Earth Observation from Space: the Optical View
Week 4: Monitoring Rapid Change, Natural Disasters and Humanitarian Issues
This week covers the role of EO in tracking geohazards, monitoring impacts of severe weather and climate change, how we can also monitor conflict zones, refugees and migration from space, urban expansion and agriculture.
What role does EO play in tracking geohazards?
How the use of satellite imagery can be used by the UN and NGOs in responding to natural disasters.
Monitoring impacts of severe weather and climate change with optical EO
This topic looks at how EO can help monitor refugees and migration. Satellite data can provide information on what is currently happening on the ground in places such as Sudan and Syria, where other options are unsafe.
The use of satellites for mapping urban expansion and sudden changes in urban landscapes.
How optical EO supports sustainable development, and the collaboration of the ESA and the World Bank.
How satellites can monitor crop health from Space and the future FLEX mission
This week’s interactive exercise and test
