GMES comes under Earth and Space Week spotlight



 


Al Junaynah area
 
This map shows the impact of potentially flooded wadis on the road network in Al Junaynah area, obtained using SPOT, RADARSAT and Envisat's ASAR acquisitions of August 2004. The Ardamata IDP camp is located within the area marked in yellow. This map was prepared by the RESPOND GMES service.

(Copyrights - Envisat data: ESA 2004; RADARSAT data: CSA 2004; SPOT data: CNES 2004 distributed by Spot Image)

Earth Observation in action
 

 



 
Jerome Bequignon, Charter executive secretary, talks about the International Charter on Space and Major Disasters.

Al Fashir: Guba Clinic
 
The IKONOS 1-metre resolution image, acquired on 14 August 2004, shows the Guba Clinic within Al Fashir, the capital of north Darfur state and distribution point for food and supplies. The image was made available to relief groups by the RESPOND GMES consortium.

(Copyrights - IKONOS data: Space Imaging 2004)



Release date: 7 June 2005