Jan. 9 Weekly Round-up
A curated snapshot of deadlines, training, events and resources from the Earth observation and geospatial community…
📅 Deadlines
15 January. Abstract submission. EGU General Assembly 2026.
https://egu26.eu/
31 January. Abstract submission. 2026 SWDCC Conference (Soil & Water Resources Management for Combating Desertification in Drylands under Climate Change). https://www.swdcc-conferences.com/
9 February. Application. In-person SAR Polarimetry & Interferometry Course. EO Africa R&D Facility. (African nation residents). https://www.eoafrica-rd.org/space-academy/face-to-face-courses-rdf2/face-to-face-course-on-sar-polarimetry-and-interferometry/
15 February. Application. EarthScope Geo-Launchpad Summer Internships (US community college students)
https://www.earthscope.org/education/student-internships/geo-launchpad/
🎓 Training & Events
Webinar. 14 January. 2026 Outlook: The Big Shifts Reshaping the Geospatial Industry. Geo Week News.
https://www.geoweeknews.com/webinars/2026-outlook-the-big-shifts-reshaping-geospatial
Online event. 14 January. ESA Post-CM25 Industry Briefing. https://www.esa.int/About_Us/Business_with_ESA/Post-CM25_industry_event_online_set_for_14_January
Online course (English and Spanish). 14 & 22 January. Advanced NASA Earth Observations and Tools for Active Fire, Smoke, and Post-Fire Monitoring. NASA ARSET. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/es/learn/trainings/observaciones-satelitales-y-herramientas-de-la-nasa-para-el-monitoreo-de-incendios
Online course. 20 & 22 January. Geostationary Remote Sensing of Trace Gases for Air Quality Applications in North America. NASA ARSET. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/trainings/geostationary-remote-sensing-trace-gases-air-quality-applications-north-america
Online course. 10 & 17 February. Monitoring Water Quality in Lakes and Coastal Regions Using STREAM. NASA ARSET. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/trainings/monitoring-water-quality-lakes-coastal-regions-using-stream?utm_source=announcement&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=STREAM2026
Webinar. 19 February. Space Policy & Skills at Regional Level (EU). Nereus. https://www.nereus-regions.eu/2025/12/19/education-training-in-the-space-sector-xix-space-policy-skills-at-regional-level-19-february-2026/
Online course. 24 & 26 February. Visualizing Land Cover and Land Use Change with NASA Satellite Imagery. NASA ARSET. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/trainings/visualizing-land-cover-land-use-change-nasa-satellite-imagery?utm_source=social&utm_medium=ext&utm_campaign=LCLUC2026
Online course. February, self-paced. Understanding Climate Data. ECMWF. https://learning.ecmwf.int/enrol/index.php?id=89
Workshop resources. Copernicus Thematic Workshop on Water: EO for sustainable water management (December 2025).
https://www.euspa.europa.eu/eu-space-programme/copernicus/copernicus-thematic-workshops/water
📊Resources
Report. WMO CREWS Gender Mainstreaming Report: integrating gender equality into climate risk and early warning systems. https://wmo.int/media/update/launching-crews-gender-mainstreaming-report
Tool. NASA PACE ocean, aerosol and cloud data in ArcGIS Living Atlas. ESRI.
https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-living-atlas/imagery/explore-nasa-pace-data-with-arcgis
Tool. NASA Earthdata Plugin for QGIS.https://plugins.qgis.org/plugins/nasa_earthdata/ https://github.com/opengeos/qgis-nasa-earthdata-plugin
Dataset. ESA Soil Moisture Climate Change Initiative Combined Product – update. https://climate.esa.int/en/catalogue/d4e66299f5054129b8076fb7502949e1/
Guidance. WMO’s Urban Greenhouse Gas Emission Observation and Monitoring Good Research Practice Guidelines, 2025 edition. https://wmo.int/media/update/new-wmo-guidelines-help-cities-improve-greenhouse-gas-emission-information
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