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12th ESA Training Course on Earth Observation 2022

June 27 - July 1
RTU Faculty of Materials Science and Applied Chemistry, Paula Valdena street 3/7
Riga, 1048 Latvia

Application deadline: 13 May 2022 The European Space Agency (ESA) is organising an Earth Observation (EO) training course in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Latvia, the Institute of Environmental Solutions and Riga Technical University. The course will take place from 27 June – 1 July 2022 at the …

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EO Africa Webinar Series on EO for Water and Food Security

Developed in the context of the EO Africa project, this series of webinars covers a variety of topics related to the use of Earth Observation (EO) for topics related to water and food security. The recorded webinars, which consist of theoretical background, applications examples and Q&A session, are available here below. Access specific videos (click …

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A NEW ONE… Drought Assessment and Monitoring from Space

Developed in the context of the EO Africa project, this MOOC provides an introduction to the topic of droughts and details how they can be quantified, assessed and monitored from space. The contents include the role of cloud computing and the access to satellite data. No prior knowledge in Earth Observation (EO) is required. The MOOC is …

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Copernicus RUS Training Materials

Running from 2017 to December 2021, the Copernicus Research and User Support (RUS) service aimed to develop an online free-access platform to promote the uptake of Copernicus data and support the scaling up of educational and R&D activities. In particular, the service provided Copernicus data access, cloud computing resources, access to effective software tools and …

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Sentinels for Vegetation and Natural Disasters

Educational materials from the EO Training before the XIX SELPER International Symposium: Sentinels for Vegetation and Natural Disasters held online from 8-12 November 2021, with sessions mostly in Spanish. Materiales de formación del Curso de Formación en Observación de la Tierrra ligado al XIX Simposio Internacional de SELPER: Sentinelas para Vegetación y Desastres Naturales, que …

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EO Training before the XIX SELPER International Symposium: Sentinels for Vegetation and Natural Disasters (in Spanish)

November 8, 2021 - November 12, 2021

ESA and the Latin American Society of Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Systems (SELPER) organised a training course preceding the XIX International SELPER Symposium. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event took place in an online format. The theoretical and practical sessions were led by different experts coming from ESA, CONAE, CRECTEALC, NASA ARSET, NASA …

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A NEW ONE… Land in Focus

Welcome to the online course Land in Focus . Watch the trailer here. This MOOC is a series of online learning materials that will give you insights on the potential of remote sensing technologies for applications over land surfaces. The first content of the series is the core content, called Basics of Remote Sensing. It was officially …

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A NEW ONE: Impact of COVID-19 measures on Atmospheric Composition

This short online course is part of a longer ESA sponsored ‘MOOC’ on studying the Atmosphere from Space, that will launch soon.   The global Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic saw many governments take unprecedented measures to limit the spread of the virus. These measures included a mixture of social distancing, a ban on large gatherings, …

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Earth Observation from Space: the Optical View

This course will provide an introduction to optical Earth observation – monitoring our planet from satellites, using photography, imaging in various wavelengths, lidar and other optical sensing technologies. You’ll find out how satellite data is acquired and used, the range of data types available, and the terminology and techniques involved. The course will also provide …

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AN ONGOING MOOC: Echoes in Space

Echoes in Space is suitable for anybody interested in getting an introduction to Radar images or looking to deepen into the topic. It covers the history and basics of Radar technology and Radar Remote Sensing from space, and gives a unique hands-on experience in diverse application scenarios.   Course content: History What is radar? Radar …

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