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627 training opportunities for the UK and European space sectors, last updated 8 October 2024. Curated by Space Skills Alliance.
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An introduction to librat: a Monte Carlo ray tracing radiative transfer model
Resource (Online) by National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) · Free
librat is a flexible, modular radiative transfer model for simulating the lidar return of realistic 3D scenes.
Winter-Water-Warming: Canadian SAR Applications
MOOC (Online) by European Space Agency (ESA) and EO College · Free
In this course, we will introduce you to how Canadians research, develop and utilize radar remote sensing technology for mapping and environmental monitoring. In five brief lessons, you will learn about early developments of radar leading to the Canadian RADARSAT program and how Canadian government researchers and managers are currently using satellite radar data in their day-to-day work. After completing this course you will have a better understanding of Canada’s practical needs for and know-how of satellite radar when it comes to meeting the challenges of winter, water, and warming in a very large country.
Land in Focus – Agriculture & Food
MOOC (Online) by European Space Agency (ESA) and EO College · Free
Forests are responsible for supporting essential life processes, from purifying the air we breathe to maintaining healthy soils and clean water sources. Around the world, communities rely on the ecosystem services provided by forests to support their livelihoods. However, deforestation and forest degradation are threatening forest ecosystems worldwide, thus disturbing the climate change mitigation which forests provide, and which we desperately need. Using remote sensing satellites and techniques, we are able to map and monitor forests. This enables us to view changes in forest cover, alert authorities about deforestation events, and monitor the relationship between forests and greenhouse gasses (GHG’s). In this course, you will learn about the drivers of deforestation as well as how satellites and time series disturbance detection methods can identify deforestation events, even in areas masked by clouds. In the final lesson on Biomass Estimation, you will learn why tracking biomass is important, how it’s done, and how to overcome inaccuracies when estimating biomass.
Beyond the Visible – Introduction to Hyperspectral Remote Sensing
MOOC (Online) by European Space Agency (ESA) and EO College · Free
In this course, you will learn the basics of imaging spectroscopy. No matter if you are a student or a professional or whatever continent you are from, this course was designed for you and we hope to provide some helpful background information, process understanding and applications that relate to your area of interest or expertise.
Drought Assessment and Monitoring from Space
MOOC (Online) by European Space Agency (ESA) · Free
Extensive time-series on vegetation and wealth of operational satellites from space provides ample opportunities to monitor vegetation developments and more and more accurate yield forecast. This MOOC provides an introduction to “Droughts”, answers questions on how it can be quantified, how it can be assessed and monitored from space. The role of cloud computing and (easy) access to satellite will also get attention. No prior knowledge to Earth Observation (EO) is required. The MOOC provides a ‘smooth’ introduction for agricultural scientist, water resources specialist and others who are interested in water and food security and the role EO plays nowadays related to this theme. Every week a new set of movie and short quizzes will be released. The MOOC will be open till the end of November 2022.
Imagery in Action
MOOC (Online) by Esri · Free
Transform pixels into powerful insights. This course is for anyone who wants to learn—or learn more—about the many uses of imagery, the many types of imagery, and the rapidly growing integration of imagery with GIS. Explore cutting-edge imagery applications and advanced tools to extract information from imagery and remotely sensed data. Course exercises guide you through the steps to tackle essential imagery workflows using the latest ArcGIS desktop and cloud-based apps.
Spatial Data Science: The New Frontier in Analytics
MOOC (Online) by Esri · Free
Use location to find patterns and tackle complex problems. Spatial data science allows analysts to extract deeper insight from data using a comprehensive set of analytical methods and spatial algorithms, including machine learning and deep learning techniques. This course explores the application of spatial data science to uncover hidden patterns and improve predictive modeling. You'll work with powerful analytical tools in Esri's ArcGIS software and learn how to integrate popular open data science packages into your analyses.
ArcGIS Pro for Spatial Analysis
Workshop (Online, Bristol, and Bath) by NobleProg · £2400-3200
By the end of this training, participants will be able to: - Understanding GIS concepts and spatial data types using the latest version of ArcGIS Pro. - Investigate the user interface and evaluate the uses - Explore ArcGIS* Pro and how to utilize online content - Manage, manipulate and analyze your own data - Display and share your data in a meaningful and creative way Note: We will use the latest version of ArcGIS Pro.
Variational Methods in Data Assimilation
Resource (Online) by National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) · Free
This training is to help you learn about variational methods used in weather forecasting.
Earth Observation: Disruptive Technology and New Space
MOOC (Online) by European Space Agency (ESA) and Imperative Space · Free
This is a short MOOC from ESA which consists of a series of interviews with leading experts across Earth Observation and related technologies. This MOOC also acts as an additional section for the 'Earth Observation from Space: The Optical View' MOOC. The explosion in Earth Observation (EO) data from the Sentinel programme, a new generation of commercial satellites, and emerging constellations of small-sats, has created one of the greatest ‘big data’ challenges in the world today. In this course you will explore technologies such as AI, 3D data visualisation, cloud computing technologies and blockchain, and learn how they are meeting the needs of the ever growing data analytics and data navigation challenges in EO. This short course now includes an extra module on how ESA is responding to the digital trends highlighted in previous modules, and the real-world impact emerging from ESA's Phi innovation strategy.
The Equivalent Weights Particle Filter - for data assimilation
Resource (Online) by National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) · Free
An online training course providing an introduction to Particle Filters and theory for the Equivalent Weights Particle Filter.
Understanding Climate Change using Satellite Data
MOOC (Online) by European Space Agency (ESA) and University of Twente · Free
Explore cutting-edge technology and learn how to analyse satellite climate data to help measure and mitigate climate change.
Agricultural Crop Classification with Synthetic Aperture Radar and Optical Remote Sensing
Seminar (Online) by European Space Agency (ESA) · Free
This five-part, intermediate webinar series focused on the use of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) from Sentinel-1 and/or optical imagery from Sentinel-2 to map crop types and assessed their biophysical characteristics. The webinar covered a SAR and optical refresher along with pre-processing and analysis of Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 data using the Sentinel Application Platform (SNAP) and Python code written in JupyterLab, a web-based interactive development environment for scientific computing and machine learning. The webinar also covered an operational roadmap for mapping crop type, including best practices for collecting field data to train and validate models for classifying crops on a national level. The final session of this series covered crop biophysical variable retrievals using optical data.
Land in Focus – People, Land, Sustainability
MOOC (Online) by European Space Agency (ESA) and EO College · Free
What is the global stock take and how can we measure carbon emissions from space, what should you look for when selecting a land cover dataset, and how does land use policy impact our land and can these changes be seen and quantified using remote sensing methods? These and more questions will be answered in the sequence of lessons which are part the ‘People, Land, & Sustainability’ MOOC. This course deals with the transformation caused by humans across the globe and how we quantify these change with the means of earth observation.
Land in Focus – Basics of Remote Sensing
MOOC (Online) by European Space Agency (ESA) and EO College · Free
This course is part of a series of online learning materials that will give you insights on the potential of remote sensing technologies for applications over land surfaces. Here, you have the chance to learn about a variety of theoretical basics of remote sensing that will give you an understanding of how remote sensing works, and it will enable you to follow along in the more practical courses that will be available on our website in the near future.
Land in Focus – Forest Ecosystems
MOOC (Online) by European Space Agency (ESA) and EO College · Free
Urbanization is changing our planet. About half of the world’s population already lives in cities. By 2050 that proportion is expected to rise to two-thirds. The loss of vegetation and the sprawl of impervious surfaces that are connected to this process are the cause of many problems societies have to face in the future. On the social level cities in the southern hemisphere are experiencing an uptick in unregulated settling resulting in the sprawl of slums, leaving large amounts of people in dire situations cut off from the most basic needs of daily life. Remote sensing can help to better understand those problems by capturing the changes in urban areas. Besides just visual observations, it also can provide quantification and more detailed information on the impacts of those changes, and thus provide decision-makers with valuable information.
Land in Focus – Hazards & Disasters
MOOC (Online) by European Space Agency (ESA) and EO College · Free
Welcome to the ‘Hazards and Disasters’ online courses. In the three MOOCs which are part of it, we will take a closer look at how remote sensing can answer essential questions related to the emergency response that is needed during hazardous events. Thus, disaster management heavily relies on remotely sensed data and their prompt processing in order to support decisions that can a) estimate the extent of a (natural) disaster and b) save lives by scientifically justifiable choices. In the three lessons of this course, we will present different applications of remotely sensed data for disaster monitoring to you. At first, we will take a look at droughts, then dive into mapping flood extents using an interactive cloud-based approach before ending our course with the monitoring of fire hazards.
Transform AEC Projects with GIS and BIM
MOOC (Online) by Esri · Free
Infuse geographic context into the entire project life cycle. Discover what's possible when you integrate computer-aided design (CAD) data and building information models (BIM) with geographic information systems (GIS) technology. This course is for GIS and architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) professionals and anyone else who wants to improve project decision-making, gain critical insights, and deliver more sustainable infrastructure, more efficiently. You'll explore powerful GIS visualization and spatial analysis capabilities and see firsthand how location-based insight enhances each phase of the project life cycle—from planning and design to construction and ongoing operations.
Cartography
MOOC (Online) by Esri · Free
Learn from experts and make beautiful maps using ArcGIS Pro. Once, only cartographers made maps. Today, anyone can. Still, cartographers can teach people to make better maps, just as chefs can show people how to prepare better meals. With coaching from accomplished cartographers and practical, hands-on exercises, you'll become a smarter mapmaker, ready to go beyond the defaults and produce engaging maps that communicate with impact.
Remote Sensing of Wildfires
MOOC (Online) by edX · Free
Learn how satellite imagery and the science of remote sensing allows us to detect wildfires, help manage their spread, and guide ecological restoration.
ArcGIS for Spatial Analysis
Workshop (Online, Bristol, and Bath) by NobleProg · £2400-3200
This instructor-led, live training in Bristol (online or onsite) is aimed at field ecologists and conservation managers who wish to create data spatial projects in ArcGIS. By the end of this training, participants will be able to: - Output spatial data as visualizations. - Conduct geostatics on actual data. - Implement spatial data analysis, data processing, and mapping with ArcGIS. - Analyze spatial data for projects in ArcGIS.
Sensing Planet Earth – From Core to Outer Space
MOOC (Online) by edX and Chalmers University of Technology · Free
Is the earth flat? Will this year be the hottest year ever? How fast is the rain forest disappearing? … Learn about the crucial tools for measuring and monitoring our planet.
Basic Principles of Radar Backscatter
MOOC (Online) by European Space Agency (ESA) and EO College · Free
In this course you will get an overview of the most relevant parameters that have an influence on the radar backscatter signal. You will learn what role the configuration of a radar system and the properties of the Earth surface play in the signal that you see in a pixel of a radar image. After this course you will have a solid understanding of what you see in a radar backscatter image. And you will be able to interpret the backscatter signal.
Going Places with Spatial Analysis
MOOC (Online) by Esri · Free
Gain a deeper understanding of spatial data analysis. This course is for people who know something about data analysis and want to learn how the special capabilities of spatial data analysis provide deeper understanding. You'll get free access to the full analytical capabilities of ArcGIS Online, Esri's cloud-based mapping and analytics platform.
Endangered Archaeology: Using Remote Sensing to Protect Cultural Heritage
MOOC (Online) by FutureLearn, University of Leicester, Durham University, University of Oxford, and British Council · Free
Discover how to use satellite imagery to identify and assess endangered archaeological sites in the Middle East and North Africa.
Do-It-Yourself Geo Apps
MOOC (Online) by Esri · Free
Anyone can build apps with ArcGIS. You don't have to be a software developer to build valuable geo-enabled apps that make your communities smarter and businesses more successful. Learn how to combine location and narrative in one application to better communicate and broadcast your story, create custom web applications that solve problems in your community, and build powerful native applications for iOS and Android devices without touching a piece of code. If you are a developer, you'll be interested in Esri's APIs, tools, and the buzzing ArcGIS developer community.
Google Maps API for Developers
Workshop (Online, Bristol, and Bath) by NobleProg · £2400-3200
This instructor-led, live training in Bristol (online or onsite) is aimed at developers who wish to enhance their website or web application by adding geo-location functionality through Google Maps. By the end of this training, participants will be able to: - Embed a map into a new or existing website or web application. - Display live data that synchs with current location. - Create a mashup that includes Google Maps. - Apply good CSS and JavaScript coding practices - Create a custom map for an application.
Impact of COVID-19 measures on Atmospheric Composition
MOOC (Online) by European Space Agency (ESA) and Imperative Space · Free
The global Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic saw many governments take unprecedented measures to limit the spread of the virus. These measures included a mixture of social distancing, a ban on large gatherings, the closing of schools, universities, restaurants and other non-essential stores, and a reduction in air travel, the closure of borders and other non-essential travel restrictions. Many of these measures have had a significant impact on the anthropogenic emissions in the atmosphere due to the drastic drop in road and air traffic and a strong reduction of industrial activities in non-essential sectors across the globe. To assess these impacts, ESA started the 'Impact study of COVID-19 lockdown measures on air quality and climate' (ICOVAC) project. In this short course you will learn about what this project covered and its findings.
GIS Image Analysis in ArcGIS Pro
MOOC (Online) by edX · Free
Learn fundamentals of remote sensing, image analysis, image processing and its application to real-world problems such as changing water bodies, vegetation health, and wildfire severity.
Oceanography: a key to better understand our world
MOOC (Online) by Coursera and Universitat de Barcelona · Free
The course for a round the world regatta leads the boats through the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic, Southern Indian and South Pacific Oceans. On their voyage, the skippers come across a large variety of oceanographic situations: strong currents, floating ice, wave formations of every kind and biological diversity. In this course the student will learn about the foundations of the science of oceanography. You'll learn about the classification and formation of the ocean floor, how current sea satellite analysis systems work, the chemistry of the oceans and the processes that led to its formation.
Ensemble Square-Root Kalman Filters - for forecasting
Resource (Online) by National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) · Free
An online training course for PhD students and early career researchers.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Earth Monitoring
MOOC (Online) by FutureLearn · Free
Explore how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies are helping to advance Earth monitoring.
Climate Geospatial Analysis on Python with Xarray
Resource (Online) by Coursera · Free
By the end of this project, you will be able to load, visualize, manipulate and perform both simple and grouped operations over geospatial multidimensional data through Xarray and Python. We'll explore an dataset containing temperature, vegetation density and total precipitation over the Brazilian Amazon for the 1979-2019 period while the concepts are developed. This will enable the learner to handle and extract knowledge from complex datasets such as the ones from satellite and climate re-analysis observations.
EO from Space: The Cryosphere
MOOC (Online) by European Space Agency (ESA) and Imperative Space · Free
In this course we will introduce you to the role of satellite ‘Earth observation’ (EO) technology in monitoring the Earth's Cryosphere and the data it produces.
Hyperspectral Earth Observation, data processing and training course
Seminar (Online) by National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) · Free
An online training course for PhD students and early stage researchers developed by NCEO scientists.
ESA Scout HydroGNSS (Recorded Content)
Seminar (Online) by SSTL · Free
We are holding an online workshop to introduce the HydroGNSS mission, the science behind the retrievals, the products anticipated at Data Levels 2 and 2, their relationship to Essential Climate Variables (ECVs) and the plans for calibration and validation of the results. The workshop will discuss lessons learnt from previous reflectometry missions, and how future HydroGNSS products could be accommodated alongside other data into climate and meteorological models to improve hydrological and climate knowledge. This workshop is aimed at potential users of HydroGNSS measurements for climate and meteorological models, researchers working in complementary EO missions, and those with an interest in GNSS reflectometry as a future Earth observation technique sustainable through the use of small satellite constellations.
Web Mapping
Short course (London, Liverpool, and Cornwall) by Geospatial Training Solutions · POA
In this one-day course we will explore Web Mapping and show you how to use a variety of different tools to display and communicate spatial information We will have a recap of the basics of spatial data and focus on how we get a variety of different types of data into web mapping platforms We will review some of the different platforms available and spend most of the time looking at the MapBox platform.
Earth observation (EO) missions: practical issues and solutions
Workshop (Online) by Satellite Finance Network (SFN) · Past · Free
- Brief introduction to the international legal framework o Principles Relating to Remote Sensing of the Earth from Outer Space o Issues of resolution and national security - Brief introduction to the UK EO regulatory landscape o Export licences granted by the Export Control Joint Unit o Lack of EO data regulatory policy - Regulatory considerations for the collection, distribution and processing of EO data o Dissemination of EO data outside the UK o International regulatory considerations - Data privacy, data protection and human rights laws that may be applicable to EO data – Jason Betteley, Alden Legal - Other security considerations
Confident Spatial Analysis in QGIS
Short course (London, Liverpool, and Cornwall) by Geospatial Training Solutions · POA
This intermediate two part course will develop your skills of using spatial data, including collating data from a variety of sources including XY coordinate data and address or postcode based data. We will also cover using spatial overlays, point-in-polygon analysis and spatial joins.
Monitoring Climate from Space
MOOC (Online) by European Space Agency (ESA) · Free
An introduction to our planet from space and how Earth observation is used to monitor climate change
Echoes in Space
Course (Online) by European Space Agency (ESA) and EO College · Free
Training on the basics of Radar Remote Sensing and applications of the data
Analysing Changing Multi-Hazard Risk 2
Course (Netherlands) by ITC (University of Twente) · Past · €1116 (~£946)
Training on how to conduct a quantitative multi-hazard risk assessment, how the risk components (hazards, elements-at-risk and vulnerability) can be obtained, and how risk information can be used in risk reduction planning
Applications of geo-information science and earth observation
Course (Netherlands) by ITC (University of Twente) · Past · €3547 (~£3007)
Hands on training in the use geo-information science and earth observation knowledge in a local context
Advanced Geoinformatics
Short course (Netherlands) by ITC (University of Twente) · Past · €3850 (~£3264)
Geo-spatial data is the major driver of today’s information society. Smartphones, satellites, and sensors are creating more Big Geo Data than ever. This data is used for an increasing number of scientific purposes that aim to benefit the world. It’s a matter of gathering, analyzing, distributing and visualizing the data to make it fit for specific use, e.g. in systems for improving agricultural practice or creating healthy cities. The technologies supporting these processes are at the core of geoinformatics. Effectively acquiring and efficiently managing these amounts of data takes more than skills. It also requires keeping pace with ongoing technological developments and understanding how to interpret them. The course Advanced Geoinformatics offers you the possibility to expand your competencies and skills in advanced data acquisition and information extraction methods or focus more on the integration of state-of-the-art methods in geospatial workflows. You will learn to design and develop algorithms, models, and tools to process geo-spatial data into reliable, actionable informatio
One-to-One and Bespoke Training Courses
Workshop (Penryn) by Clear Mapping Co · POA
When working with Clear Mapping Co, we support you throughout the whole process, from considering your course content, to delivering your programme. We will work with you to customise a training programme to enable you to get the most out of their particular Geographic Information System.
SAR Course
Short course (Spain) by European Union Satellite Centre (SatCen) · €1200 (~£1017)
The aim of this two-week SAR course is to provide initial foundation training, followed by more advanced training for the exploitation of SAR imagery in the field of defence and security. The course is designed in two modules. Module 1 is aimed at attendees with a background in optical imagery interpretation and provides training in the fundamentals of SAR theory as well as application exercises to familiarise attendees with the specific SAR effects and basic SAR imagery exploitation.
Introduction to QGIS: Understanding and Presenting Spatial Data
Short course (London, Liverpool, and Cornwall) by Geospatial Training Solutions · POA
In this two part introductory course we will give you an overview on how GIS works, and what we can and can’t do with spatial data. We assume no prior knowledge of GIS and will explain how to get data into the GIS as well as how to produce maps using your own data.
EUMETSAT Data Access Services
Seminar (Online) by EUMETSAT · Free
Starting October 2021, we present a new monthly series of open, online short how-to sessions on the Data Access Services and their usage via GUIs and APIs. With this series we hope to increase the amount of users moving from the legacy data access services to the new Data Access Services (Data Store, Data Tailor, EUMETView) by removing the technical challenges in using the GUIs and APIs. In each session we will be answering top questions posted by you. Each session is recorded and listed below.
NWP-SAF satellite data assimilation
Short course (Online) by ECMWF · Past · Free
This course provides a complete overview of the usage of meteorological satellite observations in operational numerical weather prediction (NWP). It includes a series of lectures and practical sessions covering a range of topics – from fundamental theoretical concepts through to detailed practical implementations in modern state-of-the-art data assimilation systems.
Monitoring Oceans from Space
MOOC (Online) by EUMETSAT and Imperative Space · Free
This course will introduce you to the powerful role of satellite ‘Earth observation’ (EO) technology in monitoring our oceans, and to the beautiful and inspiring nature of the imagery and data it produces.
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