Posted on December 5, 2019 by Zoltan
The EO4SD-Urban project is pleased to release the recordings of a free webinar series on satellite-derived geospatial information for urban development. The webinars are part of the capacity building offered to our project partners (development bank staff,...
Posted on November 27, 2019 by Zoltan
Located along the north coast of Senegal, the unique geographical position of Saint-Louis, at the mouth of the Senegal river, exposes the city to major environmental threats, including floods, coastal erosion, and rise of the sea level....
Posted on September 27, 2019 by Zoltan
The EO4SD-Urban project supported the World Bank technical assistance project Urban Planning Study – Impact & Effectiveness of Urban Planning on City Spatial Development in Tanzania. The study is linked to the larger World Bank project Tanzania...
Posted on April 8, 2019 by Zoltan
On March 27 the EO4SD-Urban consortium took part in a lunch session with partners at the World Bank, arranged by the Global Platform for Sustainable Cities (GPSC), the City Resilience Programme and ESA on the topic “Satellites in Action: How Geospatial Data Can Create Resilient and Sustainable Cities”. The session had the objective to illustrate how geospatial data can be used in different urban development stages to improve planning and resilience, and to help cities achieve sustainability. The session was opened by Mr. Sameh Wahba, World Bank Director for Urban and Disaster Risk Management, who stressed the valuable contribution of geospatial data for urban planning with specific reference to the past work...
Posted on October 23, 2018 by Zoltan
Earlier this year in January, an initial exploratory meeting took place at ESA’s centre for Earth Observation, ESRIN, located in Frascati, Rome, to start a discussion on EO and Official Development Assistance (ODA) exploring current status and experiences with...