Events

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...]

4th on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Second Phase Online Courses

The course is open for applicants from AFRICA only

High-resolution crop monitoring for food security using EO

April 14 - May 9, 2025 Online course with live-chat The ever-increasing spatial resolution offered by the newest generation of satellite sensors allow us to monitor crops at the scale of individual parcels and to quantitatively estimate or predict agricultural production (area × yield) and water-use for applications in food security analysis. https://www.eoafrica-rd.org/space-academy/on-line-courses-rdf2/online-course-on-high-resolution-crop-monitoring-for-food-security-using-eo/

4th 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 Agricultural Monitoring from Space

April 7 - 11, 2025 Abuja, Nigeria A 5-day course (6h per day), including theoretical lectures and hands-on exercises to increase your understanding and skills related to the use of satellite data for agricultural monitoring. https://www.eoafrica-rd.org/space-academy/face-to-face-courses-rdf2/face-to-face-course-on-agricultural-monitoring-from-space/

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

📰 More training opportunities 🏛️ : Version 3 of the @EOAfricaRD1 #MOOC "Drought Assessment and Monitoring from Space is launched" 🚀

*No prior knowledge of Earth Observation is required

Registrations at: https://t.co/YugNnzBE98 @EO_OPEN_SCIENCE #Droughts #EO pic.twitter.com/Nl4qIm2rYm
— EO AFRICA R&D Facility (@EOAfricaRD1) February 2, 2025

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

📢New @EOAfricaRD1 #webinar:

Join @RubenVandekerc1 from @VITO_RS_ exploring the innovations on #Copernicus #EO data 🛰️ to monitor #LandCover and #LandDegradation at high resolution.

👉🏼🗓️Feb 5, 14h00 CEThttps://t.co/9RaWyiAs0E @EO_OPEN_SCIENCE pic.twitter.com/1MW1WZW8zi
— EO AFRICA R&D Facility (@EOAfricaRD1) January 21, 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

6th on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Face to Face Courses

Face to Face course on Vegetation and Drought Monitoring from Space | January 23 – 27, 2023 | CRASTE-LF, Rabat, Morocco | A 5-day training to learn how to tackle the challenges of Food Security by exploiting satellite observations to monitor the occurrence and impacts of droughts on agricultural productivity at various spatial scales.

7th on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series

Flood Mapping with Sentinel-1 data | December 6, 2022, 14:00 CET | Online webinar with live-chat | This webinar will focus on the importance and use of Sentinel-1 SAR data for flood mapping. With Sentinel-1 SAR data, we can map and analyse the affected flooded areas over a region, that may be not easily accessible, and even compare them with the official flood maps available.

5th on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Face to Face Courses

Face to Face course on Cloud based EO analyses for Water and Food Security | November 7 – 11, 2022 | Nairobi, Kenya | Introduction to Cloud based image analysis techniques for Water and Food Security.

4th on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Face to Face Courses

Face to Face course on Mapping and Performance Monitoring of Agroecosystems from Space | October 18 – 22, 2022 | Kigali, Rwanda | Necessary theoretical and practical knowledge for getting started on monitoring agroecosystems (croplands + rangelands) with satellite EO data.

4th on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Online Courses

Vegetation and Drought Monitoring from Space | September 19 – October 14, 2022 | Online course with live-chat | The online course provides the necessary theoretical and practical knowledge on vegetation and drought monitoring based on satellite EO data. It introduces the general concept of EO-based vegetation/drought monitoring, shows the different types of potentially useful EO data, highlights relevant satellite sensors and freely available data products as well as explains different analysis techniques that can be employed for deriving meaningful information from satellite observations.

6th on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series

Hyper-Temporal Mapping of Agro-Ecological Systems | August 25, 2022, 14:00 CET | Online webinar with live-chat | This webinar introduces participants with the necessary theoretical and practical knowledge to map agro-ecological systems at region to country levels (benchmark mapping) for subsequent monitoring using ‘future’ EO-derived imagery.

EO AFRICA Initiative

EO AFRICA Initiative | Tuesday – 24.05.2022, 03:20 PM | Agora SAPIENS, World Conference Center Bonn | The EO AFRICA Initiative will be explained and discussed during the Agora session of the ESA Living Planet Symposium next 24 of May in Bonn. Join us for an interesting roundtable-type discussion in which key representative of the Advisory Board and other African institutions will analyze the progress and define the future development of the EO AFRICA Initiative.

3rd edition of the DLR/ESA open PolInSAR training course

3rd edition of the DLR/ESA open PolInSAR training course | May 2 – July 8, 2022 | Online | Great opportunity to understand multi-parameter SAR data: The DLR-HR PolinSAR course offers a comprehensive training on SAR-based technics (PolSAR, InSAR, PolISAR, TomoSAR). This will be also an excellent opportunity for the users of our Innovation Lab to practice the cloud-based computing skills learnt, with a different platform. Places are limited but members of the EO AFRICA Community are particularly encouraged to apply.

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

Face to Face course on Cloud Computing and Algorithms for EO Analyses | Date: CANCELED | Royal Hôtel Rabat, Rabat, Morocco | Introduction to Cloud Computing and its usage for Earth Observation (EO) data analyses.

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

Face to Face course on Earth Observations for Water Resources Assessment and Monitoring | May 15–19, 2022 | Erata Hotel, Accra, Ghana | Introduction to cloud-based image analysis techniques for surface water resources assessment and monitoring with a focus on surface water bodies and wetland dynamics.