About
The Earth Observation Training, Education, and Capacity Development Network (EOTEC DevNet): bringing the power of satellite-derived Earth information to more users around the globe.
What is EOTEC DevNet?
EOTEC DevNet is a global community of Earth observation practitioners and capacity builders that helps users find training, events, tools and other learning resources related to the use of satellite data and geospatial information.
EOTEC DevNet aims to increase the use of Earth information in decision-making on disaster risk reduction (especially floods and droughts) and climate resilience.
Since its founding in 2021, some 2,500 people from more than 100 countries have taken part in EOTEC DevNet through its regional communities of practice, social media and events.
How does EOTEC DevNet work?
EOTEC DevNet hosts four regional communities of practice (CoPs) linked to Africa, the Americas, Asia-Oceania, and Europe. The CoPs convene in regular, virtual meetings and on our online member platform to:
- Share knowledge, best practices, and lessons learned
- Discover training and capacity building opportunities
- Showcase innovation and best practices
- Identify regional EO capacity building needs
- Collaborate on guidance, tools, and use cases
Each regional CoP comprises a task team and thematic working groups. Currently, EOTEC hosts thematic working groups on flooding and droughts.
Our Partners
EOTEC DevNet was created in 2021 by the CEOS Working Group on Capacity Building and Data Democracy (WGCapD), which actively secured the commitments of other key agencies.
These include the Group on Earth Observations (GEO), the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Education and Training Programme and WMO-CGMS Virtual Laboratory. Most of these partners have their own regional centers, accounting for EOTEC DevNet’s “network of networks.” These partners are members of the EOTEC’s Global Leadership Team, along with NASA and EO College.
WMO’s and GWP’s Integrated Drought Management Programme and Associated Partnership on Flood Management are among EOTEC DevNet’s thematic partners.
EOTEC DevNet’s work is supported by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research through Friedrich Schiller University Jena’s projects EO Connect (FKZ 01DU20002A) and EO College 2026 (FKZ 50EE2404A), managed by the German Space Agency (DLR).
Meet Our Leaders
EOTEC DevNet is supported by a Global Leadership Team and managed day-to-day by a Secretariat, which includes part-time staff members supported by NASA and EO College. The Regional CoP Task Teams and Thematic Working Groups are guided by leads from the respective regions.
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