Satellite Imagery

"Pictures taken from satellites"

Sources

Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, s.v. “satellite imagery,” accessed April 15, 2021, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satellite%20imagery.

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Climate change, dam collapses and water-borne disease: devastation in Libya caused by Storm Daniel

Building outlines detected on satellite imagery

On September 10th of 2023, Storm Daniel made landfall in northeastern Libya, bringing torrential levels of rain and strong winds (Figure 1). This onslaught of rain caused two big dams in the region to break – the Abu Mansour dam and the Derna dam, 75 metres and 45 metres tall respectively. It is believed that the Abu Mansour dam broke first, after its reservoir was filled beyond capacity. The dam collapsed and sent a rush of water towards the Derna dam further downstream (Figure 2).

Space for Communities: Space-based evidence to support community rights to water

Satellite imagery can be used to identify and monitor environmental and social impacts, and help solve human problems around the world. Despite rapid advancements in space-based technologies, not enough people have access to satellite data and all the insights it offers. Satellite imagery provides an objective way of verifying or validating the testimony of communities who are being impacted by social or environmental harms.

Espacio para las comunidades: pruebas basadas en el espacio para apoyar los derechos comunitarios al agua

Translated by Isabel Zetina

Call: Global Survey on Satellite Data Utilization - 2022

The WMO has recently launched the 2022 Global Survey on Satellite Data Utilization and they would like users to share their experiences of using satellite data.

Copernicus Marine Data Stream for Operational Services - Ocean Applications

Overview

This is a free virtual (online only) workshop held in English. The majority of the course is composed of self-paced learning with educational resources provided through an online learning platform called Moodle. However, instructors will also be running live training sessions in the 2nd and 3rd weeks, where participants have the opportunity to join two-hour live ‘espresso’ training sessions covering SNAP and python demos, data access, tailored workflows, and question and answer sessions for 1:1 interaction.

ARSET - Monitoring coastal and estuarine water quality using remote sensing and in situ data

Overview

This two-part, advanced webinar series is a follow-on to the training on coastal and estuarine water quality held in September 2021. It is a hands-on training with demos provided by instructors, followed by an hour of lab time for participants to use Level-1 MODIS and VIIRS data provided by the Ocean Biology DAAC (OB.DAAC) and SeaDAS and OCSSW software for deriving water quality parameters.

Introductory Webinar: Remote Sensing of Coastal Ecosystems

Date Range:

August 25, 2020. September 8, 2020.

Times:

11:00-12:00 EDT (English) or 14:00-15:00 EDT (Spanish)

Webinar: How a leading space agency is preparing their satellite imagery for the future of analytics

What you will learn

The importance of standardized Analysis Ready Data (ARD) for the future of Earth image analytics
Demo – How to automatically create and extract equity from ARD imagery and the Open Data Cube
Validation – ARD Accuracy and Quality assessment from SANSA’s project

Date

Thursday May 20 2021

Time

10:00am EDT (2:00pm GMT)

Application of Satellite Remote Sensing to Support Water Resources Management in Latin America and the Caribbean

Host

Centro Internacional de Hidroinformática (CIH)

Location

Foz de Iguazú, Brazil

Date Range

Monday, July 11, 2016 to Wednesday, July 20, 2016

GBDX YouTube Channel

GBDX is DigitalGlobe's Geospatial Big Data Platform which combines data access to satellite imagery with access to innovative algorithms to develop new solutions to tackle new market segments

The GBDX YouTube Channel contains useful videos for customers using the GBDX user interface, such as "How to create a workspace", "How to search for images", and "How to select materials"

Second International Operational Satellite Oceanography Symposium

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The Executive Steering and Programme Committees are pleased to invite community members from all levels of the value chain, from data providers to users, of operational satellite oceanographic data, products and applications, to attend the 2nd international Operational Satellite Oceanography (OSO) Symposium to be held in a virtual format on 25-27 May 2021.

The meeting is co-organised by EUMETSAT & NOAA NESDIS STAR.

Copernicus for Africa

Free registration

There is still a need in the African region for the development of technologies for the effective management of water supply. Satellite images may hold the key to resolving this issue. Processed satellite data can aid in flood mapping and drought forecasting, considerably enhancing the efficiency of water use. In this context, the partnership between the EU and Africa on the implementation of Copernicus services contributes to sustainable development, scientific cooperation, and the socioeconomic growth of African countries.

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MarineAware

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Agencia Bolivariana para Actividades Espaciales / Bolivarian Agency for Space Activities

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Directorate of Resource Surveys and Remote Sensing, Kenya

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European Space Agency - Space Solutions

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Zero-equity funding (from €60k to €2M+ per activity).
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Nivin Hasan

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Dr. Eng. Nivin Abdelrahim Hasan is a Technical Advisor-Researcher at the Royal Jordanian Geographic Centre.

She holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from University of Damascus, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Surveying Section. She has a Masters in Navigation and Related Application from Politecnico di Torino, Italy with an excellent average. She received a Ph.D. in Space Science and Technology Application Engineering from Beihang University, China with excellent average.

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Overview

ARSET - Monitoring coastal and estuarine water quality using remote sensing and in situ data

Overview

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Date Range:

Times:

Webinar: How a leading space agency is preparing their satellite imagery for the future of analytics

What you will learn

Date

Time

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Host

Location

Date Range

GBDX YouTube Channel

Event

Second International Operational Satellite Oceanography Symposium

Overview:

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Copernicus for Africa

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Face to Face course on Earth Observations for Water Resources Assessment and Monitoring

Project / Mission / Initiative / Community Portal

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Agencia Bolivariana para Actividades Espaciales / Bolivarian Agency for Space Activities

Directorate of Resource Surveys and Remote Sensing, Kenya

European Space Agency - Space Solutions

Person

Nivin Hasan