October 2024 – EO AFRICA

Version 3 of the MOOC on Drought Assessment and Monitoring from Space

2025-01-20 Version 3 of the MOOC on Drought Assessment and Monitoring from Space is launched. The Chapters on Cloud Computing and Earth Observations Advances have been updated. Some additional webinars are included in the MOOC v3. For the presentations, both French [Read more...]

EO AFRICA R&D Facility – 2024 Overview

2024-12-20 2024 was an exciting year for all involved in the EOAFRICA R&D Facility. Phase 1 ended successfully with the 10th F2F course being held in Senegal jointly with Laboratoire de télédétection appliquée, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar in Dakar. [Read more...]

17th on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series is now available in our YouTube channel

2024-12-18 The 17th Webinar on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series is now available in our YouTube channel: Advances in EO Cloud Computing: OpenEO This webinar explores the growing role of cloud computing in analyzing and processing Earth Observation (EO) [Read more...]

Announcing the EO AFRICA R&D Research Projects – Awarded Proposals (Third Call)

2024-12-16 Following the successful first two rounds of calls for research proposals, the EO AFRICA R&D Facility, in coordination with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the African Union Commission (AUC), launched in July 2024 a 3rd call for proposals. The aim of this call is to extend the support to African-European collaborative research efforts in the domain of EO applications. [Read more...]

Winners of the call for African-led Training Material Design

2024-12-06 ESA EO AFRICA R&D Facility, in collaboration with the African Union Commission (AUC), are pleased to announce that: As a result of the Call for proposals: African-led Training Material Design, five competitive African universities have been selected to develop university [Read more...]

16th on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series is now available in our YouTube channel

2024-11-05 The 16th Webinar on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series is now available in our YouTube channel: Flood extent assessment in East Africa with Sentinel-2 data A few months ago, East Africa faced the consequences of weeks of heavy [Read more...]

African Research Fellowships: Call 2024/2025

2024-10-01 We are pleased to announce the 2024-2025 AUC-ESA call that will offer 1-year fellowships to 4 new African Researchers to work at the ESA-ESRIN premises in Frascati (Rome, Italy) in synergy with ESA projects and scientists. More information here: https://eo4society.esa.int/2024/09/23/african-research-fellowships-call-2024-2025/ [Read more...]

EO AFRICA R&D Facility Advisory Board

2024-08-22 The following four experts from prestigious African organizations have accepted our invitation to become members of the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Advisory Board. They will have a major role in safeguarding the quality and scope of our activities and ensure [Read more...]

EO AFRICA R&D Facility – The Second Phase

2024-06-25 Exciting opportunities for more collaboration! The EO AFRICA R&D Facility Consortium is delighted to announce that, after a positive evaluation of the first phase (2021-2024), the European Space Agency has granted the Facility an extension of 3 years, allowing us [Read more...]

EO for Africa Symposium 2024

2024-04-22 The EO AFRICA R&D Facility is glad to inform that the deadline to submit abstracts for the first ESA EO 4 for Africa Symposium has been extended to the 30 of April 2024. [Read more...]

18th on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series

Mapping Our Planet in High Resolution: Advancing Land Cover and Degradation Monitoring with Sentinel Data

Wednesday, 5 February 2025, 14:00 CET (UTC + 1) Online webinar with live-chat This webinar explores how these innovations, coupled with emerging datasets and services, are being utilized to monitor global land cover and land degradation, supporting sustainable development and environmental conservation. Specifically, the webinar will delve into experiences of producing the 100m Copernicus Global Land Cover dataset (available for 2015-2019), the European Space Agency (ESA) WorldCover Project, which has further advanced land cover monitoring by producing 10m resolution global land cover maps, and the new Copernicus Land Cover and Tropical Forest Monitoring Service (LCFM), designed to provide dynamic, high-resolution datasets on the status and changes of global land cover and pan-tropical forests. https://www.eoafrica-rd.org/space-academy/webinars/#webinar18

3rd on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Second Phase Face to Face Courses

The course is open for applicants from AFRICA only!

Face to Face course on Satellite Atmospheric Data Validation and Application for Africa

April 14 - 18, 2025 Ben Guerir, Morocco A 5-day course (8h per day). The sessions will focus on the basics of atmospheric remote sensing, present the satellite data available and address the challenges to access them in Africa. https://www.eoafrica-rd.org/space-academy/face-to-face-courses-rdf2/face-to-face-course-on-satellite-atmospheric-data-validation-and-application-for-africa/

3rd on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Second Phase Online Courses

The course is open for applicants from AFRICA only

EO for Marine and Coastal Resources Applications (EO4COAST)

January 27 - February 21, 2025 Online course with live-chat This online course aims to provide the participants with the competence to use Earth Observation (EO) data and products to leverage the management of marine and coastal aquatic resources and policymaking. https://www.eoafrica-rd.org/space-academy/on-line-courses-rdf2/eo-for-marine-and-coastal-resources-applications-eo4coast/

2nd on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Second Phase Face to Face Courses

The course is open for applicants from AFRICA only!

Face to Face course on Cloud Computing and Algorithms for EO Analyses

March 10 - 14, 2025 Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire A 5-day course (6h per day), covering Cloud Computing and big geospatial data concepts, interactive computing with Python through Jupyter Notebooks, and access to EO data from DIAS platforms or via dedicated Python libraries and handling the data on the Cloud. https://www.eoafrica-rd.org/space-academy/face-to-face-courses-rdf2/face-to-face-course-on-cloud-computing-and-algorithms-for-eo-analyses/

17th on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series

Advances in EO Cloud Computing: OpenEO

Wednesday, 4 December 2024, 14:00 CET (UTC+1) Online webinar with live-chat This webinar explores the growing role of cloud computing in analyzing and processing Earth Observation (EO) data, with a primary focus on OpenEO. OpenEO is a relatively new and innovative initiative to connect to EO cloud back-ends in a simple and unified way. The project maintains the API and process specifications, and an open-source ecosystem with clients and server implementations. https://www.eoafrica-rd.org/space-academy/webinars/#webinar17

2nd on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Second Phase Online Courses

The course is open for applicants from AFRICA only

Cloud Computing and algorithms for EO analyses

November 11 - December 2, 2024 Online course with live-chat This course introduces participants to Cloud Computing and its usage for Earth Observation (EO) data analyses. It starts with big geospatial data concepts and extends to Cloud Computing as one of the solutions for solving the problems of big EO data. https://www.eoafrica-rd.org/space-academy/on-line-courses-rdf2/cloud-computing-and-algorithms-for-eo-analyses/

1st on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Second Phase Face to Face Courses

The course is open for applicants from AFRICA only!

Face to Face course on Cloud-based EO image analysis for monitoring surface water dynamics

October 21 - 25, 2024 Maseru, Lesotho Introduction to cloud-based image analysis techniques for monitoring surface water dynamics with use of EO data. It will cover general concepts of radar and optical remote sensing, how those instruments interact with water surface and which information they can provide. https://www.eoafrica-rd.org/space-academy/face-to-face-courses-rdf2/face-to-face-course-on-cloud-based-eo-image-analysis-for-monitoring-surface-water-dynamics/

16th on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series

Flood extent assessment in East Africa with Sentinel-2 data

Wednesday, 11 September 2024 15:00 CEST (GMT+2) Online webinar with live-chat In this webinar we’ll utilize commonly used methods to assess the extent of selected flooded area in East Africa. Presented techniques will include calculation of water radiometric indices from optical Sentinel-2 bands (e.g. MNDWI, NDWI2, SWM) to assess the water extent and change detection in selected area. https://www.eoafrica-rd.org/space-academy/webinars/#webinar16

1st on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Second Phase Online Courses

The course is open for applicants from AFRICA only

Principles of and advances in Earth Observation

September 16 - October 11, 2024 Online course with live-chat This online course equips participants with fundamental knowledge in Earth Observation (EO) to enhance their understanding and utilization of EO data. The course primarily focuses on optical data, exploring their advantages and limitations. Additionally, active remote sensing concepts are introduced. https://www.eoafrica-rd.org/space-academy/on-line-courses-rdf2/principles-of-and-advances-in-earth-observation/

15th on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series

Accessing cloud services using openEO and additional data processing capabilities offered by ILWISPy

Tuesday, 9 January, 2024, 11:00 CET (GMT+1) Online webinar with live-chat This webinar starts with the use of the Innovation Lab in conjunction with openEO / ILWISPy to access and process also data obtained from other cloud based data repositories. https://www.eoafrica-rd.org/space-academy/webinars/#webinar15

Last month @FacultyITC hosted the winners of the @EOAfricaRD1 "African-led Training Material Design" call. These African academics worked with educators from the Consortium during a productive 1week-kick-off workshop 👨🏽‍💻 👩🏽‍🏫
Looking forward to the final outcome!@EO_OPEN_SCIENCE pic.twitter.com/XKXDuFxCap
— EO AFRICA R&D Facility (@EOAfricaRD1) January 13, 2025

🤩As #2024 draws to a close, it’s the perfect time to reflect and celebrate what we have accomplished 😊: from delivering more #training & supporting #research projects, to taking part on new amazing initiatives...
More at https://t.co/4YejXQy7D2 @EO_OPEN_SCIENCE pic.twitter.com/GxpKY4qsbC
— EO AFRICA R&D Facility (@EOAfricaRD1) December 30, 2024

Curious about the countries of origin of the tandems? pic.twitter.com/vSxrfBmr2Y
— EO AFRICA R&D Facility (@EOAfricaRD1) December 16, 2024

📢New @EOAfricaRD1 #online course on #EO 4 #marine & #coastal resources:
Join @suhyb_salama to learn application of #EO to study these ecosystems & understand the #water #atmosphere #land #nexus
🗓️Deadline 4 applications: Jan 06/25 https://t.co/sRWxrxylO6 @EO_OPEN_SCIENCE pic.twitter.com/XKcZFuJVjn
— EO AFRICA R&D Facility (@EOAfricaRD1) December 12, 2024

🎤And the winners are... 🏆..
We are pleased to announce the winners of the #callforproposals "African-led Training Material Design". 5 #African universities from 🇳🇬🇰🇪🇪🇹🇨🇲 and 🇧🇯 were selected to develop university curricula under the @EOAfricaRD1 ☂️- https://t.co/1Xjc2FyUNo pic.twitter.com/r0WHM5KS5T
— EO AFRICA R&D Facility (@EOAfricaRD1) December 8, 2024

Month: October 2024

17th on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series

Advances in EO Cloud Computing: OpenEO | Wednesday, 4 December 2024, 14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Online webinar with live-chat | This webinar explores the growing role of cloud computing in analyzing and processing Earth Observation (EO) data, with a primary focus on OpenEO. OpenEO is a relatively new and innovative initiative to connect to EO cloud back-ends in a simple and unified way.

2nd on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Second Phase Online Courses

Cloud Computing and algorithms for EO analyses | November 11 – December 2, 2024 | Online course with live-chat | This course introduces participants to Cloud Computing and its usage for Earth Observation (EO) data analyses. It starts with big geospatial data concepts and extends to Cloud Computing as one of the solutions for solving the problems of big EO data.

African Research Fellowships: Call 2024/2025

We are pleased to announce the 2024-2025 AUC-ESA call that will offer 1-year fellowships to 4 new African Researchers to work at the ESA-ESRIN premises in Frascati (Rome, Italy) in synergy with ESA projects and scientists. More information here: https://eo4society.esa.int/2024/09/23/african-research-fellowships-call-2024-2025/