Using satellite data to combat drought: Monitoring Lake Sulunga, Tanzania
Desertification and Drought Day, observed every year on 17 June, is led by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) to promote international efforts of…17 Jun 2020
Operational and ready to use satellite data is now available across Africa
The Digital Earth Africa (DE Africa) platform now has operational analysis-ready Earth observation (EO) data over Africa, using free and open images captured by the European Space…15 Jun 2020
Time series for nature: Preserving mangroves in Zanzibar
Today is World Environment Day, observed every year on 5 June to raise awareness of protecting our planet. The theme for 2020 is Biodiversity: Time for nature. To celebrate, we…05 Jun 2020
User on-boarding virtual workshops kick off for advanced users
This week we kick off a series of introductory workshops as part of the transition to Digital Earth Africa’s (DE Africa) continental-wide infrastructure from the Africa Regional…19 May 2020
Development for all: ensuring Digital Earth Africa is diverse and inclusive
Digital Earth Africa (DE Africa) has committed to the development of a Gender Equality, Diversity and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) Strategy to ensure the program delivers…13 May 2020
Providing confidence in Digital Earth Africa data products
The core mission of Digital Earth Africa (DE Africa) is to produce decision-ready products through the processing of openly accessible and freely available Earth observation (EO)…13 May 2020
Ensuring continued program development during the global COVID-19 situation
The Digital Earth Africa (DE Africa) team would first like to send our thoughts and best wishes to everyone in these difficult times, no matter where you are in the world the…30 Mar 2020
Meet Edward, our new Technical Manager
Last month we welcomed Edward Boamah to the Digital Earth Africa (DE Africa) Establishment team. Edward is our Technical Manager based in Ghana and brings a wealth of knowledge in…30 Mar 2020
A new project to improve access to analysis-ready water data in Africa
Water management is vital to Africa’s future, but limited water data makes it challenging. Earth observation satellites collect vast amounts of data over Africa every day, some of…24 Mar 2020
Partnerships to build capacity for the use of satellite data across Africa
We recently signed mutually beneficial agreements to help us ensure that anyone can use Digital Earth Africa (DE Africa) by providing the skills and expertise required. Our new…19 Dec 2019