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Welcome!

Earth Observation Training, Education,

and Capacity Development Network

EUROPE REGION COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE

TASK TEAM MEETING

Annalisa Donati, Secretary General

Eurisy - the European association of space agencies

21 March 2024

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For those who are new…�EOTEC DevNet partners, aim and themes

AIMS

Improve collaboration among EO-capacity building providers
Foster exchange of capacity building resources
Reduce duplication of effort

THEMATIC FOCUS

Disaster risk reduction
Climate adaptation and mitigation

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Today’s agenda

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Time (UTC)	Agenda item	Presenter/moderator
14:00	Welcome and introduction	Annalisa Donati
14:10	CoP spotlight - 2024 training roundtable Representatives of EO capacity building providers briefly share their training plans for 2024 and then discuss approaches to identifying training needs, engaging participants, and other best practices	Brock Blevins, NASA ARSET Martin Phillipsen, ESA Robert Eckardt, EO College Moderator: Annalisa Donati, Eurisy
14:55	Global partner/Secretariat updates Share your imagery: Photo of the week Floods tools tracker updates Drought collaboration: Joint webinar 18 New UN SPIDER report: webinars planned Upcoming activities and opportunities	EOTEC DevNet Secretariat
15:10	Summary of next steps and thank you	Annalisa Donati
15:15	CONCLUSION

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CoP spotlight:

2024 Training Priorities

Brock Blevins NASA ARSET	Martin Phillipsen ESA	Robert Eckardt EO College

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NASA Applied Remote Sensing Training (ARSET)

Delivers cost-free training on the use of Earth Observations for decision making

https://appliedsciences.nasa.gov/arset

Brock Blevins (brock.Blevins@nasa.gov)

Disasters

Agriculture

Ecological Conservation

Water Resources

Health & Air Quality

Climate & Resilience

ARSET Training Themes

ARSET empowers the global community through remote sensing training

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NASA’s Applied Remote Sensing Training Program

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Upcoming Trainings 2024

Impact of Lightning on Fire and Electrical Outage Risk (March)

Earth Observations for Humanitarian Applications (June)

Identifying and Monitoring Disasters with SAR (September)

Large Scale Applications of Machine Learning using Remote Sensing for Building Agriculture Solutions (March)

Advanced Training on Drought Monitoring (July)

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NASA’s Applied Remote Sensing Training Program

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Type: Online, Intermediate

Audience: Government ministries, international agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), academics, and researchers involved in humanitarian response and decision support activities

Trainers: Sean McCartney, Jamon Van Den Hoek & TBD

Description: This training will focus on measuring flood risk in refugee/IDP settings, gauging long-term heat stress in refugee camps, tracking drought effects on agricultural landscapes in refugee settings, and monitoring landslide risks in humanitarian contexts.

Motivation: Refugees, IDPs, and other displaced populations are made more vulnerable to climate change impacts due to their socio-political marginalization. This training makes concrete strategies for mapping localized climate conditions and risks faced by refugee and IDP communities around the world.

Satellites/Sensors/Tools/Datasets: Landsat 8 OLI, Landsat 9 OLI2, Sentinel-1 C-band SAR, Sentinel-2 MSI, TRMM/ JavaScript Earth Engine, Python Jupyter notebooks/Google Colab and Google Earth Engine

Partnering Organizations: Oregon State University

Motivation*

Refugees, IDPs, and other displaced populations are made more vulnerable to climate change impacts due to their socio political marginalization. Recent EO-driven research that recognizes this has made progress towards characterizing the manner and magnitude of climate-related risks in humanitarian (refugee and IDP) settings. However, we still lack a cohesive evidence base informed by EO data to guide effective science, policy, and implementation strategies aimed at reducing climate-related disaster risks in both short and long terms. This training makes concrete strategies for mapping localized climate conditions and risks faced by refugee and IDP communities around the world.

By the end of this training attendees will be able to:

Develop a workflow of EO applications to address problems of great concern for humanitarian settings around the world
Recognize opportunities and shortcomings of specific EO and geospatial datasets for climate risk and development indicators in humanitarian settings
Incorporate EO, geospatial, and demographic data to localize climate risk in specific settings

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Upcoming Trainings 2024

Introduction to Hyperspectral Data for Water Quality Monitoring (September)

Applications of Carbon Dioxide Measurements for Climate Related Studies (July)

Remote Sensing of Blue Carbon Ecosystems (August/September)

Remote Sensing of Methane for Climate Applications (August/September)

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NASA’s Applied Remote Sensing Training Program

) (to coincide with World Refugee Day [June 20])

Type: Online, Intermediate

Audience: Government ministries, international agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), academics, and researchers involved in humanitarian response and decision support activities

Trainers: Sean McCartney, Jamon Van Den Hoek & TBD

Description: This training will focus on measuring flood risk in refugee/IDP settings, gauging long-term heat stress in refugee camps, tracking drought effects on agricultural landscapes in refugee settings, and monitoring landslide risks in humanitarian contexts.

Motivation: Refugees, IDPs, and other displaced populations are made more vulnerable to climate change impacts due to their socio-political marginalization. This training makes concrete strategies for mapping localized climate conditions and risks faced by refugee and IDP communities around the world.

Satellites/Sensors/Tools/Datasets: Landsat 8 OLI, Landsat 9 OLI2, Sentinel-1 C-band SAR, Sentinel-2 MSI, TRMM/ JavaScript Earth Engine, Python Jupyter notebooks/Google Colab and Google Earth Engine

Partnering Organizations: Oregon State University

Motivation*

Refugees, IDPs, and other displaced populations are made more vulnerable to climate change impacts due to their socio political marginalization. Recent EO-driven research that recognizes this has made progress towards characterizing the manner and magnitude of climate-related risks in humanitarian (refugee and IDP) settings. However, we still lack a cohesive evidence base informed by EO data to guide effective science, policy, and implementation strategies aimed at reducing climate-related disaster risks in both short and long terms. This training makes concrete strategies for mapping localized climate conditions and risks faced by refugee and IDP communities around the world.

By the end of this training attendees will be able to:

Develop a workflow of EO applications to address problems of great concern for humanitarian settings around the world
Recognize opportunities and shortcomings of specific EO and geospatial datasets for climate risk and development indicators in humanitarian settings
Incorporate EO, geospatial, and demographic data to localize climate risk in specific settings

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Upcoming Trainings 2024

Invasive Species Monitoring with Remote Sensing (August)

Field Spectroscopy Hands-on Training for Airborne Image Validation (October, In-person)

NASA Ground Measurements in Support of Air Quality and Climate Research & Applications (August)

Introduction to Remote Sensing for Air Quality Applications (LMS)

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NASA’s Applied Remote Sensing Training Program

) (to coincide with World Refugee Day [June 20])

Type: Online, Intermediate

Audience: Government ministries, international agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), academics, and researchers involved in humanitarian response and decision support activities

Trainers: Sean McCartney, Jamon Van Den Hoek & TBD

Description: This training will focus on measuring flood risk in refugee/IDP settings, gauging long-term heat stress in refugee camps, tracking drought effects on agricultural landscapes in refugee settings, and monitoring landslide risks in humanitarian contexts.

Motivation: Refugees, IDPs, and other displaced populations are made more vulnerable to climate change impacts due to their socio-political marginalization. This training makes concrete strategies for mapping localized climate conditions and risks faced by refugee and IDP communities around the world.

Satellites/Sensors/Tools/Datasets: Landsat 8 OLI, Landsat 9 OLI2, Sentinel-1 C-band SAR, Sentinel-2 MSI, TRMM/ JavaScript Earth Engine, Python Jupyter notebooks/Google Colab and Google Earth Engine

Partnering Organizations: Oregon State University

Motivation*

Refugees, IDPs, and other displaced populations are made more vulnerable to climate change impacts due to their socio political marginalization. Recent EO-driven research that recognizes this has made progress towards characterizing the manner and magnitude of climate-related risks in humanitarian (refugee and IDP) settings. However, we still lack a cohesive evidence base informed by EO data to guide effective science, policy, and implementation strategies aimed at reducing climate-related disaster risks in both short and long terms. This training makes concrete strategies for mapping localized climate conditions and risks faced by refugee and IDP communities around the world.

By the end of this training attendees will be able to:

Develop a workflow of EO applications to address problems of great concern for humanitarian settings around the world
Recognize opportunities and shortcomings of specific EO and geospatial datasets for climate risk and development indicators in humanitarian settings
Incorporate EO, geospatial, and demographic data to localize climate risk in specific settings

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ESA Workplan and materials 2024

Martin Phillipsen

Martin.Phillipsen@ext.esa.int

18/03/2024

ESA UNCLASSIFIED – For ESA Official Use Only

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EO-College platform MOOCs

New content for Land remote sensing MOOC

New content from survey
Higher interactivity for users
Increased user-adaptability
Gamification
Long-term support for existing MOOCs

New content for SAR MOOC

X, L, P-band, Multi-frequency Synergy, and EOS-4 (ISRO SAR satellite)

New MOOC: on Open data Science, EO, cloud computing, and data cubes

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ESA/NASA Trans-Atlantic Training (TAT-11)

July 14^th – 17^th in Chania, Greece

Earth Observation training course for university-level students in remote sensing, mapping, and earth observation
Focus on land remote sensing
Disasters: Earthquakes (InSAR) and forest fires
Mainly for students in Eastern and Southern Europe
Machine learning, Jupyter Notebook, AI

Requested by students, move towards cloud computing and automation within EO
Optical and SAR, time-series

Participate in the SCERIN and MEDRIN plenary – meet scientists working in the field of EO

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EO Browser Educational Mode

Educational mode on EO-Browser

Custom visualisations and limited satellite choice per theme, easy for students!

Easy + free visualisation of built-in band ratios for all Sentinel, Landsat and MODIS data
One-click time-series, spectral explorer, elevation profiles and histograms using custom and built-in visualisations. Export data to Excel.
Create timelapse animations
3D (google Earth-style) view using satellite visualisations (fly around the earth in False colour!)

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General training overview

More focus on MOOCs

Online and in-person challenges for students to complete – focus on use of ML and cloud computing in EO

Shorter webinars held online – longer (3+ day) courses held in-person

Webinar series on PolInSAR with DLR

Cooperations with CONAE and ISRO on Polarimetric SAR data + training courses

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EO College

Spotlight Presentation

EOTEC DevNet COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE

TASK TEAM MEETINGs

Martyna Stelmaszczuk-Górska, Robert Eckardt

20-21 March 2024

eo-college.org @EO College @eo_college

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Undergraduate studies
Postgraduate studies
Block seminars conducted by external lecturers
Research and EO education initiatives and projects (new learning methods, EO College, EO Education Working Group, member of EU Space Networks, CEOS WGCapD, SPACE4GEO, EOTEC DevNet)

Chair for Earth Observation

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September 2017

>32.000 registered users

> 2.8 Mio. pageviews

eo-college.org

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Current Portfolio

Massive Open Online Courses

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Remote Sensing Basics

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Fundamentals of Remote Sensing

Electromagnetic Waves and their Spectrum

Atmospheric Interaction

Reflection and Absorption

Passive Imaging Techniques

Active Imaging Techniques

Spatial Resolution

Temporal Resolution

Spectral Resolution

Radiometric Resolution

Preprocessing – Optical Data

Preprocessing – Radar Data

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Visual Image Interpretation

LAND IN FOCUS

IMAGE ANALYSIS

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Objects and Pixels

Classification

Accuracy Assessment

Image Classification Tutorial

Time Series Analysis

Sensor Accuracy

Software

Platforms for Data Access

Cloud Processing

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Application Focussed Courses

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Radar Courses

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FREE OF CHARGE

OPEN TO ANYBODY

SELF-PACED LEARNING

> 5.000 Students

5 LESSONS

CERTIFICATE FOR COMPLETION

Echoes in Space

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Introduction

What is radar?

Radar History

What is an electromagnetic wave?

Properties of EM Waves

The EM spectrum

What is an active radar system?

Basics of active systems

The SAR principle

Sensors & Missions

The radar bands

Exsisting missions

Getting used to radar images

SAR image features

Comparison to optical images

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The imaging geometry

Radar imaging geometry

Effects of imaging geometry

Interaction with the Earth surface

The scattering mechanisms

Important parameters

ECHOES IN SPACE

GEOMETRY

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How to obtain and use radar data

Sentinel-1 data access

Intro to SNAP

Other data sources

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Theory

Intro to Interferometry

Intro to Polarimetry

Intro to Time Series

Forest

Forest applications

Forest tutorial

Settlements

Urban applications

Urban Tutorial

Agriculture

Agriculture Applications

Agriculture tutorial

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Theory

Scattering mechanisms �over water

Water Bodies

Water body applications

Water body tutorial

Oceanography

Maritime Applications

Sea Ice

Sea Wind

Sea Waves

Sea Surface Current

Oil Spill Mapping

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Theory

Subsidence Monitoring

Hazard monitoring

Flood monitoring

Flood applications

Flood tutorial

Seismic events

Seismic introduction

Volcano Tutorial

Wrap up

Processing tools

Final test

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Further Radar Courses

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Hyperspectral Courses

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ZERO HUNGER

The role of remote sensing

in the path towards SDG #2

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Data Cubes, Cloud Processing, Open Science

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Learn the theory behind

cloud platforms,

data cubes,

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open science

Apply your knowledge by Processing and Validating

your results.

And sharing your personal map on an open community project.

Discover cloud native geospatial via

Data Catalogues, Data Properties,

Cloud Optimized Formats and Processes

Learn

Apply

Understand

Concepts.

Discovery.

Process and Share.

eo-college.org/courses/cubes-and-clouds/

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Research

Role of generative AI in education

Collaboration

SPACE4GEO/SpaceSUITE: development of advanced skills in space-related fields �and the provision of education and training activities for VET and higher education
EU Space Networks
EOTEC DevNet
CEOS WG CapD

Training

Conception and Implementation of a training event for radar remote sensing

Content

Zero Hunger MOOCs
Machine Learning 4 EO
Hyperspectral applications
(Disaster Management & Mapping)

Priorities & Themes 2024

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Discussion

Priorities, topics, outreach, impact: What goes into planning training?

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Secretariat and Member Updates

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New feature on www.eotecdev.net�Image of the week: Share your work!

**Upload your image to this form**

https://forms.gle/vBfSfN46wP7ND3936

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Floods working group updates

2024 flood tools tracker improvements

Flood tools tracker improvements planned for 2024 - feedback wanted!

Please add new tools/capacity building resources and let us know if existing ones need updating

https://eotec-dev.ceos.org/

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Establishing of Drought Working Groups�UNCCD-EOTEC joint webinar June 18

**Reminder: Please review and add resources to our drought tools matrix**

Link here

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UN-SPIDER International Conference March 12-14�New report: Space-technologies for early warning systems

Available on www.un-spider.org
Highlights use of space-based data, products and services in early warning systems for hydrometeorological, geological, extraterrestrial, health, biological, environmental and coastal hazards
Includes 81 case studies and links to more than 350 websites
Contribution to the Sendai Framework and Early Warnings for All initiative
Target audience: governments, disaster management stakeholders and practitioners, and others

Coming soon: UN-SPIDER EOTEC webinars

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Member updates�Any updates to share…?

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Opportunities

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Opportunities and resources

SAMPLE OF TRAINING AND CONFERENCES
European Geophysical Union 2024: 14-19 April, Vienna, Austria, in-person and virtual. https://egu24.eu/	EXPANDEO 2024, 12-13 June, online and in person in Brussels https://expandeo.earsc.org/
13th EARSeL Workshop on Imaging Spectroscopy. 16-18 April, in person, Valencia, Spain (registration deadline 12 April). https://is.earsel.org/workshop/13-IS-Valencia2024/	7th Copernicus Climate Change Services General Assembly, 17-20 June in person in Brussels and online. https://climate.copernicus.eu/7th-c3s-general-assembly
UNOOSA 6th Conference on the Use of Space Technology for Water, 7-10 May Management, Costa Rica (in-person and virtual). https://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/ourwork/psa/schedule/2024/UN-CostaRica-PSIPW-water.html	European Space Forum, 24-25 June, Brussels https://euspaceforum.com/
AI for Good Global Summit, 30-31 May, online and in person, Geneva, Switzerland. https://aiforgood.itu.int/summit24/registration/	44th International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) 2024, 11-15 July, 2024, Athens, Greece. https://www.2024.ieeeigarss.org/index.php
2nd International Symposium on Remote Sensing in Meteorology METEO IRS 2024, 11-13 June, in person (Istanbul) and online https://meteoirs.itu.edu.tr/2024/	45th Scientific Assembly of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR), 13-21 July, Busan, South Korea https://www.cospar2024.org/

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Opportunities and resources

PLACES TO FIND TRAINING
PLACES TO FIND TRAINING
New World Climate Research Programme catalog: wcrp-academy.org/catalog	International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing calendar of training events: https://www.isprs.org/calendar/2024.aspx
CEOS Training Calendar: training.ceos.org New resource: CEOS Earth Observation Handbook 2023: ceos.org/news/eohb-2023/	NASA ARSET: bit.ly/3Fh7ERe New resource: NASA’s Transform to Open Science curriculum: https://nasa.github.io/Transform-to-Open-Science/
UN-SPIDER Events Calendar: bit.ly/3LjKHk0	ESA: eo4society.esa.int/training-education/
GEO Events Calendar: https://earthobservations.org/events	EO College: eo-college.org. New MOOC: Cubes and Clouds https://eo-college.org/courses/cubes-and-clouds/
EUMETSAT training catalogue: catalog.trainhub.eumetsat.int	UN CC: e-Learn: https://unccelearn.org/
WMO Global Campus: learningevents.wmo.int/#/	WMO-CGMS VLab: wmo-sat.info/vlab/vlab-training-calendar/

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Summary and next steps

Next Flood Working Group meeting: April 18, 13:00 UTC

Next CoP task team meeting: June 20, 13:00 UTC

Thank you for being part of the EOTEC community of practice.

See you online!

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