International

HIST, ICCROM sign Agreement for Collaboration on Space Technologies for World Cultural Heritage Conservation

On 24 October 2022, an Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between the International Centre on Space Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage (HIST) under the auspices of UNESCO , and the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage (ICCROM) to advance collaboration on applying space technologies to monitor, conserve and protect World Cultural Heritage sites.

Oct 26, 2022

China GEO Supports Thai Flood Disaster Response

Typhoon Noru landed in the northeast of Thailand on the afternoon of September 28, 2022, causing floods in 30 provinces, affecting more than 40,000 families, and causing agricultural losses of 3 billion baht (about 600 million yuan). Responding to requests from the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) on October 1, China GEO Secretariat activated its Disaster Data Response (CDDR) Mechanism to provide high-resolution satellite imagery in support of disaster response.

Oct 11, 2022

2022 International Training Workshop on Beidou Technologies and Applications Wraps up

The 2022 International Training Workshop on Beidou Technologies and Applications in the Belt and Road Countries and Regions wrapped up in Beijing on September 30, 2022. The workshop was attended by 163 students from 34 Belt and Road countries and regions.

Oct 11, 2022

Project on Remote Sensing and Modeling of Snow and Ice Physical Process Kicks off

On September 13, 2022, the kickoff meeting for the joint research project on Remote Sensing and Modeling of Snow and Ice Physical Process was held online. More than 10 scientists from International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS), Aerospace Information Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences (AIR-CAS) and the Finish Meteorological Institute (FMI) join the meeting.

Sep 30, 2022

The 6th Digital Belt and Road Conference (DBAR 2022) Held in Beijing

The 6th Digital Belt and Road Conference (DBAR 2022) was held from 7 to 9 September 2022 in parallel with the 2022 International Forum on Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (FBAS 2022) from the 6th to 8th September 2022.

Sep 30, 2022