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This post contains educational materials from the event ESA’s 2025 Big Data Foundations for Earth Observation training course held in Riga, Latvia, from September 22-26, 2025.
Access specific videos (click on ), presentation slides (click on ), and exercise data (click on ) from the sessions here below, or download all the theory slides, practical slides and datasets from the link on the left side window.
Day 1 – Introduction to EO & Big Data:
- Basic introduction to EO & big data in EO: Challenges & opportunities, F. Sarti, A. Anghelea (theory) (317 MB)
- Thematic EO Applications & use-cases I (GREEN DEAL), H. Herglotz (theory) (54.7 MB)
- Basic EO data exploration with Green Transition Information Factory (GTIF), H. Herglotz
Day 2 – Processing Concepts:
- EO processing workflows/ Python for EO, A. Fouilloux (practical)
- FAIR data & open science, A. Fouilloux (practical)
- Cloud processing for EO, T. Beham, D. Festa, T. Raiger-Stachl (theory) (8.66 MB)
- Cloud-based EO processing, T. Beham, D. Festa, T. Raiger-Stachl (practical)
- HPC processing for EO, S. Quin (theory) (3.33 MB)
Day 3 – AI Workflows:
- Introduction to AI & ML, L. Papa (theory) (47.9 MB)
- Building AI models for EO analysis, A. Vanderhoeke (theory) (12 MB)
- AI for EO applications, A. Vanderhoeke (practical) (291 MB)
- Advanced AI applications in EO (fine-tuning foundation models (FTFM)), L. Papa (theory)(45.2 MB)
- AI for EO applications II (FTFM), L. Papa (practical)
Day 4 – Business and Innovation Day:
- Introduction by ESA BICs, L. Lapkis (5.04 MB)
- Turning EO Research into a Viable Product or Service, K. Voormansik
(theory) (1.64 MB)
- Brief presentations by Baltic companies on building an EO business, O. Stimmer, A. Grishanov, K. Voormansik, D. Jakovels
- Brief presentations by ESA CCM & InCubed companies on building an EO business, B. Zafirov, D. Tiede, E.A. Medrano
- What Makes EO Businesses Succeed? O. Stimmer, K. Voormansik, D. Jakovels
- Building an EO Business – Creating a Business Model Canvas. K. Voormansik
Day 5 – Future Technologies:
- Introduction to New Satellite Missions & New Space, J. Lejault, K. Voormansik (theory) (7.22 MB)
- Overview of high-performance trends (i.e., Onboard AI), G. Meoni (theory) (2.66 MB)
- Overview of high-performance trends (e.g., quantum computing), G. Meoni (theory) (3.91 MB)
