Spatial information applied in disaster risk management

Latin America and the Caribbean is second most natural disaster-prone region in world. Several South American countries have witnessed man-made threats, emergencies disasters. In recent years there been devastating fires, earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, volcanic eruptions, droughts, landslides, landslides alluviums. Spatial information its products, obtained from remote sensors, are key tools that facilitate development of different applications for disaster risk management. This article provides a look at free access to space applications, emphasizing reduction, through global cooperation, organizations, agencies institutions. Keywords: Geospatial Data. Remote sensing. Geographic systems. emergencies. Risk. Reduction.