Awareness raising and capacity-building on the role of space data and technology for climate action
United Nations Report available in the six UN official languages at: A/AC.105/1299 - Report on the United Nations/Austria Symposium on Space for Climate Action (Graz, Austria (online), 12–14 September 2023) (unoosa.org)
Workshop took place from 12 to 14 September in Graz, Austria, as well as online. A series of free online trainings:
THEMATIC AREA 1) SATELLITE NAVIGATION
EUSPA: Galileo High Accuracy Service - General Overview [Introductory level]
(English session) Wednesday, 20 September 2023, 13:00 - 14:00 UTC
(Spanish session) Wednesday, 20 September 2023, 14:15 - 15:15 UTC
This course provides an overview of the Galileo High Accuracy Service (HAS), including the service architecture, how to use HAS, and the HAS service roadmap. read more
THEMATIC AREA 2) EARTH OBSERVATION DATA PROCESSING
2A) WEBINARS
The use of Earth Observation data and geospatial technology to support decision-making in local municipality areas [Introductory to intermediate level]
Wednesday, 27 September 2023, 08:00 - 13:00 UTC
This course introduces practical applications of EO and other geospatial data in spatial planning, disaster and natural resource management at a district of municipality level. The morning session introduces the basics of GIS and remote sensing. The afternoon session provides hands-on practical training on data visualization and analysis using QGIS. read more
Training on Use of Data from Copernicus Climate Change and Atmosphere Monitoring Services [Basic Python coding skills required]
Wednesday, 4 October 2023, 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
This course provides an introduction to the Copernicus Climate Change (C3S) and Atmosphere Monitoring Services (CAMS) followed by a practical demonstration on how to access the free data from both services. read more
Transforming EO data into building infrastructure data sets for modeling disasters and risks from climate change [Intermediate level]
3, 5 and 10 October 2023
(English session) 14:00 - 16:00 UTC
(Spanish session) 18:00 - 20:00 UTC
This course covers the basics of natural hazard risk modeling and exposure development with a focus on fusing data from multiple datasets expressly for the purposes of risk assessment. read more
2B) MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSES (MOOCS)
Earth Observation for Climate Action [Introductory to intermediate level]
Self-paced MOOC, 15 September to 14 October 2023
This MOOC consists of a series of online lectures on the use of EO data for climate studies and demonstrations on the use of specific platforms, techniques and web portals for climate monitoring and modelling such as the Bhuvan/Bhoonidhi web portal, the NICES climate data web portal and Google Earth Engine. read more
Synthetic Aperture RADAR (SAR) MOOC: Winter-Water-Warming [Introductory level]
Self-paced MOOC
This MOOC offers an introduction to the research, development and utilization of radar remote sensing technology for mapping and environmental monitoring in Canada, in particular to meet the challenges of winter, water, and warming in a very large country. read more
Land in Focus [Introductory to intermediate level]
Self-paced MOOC
This MOOC consists of a series of online learning materials that will give you insights on the potential of remote sensing technologies for applications over land surfaces. You will learn to apply your theoretical knowledge to real-world case studies, on a variety of topics. read more
THEMATIC AREA 3) ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Entrepreneurship [Introductory level]
Tuesday, 10 October 2023, 13:00 to 14:00 UTC
This course introduces the fundamentals of business planning, development and strategy, and provides guidance on how to pitch a venture in front of investors. read more