This PolInSAR course is an online, hands-on training programme that aims to develop an understanding of the information content of multi-parameter SAR data in an interactive way, without assuming any prior/background knowledge – though some knowledge in Python programming is welcome. It is organised into 11 sessions over 11 weeks, with lectures and tutorials ranging from SAR …
Background The European Space Agency (ESA) is organising the 8th ESA Advanced Course on Radar Polarimetry for training the next generation of Earth Observation (EO) scientists in dual and full polarimetric data for science and applications development The course is part of ESA’s EO Science for Society – the Scientific Exploitation element of EOEP-5 (the fifth cycle of …
On 22 January 2026, the Italian Italian Embassy in Prague organised with ESA a special educational session introducing Czech students to Earth Observation (EO) from space, with lectures delivered by experts from ESA’s ESRIN centre in Frascati, Italy. The interactive event, hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague, gathered students and teachers from the …
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 …
Background The European Space Agency (ESA) is organising an Advanced Training Course on Land Remote Sensing with the focus on Agriculture in collaboration with the University of Thessaloniki. This course is dedicated to train the next generation of Earth Observation (EO) scientists and experts, working in the domain of agriculture, in using data from Copernicus Sentinels and other satellite …
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 …
Background The Living Planet Symposium 2025 (LPS25) is the latest in ESA’s triennial series of global events on Earth observation. Held every three years, these symposia have grown in both size and scope, focusing on key environmental issues. In response to the intensifying climate crisis, LPS25 will center on the theme of moving “from observation …
The innovative online ESA educational platform edukeo is launching next week at the Living Planet Symposium, in Vienna, Austria. Supported by ESA’s EO Science for Society programme, the goal of the edukeo project is to communicate the value of Earth Observation to a broad audience, including younger generations, educators, media, and policy makers. edukeo brings …
Last 28 May 2025 marked a milestone for Earth Observation (EO) education in Europe with the inauguration of a new inter-faculties centre at Charles University in Prague, bringing together high-level representatives from the Czech Republic, Italy, and the European Space Agency (ESA). Francesco Sarti represented ESA and presented the agency’s education activities in Earth observation …
The EDUKEO project, proposed by Lobelia Earth in collaboration with Planetary Visions, aims to create an innovative digital educational platform designed to bring complex Earth Observation (EO) science closer to the general public. Leveraging a modern “scrollytelling” approach, EDUKEO will present scientific stories through immersive, web-based narratives combining animations, interactive graphics, maps, and multimedia content. …
