Weekly Round-up: March 27

Key deadlines, training opportunities, and new resources – here’s this week’s view of upcoming happenings in the Earth Observations community.

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📅 Deadlines

⭐31 March. Call for papers. 2026 IEEE Asia-Pacific Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. https://www.apgarss.com/

31 March. Registration deadline. GEO Symposium. https://earthobservations.org/about-us/events/2026-geo-symposium-geo-21-plenary

⭐5 April. Call for papers. 8th Geographic Information Society of Ethiopia National Conference. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7442778381219344384/

12 April. Application Deadline. In-person course. From Satellites to Streamflow: Modern Tools for River Monitoring. EO Africa R&D Facility.  https://www.eoafrica-rd.org/space-academy/face-to-face-courses-rdf2/face-to-face-course-on-modern-tools-for-river-monitoring/

⭐29 April. Research fellowship application. EO Africa R&D Facility. https://eo4society.esa.int/2026/03/18/african-research-fellowships-call-2026/

⭐30 April. Call for papers. African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment conference. https://www.aarse2026.org/call-for-papers

⭐15 May. Training application. 8th Joint Training on Atmospheric Composition. ESA/EUMETSAT/ECMWF. https://atmostraining2026.esa.int/

🎓 Training & Events

27 and 31 March, Webinar/Panel Discussion. AI and the Future of Earth Systems Modelling. ECMWF Destination Earth. https://destine.ecmwf.int/news/webinar-and-panel-on-ai-and-the-future-of-earth-systems-modelling/

31 March. Online short course. Introduction to Fire Products for Intermediate Users. EUMETSAT. https://trainingevents.eumetsat.int/trui/events/2681

31 March. Webinar. Accelerating Remote Sensing with Google Earth Engine, IEEE GRSS.  https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eLbTLQCeQT-qEp3vYczneQ#/registration

1 April. Course. Meteorological Instrumentation & Information Communication System. India Meteorological Department. https://training.ceos.org/events/2411/

7 April. Webinar. Machine Learning for Earth System Modelling (Course 1). European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts. https://training.ceos.org/events/2424/

13 April. Online course. MAZU for Early Warning and Disaster Risk Reduction. China Meteorological Administration. https://training.ceos.org/events/2390/

13 April. South-East Europe Meteorological Training Course, EUMETSAT. https://training.ceos.org/events/2376/

14 April. Baltic+ Forecaster Training Course. EUMETSAT. https://training.ceos.org/events/2375/

22 April. Webinar in English and Spanish. Practical Training on Applications of GeoAI to High-Resolution Optical Imagery. UN-GGIM: Americas GeoAI Community of Practice. https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ed371a3e-371c-4ddb-b612-3c276b184b76@05c95b33-90ca-49d5-b644-288b930b912b

23 April. Workshop. Satellite-based Services for Disaster Risk Management in the Caribbean, In-person, Bonaire. Eurisy. https://www.eurisy.eu/event/satellite-based-services-for-disaster-risk-management-in-bonaire-netherlands/about/

⭐6 May. Webinar. Modeling complexity in urban environments: Bridging physics-based and data-driven approaches. American Meteorological Society. https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gcPsflczR4qcJQXBXn3EZA#/registration

⭐7 May. Webinar. Advancing Global Flood Mapping with Earth Observation. https://www.globalfloodpartnership.org/events/gfp-2026-may-webinar-series

⭐12 & 13 May. Online workshop. Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel-2. NASA Satellite Needs Working Group Implementation Team. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScuvqum33hBZvt5vRQ7wNmWOsDLAbKDa-cfnDXCx48kqF8XuQ/viewform

⭐19-22 May. Registration open for in-person and online participation. 2nd ESA–NASA Workshop on AI Foundation Models for Earth Observation.  https://nikal.eventsair.com/2nd-esa-nasa-workshop-on-ai-foundation-model-for-earth-observation-eo/participation-and-registration

⭐Self-paced course. Now available in Spanish. Fundamentals of Remote Sensing. NASA ARSET. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/trainings/fundamentals-remote-sensing

⭐Self-paced course. Understanding Climate Data: From Analysis of the Past to Future Projections. ECMWF. https://learning.ecmwf.int/enrol/index.php?id=89

Registration open. Online course. Monitoring Groundwater Changes for Water Resources Management, April 23, 28, & 30. NASA ARSET. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/trainings/monitoring-groundwater-changes-water-resources-management

Online course. Drought Risk and Impact Assessment, IDMP. https://www.droughtmanagement.info/news/just-launched-online-course-drought-risk-and-impact-assessment/

📢 Community Announcements & Resources

⭐New open source data portal. UN Open Source initiative opportunities
https://opensource.un.org/en

⭐Newsletter. CEOS Analysis Ready Data Updates and Opportunities, March 2026.
https://mailchi.mp/59ea6ca1583a/ceos-analysis-ready-data-newsletter-2-june-10357895?e=a844ac30f4

⭐Newsletter. National Drought Mitigation Center, Dry Horizons, March 2026. https://mailchi.mp/unl.edu/dry-horizons-march-2026https://mailchi.mp/unl.edu/dry-horizons-march-2026

⭐Newsletter. AGU GEOHealth, March 2026.  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SccPib0Vd_0NhH8uaJvvqGeMuiLWZe5Y/view

⭐Webinar recording. GEO Open House Series: The DRR–Climate–Biodiversity Nexus. https://earthobservations.org/about-us/events/drr-climate-biodiversity-nexus

Registration open. EO AFRICA R&D Forum 2026: Achievement and Future Pathways, 25–27 May 2026, In-person, Tanzania. https://www.eoafrica-rd.org/eo-africa-rd-forum-2026-achievement-and-future-pathways/