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NASA ARSET Training: Using NASA Remote Sensing for Disaster Management

NASA ARSET Training: Using NASA Remote Sensing for Disaster Management 06/09/2016 to 06/30/2016 Times: 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 6:00-7:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-4) NASA remote sensing and modeling resources are useful for

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Imagery Assists Disaster Response in South Carolina

COLUMBIA, S.C. (Nov. 4, 2015) — One month ago today, a “thousand-year” rain event hit South Carolina, spurring widespread flooding throughout much of the state. In an effort to address the

Remote Sensing

Malaysia is Using LiDAR to Detect and Predict Natural Disasters

In recent news by BERNAMA (Malaysian National News Agency), Malaysia is currently using a sophisticated system called ‘Light Detection and Ranging’ (LiDAR) to detect and predict natural disasters for managing disasters more efficiently

Remote Sensing

Remote Sensing Technology to Prevent Outbreak of Diseases

Feb. 16, 2015 – Satellites can help scientists follow parasites and viruses, and in some cases predict months ahead of time an outbreak of dengue fever or malaria, researchers said

GIS

Automatic Disaster Analysis and Mapping System Speed Up Earthquake Aid Response

The Automatic Disaster Analysis and Mapping system (ADAM) pulls information from the U.S. Geological Survey, World Bank and World Food Programme databases, getting aid workers vital facts from earthquake zones