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Course: Geocomputation & Machine Learning for Environmental Applications (intermediate level) – 2025
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In this course offered by Spatial Ecology, students are introduced to an array of powerful open-source geocomputation tools and machine learning methodologies under the Linux environment. Those with no exposure to programming under Linux are able to gain skills and confidence in using advanced open source data processing routines. Meanwhile, those with a programming background benefit by enhancing their modelling and coding skills.
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Recently, three GEO Working Groups have been newly approved and will operate as "Enabling Mechanisms" under the Post-2025 GEO Work Programme:
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Four exciting regional GEO events, at which the GEO community will continue to drive the mission of delivering Earth Intelligence for All, are in store of the remainder of 2025!
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On 11 June 2025, 25 members of the GEO Mountains network gathered online for the network’s biannual General Meeting. Against the backdrop of the recently adopted post-2025 GEO Work Programme, the meeting offered an opportunity to reflect on recent achievements, share ongoing developments, and discuss strategic directions as the global mountain community prepares for the years ahead.
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On 18 June 2025, twelve members of the GEO Mountains network met online for the inaugural meeting of Task Group 3 (TG3), marking the beginning of a new activity to develop a dedicated Technical Supplement to the updated National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Technical Guidelines. This activity aims to provide guidance on how Earth Observation (EO) can support national climate change adaptation planning and implementation in mountainous regions through the UNFCCC NAP process.
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From 5 to 9 May 2025, Rome hosted the inaugural GEO Global Forum, drawing practitioners, researchers and policy-makers together for five days of plenaries, technical sessions and side-events , thereby promoting a new path to empower informed and ambitious actions to ensure food security, restore ecosystems, prevent disasters, and confront the triple planetary crisis, transforming the Sustainable Development Goals into an achievable reality.
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Read the latest news from the Joint Body on the Status of Mountain Snow Cover!
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Digital Earth Africa and the GEO Knowledge Hub teams are pleased to invite you to the upcoming webinar showcasing the applications on Agriculture and Food Security available in the GEO Knowledge Hub. The Geo Knowledge Hub is an open-source digital repository of open, authoritative and reproducible knowledge created by the Group on Earth Observations.
