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Although many developing countries are still not major players in space technology, there is a growing recognition that it can be of practical value — in predicting natural disasters or monitoring crops for example.
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Opinions and Analysis
African development needs good geo-spatial information
Africa must make it easy to access and share geo-spatial information, says head of South Africa's mapping organisation, Derek Clarke.
Earth observation system must support basic research
An editorial in Nature welcomes plans for a globally-integrated system of Earth observation, but warns it must support the basic scientific activity of data collection.
25 February 2005
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Source: Nature
UNESCO should not neglect Earth sciences
25 February 2005
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Source: The Guardian (United Kingdom)
News and Features
Weather station network to serve South Asia
A weather station network across South Asia is part of an India-led drive for locally produced climate change data.
26 October 2009
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UAE anticipates lift-off for first satellite
The United Arab Emirates is soon to send its first earth-observation satellite into space, and hopes the venture will boost its development.
India pours funds into climate, space research
8 July 2009
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Africa–India satellite links to expand
21 April 2009
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