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SEDAC, the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center, is one of the Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in the Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. SEDAC focuses on human interactions in the environment. Its mission is to develop and operate applications that support the integration of socioeconomic and Earth science data and to serve as an "Information Gateway" between the Earth and social sciences

The Humanitarian Kiosk (HKiosk) application provides a range of up-to-the-minute humanitarian related information from emergencies around the world. The application has multiple independant kiosks which reflect locations where UN-OCHA operates or there is an ongoing international humanitarian emergency

Curently only for iPad, Android will follow somewhere in 2013

A Guidelines on the Applicable Criteria and Standards relating to the Detention of Asylum-Seekers and Alternatives to Detention

The 2013 edition of World Development Indicators (WDI) has just been released. WDI 2013 provides a new look to high-quality cross-country comparable statistics about development and people's lives around the globe. All the new features of the WDI suite of products can be accessed from data.worldbank.org/wdi, and include: *New online tables with all the data tables , will be automatically updated when the database is updated four times a year, and can be accessed in web browsers or downloaded as PDF files *An improved WDI "DataFinder" application available in English, Spanish, French and Chinese, in tablet and mobile phone editions for both Android and iOS. The full text of the printed book is also included. *An update to the WDI database, including improved notes and metadata "about the data" from the printed book, explaining the relevance of the indicators for development, their source, and their methodology. *An updated version of the Little Data Book 2013

This report covers the forecast of the smart weapons market and its dynamics over the next five years, while also recognizing market application gaps, recent developments in the market, and high potential countries. The smart weapons market has been analyzed primarily on the basis of product (including missiles, munitions, guided projectiles, guided rockets and precision guided firearms) during the forecast period, considering 2015 as the base year.

[193 Pages Report] Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR)Market categories the Global Market by Range (Short, Medium, Long & Strategic System), Application (Ballistic Missile Defense, Conventional), Platform (Ground Based, Naval, Airborne) & by Region.

In emergency situations humanitarian actors often lose time by looking for appropriate tools and methodologies applicable to their context. ACAPS is developing series of templates and practical guidance dedicated to ease the work of assessment experts in the field. You will find on this webiwte all our resources, including reviews of various technical aspects of assessment and Disaster Needs Analysis (DNAs).

The OGC is an international industry consortium of 441 companies, government agencies and universities participating in a consensus process to develop publicly available interface standards. OGC® Standards support interoperable solutions that "geo-enable" the Web, wireless and location-based services and mainstream IT. The standards empower technology developers to make complex spatial information and services accessible and useful with all kinds of applications

culturomics: the application of high-throughput data collection and analysis to the study of human culture

StatPlanet is a browser-based interactive data visualization and mapping application. Use it to easily and rapidly create visualizations from simple Flash maps to advanced infographics.

SSP combines satellite imagery analysis and field reports with Google's Map Maker technology to deter the resumption of war between North and South Sudan. SSP was launched as a six-month pilot project on December 29, 2010, as the result of an unprecedented collaboration between Not On Our Watch, the Enough Project, Google, the United Nations UNITAR Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT), DigitalGlobe, the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, and Trellon, LLC. .

Crisis Mappers leverage mobile & web-based applications, participatory maps & crowdsourced event data, aerial & satellite imagery, geospatial platforms, visual analytics, and computational & statistical models to power effective early warning for rapid response to complex humanitarian emergencies

Find Interactive Maps, GIS datasets, Satellite Imagery and Related Applications

The application OSM2NetworkDataset converts OpenStreetMap (OSM) data so it can be used for network analyses in the ArcGIS extension Network Analyst. This program was designed to generate transportation networks for any mode of transportation and any region

MSP GEOTRANS (Geographic Translator) is an application program which allows you to easily convert geographic coordinates among a wide variety of coordinate systems, map projections, and datums. GEOTRANS runs in Microsoft Windows, LINUX and UNIX environments

This HPG Policy Brief explores the obstacles to and opportunities for humanitarian dialogue with Armed Non-State Actors (ANSAs). It begins with the rationale for such engagement and the applicable legal frameworks. It then provides an overview of the challenges that humanitarian actors face when engaging in dialogue with ANSAs on issues of access, assistance and protection

UNOSAT is a technology-intensive programme delivering imagery analysis and satellite solutions to relief and development organisations within and outside the UN system to help make a difference in critical areas such as humanitarian relief, human security, strategic territorial and development planning

This blog features short thought pieces on how innovation and technology are revolutionizing the power of the individual through radical self-sufficiency, self-determination, independence, survival and resilience

Tank level monitoring system is a technique of automatic measurement of liquid levels in bulk tanks. It is a combination of software, hardware, and various sensors. This system works on the principle of level sensor, and has widespread applications across varied industry verticals, such as oil & fuel, chemical industry, mining, agriculture & husbandry, automotive, and power.

X-Band Radar Market analysis & forecast report categorizes global by Type (Portable & Non-portable), Application (Defense, Government, & Commercial) - Global Forecasts & Geography.