays the
groundwork for ongoing cooperation on projects and activities in which
Canada and Italy have a common interest. In particular, it will enable
joint programs for Earth observation to be set up, and encourage
participation by the space agencies, private companies, and
universities of the two countries.