Is your #humanitarian innovation ready to scale? Don't miss Elrha's #JourneyToScale funding for humanitarian innovation! Apply by February 14, 2020: elrha.org/funding-opport…

NASA has awarded a $142 million contract to Maxar Technologies for a demonstration of in-space construction technologies, including the robotic assembly of a communications antenna and the production of a structural beam. geekwire.com/2020/nasa-fund…

Two commercial satellites just docked in space for the first time #satelliteservicing theverge.com/2020/2/26/2115…

Many sectors are struggling due to #coronavirus. However, governments' demand for connectivity & geospatial data supplied by the #spaceindustry is even stronger in times of crisis. Indeed, #satellite connectivity is one of our greatest allies right now. spacenews.com/space-may-fare…

Can we predict/construct an optical image using #SAR and regression? It turned out that this is not too crazy

COVID-19: Why African Countries Need to Step-Up Their Space and Satellite Sector africanews.space/covid-19-why-a…

Digital Earth Africa releases analysis-ready satellite data for all of Africa that can support COVID-19 response and recovery africanews.space/digital-earth-…

You can watch the recording of the #UNOOSA / IWMI #webinar on space-based inputs for #locust early-warning & preparedness & learn how #space applications can help counteract the challenges posed by locust to agriculture, #FoodSecurity & livelihoods: youtube.com/watch?v=CpzMnY…

In partnership with the World Food Programme Innovation Accelerator, we present an #ML approach to satellite image analysis for building damage assessment, which has the potential to greatly reduce the time needed for crisis workers to respond to disasters. Learn more at goo.gle/2URxZhl

South African Government To Invest R3.1 Billion In Space Infrastructure Hub africanews.space/south-african-…

Loon Launches Balloon Powered Internet Services in Kenya africanews.space/loon-launches-…

Pleased to have been a guest on Let's Break Good! Listen in for a chat about what it's like to be on the front lines of the fight against hunger in Congo. Thanks Joe Agoada for having me on! soundcloud.com/letsbreakgood/…

Some great #internship positions opened up at #UNOOSA, see below for more details. The application deadlines are August 16 and 19, 2020. unoosa.org/oosa/en/aboutu…

Applications are still open for the #UNOOSA & Avio joint opportunity to bring a #satellite in #space free of charge using the #VegaC rocket. Deadline to apply is 4 April 2021: unoosa.org/oosa/en/ourwor… (1/2)

How satellites are stopping deforestation in Africa space.com/satellites-dec…

I told the Security Council today that Yemen is on the brink of a famine the likes of which the world has not seen in forty years. Aid agencies believe that the US FTO designation of the Houthis will accelerate Yemen’s slide into a large-scale famine. reliefweb.int/node/3704280

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