19 May 2016
GLIS 2016: How Space Contributes to a Better World?
... our selection of speakers and discussion partners for the panel. We gather high ranking experts in the fields of disaster management, climate change, tele health and tele education. They will elaborate not only on technical aspects but...
08 June 2016
GLIS 2016: A New Era of Connectivity through Space
... in the shaping of a future "connected" world. Today, the international community faces substantial challenges: digital divide, disaster management, cybersecurity, big data analysis and climate change, to name a few. The next years will see industry...
June 2014
A revitalised space sector reduces costs and makes space data more accessible
... glimpse. We can already see that these will include: agriculture and the management of natural resources; healthcare; transport and logistics; disaster management; energy; and even insurance and financial transactions. The economic potential of the...
25 September 2016
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs participates in the 67th International Astronautical Congress
...Director of UNOOSA Koichi Wakata, JAXA International Space Station Programme Manager Mwangia Mbuthia, University of Nairobi UNOOSA-SNC press conference on...based Data and Information in Disaster Management - E5. 27th IAA Symposium on Space and Society
June 2014
In thrall to a star: understanding the Sun will help us understand our own climate and environment
... systems, thus increasing the error rate in geolocation applications affecting a wide range of industries (such as fishing, disaster management and transportation). Solar data from large Hallowe’en storms of 2003. Top panel shows the X-ray activity...
March 2016
Space debris conundrum for international law makers
Growth is not without its consequences and the upcoming anniversary of the Outer Space Treaty presents an opportunity for the global community to reflect not only on what has been achieved in the past half-century but also on the collective path ...
