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Science China joins 'Space and Major Disasters' charter
Science China joins 'Space and Major Disasters' charter | China joins 'Space and Major Disasters' charter |
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| by Stephen Withers | |
| Friday, 25 May 2007 | |
      
Welcoming China to the group, ESA director general Jean-Jacques Dordain said "The International Charter 'Space and Major Disasters' has proven to be a very successful mechanism for international cooperation among partners for contributing Earth observation data." The charter has been activated more than 125 times, most recently in response to this month's floods in Uruguay. Existing charter members include the space agencies of Europe, France, Canada, India, Argentina, Japan and UK, along with the US Geological Survey and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Commercial satellite operators DigitalGlobe and GeoEye also provide the charter with archived and new images.{moscomment} |
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