1. Technology, Tools & Methods Used for Capacity Building at CRECTEALC
Committee on Earth Observation Satellites
Technology, Tools & Methods Used for Capacity Building at CRECTEALC
Name: Sergio Camacho
Agenda Item 11
CEOS 7th Working Group for Capacity Building & Data Democracy (WGCapD-7) Annual Meeting
INPE São José dos Campos, Brazil
6-8th March, 2018

2. Agency Competencies Technology, Tools & Methods
General Capacity Building Initiatives
Annual International Course on Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Systems; 9- month, mainly Spanish; for participants from Latin America and the Caribbean
Workshops, technical advisory missions, short courses on: Remote Sensing, EO Tools, GIS, Disaster Early Warning Systems, Space Policy. (Spanish/English)
Tools and Methods applied
Satellite Images, Thematic cartography, Maps, Geographic Data Base, in situ data (GPS)
Software: QGIS/Grass, ILWIS, ArcGIS, ERDAS, TerraHidro, GeoServer, SNAP ESA tools, ENVI, R Studio
Face-to-face classes, Moodle (Learning Platform), videoconferences
Best Practices
Evaluation of International Courses and Workshops (feedback)
Development and implementation of individual application projects carried out by students
Development of tutorials on select EO processing tools (Spanish)
Capacity building of instructors
Share CB experiences and establish contacts between experts and organizations
Promote the use of EO satellite technologies among media and general public

3. Capacity Building Expected Activities Synergy with WGCapD’s plans
SAR Trainings:
None (only as part of 9-month course on Remotes Sensing &GIS)
Non-SAR Trainings:
9-month Course, 17 September 2018 – 15 July 2019, Tonantzintla, Puebla, Mexico; QGIS, ILWIS, ERDAS, ArcGIS, GeoServer, GPS, Disaster Early Warning Systems, Drought, Remote Sensing, GIS,
Workshop, 5 – 18 October. 2018, Tonantzintla, Puebla, COVE, SPRING, Data Cube(?), QGIS, Disaster – Drought, SDGs
Tools & Portals:
COVE to be included in 2018 workshop

4. Technology, Tools & Methods
Capacity Building Activities
Technology, Tools & Methods
Future Planning:
Year
Regions
Activity
Themes Covered
EO Involved
2018
Americas (LatinAmerica and the Caribbean)
QGIS, ILWIS, ERDAS, ArcGIS, GeoServer, GPS use.
Disaster Early Warning Systems, Drought, Remote Sensing, GIS
Landsat, MODIS,.
Americas (Meso America)
COVE, SPRING, Data Cube(?), QGIS
Disaster – Drought, SDGs
Landsat, RADARSAT, Copernicus
2019
Americas (PAIGH; OAS Project) (tbc)
QGIS, Grass, ILWIS, TerraHidro.
Remote Sensing, Geographic Information Systems, multi-hazard disasters
Landsat, Copernicus, MODIS, DEM 30m- SRTM.
Americas (Latin America and the Caribbean)
QGIS, ILWIS, ERDAS, ArcGIS, SPRING, GeoServer,GPS, SNAP TerraHidro, COVE / Data Cube.(?)
Remote Sensing, Geographic Information Systems. Natural Resources, Space policy
Landsat, MODIS, RADARSAT, SRTM, GOES-16, -17
2020
Americas (PAIGH; OAS Project) (tbC)
Future Coordination:
What future trainings should the WG be considering relating to upcoming missions?
Use of ARSET, SNAP in data from future missions, MODIS > VIIRS transition