SELPER/CEOS WGCapD Training Course – Remote Sensing Applications to Floods, Droughts, and fires (Spanish)

Start Date:
Oct. 24, 2022
End Date:
Oct. 25, 2022
City:
Monterrey
State:
Nuevo León
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Americas
Description:
The course is offered on the occasion of the XX International Symposium of SELPER. It includes theory and practical sessions on the use of Copernicus Sentinel data for natural hazard detection and monitoring, including floods, droughts, and wildfires.
Targeted Audience:
Professionals working in civil protection, university researchers and students, and individuals from professional societies and associations of the Latin American and Caribbean region.
Expected Outcomes:
Further understanding on the use of remote sensing data for natural hazard detection and monitoring, with practical experience using tools including ESA SNAP, Google Earth Engine, and QGIS for this purpose.
Host:
WGCapD, SELPER, ESA, UANL, DLR, CONAE, ASI, NASA, NOAA, CONABIO, CRECTEALC, UNAM, Humboldt Institute, SERVIR, , and the United States (NASA, NOAA) (CONABIO, Mexico Campus of CRECTEALC, UNAM, FIC, Humboldt Institute, EO College, and Universidad de Guanajua
Organizer:
WGCapD, SELPER, ESA, UANL, DLR, CONAE, ASI, NASA, NOAA, CONABIO, CRECTEALC, UNAM, Humboldt Institute, SERVIR, , and the United States (NASA, NOAA) (CONABIO, Mexico Campus of CRECTEALC, UNAM, FIC, Humboldt Institute, EO College, and Universidad de Guanajua
Format/Training Type:
Blended Course
Language:
English, Spanish
Attendance:
Open
Application Deadline:
Sept. 30, 2022
Qualifications:
Participants are expected to be familiar with the use of satellite imagery.

As the course is run in a hybrid format, participants will be required to use their own laptops. The laptop should have at least a two-core processor, 8GB of RAM, and free space on the hard drive. If participating online, a good internet connection is also required.
Contact Name:
Martin Valling Phillipsen
Contact Email:
martin.phillipsen@ext.esa.int
Link:
https://www.selper.org.mx/curso-de-entrenamiento-selper-ceos-wgcapd-uso-de-percepcion-remota-en-aplicaciones-a-inundaciones-sequias-e-incendios/
Thematic Area:
Disasters
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