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• Nov. 4, 2024, 10:45 a.m.

  New maps backgrounds from maptiler.com

  The Global Flood Awareness System (GloFAS) is pleased to announce a minor upgrade to its map viewer enhancing the user experience. As of 31-10-2024, the Bing Maps background layers have been removed from the map …
  

  
  

• Aug. 16, 2024, 6:06 p.m.

  GloFAS 0.05 degrees high resolution static maps: scientific publication and open dataset

  The recently published scientific publication Technical note: Surface fields for global environmental modelling  provides a thorough description of the methodology and raw data used for the generation of the GloFAS 0.05 degrees high …
  

  
  

• July 6, 2024, 9:49 a.m.

  2023 GloFAS and GFM Survey RESULTS & ACTION PLAN

  The Annual Survey for the reference year 2023 was conduced in February-March 2024: the results and the complete list of FOLLOW-UP actions are available from THIS PAGE. 

  
  

• April 4, 2024, 8:12 a.m.

  Summary of the Annual Meeting, survey (last chance!), and new URL

  Annual Meeting Summary

  The 3^rd CEMS Global Flood Forecasting and Monitoring Annual Meeting (online) gathered almost 200 participants and it featured presentations about recent developments to CEMS GloFAS and …
  

  
  

• March 24, 2024, 7:28 a.m.

  UN report features GloFAS and other space technologies for early warning systems

  The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs has released a new report highlighting the ways in which space technologies are improving early warning systems to further advance disaster preparedness. The Global Flood …