| Environment - Geoinformation, monitoring and assessment |
| Groundwater Exploration by Satellite Remote Sensing in the Syrian Arab Republic |
| A study undertaken in the Syrian Arab Republic indicates that the integration into a geographic information system of data extracted from earth observation satellites with those traditionally gathered, coupled with selected field investigations and the geological knowledge of the area under investigation, provides a powerful tool in groundwater search. This article offers examples of related activ... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/EIdirect/eian0009.htm |
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| Environment - Policy and management |
| Environment - Geoinformation, monitoring and assessment |
| Space-related activities of FAO |
| This paper was presented at the Third UN Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (Unispace III), Vienna, 19-30 July 1999. It provides a general overview of FAO activities related to the use of space technology, including remote sensing and GIS development and applications. |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/EIdirect/EIre0076.htm |
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| Environment - Geoinformation, monitoring and assessment |
| Overview of FAO remote sensing, Geographic Information System and agrometeorological activities |
| This paper provides an overview of FAO remote sensing, Geographic Information System and agrometeorological activities at all levels - global, regional, and national - and includes examples. |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/EIdirect/EIre0005.htm |
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| Environment - Policy and management |
| Environment - Geoinformation, monitoring and assessment |
| Strengthening capacity in agricultural development through remote sensing and GIS |
| This paper reports on a technical assistance project initiated in Bulgaria in June 1999 with the aim of developing and testing RS/GIS methodologies suited to local conditions for rapid survey of land cover/land use in three different districts representative of the country's agricultural production. |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/EIdirect/EIre0083.htm |
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| Environment - Policy and management |
| Environment - Geoinformation, monitoring and assessment |
| Regional Workshop for Decision-makers on Remote Sensing/GIS Applications in Agricultural and Environmental Management |
| Summary report of the Regional Workshop for Decision-makers on Remote Sensing/GIS Applications in Agricultural and Environmental Management held in Santiago, Chile (7-11 December 1998). Workshop topics included remote sensing and GIS and their applications in forestry, water resources, agriculture and environment. |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/EIdirect/EIre0067.htm |
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| Environment - Policy and management |
| Environment - Geoinformation, monitoring and assessment |
| FAO/ESA workshop for decision-makers on remote sensing/GIS applications |
| Since 1991, in close cooperation with the European Space Agency (ESA) and other bodies, FAO has organized workshops for decision-makers on remote sensing/GIS applications to agricultural and environmental management in Central and Eastern European countries. This article provides notes on the FAO/ESA workshop held in Assenovgrad, Bulgaria, (10-14 November 1997). |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/EIdirect/EIre0039.htm |
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| Environment - Policy and management |
| Environment - Geoinformation, monitoring and assessment |
| ESCAP/FAO/ESA sub-regional workshop for decision-makers on remote sensing/GIS applications |
| This article reports on a subregional workshop for decision-makers on remote sensing/GIS applications held in Baku, Azerbaijan, in October 1997. This first joint ESCAP/FAO/ESA activity in Central Asia was organized to address consequences of the transition process, which could benefit from remote sensing and GIS applications. |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/EIdirect/EIre0040.htm |
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| Environment - Policy and management |
| Regional Workshop for Decision-Makers on Remote Sensing/Geographic Information Systems Applications to Agricultural and Environmental Management |
| Summary report of the Regional Workshop for Decision-Makers on Remote Sensing/Geographic Information Systems Applications to Agricultural and Environmental Management
FAO/ESCAP, in cooperation with Kazakhstan National Aerospace Agency, held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, 20-24 September 1999 for the benefit of countries of Central Asia and Eastern Europe. The workshop belongs to a series of activities in... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/EIdirect/EIre0081.htm |
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| Environment - Policy and management |
| Environment - Geoinformation, monitoring and assessment |
| Regional workshop for decision-makers on remote sensing and the GIS in environment and agricultural management issues |
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| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/spdirect/EIre0056.htm |
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| Environment - Policy and management |
| Integrated global observing strategy: Putting the vision of digital Earth into actions by international communities |
| This keynote speech was given at the International Symposium on the Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, 29 November-2 December 1999. According to the note, to address environment and sustainability issues, information and decision support tools are essential.
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| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/EPdirect/EPre0091.htm |
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