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2025 Big Data Foundations for Earth Observation Training Course

September 22 - September 26
The University of Latvia, Raiņa bulvāris 19, Centra rajons,
Rīga, Lettonia LV-1586 Latvia

Background The European Space Agency is organising a five-day Big Data Foundations for Earth Observation training course, taking place in Riga, Latvia. The course will offer a foundational exploration of the technologies, workflows, and business applications shaping the Earth Observation (EO) data landscape. Running from 22 to 26 September 2025, it provides a practical springboard …

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EO Africa online course on PolInSAR Processing and Applications

May 26 - June 20

This online course equips participants with a fundamental knowledge of PolInSAR processing and application concepts. During the course participants will refresh their knowledge of principles and properties of SAR remote sensing and SAR images interpretation. Participants of this training module will have a chance to become familiar with radar polarimetry and interferometry to then apply …

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A TOOLSUITE FOR USER DRIVEN TREE COVER DENSITY

Prime company: GAF AG (DE)

The ToolSuite project is bridging the last mile providing a solution for user driven Tree Cover Density (TCD) product in his operating environment. The tool has been adapted to the needs of the national MRV unit in Mozambique, which uses TCD information to support in-country reporting.

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RADAR ALERTS FOR MANGROVE MONITORING (RAMM)

Prime company: HATFIELD CONSULTANTS (CA)

The RAMM project (Radar Alerts for Mangrove Monitoring) objective is to develop a system that provides monthly mangrove forest change alerts to support end users in mangrove protection, conservation, restoration, and management, complementing an existing optical image detection system with radar alerts from Sentinel-1 time series. The approach will be implemented in the Global Mangrove …

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SUPPORT TO R&D COORDINATION FOR THE GFOI

Prime company: HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM POTSDAM – DEUTSCHES GEOFORSCHUNGZENTRUM (GFZ) (DE)

The project is coordinating R&D activities in the Global Forest Observation Initiative (GFOI) and interact with the scientific EO and forestry community. It interacts with all components of GFOI and identifies gaps and user needs to advance operational forest monitoring. It contributes to the Method and Guideline Documents and the CEOS AFOLU Roadmap process on …

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR FOREST LAND USE MAPPING (AI4FLUM)

Prime company: HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM POTSDAM – DEUTSCHES GEOFORSCHUNGZENTRUM (GFZ) (DE)

The AI4FLUM project will develop an AI model for classifying forest land use of special tree covered areas by training on FAO’s Forest Resource Assessment (FRA) data, interpretating in a compatible way with the FRA Remote Sensing Survey (RSS) process and provide a related module to be integrated into FAO’s SEPAL The model will be …

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SUP – Advancing the MRV of European Forests Entering Nature Markets (FOCIS)

Prime company: NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY (NPL) (GB)

The objective is to develop and demonstrate a carbon information product for Europe to support carbon sequestration projects and carbon markets, which is in line and timely with respect to the European Green Deal and the overall effort within Europe to achieve a net-zero carbon balance by 2050. This encompasses a critical need to accurately …

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WORLDPEATLAND

Prime company: ASSIMILA LTD (GB)

The WorldPeatland project will prototype an improved mapping and monitoring of intact, degraded and cultivated peatlands for conservation, management and restoration worldwide. Integrated indicators to assess peatland condition will be derived from multitemporal trends of hydrology, surface motions, and vegetation biophysical parameters. The tools developed within this collaborative effort will be made available to peatland …

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ESA Training on EO for Forestry

This post contains educational materials from the event ESA Training on EO for Forestry held in Belém, Brazil, November 1- 3, 2024. Access zip files (click on ), presentation slides (click on ), practical exercises (click on ), and exercise data (click on ) from the sessions here below, or download all the theory slides, …

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