Events

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...]

15th on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series is now available in our YouTube channel

2024-01-17 The 15th Webinar on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series is now available in our YouTube channel: Accessing cloud services using openEO and additional data processing capabilities offered by ILWISPy The EO Africa program has been making use of [Read more...]

Publishing opportunity

2024-01-08 For publishing Africa-oriented EO research results, we are editing a special issue of the International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation: African EO Challenges and Solutions in Water Scarcity and Food Security – Mapping the Environment We encourage our [Read more...]

New research gap survey

2023-12-20 To support the development of the roadmap of the EO AFRICA R&D Facility for 2024-2026 We launched a questionnaire in 2021, which helped define the user needs of the African EO community. Our scientific field is developing very quickly, so [Read more...]

14th on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series is now available in our YouTube channel

2023-12-15 The 14th Webinar on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series is now available in our YouTube channel: Crop mapping in Zankalon, Egypt using different ML classifiers in Python Accurate information about agriculture and crops is essential for informed decision-making [Read more...]

13th on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series is now available in our YouTube channel

2023-12-06 The 13th Webinar on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series is now available in our YouTube channel: Parcel-based crop monitoring from space The ever-increasing spatial resolution offered by the newest generation of satellite sensors allows us to monitor agricultural [Read more...]

Activities EO AFRICA R&D – October 2023

2023-11-07 October 2023 was a very busy month for the EO AFRICA R&D Facility. We delivered two face-to-face courses in parallel in Kigali and Dar es Salaam as part of our Capacity Development program through the EO AFRICA Space Academy. Mahdi [Read more...]

12th on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series is now available in our YouTube channel

2023-09-29 The 12th Webinar on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series is now available in our YouTube channel: Use of Remote Sensing to Insure against the Peril Drought The webinar provides insights concerning the developed EO-based insurance model that utilizes [Read more...]

Open Science is an Integral Part of the EO AFRICA R&D Facility’s Philosophy

2023-07-27 An interesting article in which Dr. Serkan Girgin from the EO AFRICA R&D Consortium, together with Dr. Marloes Penning de Vries, PI of one of our Research Projects, elaborate on the role of Open Science as an integral part of [Read more...]

11th on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series is now available in our YouTube channel

2023-07-24 The 11th Webinar on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series is now available in our YouTube channel: Surface Soil Moisture products at continental scale The webinar gives an overview of high-resolution (1 km) satellite soil moisture data sets available [Read more...]

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

10th on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Online Courses

The course is open for applicants from AFRICA only

Surface Flood Modelling Supported by Cloud-Based RS GIS

January 29 – February 23, 2024 Online course with live-chat Optical imagery supports a more natural identification of water bodies and digital elevation models add to the identification of potential flood areas. This course will review all these concepts and add a foundational but complete layer on surface water modelling using a full 2D version of HECRAS free software. https://www.eoafrica-rd.org/space-academy/on-line-courses/surface-flood-modelling-supported-by-cloud-based-rs-gis/

Registration is open for Face to Face course on Parcel-based Crop Monitoring from Space

The course is open for applicants from AFRICA only!

Face to Face course on Parcel-based Crop Monitoring from Space

January 22 – 26, 2024 Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal Get ready to take part in this 5-day training with colleagues from all over the continent and learn how to tackle the challenges of Food Security by exploiting high resolution satellite observations to monitor crop production at individual field scale. The course consists of presentations and practical exercises in Python. https://www.eoafrica-rd.org/space-academy/face-to-face-courses/face-to-face-course-on-parcel-based-crop-monitoring-from-space/

14th on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series

Crop mapping in Zankalon, Egypt using different ML classifiers in Python

December 6, 2023, 14:00 CET (GMT+1) Online webinar with live-chat In this webinar the introduction and overview of the machine learning algorithms and classifiers will be provided with a special focus on supervised ML methods such as: Random Forest, Support Vector Machines and unsupervised ML methods such as K-means. https://www.eoafrica-rd.org/space-academy/webinars/#webinar14

13th on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series

Parcel-based crop monitoring from space

Wednesday, 29 November, 2023, 14:00 CET (GMT+1) Online webinar with live-chat This webinar will provide insights into the possibilities, limitations and remaining challenges related to high-resolution crop monitoring. Together we will explore which information can be derived from these satellite observations, including parcel extent, crop type, phenology, biomass production and crop stress. https://www.eoafrica-rd.org/space-academy/webinars/#webinar13

Registration is open for Face to Face course on Agricultural Drought Monitoring from Space

The course is open for applicants from AFRICA only!

Face to Face course on Agricultural Drought Monitoring from Space

November 6 – 9, 2023 Cape Town, South Africa In this course, participants will get an introduction on how to use satellite imagery for the purpose of agricultural drought monitoring at various spatial scales, ranging from continental to field scale. https://www.eoafrica-rd.org/space-academy/face-to-face-courses/face-to-face-course-on-agricultural-drought-monitoring-from-space/

Registration is open for Face to Face course on Assessing vegetation dynamics from space with cloud-based EO analyses

The course is open for applicants from AFRICA only!

Face to Face course on Assessing vegetation dynamics from space with cloud-based EO analyses

November 19 – 23, 2023 Cairo, Egypt In this course, participants will get an introduction to cloud-based techniques for assessing vegetation dynamics with Earth Observation data. https://www.eoafrica-rd.org/space-academy/face-to-face-courses/face-to-face-course-on-assessing-vegetation-dynamics-from-space-with-cloud-based-eo-analyses/

12th on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series

Use of Remote Sensing to Insure against the Peril Drought

September 19, 2023, 14:00 CET Online webinar with live-chat The webinar will provide insights concerning the developed EO-based insurance model that utilizes NDVI-imagery to quantitatively assess occurring agronomic droughts. As a business model, since 2018, the Vegetation Index Crop Insurance (VICI) scheme is successfully in use by various Ethiopian organizations. https://www.eoafrica-rd.org/space-academy/webinars/#webinar12

Registration is open for Face to Face course on Soil Moisture and Inland Water Monitoring with Satellite Radar

The course is open for applicants from AFRICA only!

Face to Face course on Soil Moisture and Inland Water Monitoring with Satellite Radar

October 16 – 20, 2023 University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania This course is covering the general concepts of radar remote sensing, how radar/microwaves interact with soil and vegetation, soil moisture retrieval with satellite radar, and the concept of zenith radar altimetry. https://www.eoafrica-rd.org/space-academy/face-to-face-courses/face-to-face-course-on-soil-moisture-and-inland-water-monitoring-with-satellite-radar/

9th on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Online Courses

The course is open for applicants from AFRICA only

Crop Monitoring and Yield Estimation from Space

September 4 – 29, 2023 Online course with live-chat The ever-increasing spatial resolution offered by the newest generation of satellite sensors allow us to monitor agricultural production at the scale of an individual parcel and to quantitatively estimate or predict productivity. https://www.eoafrica-rd.org/space-academy/on-line-courses/crop-monitoring-and-yield-estimation-from-space/

5th on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series

Introduction to Precipitation from Space | April 20, 2022, 14:00 CET | Online webinar with live-chat | This webinar introduces rainfall observations obtained from satellites using the visible, thermal infrared and microwave parts of the electromagnetic spectrum and blending routines applied, using qualitative and quantitative approaches.

4th on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series

Evapotranspiration from space | March 25, 2022, 14:00 CET | Online webinar with live-chat | This webinar is devoted to evapotranspiration (ET) monitoring with Earth Observation (EO) satellites.

3rd on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series

Software Tools for Earth Observation analyses | March 10, 2022, 14:00 CET | Online webinar with live-chat | This webinar provides an overview of existing open-source tools for processing data coming from different satellite missions with a main focus on Copernicus missions’ products.

EO AFRICA R&D Facility first two Online Courses

Cloud Computing and Algorithms for EO Analyses | March 15 – April 6, 2022 | Online course with live-chat | Introduction to Cloud Computing and its usage for Earth Observation (EO) data analysis. 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.
Principles of and advances in Earth Observation | March 28 – April 14, 2022 | This online course will provide participants with fundamental EO knowledge to better understand and use Earth Observation data.

2nd on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series

Access to Earth Observation | February 17, 2022, 14:00 CET | Online webinar with live-chat | The webinar aims to present which Earth Observation datasets are accessible via Data and Information Access Services (DIAS) platforms, and demonstrate how such imagery can be queried, selected and downloaded.

1st on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series

Introduction to Cloud Computing for EO Analyses | February 3, 2022, 14:00 CET | Online webinar with live-chat | This webinar introduces Cloud Computing and its usage to analyse and process Earth Observation (EO) data.

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

Face to Face course on Advances in Earth Observation Event | February 7–11, 2022 | Online training course | Introduction to Earth Observation, the Copernicus Programme, Optical and Radar Remote Sensing, practical hands-on part and an individual project.

AfricaGIS 2021 Hackathon Event

AfricaGIS 2021 Hackathon on Food Security and Water Resources | November 22-25, 2021 | Centre Universitaire de Recherche et d’Application en Télédétection (CURAT), Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoir | Get ready to take part in the 3-day hackathon jointly organized by the EO AFRICA R&D Facility, GMES&Africa and CURAT as a part of the AfricaGIS 2021 conference.

Another interesting event organized by GEO and RCMRD

AfriGEO Virtual Symposium 2021 | 17-19 November 2021 | Open Science for growing African Industries in Earth Observation | Organized by Group on Earth Observations (GEO) and The Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD)

EO Africa R&D invites you to attend the following symposium

GIS and Earth Observation Symposium 2021 | 24-25 June 2021 | Supporting Water Service Provision and Water Resources Management through Utilization of GIS and Earth Observation Technologies | Hosted by Kenya Water Institute (KeWI) / Ministry of Water & Sanitation and Irrigation