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Join our community!EO AFRICA Community
Join our community!- Community building is a central aspect of the EO AFRICA Initiative. It will allow our stakeholders to follow-up on events and calls, participate in the Space Academy and/or make use of the Innovation Lab. Only by engaging with the community

Drought Monitoring case studies in Africa
Date:April 11, 2023, 14:00 CET
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Drought Monitoring case studies in Africa
Date:April 11, 2023, 14:00 CET
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- Drought Monitoring case studies in Africa | April 11, 2023, 14:00 CET | Online webinar with live-chat | The webinar will describe ways to monitor drought events using microwave Earth Observation data. Existing methods for the calculation of climate normals, anomalies and drought indicators will be described and demonstrated over Africa. The strength and weaknesses of the indicators and an evaluation with common drought indicators such as Standardized Precipitation Index will be discussed. Furthermore, the use of soil moisture for early season yield prediction will be discussed.

Assessing potential use of water resources in an African river basin
Dates: May 15 β June 9, 2023Deadline: April 28, 2023
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Assessing potential use of water resources in an African river basin
Dates: May 15 β June 9, 2023Deadline: April 28, 2023
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- Assessing potential use of water resources in an African river basin | May 15 β June 9, 2023 | Online course with live-chat | This online course will show participants how to relate the water balance components (precipitation, evaporation, run-off and groundwater recharge) to identify surpluses of water and possible potential usage of those water resources in the area.

Announcing the EO AFRICA R&D Research Projects β Awarded Proposals (Second Call)
Awarded Proposals (Second Call)Announcing the EO AFRICA R&D Research Projects β Awarded Proposals (Second Call)
Awarded Proposals (Second Call)- EO AFRICA R&D Research Projects 2023-2024 β Awarded Proposals: EO AFRICA R&D Research Projects 2023-2024 Following the successful Call for Research Proposals 2022-2023, the EO AFRICA R&D Facility, in coordination with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the African Union

Cloud Computing and Algorithms for EO Analyses
Dates: October 16 β 20, 2023 Deadline: September 25, 2023Cloud Computing and Algorithms for EO Analyses
Dates: October 16 β 20, 2023 Deadline: September 25, 2023- Face to Face course on Cloud Computing and Algorithms for EO Analyses | October 16 β 20, 2023 | Kigali, Rwanda | 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.

EO AFRICA R&D Facility Forum
Join our online discussion forumEO AFRICA R&D Facility Forum
Join our online discussion forum- Announcing the implementation of the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Forum: We have recently implemented the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Forum as an online discussion board where people from the EO AFRICA community can ask questions, share their experiences, and discuss

Download Training Modules
8 downloadable training packagesDownload Training Modules
8 downloadable training packages- A total of 8 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. All packages use free and open-software.

MOOC on Drought Assessment and Monitoring from Space
Enrol now!MOOC on Drought Assessment and Monitoring from Space
Enrol now!- Extensive time-series on vegetation and wealth of operational satellites from space provides ample opportunities to monitor vegetation developments and more and more accurate yield forecast. This MOOC provides an introduction to βDroughtsβ, answers questions on how it can be quantified,
Why EO Africa
EO AFRICA stands for African Framework for Research Innovation, Communities and Applications in Earth Observation. EO AFRICA fosters an African-European R&D partnership, facilitating the sustainable adoption of the Earth Observation and related space technology in Africa β following an African user driven approach with a long-term (>10 years) vision for the digital era in Africa.
EO AFRICA Community

Community building is a central aspect of the EO AFRICA Initiative. It will allow our stakeholders to follow-up on events and calls, participate in the Space Academy and/or make use of the Innovation Lab. Only by engaging with the community
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The Space Academy is the institute of the EO AFRICA R&D Facility that will take care of the (co-)development, hosting and the certification of all the developed content. The Space Academy will provide a system to enrol candidates for the
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