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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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March 2, 2023
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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
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EO AFRICA R&D Facility Advisory Board

Proud to announce our new advisory board, who will support and advise us in developing capacity for EO Africa while staying connected with the needs of the continent.
August 22, 2024
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  • Principles of and advances in Earth Observation | September 16 - October 11, 2024 | Online course with live-chat | This online course equips participants with fundamental knowledge in Earth Observation (EO) to enhance their understanding and utilization of EO data. The course primarily focuses on optical data, exploring their advantages and limitations. Additionally, active remote sensing concepts are introduced. This online course equips participants with fundamental knowledge in Earth Observation (EO) to enhance their understanding and utilization of EO data. The course primarily focuses on optical data, exploring their advantages and limitations. Additionally, active remote sensing concepts are introduced.
Online Courses

Principles of and advances in Earth Observation

Dates: March 10 – 14, 2025
Deadline: Feb 16, 2025
Venue: Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

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July 24, 2024
Research Calls
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ESA EO AFRICA R&D Facility, in collaboration with the African Union Commission (AUC), announces: Call for Research Proposals 2024-2025 The main focus of this call is to leverage earth observation to tackle present and future challenges in water and food
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Call for Research Proposals 2024-2025

Start of Projects: 1 Nov 2024
Kick-off Workshop: 4 Nov 2024

LAST APPLICATION DAY!
July 2, 2024
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Version 2 of the MOOC on Drought Assessment and Monitoring from Space is launched. Some additional webinars and descriptions of related research is included in the MOOC. For the presentations, both French and English subtitles can be displayed over the
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MOOC on Drought Assessment and Monitoring from Space v2

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May 3, 2023
Research Calls
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In the framework of the ESA EO AFRICA initiative, the R&D Facility in collaboration with European Space Agency (ESA) and the African Union Commission (AUC), launched at the end of 2021 a call for research proposals to support African-European collaborative
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Research Projects 2022-2023

Awarded Proposals (First Call)
February 27, 2023
Training Modules
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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.
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1: General
2: EO for Water Resources and Security
3: EO for Food Security
4: POLinSAR processing and app...
5: Atmospheric composition proc...
6: Marine and Coastal resources app...

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April 7, 2022

 
 

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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 – following an African user driven approach with a long-term (>10 years) vision for the digital era in Africa.

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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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Space Academy

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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