Training Modules

Training Module
1 Principles of and advances in EO (optical and SAR) (VERSION 2)
2 Cloud Computing for EO Analyses (VERSION 2)
3 Water and Energy budgets from EO
4 Soil Moisture from Space
5 Monitoring small water bodies and floods using Sentinel-1/-2 satellites
6 Vegetation and Drought Monitoring from Space
7 Mapping and Monitoring Ecological Systems; Assessing Land Suitability
8 Crop Monitoring and Yield Estimation from Space
9 POLinSAR processing and applications
10 Atmospheric composition processing and applications
11 Marine and Coastal resources applications

The Training Modules constitute the core of the curriculum and include:

  • 2-3 days training content
  • Webinars
  • Slides with voice over
  • Exercises
  • Case studies

ENGLISH

11 Downloadable packages

A total of 11 downloadable training packages have been developed. The content of most of the MOOC-chapters, webinars, online and face to face trainings is derived from these training packages. The packages are intended to be used in MSc level curricula in the field of EO for water and food security, general EO knowledge and skills, Cloud Computing, Atmosphere and PolINSAR. All packages use free and open-software.

The standard language used is English. For most of the webinars, the option is there to have subtitles in both English and French. Most of the presentations (.ppt) have both English and French explanatory notes.

For the content the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 is applicable which implies that credit must be given to the creator, non-commercial use is allowed and any adaptations must be shared under the same terms.


FRANÇAIS

11 Forfaits téléchargeables

Au total, 11 modules de formation tĂ©lĂ©chargeables ont Ă©tĂ© Ă©laborĂ©s. Le contenu de la plupart des chapitres de MOOC, des webinaires, des formations en ligne et en face Ă  face est dĂ©rivĂ© de ces modules de formation. Les packages sont destinĂ©s Ă  ĂȘtre utilisĂ©s dans les programmes de niveau MSc dans le domaine de l’OT pour l’eau et la sĂ©curitĂ© alimentaire, les connaissances et compĂ©tences gĂ©nĂ©rales en OT, l’informatique en nuage, l’atmosphĂšre et PolINSAR. Tous les paquets utilisent des logiciels libres et ouverts.

Les modules de formation ont Ă©tĂ© dĂ©veloppĂ©s dans le cadre de la FacilitĂ© de recherche et dĂ©veloppement EOAFRICA. La langue standard utilisĂ©e est l’anglais. Pour les webinaires l’option est lĂ  pour avoir des sous-titres en français. La plupart des prĂ©sentations (.ppt) ont des notes explicatives en anglais et en français.

Pour le contenu, la licence CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 s’applique, ce qui implique que le crĂ©dit doit ĂȘtre donnĂ© au crĂ©ateur, que l’utilisation non commerciale est autorisĂ©e et que toutes les adaptations doivent ĂȘtre partagĂ©es selon les mĂȘmes termes.


The packages are backups from Moodle in .mbz format and can easily be restored in your own Moodle course sites:

  • Go to the main page of your course
  • Click on the gear icon to the right of the course title
  • Click Restore (if you have an empty course to restore into)

More info can be found on this youtube video: https://youtu.be/qqV2Qr3eTNE

The Training Materials are zipped in three packages with a total of 11 .mbz files:

Downloadable packages

Package 1 – General

Package 2 – EO for Water Resources and Security

Package 3 – EO for Food Security

Package 4 – POLinSAR processing and applications

Package 5 – Atmospheric composition processing and applications

Package 6 – Marine and Coastal resources applications

Download the Training Modules: