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<font size="2" face="Helvetica 55 Roman">Happy and prosperous new year to you, your families and colleagues!</font><br>
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<font size="2" face="Helvetica 55 Roman">We are happy to share with you the December 2012 issue of the UN-SPIDER Updates.</font><br>
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<font size="2" face="Helvetica 55 Roman">The Updates are available for reading or downloading on:</font><br>
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<a href="http://www.un-spider.org/about/updates/un-spider-updates-december-2012"><font size="2" color="#4181C0" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><b>http://www.un-spider.org/about/updates/un-spider-updates-december-2012</b></font></a><br>
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<font size="2" face="Helvetica 55 Roman">In this issue:</font>
<p><font size="2" color="#5893CA" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><b>UN-SPIDER at a glance</b></font>
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<ul style="padding-left: 6pt"><a href="http://www.un-spider.org/about-us/news/en/6321/2012-12-10t161300/un-spider-supports-apsco-training-course-earthquake"><font size="2" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><u>UN-SPIDER supports APSCO Training course on Earthquake Monitoring</u></font></a><br>
<a href="http://www.un-spider.org/event/5689/2012-12-03/united-nations-international-expert-meeting-crowdsource-mapping-disaster-risk"><font size="2" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><u>International Meeting of Crowdsource Mapping successfully concluded</u></font></a><br>
<a href="http://www.un-spider.org/about-us/news/en/6312/2012-12-03t142400/typhoon-bopha-un-spider-facilitates-acquisition-satellite"><font size="2" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><u>Typhoon Bopha: UN-SPIDER facilitates activation of Charter</u></font></a><br>
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<font size="2" color="#5893CA" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><b>News from our Regional Support Offices</b></font>
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<ul style="padding-left: 6pt"><a href="http://www.un-spider.org/about-us/news/en/6350/2012-12-31t063600/suparcofao-issue-study-rapid-crop-damage-assessment-pakistan"><font size="2" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><u>SUPARCO/FAO issue study on rapid crop damage assessment in Pakistan in 2012</u></font></a><br>
<a href="http://www.un-spider.org/about-us/news/en/6349/2012-12-28t162300/international-workshop-flood-risk-mapping-using-spatial"><font size="2" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><u>International Workshop on flood risk mapping using spatial technologies</u></font></a><br>
<a href="http://www.un-spider.org/about-us/news/en/6355/2013-01-07t080400/k%C3%A1roly-r%C3%B3bert-university-college-establishes-new-remote"><font size="2" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><u>Károly Róbert University College establishes new Remote Sensing Laboratory</u></font></a><br>
<a href="http://www.un-spider.org/about-us/news/en/6336/2012-12-18t082500/hyperspectral-data-plays-important-role-environmental"><font size="2" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><u>Hyperspectral data plays important role in environmental monitoring</u></font></a></ul>
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<p><font size="2" color="#5893CA" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><b>News from our Community</b></font>
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<ul style="padding-left: 6pt"><a href="http://www.un-spider.org/about/updates/:%20http://www.un-spider.org/about-us/news/en/6330/2012-12-14t081700/hurricane-sandy-polar-orbiting-satellites-were-key"><font size="2" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><u>Hurricane Sandy: Polar-orbiting satellites were key in pinpointing landfall</u></font></a><br>
<a href="http://www.disasterscharter.org/web/charter/activations"><font size="2" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><u>Cyclone Evan: International Charter activated three times</u></font></a><br>
<a href="http://www.un-spider.org/about-us/news/en/6324/2012-12-11t110100/united-nationsjapan-establish-fellowship-programme-nano"><font size="2" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><u>UNOOSA/Japan establish Fellowship Programme on Nano-Satellite Technologies</u></font></a><br>
<a href="http://www.un-spider.org/about-us/news/en/6320/2012-12-07t153100/galileo-first-navigation-signals-transmitted"><font size="2" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><u>Galileo: First navigation signals transmitted by FM3</u></font></a><br>
<a href="http://www.un-spider.org/about-us/news/en/6322/2012-12-10t162600/japan-host-world-conference-disaster-risk-reduction"><font size="2" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><u>Japan to host World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction</u></font></a><br>
<a href="http://www.un-spider.org/about-us/news/en/6329/2012-12-13t123200/asia-floods-most-frequent-disaster-2012"><font size="2" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><u>Floods the most frequent disaster in Asia in 2012</u></font></a></ul>
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<p><font size="2" color="#5893CA" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><b>Upcoming events</b></font>
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<ul style="padding-left: 6pt"><a href="http://www.un-spider.org/event/6352/2013-01-28/application-mapping-techniques-and-geographic-information-systems-gis"><font size="2" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><u>28 January-2 February 2013: Application Mapping Techniques and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Landscape Interpretation and Representation</u></font></a><br>
<a href="http://www.un-spider.org/event/6337/2013-02-06/international-interdisciplinary-conference-geo-and-environmental-information"><font size="2" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><u>6-8 February 2013: International Interdisciplinary Conference on Geo- and Environmental Information and Communication</u></font></a><br>
<a href="http://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/SAP/act2013/pakistan/index.html"><font size="2" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><u>11-15 March 2013: United Nations/Pakistan International Workshop on Integrated Use of Space Technologies for Food and Water Security</u></font></a></ul>
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