Building capacity, as well as sustaining and enhancing existing capacity, is essential for developing the competencies of GEO Members and Participating Organizations in the effective use of Earth observations for responding to societal challenges and addressing sustainable development issues.

The capacity building activities in GEO aims to assist developed and developing countries and regions in increasing their technical and human capacity to acquire, share, store, maintain and fully utilize Earth observation data and information in the decision-making process; demonstrate solutions, disseminate best practices showcasing the value of Earth observations and promote the engagement of institutional users worldwide.

Strengthen cooperation at regional and national level by identifying country-specific opportunities to develop Earth observation plans, Spatial Data Infrastructures, as necessary, and establishing national GEO structures

Coordination of capacity building in GEO is undertaken by the Capacity Building Coordination Task Team.

Resources

The Capacity Building Resources can be accessed through the GEOCAB Portal:

 

Data Catalogs and Portals

• INPE: http://www.dgi.inpe.br/CDSR/
• SANSA: http://catalogue.sansa.org.za/
• SERVIR: https://www.servirglobal.net/
• CEOS Data & Tools: http://ceos.org/data-tools/

Training Courses and Tutorials

• http://www.itc.nl/CourseFinder
• GEOSS tutorials: http://wiki.ieee-earth.org/Documents/GEOSS_Tutorials
• Bringing GEOSS services into practice: http://www.geossintopractice.org
• WGCapD: http://ceos.org/ourwork/workinggroups/wgcapd/meetings/

Training Material

• Learning Center: Education and Training - Remote Sensing and Geospatial Technology: http://learningcenter.obt.inpe.br

Open Source Software

• SPRING: http://www.dpi.inpe.br/spring/english/
• TerraView & TerraLib: http://www.dpi.inpe.br/terralib5
• TerraMA2: http://www.dpi.inpe.br/terrama2/doku.php?id=english:mainpage
• TerraAmazon: http://terraamazon.org/index.php/en
• QGIS: http://www.qgis.org
• GRASS: http://grass.osgeo.org
• GeoServer: http://www.geoserver.org
• GeoNetwork: http://geonetwork-opensource.org
• PostGIS: http://postgis.refractions.net
• OpenGeo Suite: http://boundlessgeo.com/solutions/opengeo-suite/

Role	Name	Member/PO	Implementing Entity	Email
Contributor	Hilcéa Ferreira	Brazil	INPE	hilcea.ferreira@inpe.br
Contributor	Lucia Lovison-Golob	Chile	n/a	lucia.lovison@gmail.com
Contributor	Jean-Christophe Desconnets	France	IRD	jean-christophe.desconnets@ird.fr
Contributor	Andiswa Mlisa	South Africa	SANSA	amlisa@sansa.org.za
Contributor	Rohini Swaminathan	South Africa	n/a	rohini.s.swaminathan@gmail.com
Contributor	Yaniss Guigoz	Switzerland	n/a	yaniss.guigoz@unepgrid.ch
Contributor	Angelica Gutierrez	United States	NOAA	angelica.gutierrez@noaa.gov
Contributor	Nancy Searby	United States	NASA	nancy.d.searby@nasa.gov
Contributor	Eric Wood	United States	USGS	woodec@usgs.gov
Contributor	Simon Hodson	CODATA	CODATA	simon@codata.org
Contributor	Freek Van Der Meer	ITC	ITC	f.d.vandermeer@utwente.nl
Contributor	Sophie Seeyave	POGO	POGO	ssve@pml.ac.uk
Contributor	Luca Delloro	UNITAR	UNITAR	luca.delloro@unitar.org
Contributor	Joerg Szarzynski	UNU-EHS	UN University	szarzynski@ehs.unu.edu
GEO Sec Rep	Joost Teuben	GEO Secretariat	GEO	jteuben@geosec.org

GEO Secretariat contact for Capacity Building

Joost Teuben, Capacity Building Coordinator

jteuben@geosec.org, Office: +31 53 4897593 Mobile: +31 6 11050890