LearnEO!

Introducing LearnEO! and resources available from

www.learn-eo.org

Valborg Byfield National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, U.K.

with Pierre-Philippe Mathieu, Malcolm Dobson, Vinca Rosmorduc, Fabio

Del Frate, Chris Banks and Matteo Picchiani

LearnEO! A new initiative in Earth observation education

Aims Ø Develop new peer-reviewed on-

line learning resources for Earth observation education v  Data sets, lessons, software tools,

background information Ø Stimulate and support participation

from the Earth sciences and education communities to develop and share new education resources.

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LearnEO! Target audience

Students in formal education Ø  University level

v  Undergraduate to post graduate Ø  High school (16-18)

v  Data and short case studies

Continuous professional development Ø  Short training courses (1-3 weeks) Ø  Self study Non-EO environmental scientists Ø  Occasional users of EO data

v  Some understanding of remote sensing, but not EO specialists

Teachers, lecturers, course organisers

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LearnEO! LearnEO! Overview of resources at www.learn-eo.org

LearnEO! Home

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Data collection

Bilko software / tutorial

New lessons

Resource library

LearnEO! Data set collection

Finding data Ø  By keyword search, Google map or

selective browse tool

Individual data information Ø  Preview image with description Ø  Sensor, mission, aquisition date Ø  Where and how to obtain similar data

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LearnEO! Bilko software

UNESCO software – started 1987 Ø  Updated to support a wider range of data Ø  New and improved image display and

analysis tools Ø  Free – depends on volunteer effort Ø  Relies on volunteers for testing!

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LearnEO!

Self contained Ø  All material required to complete the

lesson are provided as downloads

Lesson content Ø  Hands on activities

v  Brief introductory information v  Step by step instructions v  Questions to guide understanding

Ø  Model answers v  Explaining the reasoning behind

suggested answers Ø  Background information

v  More detail on topics introduced in activities

Ø  Example data, analysis/display tools

Hands-on lessons in different EO applications

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LearnEO! LearnEO!

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LearnEO! Other lessons available from LearnEO!

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•  Ten lessons developed in LearnEO! for Bilko software

•  Three lessons from the winners of the LearnEO! lesson writing competition – also for Bilko

•  Ten lessons from the Global Lakes Sentinel Services (GLASS) for either BEAM or SNAP software

Available at

http://www.learn-eo.org/lessons.php

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