October 8, 2025 - May 14, 2026

WED 8

October 8, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am +04

Geospatial Innovation in Action: Mobile Mapping, AI, and Digital Twins for Adaptive Decision Support

Virtual

Recent advances in mobile mapping systems have been driven by rapid improvements in sensor technology and platform integration, enabling the efficient capture of high-resolution, multi-modal geospatial data at unprecedented spatial and temporal scales. Coupled with developments in artifici...

TUE 28

October 28, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am +04

Hydro-geodesy of the Arabian Peninsula

Virtual

Hydro-geodesy is an interdisciplinary scientific discipline that employs geodetic methodologies, primarily satellite-based techniques, to investigate the dynamics of water movement and the resultant land surface oscillations. The Arabian Peninsula is classified as a water-scarce region, ch...

TUE 13

January 13, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am +04

Crop Yield Prediction as an Early Warning Tool for Drought and Food Security Disasters

Virtual

Timely and reliable crop yield prediction is a critical component of early warning systems for drought and food security disasters, particularly in climate-vulnerable regions such as Afghanistan. The country is highly exposed to extreme weather events, and winter wheat plays a central role...

TUE 20

January 20, 2026 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm +04

The Contribution of Satellite EO to Better Understanding Hazards and Disasters

Virtual

Satellite Earth Observation (EO) can be used to detect, identify and measure parameters relevant to disaster risk management. This can help in different phases including disaster response and recovery and in other phases such as risk prevention and mitigation. Modern EO missions providing ...

WED 4

February 4, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am +04

Advanced Oil Spill Trajectory Modelling for Environmental Protection

Virtual

Current oil spill emergency response protocols employ standardized, universal strategies that fail to account for critical environmental variations, particularly water temperature effects on oil weathering behaviour. This research addresses this operational gap through comparative analysis...

TUE 17

February 17, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am +04

The Contribution of Satellite Data and Artificial Intelligence for Earthquake Response with damage mapping at building level

Virtual

The presentation will touch down on how earth observation data is currently used to detect building damages following an earthquake event. It will focus on the use of damage detection deep learning algorithms with very high resolution optical data, through the lens community challenge rece...

THU 12

March 12, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am +04

Operational Satellite Radar Interferometry (InSAR) Applications for Earthquake and Ground Deformation Monitoring

Virtual

Earthquake-induced ground deformation and slow-moving geohazards such as subsidence and landslides pose significant risks across tectonically active and rapidly urbanizing regions. Through real case studies, the session will demonstrate how multi-temporal SAR datasets can be transformed in...

TUE 31

March 31, 2026 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm +04

The contribution of satellite SAR observations for Geohazards and Disaster Assessment Mapping

Virtual

Overview on how SAR data contributes to Geohazards mapping and Damage Assessment Mapping, indicating some initiatives, software and platforms that help its exploitation by final users and decision makers

THU 9

April 9, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am +04

European Space Agency P-band SAR Mission Status One Year After Launch

Virtual

The webinar will provide an update on ESA’s P‑band SAR mission one year after launch, highlighting its key characteristics and in‑orbit performance. It will showcase the first scientific results, including early insights into biomass mapping and subsurface imaging. The session will also ex...

THU 23

April 23, 2026 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm +04

Open-Source GeoAI for Earth Observation: Practical Tools for AI-Driven Analysis and Visualization

Virtual

The rapid expansion of Earth observation data from satellites, aerial platforms, and cloud-based archives has created unprecedented opportunities for large-scale environmental monitoring and analysis. At the same time, the volume, complexity, and velocity of these data demand new approache...

TUE 5

May 5, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am +04

GeoAI for Environmental Management

Virtual

Applications of various AI-based models for environmental management, including deforestation monitoring, urban tree cover change and canopy height prediction, forest health assessment, nature resources management, and a brief about advanced Foundation models and LLMs.

THU 14

May 14, 2026 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am +04

Empowering the NexGen of Geospatial Intelligence Through Public-Private Partnerships

Virtual

Join us for an introductory webinar highlighting the latest updates and capabilities of the GIQ platform and related UAE space ecosystem initiatives supporting academic, startup, and R&D entities. The session will showcase how researchers and innovation partners can leverage Earth Observat...