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CONAE: Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales . Argentina

The Education Unit aims to enable access to satellite technology in Argentina. Nonetheless, it is open to other countries.

Programs relevant to Earth Observation

Programa educativo 2Mp: focused on introducing satellite technology in primary and secondary education.

Massive Users Training: remote sensing introductory, online and cost free training courses for beginners (https://www.argentina.gob.ar/ciencia/conae/unidad-educacion/cursos-y-capacitaciones). Courses in Spanish.

Postgraduate training: advance postgraduate courses and postgraduate degrees (diploma, master and PhD degress https://ig.conae.unc.edu.ar/estudiar-en-el-ig/).

Spacialization of governmental organizations, companies, etc. (in progress): focused on the use of spatial technology on decision making.

Upcoming Activities relevant to Earth Observation

• Massive Training Courses start on April 4^th. Introduction to remote sensing, to SAR and to Ocean Color remote sensing. https://www.argentina.gob.ar/ciencia/conae/unidad-educacion/cursos-y-capacitaciones
• Webinars for educators on the use of specific remote sensing case studies in the classroom. Coming soon. Date TBD.

Resources relevant to Earth Observation

• Unidad de Formación Masiva website: contains information on massive training.
• Instituto de Altos Estudios Espaciales Mario Gulich: contains information on postgraduate training.
• Geospatial Educative Online platform. Currently in development. |

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