Rural roads in Africa provide mobility to the poorest in society, enabling them to access economic opportunities and essential services such as health and education. A study on rural access estimated that over a billion people living in rural areas do not have reasonable access to an all-season road (World Bank, 2016). Latest data (World …
The ever-increasing spatial resolution offered by the newest generation of satellite sensors allow us to monitor agricultural production at the scale of an individual parcel and to quantitatively estimate or predict productivity. This course spanning from 4 to 29 September 2023 with a daily study-load of 2 hours – 10 hours a week, will provide/present participants …
In Q4 2022, ESA organised an open Information Day to address Civil Society Organisations (CSOs)/ Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) with presentations on the potential of EO in support to ecosystems restoration and conservation. The event was attended by around 60 CSOs/NGOs. The Consultation was complemented with a questionnaire circulated to participants and interested stakeholders to capture …
Introduction and Objectives The European Space Agency, ESA, is organising the EO Science for Society Info Days to introduce activities in FutureEO-1 Segment 2 Block 4 “EO Science for Society”. The main goals of these Info Days will be to present the upcoming opportunities for European entities to participate in the activities of the ongoing …
Launched March 13th, 2023. This mini-MOOC will look at how Earth Observation (EO) data can be used for International Development Assistance (IDA). Imperative Space, commissioned by ESA, has created this MOOC in cooperation with the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and client countries. The MOOC will teach you how EO data, applications, and capabilities are …
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are meant to assist countries to manage and monitor progress on the three key interconnected components of sustainable development: economic growth, social inclusion, and environmental sustainability. This must therefore be integrated into the national policies and processes. EO is potentially a great source of information for mapping and monitoring SDGs either …
The SDG Pathfinder project – EO for Sustainable Forest Management will develop and showcase in partnership with the custodian agency FAO innovative EO approaches to produce indicators on the sustainable management of natural, semi-natural and planted forests. It will benefit from improved data availability to support the SDG 15 Life on Land with the SDG …
The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration focus on the restoration of ecosystems on a large scale to achieve the United Nations sustainable development agenda in 2030. The PEOPLE Ecosystem Restoration project will develop innovative products and indicators determining and monitoring processes, both degradation and/or recovery. In several pilot sides in various ecosystems like boreal peatland …
EO4YEMEN aims at exploring new technological and scientific approaches to overcome existing limitations and provide an effective support to NGO in Yemen for the planning and implementation of on-field operations. The focus is on: Super resolution algorithms applied to Sentinel-2 AI based Change detection Exploitation of new sources of satellite data ( VHR night times …
Introduction and Objectives The Sixth IPCC Assessment Report highlighted that the rise in weather and climate extremes has led to some irreversible impacts as natural and human systems are being pushed beyond their ability to adapt. Restoration of degraded ecosystems is key to mitigate the impacts of climate change, as healthy and resilient ecosystems are …
