{"id":1245,"date":"2026-10-28T13:21:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T13:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/symposium.earsel.org\/46th-symposium-Turin\/?page_id=1245"},"modified":"2026-10-29T12:56:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T12:56:34","slug":"earth-observation-education-and-capacity-building-from-skills-to-user","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/symposium.earsel.org\/46th-symposium-Turin\/?page_id=1245","title":{"rendered":"Earth Observation Education and Capacity Building: From Skills to User Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scope and topics<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earth Observation (EO) is rapidly evolving, driven by the increasing availability of satellite data,<br>cloud-based technologies, artificial intelligence, digital twins and increasingly accessible EO<br>services. These developments are expanding the range of EO applications across environmental<br>and societal domains. At the same time, they are changing the skills and competencies required<br>to effectively use EO data and information, creating a need for new educational approaches,<br>learning platforms and training methods.<br>This session invites contributions presenting innovative approaches to EO education, training<br>and capacity building for different educational levels and user communities. We welcome new<br>educational concepts and best practices, research in EO education, curriculum and skills<br>development, digital learning environments, and initiatives that connect emerging EO<br>technologies with effective user uptake.<br>The session aims to connect educators, researchers, EO professionals and users, providing a<br>space to share innovative practices, demonstrate educational tools and applications, and<br>explore new ways of developing EO skills and engaging diverse user communities. Particular<br>attention is given to hands-on and AI-supported learning, cloud-based learning environments,<br>open educational resources, user engagement and new approaches to skills development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>List of topics:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Innovative EO education and training approaches<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EO curricula, competencies and skills development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Best practices in EO education and capacity building<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AI-supported EO education and learning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cloud-based learning and EO processing environments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital twins and emerging technologies in EO education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Modern educational technologies and learning formats, including MOOCs and interactive learning environments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open educational resources, open science and citizen science<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research and evaluation in EO education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>User engagement, professional training, lifelong learning and workforce development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Organizers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Alexander Siegmund<\/strong> (<a href=\"mailto:siegmund@ph-heidelberg.de\">siegmund@ph-heidelberg.de<\/a> &#8211; Heidelberg University of Education &amp; Heidelberg University) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Premysl Stych<\/strong> (<a href=\"mailto:stych@natur.cuni.cz\">stych@natur.cuni.cz<\/a> &#8211; Charles University, Prague) \u2013 EARSeL Special Interest Group (SIG) Education and Training<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scope and topics Earth Observation (EO) is rapidly evolving, driven by the increasing availability of satellite data,cloud-based technologies, artificial intelligence, digital twins and increasingly accessible EOservices. These developments are expanding the range of EO applications across environmentaland societal domains. 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