GDA at ESA Space Bites
OnlineDavid Taverner (Caribou Digital) is going to give a presentation on Space for Sustainable Development Goals, elaborating a.o. on GDA and EO4SD impact assessment and M&E context -- Check the … Read more
Knowledge Hub
Advancing and Building EO knowledge and Capacity (ABC). Extensive and interactive repository of European Earth Observation service capabilities.
MOOC on Satellite Earth Observation for IDA
The Space for International Development Assistance Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), created for the GDA, examines EO’s role in global development with expert insights.
ESA GDA Impact Newsroom- Episode 19: April 2026
Episode 19. In this edition, we highlight three examples of how Earth Observation is being used in practice: for transport resilience in Asia and the Pacific, through a growing ESA–World Bank partnership, and for urban heat planning in Novi Sad.
ESA GDA Impact Newsroom- Episode 18: March 2026
Episode 18. In this edition, we celebrate the winners of the first Impact Stories from Space Challenge, recognising inspiring examples of how Earth observation is enabling action for sustainable development.
David Taverner (Caribou Digital) is going to give a presentation on Space for Sustainable Development Goals, elaborating a.o. on GDA and EO4SD impact assessment and M&E context -- Check the … Read more
The even consists of a presentation on the potential of combining machine learning and EO data, with a specific reference to the GDA program and related opportunities.
Satellite Earth Observation (EO) technology has major potential to inform and facilitate international development work in a globally consistent manner. Since 2008, the European Space Agency has worked closely together … Read more
Satellite Earth Observation (EO) technology has major potential to inform and facilitate international development work in a globally consistent manner. Since 2008, the European Space Agency has worked closely together … Read more
Satellite Earth Observation (EO) technology has major potential to inform and facilitate international development work in a globally consistent manner. Since 2008, the European Space Agency has worked closely together … Read more
Christoph Aubrecht and Marc Paganini are invited to participate in a workshop dedicated to "EO for Agenda 2030", co-organised by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and the Swedish National Space … Read more
This symposium focuses on how Earth observation contributes to science and society, and how disruptive technologies and actors are changing the traditional Earth observation landscape, which is also creating new opportunities for public and private sector interactions. The programme is notably presented in the Agora 'Impact stories from the Global Development Assistance partnership program (link … Read more
The GDA team will participate in a session entitled "Global Development for Green Deal" as part of the EXPANDEO & Fire Forum 2022. After presenting the GDA programme and its mission to accelerate impact by mainstreaming the use of EO into international development assistance activities and operations, the session will further discuss with the European … Read more
GDA is participating in a session at the IFAD Innovation Day 2022 which is taking place at IFAD Headquarter in Rome on the 21st of June 2022. The session, entitled "Applications of GIS and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Climate Action" is focusing on GDA as well as pas experiences of partnering with IFAD in EO4SD. … Read more
Simonetta Cheli, Director of Earth Observation Programmes at the European Space Agency, is invited to a high-level panel organised by the World Bank Group on "Digital technologies for inclusive, climate-responsive development", as part of the European Development Days (21-22 June 2022) She will notably talk about the GDA programme among other ESA initiatives which ensure … Read more