Space Technology & Geo-information for Sustainable Development
From :14/06/10 To : 16/06/10
The joint U.S.–Egypt workshop “Space Technology and Geo-information for Sustainable Development” is designed to promote the use of geospatial tools and information by decision-makers in the developing world to improve the quality of decisions through integration of information and coordination of activities. This effort also aims to enhance the use of small satellites for remote sensing in the development and improvement of human conditions in developing countries. The four day workshop, to be held in Cairo, Egypt in June 2010, is funded by the U.S.-Egypt Fund for Science and Technology Cooperation. The sponsors of the workshop are a public-private partnership that currently includes: U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Association of American Geographers (AAG), Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), Trimble Navigation, and the Egyptian National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS).