Disaster response and the international charter program
Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing
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Abstract
In a meeting held in Vienna, Austria in 1999, a small group of space agencies conceived and approved a program to provide emergency response satellite data to those affected by disasters anywhere in the world. The purpose of this group, which came to be known as the “International Charter - Space and Major Disasters”, is to promote cooperation among space agencies in the use of satellite data to manage crises during and after disasters. When tropical storms, floods, oil spills, earthquakes, landslides, volcanoes or fires endanger human life, the Charter member agencies provide valuable information about these events’ extent and impact.
Suggested Citation
Stryker, T., and Jones, B., 2009, Disaster response and the international charter program: Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, v. 2009, no. December, p. 1342-1344.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Disaster response and the international charter program |
| Series title | Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing |
| Volume | 2009 |
| Issue | December |
| Year Published | 2009 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | ASPRS |
| Contributing office(s) | Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center |
| Description | 3 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing |
| First page | 1342 |
| Last page | 1344 |