INTERNATIONAL CHARTER SPACE AND MAJOR DISASTERS

 

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Topics covered: Advantages & significances of International charter space and major disasters, How the charter works?

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News Flash

China, Russia, France collaborated with India on sharing satellite data/images on Assam floods.

• As signatories to the International Charter Space and Major Disasters, any of the 32 member countries can send a ‘request’ to activate the Charter.
• This would immediately trigger a request by the coordinators to space agencies of other countries whose satellites have the best eyes on the site of the disaster.

 

The International Charter Space and Major Disasters

• The Charter is a worldwide collaboration, through which satellite data are made available for the benefit of disaster management.
• By combining Earth observation assets from different space agencies, the Charter allows resources and expertise to be coordinated for rapid response to major disaster situations.
• This unique initiative is able to mobilise agencies around the world and benefit from their know-how and their satellites through a single access point that operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and at no cost to the user.

 

How does charter work?

 

Source: The Hindu

 

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