NEODAAS-FSF Remote Sensing Workshop 2026

NEODAAS & FSF Training course: Practical use of Earth Observation data in Research

Location: Space Park Leicester and online

Date: Tuesday 28th April 2026 - Friday 1st May 2026

This course aims to provide researchers with the skills and confidence they need to choose, access and use Earth Observation (EO) data in their work. The course will cover how to select and access satellite data, how to collect in situ data with field spectrometers, and how to process EO data from UAV, aircraft and satellites so it is ready for analysis. The course will also introduce image classification and machine learning approaches for EO data.

There will be an emphasis on hands-on practical sessions including using field spectrometers from the NERC Field Spectroscopy Facility (FSF) to collect reflectance spectra from targets and aerosol optical depth from photometers, and tutorials on how to process and visualise data from satellites.

The course will be delivered by staff from the NERC Field Spectroscopy Facility (FSF) and the NERC Earth Observation Data Analysis and AI Service (NEODAAS) at the Space Park Leicester. The course is free to UK-based PhD Students and academics at all career stages and disciplines who would like to use EO data in their research. Participants are expected to cover their travel and accommodation costs.

Apply here: https://forms.office.com/e/18EqF926Bm

Any enquiries please contact: fsf@ed.ac.uk