The second Conference on “Earth Observations for Sustainable Development and Security” will be held from 14 to 17 June, 2010 in the National Technical University of Ukraine “Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Kyiv, Ukraine.(http://geoss-conf-2010.ikd.kiev.ua/index.php?lang=english)

Organizers: The National Space Agency of Ukraine (NSAU), the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NASU), the National Technical University of Ukraine “Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” (NTUU “KPI”), the Space Research Institute of NSAU-NASU, National Agricultural University of Ukraine, Science and Technology Centre in Ukraine

Goal of the Conference is to discuss the prospects of aero- and space-born data utilization for natural resources management, sustainable development and security in course of GEOSS, GMES, INSPIRE activities and establishment of the Ukrainian segment of GEOSS (GEO-UA system).

During the conference special workshops will be held on the following topics:

Monitoring of emergency situations within UN-SPIDER activities;