Satellites routinely monitoring Earth from space and delivering data to support rapid damage mapping offer an objective tool to aid disaster management.
Recognising that a single operator or satellite cannot meet the demands of disaster Management, ESA and France’s CNES space agency initiated the International Charter Space and Major Disasters in 1999. They were joined by the Canadian Space Agency in 2000.
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The International Charter Space and Major Disasters
Every year, millions of people around the world are affected by natural or human-made disasters. The increased frequency and intensity of disasters such as storms and floods, coupled with the exposure of vulnerable Populations and assets, have put disasters high on the list of modern-day…
