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Space Saves Society is a British charity organization seeking to apply space-borne earth observation technology to monitoring and protecting the water resources of our planet. The organization, founded and based in London, UK seeks to achieve international collaborations upon its causes, which include studying major water resources. The members of the organization expect to deliver insights upon climate changes and the underlying mechanisms involved. Emphasis is placed on both the environmental prosperity and equilibrium, as well as on the wellness of the surrounding populations, the depending commerce, the health risks and other parameters believed to be interdependent. The activities of the organization vary among various risks but also emphasize on the importance of sustainable management to lead to effective economic growth, along with environmental prosperity. ==Motivation and background== Satellite technology has been used for earth observation since the beginning of the first space missions realized. During the past few years this area of research has been gaining a lot of interest, so as to manage environmental risks and natural hazards (tsunamis, floods, volcanoes, etc.〔(Natural Hazards-Nasa Earth Observatory )〕). The fear of climate changes, the consideration that most of the complex environmental mechanisms remain still very little explored and understood and the linkage between environmental indicators and health well-being,〔(EO2HEAVEN Project )〕〔(HEREPLUS Project )〕 pose urgent needs for amplifying our monitoring techniques. Many initiatives have been granted in order to support environment-oriented consortiums, while additionally many international collaborations have been formed, namely GEOSS and GMES .〔(Global Monitoring for Environment and Security )〕 Space Saves Society follows the work of many international organizations which also use space-borne data for gaining insights upon the environment (〔(International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) )〕 〔(United States Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) )〕 〔(African Monitoring of the Environment Sustainable Development (AMESD) )〕 〔(World Water Assessment Program (WWAP) )〕 and other), and particularly focuses on the importance of water resources. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Space Saves Society」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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