EO Africa MOOC on Drought Assessment and Monitoring from Space
- Start Date:
- Nov. 30, 2022
- End Date:
- Dec. 6, 2022
- Region:
- Africa
- Description:
- Developed in the context of the EO Africa project, this MOOC provides an introduction to the topic of droughts and details how they can be quantified, assessed, and monitored from space. The contents include the role of cloud computing and access to satellite data.
- Targeted Audience:
- The MOOC is intended for agricultural scientists and water resources specialists, as well as for anyone interested in water and food security and in the role of EO in these fields.
- Expected Outcomes:
- Familiarity with the following concepts and related tools: Vegetation and Drought Monitoring from Space, Copernicus Programme, Sentinel satellites – EO for Africa, Jupyter notebooks and cloud computing, EO software tools, EO based information for vegetation and drought monitoring, Observing the water cycle from space, Monitoring vegetation dynamics from space, ET from space, Soil moisture dynamics from space, Crop Monitoring and Yield estimation from space, EO AFRICA R&D Facility.
- Host:
- European Space Agency (ESA), EO Africa project (https://www.eoafrica-rd.org/)
- Organizer:
- European Space Agency (ESA), EO Africa project (https://www.eoafrica-rd.org/)
- Format/Training Type:
- Other
- Language:
- English
- Attendance:
- Open
- Application Deadline:
- Nov. 30, 2022
- Qualifications:
No previous qualification is required.
- Contact Name:
- Amalia Castro Gomez
- Contact Email:
- amalia.castro.gomez@esa.int
- Fees:
- No Fees
- Link:
- https://www.eoafrica-rd.org/space-academy/mooc/
- Thematic Area:
- Agriculture & Food Security
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