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Geohazards and risks studied from Earth observations

Teodolina Lopez, Editor ; Anny Cazenave, Editor ; Mioara Mandea, Editor ; Jerome Benveniste, Editor | Cham : Springer | 2022

The Sentinel missions of the COPERNICUS Programme of the European Union, as well as other Earth Observation missions, provide new opportunities for systematic monitoring of natural and man-made hazards and disasters that can highly impact human [...]

Disaster management : space based solutions for developing nations

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2018

The focus of this report addresses some of the challenges facing developing nations with their disaster management systems, reducing the vulnerability of an event and subsequent disasters which can affect a nation's infrastructure and population[...]

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Earth observations for geohazards

Zhenhong Li, Editor ; Roberto Tomas, Editor | Basel (4052, Switzerland) : MDPI AG | 2017

Earth Observations (EO) from space and aircraft, combined with complementary terrestrial observations and with physical models, have been used to monitor geohazards and are revolutionizing our understanding of how the Earth system works. An impo[...]

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Earth observations for geohazards

Zhenhong Li, Editor ; Roberto Tomas, Editor | Basel (4052, Switzerland) : MDPI AG | 2017

Earth Observations (EO) from space and aircraft, combined with complementary terrestrial observations and with physical models, have been used to monitor geohazards and are revolutionizing our understanding of how the Earth system works. An impo[...]

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Satellite earth observation in support of disaster risk reduction : the CEOS earth observation handbook, special 2015 edition for the 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction

Ivan Petiteville, Editor | [S.l.] : European Space Agency | 2015

This edition was prepared for the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in early 2015 and explores how satellite EO can contribute to the related information challenges, across a range of different countries and addressing varying capacity[...]

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Space systems for disaster warning, response, and recovery

Scott Madry, Author ; International Space University | New York, NY : Springer | SpringerBriefs in space development | 2015

This SpringerBrief provides a general overview of the role of satellite applications for disaster mitigation, warning, planning, recovery and response. It covers both the overall role and perspective of the emergency management community as we[...]

Space systems for disaster warning, response, and recovery

Scott Madry, Author ; International Space University | New York, NY : Springer | SpringerBriefs in space development | 2015

This SpringerBrief provides a general overview of the role of satellite applications for disaster mitigation, warning, planning, recovery and response. It covers both the overall role and perspective of the emergency management community as well[...]

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Satellite earth observation for geohazard risk management : the Santorini Conference, Santorini, Greece, 21 - 23 May 2012

Ph. Bally, Editor | [S.l.] : European Space Agency | ESA STM | 2014

ESA and the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) jointly hosted the 2012 International Forum on Satellite Earth Observations for Geohazards in Santorini, Greece, with the goal of improving the application of satellite Earth Observation to geohazard[...]

Space4health

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2014

The report focuses on the means in which space resources can be used to support public health during or immediately after a natural disaster. To provide a novel view on the topic, this report focuses on new concepts and innovations that have the[...]

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Space-based disaster management : the need for international cooperation

Ranganath Navalgund, Editor ; Valery Alexandrovich Menshikov, Editor ; Joseph Akinyede, Editor | Paris (France) : International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) | 2010

Space for security and prosperity of the peoples : first International Specialized Symposium "space and global security of humanity", Cyprus, Limassol, 2009

J.-M. Content, Editor ; Valery Alexandrovich Menshikov, Editor | Paris (France) : International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) | 2010

Remote sensing and GIS technologies for monitoring and prediction of disasters

Shailesh Nayak, Editor ; Siyka Zlatanova, Editor | New York, NY : Springer | Environmental science and engineering. Subseries: Environmental science | 2008

The book discusses the wider utilisation of remote sensing in disaster management which requires research and developments in numerous aspects: data access/delivery to the users, information extraction and analysis, management of data and their [...]

The global flood detection system

Kugler Zsofia, Author ; Tom De Groeve, Author | [S.l.] : European Commission | JRC Scientific and Technical Reports, ISSN 1018-5593 | 2007

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Special issue on remote sensing for major disaster prevention, monitoring, and assessment

Kun-Shan Chen, Editor | [S.l.] : IEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society | IEEE transactions on geoscience and remote sensing,, ISSN 0196-2892 | 2007

Special issue on remote sensing for major disaster prevention, monitoring, and assessment

Kun-Shan Chen, Editor | [S.l.] : IEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society | IEEE transactions on geoscience and remote sensing,, ISSN 0196-2892 | 2007

How should the world respond to natural disasters?

Rebecca O'Connor, Editor | [S.l.] : Greenhaven Press | At issue | 2006

Disaster risk evaluation and management : International Space University SSP Program 2009, Strasbourg, France

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2000