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Australia Greenlights Game-Changing Era: Commercial Drones with ParaZero Safety Systems to Fly
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Asia’s top satellite operator aims to launch solar energy forecast system in Europe
Japan’s satellite titan SKY Perfect JSAT aims to expand...
Japan to set up $6.7bn JAXA fund to develop space industry
TOKYO -- Japan's cabinet on Monday approved a bill...
China launches a satellite to compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink
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Abu Dhabi, Dubai CPs launch Sirb implementation phase
Sharjah – WAM: Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed...
Europe’s space program plays catch-up with China and India
BRUSSELS -- Europe's intention to launch a return cargo...
UAE Orders Domestically Developed Reach-S UAS
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has placed an order...
China launches new-generation marine satellite
JIUQUAN - China on Thursday sent a new-generation ocean...
Deadly earthquakes in Nepal since 2015
Nov 4 (Reuters) - The Himalayan country of Nepal...
Indonesia sets emission target for G7 funding, maps investment
JAKARTA (Reuters) -- Indonesia aims to cut carbon emissions...

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Wednesday, August 12th, 2015

UN Body Stresses Vital Role of Geospatial Data for Sustainable Development Goals

Geographic information about people and the planet is critical to making better decisions and using resources more wisely, and will be vital to achieving the new Sustainable Development Goals that countries have recently agreed on, according to...

Monday, March 12th, 2012

FAO Meeting to Focus on Sustainable Food Production

Agriculture ministers and officials from 40 Asia-Pacific countries are seeking way to stabilise food prices, boost food security, reduce hunger and stem the depletion of natural resources at a five-day conference held by the United Nations' Food...

Monday, February 20th, 2012

UN Sets Up Space Technology Education Centre for Western Asia

A regional centre for space science and technology education for Western Asia will be sited at the Royal Jordanian Geographic Center (RJGC) by April, the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs has announced. Awni Khasawneh, general...

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

UN Launches Information System to Boost Disaster Prevention

The United Nations launched today an information system to improve and expand the exchange of weather, climate and water data, which can be used for disaster risk reduction, water management, food security and health purposes. The World...

Tuesday, August 16th, 2011

UN Creates Expert Group – Managing Geospatial Information

The United Nations ECOSOC made history on 27 July 2011 in Geneva by establishing a new intergovernmental body, the UN Committee on Global Geospatial Information Management, to bring together, for the first time at the global level, government experts from...

Thursday, February 10th, 2011

Need for a Global Geospatial Information Management System

The need for a mechanism that would integrate the various geospatial organisations and agencies together with their valuable geospatial data around the globe remains high on the agenda. The United Nations has been working on this initiaitive...

Saturday, June 16th, 2007

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued a new report last week. It was the third in a series of four planned reports. The latest document says it is possible to reduce greenhouse gas...