Opportunities Round-up: August 28

Hot of the presses – training, events and resources from the world of Earth observation!

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📅 Deadlines

31 August. Abstract deadline. 2027 Water Talks Webinar Series. GEO AquaWatch Early Career Society. lnkd.in/p/eTQATKVk

31 August. Application deadline. SMART TAKA Project Phase II. GeoTE/Tengeneza Generation/YouthMappers. lnkd.in/p/gJA–wr8

31 August. Call for Proposals to run the 2027 IEEE GRSS Data Fusion Contest. www.grss-ieee.org/technical-committees/image-analysis-and-data-fusion/?tab=data-fusion-contest

31 August. Abstract Submission. Emissions Monitoring from Space and Ground Conference 2026. ESA. eo4society.esa.int/event/emissions-monitoring-from-space-and-ground-conference-2026/

⭐1 September. Registration deadline. Global Workshop 2026: Next-Generation EO & GeoAI Built on Openness and Distributed Data. Hybrid: Online and in Barcelona, Spain, Oct. 7-9. Open-Earth-Monitor. earthmonitor.org/global-workshop-2026/

4 September. Proposal deadline. The Arctic Region: Environmental and Economic Resilience. ESA Space Solutions. business.esa.int/funding/call-for-proposals-non-competitive/arctic-region-environmental-and-economic-resilience

6 September. Application deadline. International Autumn School on Satellite Data Analysis. Applicants must be nominated. EUMETSAT. trainingevents.eumetsat.int/trui/events/2726

15 September. Call for Proposals for Copernicus-powered Drought Risk & Agricultural Exposure Assessment for Brazil. Evenflow/EU Agency for the Space Programme. evenflow.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/EUSPA_MKD3_SC5_PoC-2-call_v1.pdf

18 September. Application deadline. Student travel grants to attend the American Meteorological Society 2027 meeting in Denver, USA. annual.ametsoc.org/2027/attend/students/student-travel-grants/

21 September. Call for Lightning Talk and Poster Proposals: Geography 2050: Africa Shaping Tomorrow. American Geographical Society fall symposium (19-20 November, New York City.) www.geography2050.org/

1 November. Abstract deadline. EO for a Sustainable Blue Economy. European Space Agency. eo4society.esa.int/event/eo-for-a-sustainable-blue-economy-user-consultation-meeting/

⭐3 November. Abstract deadline. Hydrospace 2027. Toulouse, France. CNES, ESA, NASA, GEWEX. www.hydrospace2027.org/

⭐1 December. Masters degree scholarship application deadline. Various programs for international students with targeted resources for African and other developing country students. Wageningen University & Research. www.wur.nl/en/education/master/study-expenses-masters/scholarships

🧠 Training, webinars and events

September-October. Online training. Data Quality Training 2026. OSM Kenya. lnkd.in/p/g6aUmK66

⭐2 September. Webinar. An Extensive Validation of Ocean Colour Products for the Black Sea. GEO AquaWatch. www.geoaquawatch.org/future-geo-aquawatch-webinars/

⭐8 September. Webinar. Background on the International Bilateral Fund Call 3. UK Space Agency. https://lnkd.in/p/ecXz29Qn

9 September. Webinar. Space Technologies, GeoAI, and Digital Twin for Disaster Resilience in the Pacific. UNOOSA/UN-SPIDER. un-spider.org/news-and-events/events/webinar-preparing-pgrsc-2026-space-technologies-geoai-and-digital-twin

16/17 September. Regional Community of Practice Meet-ups. El Niño Preparedness. EOTEC DevNet. eotecdev.net/save-the-date-regional-communities-to-explore-el-nino-preparedness-sept-16-17/.

21 September. Celebration. Celebrating 40 years of Innovation at EUMETSAT. In-person, Innovation Café. Darmstadt. forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=OeVNzEKNvEqNINJWuR836m4dh4mOfl5CgzjBsEf2li1URUdCODdRQzhHWDU5T1I1SkpWR0hORklWNi4u&route=shorturl

21-25 September. Curso. Remediación, monitoreo y gestión de cuencas antropizadas: Lecciones aprendidas de la teledetección. Instituto Gulich/CONAE. ig.conae.unc.edu.ar/escuela-de-primavera-2026/

⭐22-23 September. Workshop. GDA Goes Earth Action. ESA Global Development Assistance. https://gda.esa.int/2026/08/gda-goes-earth-action/

⭐23 September. Webinar. Scientific Advances on the Use of ASCAT Soil Moisture Observations for Rainfall and Drought Monitoring. EO AFRICA R&D Facility. www.eoafrica-rd.org/space-academy/webinars/#webinar23

24-29 September. Online course. Agricultural Flash Drought Detection using Solar-Induced Fluorescence (SIF) and Soil Moisture Data. NASA ARSET. www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/trainings/agricultural-flash-drought-detection-using-solar-induced-fluorescence-sif-soil

⭐29 September. In-person workshop (Salt Lake City, Utah). Remote Sensing and Critical Mineral Discovery. NASA, USGS, NSF, EPA & University of Utah. www.earthdata.nasa.gov/events/workshop-remote-sensing-critical-mineral-discovery

1 October. In-person Event, Vilnius, Lithuania. Satellite-based Services for Disaster Risk Management. EUSPA/Eurisy. www.eurisy.eu/event/satellite-based-services-for-disaster-risk-management-in-lithuania/satellite-based-services-for-disaster-risk-management-in-lithuania-about/

⭐6 October-25 May, 2027. Online course. Big Data for Agri-Food: Principles and Tools. Wageningen University & Research. e-academy.wur.nl/courses/course-v1:WUR+AIN90010+2026_10/about

⭐13 & 15 October. Online course. Geostationary Remote Sensing of Aerosols for Air Quality Applications in North America. NASA ARSET. www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/trainings/geostationary-remote-sensing-aerosols-air-quality-applications-north-america

⭐20 & 27 October. Online course in English and Spanish. Monitoring Surface Water with SAR for Water Resource Management. NASA ARSET. www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/trainings/monitoring-surface-water-sar-water-resource-management

17-21 October. Course. In person, New Delhi, India. ISPRS STEP Summer School, part of the 47th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing (12-16 October). acrs2026.in/summer-school.html

19-21 October. Workshop. In person, Berlin, Germany. Agentic AI for Earth Observation. ESA, Pi Lab. agentic-eo.berlin/

26-30 October.Course. In-person, fee-based. Geneva, Switzerland. United Nations Climate Change Study Programme. UNITAR. event.unitar.org/full-catalog/united-nations-climate-change-study-programme

23 November. Webinar. Improving Global Flood and Drought Forecasting for Early Warning, Preparedness and Operational Decision-making. SEED-FD. lnkd.in/p/e4mUVJhw

Online course. Basic Integrated Fire Management Tools for Early Warning and Decision-Making. FAO Global Fire Management Hub. elearning.fao.org/course/view.php?id=1461

🌍 Community announcements & resources

Registration Open. 8th Summit for Space Sustainability, 4-5 November, Brasilia. Secure World Foundation/Brazilian Space Agency. swfsummit.org/home

Registration open. 1st Sentinel Users Preparation Coordination Workshop. In-person. 25-27 November. ESA. eo4society.esa.int/event/1st-sentinel-users-preparation-coordination-workshop/

Save the date. AmeriGEO 2026. 30 November-05 December. www.amerigeo.org/

Abstract submission open. Pacific GIS & Remote Sensing Conference, 30 November-4 December. Suva, Fiji. pgrsc.org/pacific-gis-rs-users-conference/

Student Internships. Indian Space Research Organization. For Indian Nationals. iirs.gov.in/content/external-student-internship

Dissemination event, in person. Barcelona, Spain. SpaceSuite. 2 December. lnkd.in/p/e7dBG-dY

Save the date, 15-17 December. 18th AOGEO Symposium. Details forthcoming.

Registration open. I Simpósio Sul-Americano de Tempestades Severas (I SSTS)/

(1st South American Symposium on Severe Storms (1st SSTS). 9-12 November, São José Dos Campos trainingevents.eumetsat.int/trui/events/2730.

Resource. Fire Data User Needs and Gaps Assessment Report. FAO Global Fire Management Hub, Working Group on Fire Data. drive.google.com/file/d/1CmQ5pRzJIxaOYtbZhuLLoGkWIy71CCbW/view

Webinar Recording. From Forecast to Action: Regional Deep-Dive on the 2026 El Niño: South Asia Edition. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR8dZiS00Zc

Save the Date. 18-19 February 2027. 5th African Symposium on Climate Change Adaptation. Addis Ababa. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW Hamburg). https://www.haw-hamburg.de/detail/news/news/show/5th-african-symposium-on-climate-change-adaptation/

Accepting applications. Fall 2026 Internships. Open to students based in the United States. American Geographical Society. linkedin.com/posts/american-geographical-society_internship-geography-gis-activity-7486054035448377347-WJV5

New report. Earth Observation for Sustainable Development. UN SPIDER. un-spider.org/sites/default/files/EO4SDG%20Book_UNOOSA.pdf

Save the Date: EO4Agri 2027, 26-30 April 2027. European Space Agency. eo4agri2027.esa.int/

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