Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
European Space Agency
This online course focussed on the role of satellite Earth observation technology and data in monitoring climatic and environmental change. The course explored the science that underpins Earth observation, the range of applications of the data, and how it can support policy and decision-making. The course also looked at how Earth observation data feeds into long-term climate models, the methods used in analysing the data, and the current and future challenges of processing large amounts of data.
5 weeks, 3 hours per week
Professor Martin Wooster
Professor of Earth Observation Science, Department of Geography, King’s College London.
Divisional Director, NERC National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO).
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Interpret and use satellite Earth observation data used in monitoring climatic and environmental change
- Assess how Earth observation data can be used in climate policy and decision making
- Describe how satellite data is used to observe and measure the Earth
- Describe how satellite Earth observation data is used in climate models
Syllabus
The course consisted of five themed weeks:
Week 1 - Observing Climate Change from Space
- What is Earth observation?
- How we observe the Earth with satellites.
- The role of Earth observation in climate policy and planning
Weeks 2 & 3 - Earth Observation Techniques and Technology
- How different types of mission, instrumentation and data are used to study changes to our atmosphere, land, oceans and ice.
Week 4 - Earth Observation in Action
- How Earth observation helps us to: set policy; plan for climate risk, resilience and adaptation; and manage resources and biodiversity.
Week 5 - Managing Earth Observation Data
- How we make sense of the large amounts of data produced by Earth observation.
- The role of crowdsourcing and citizen science in developing climate change models.
- Future trends in Earth observation technology.
Issued on 30th November 2016
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