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Editorial
Nature 433, 339 (27 January 2005) | doi:10.1038/433339b; Published online 26 January 2005
Data sharing for disasters
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Abstract
Last month's tsunami and its aftermath have highlighted a need for more science — and more effective sharing of data.
At last week's United Nations World Conference on Disaster Reduction in Kobe, Japan, space agencies discussing the applications of remote sensing received a lashing. They went there to highlight successes in using satellite images for disaster monitoring and rescue activities (such as December's tsunami), and to discuss the further development of their technologies.
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