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OpenGeoHub Foundation @opengeohub.bsky.social · 3d

Missed the @geoldn.bsky.social webinar on New Global Soil Datasets?
🎥 The recording is now available!

Discover the World Soils App, an #Open soil data viewer to explore dynamic & static soil properties 🌍 world.soils.app

Demo by @tomhengl.bsky.social ▶️ youtu.be/443HBf1GIGI?...

GeoLDN webinar: "OpenLandMap-soildb: global dynamic soil data at 30 m resolution"

YouTube video by OpenGeoHub Foundation Official Channel

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AI4SoilHealth @ai4soilhealth.bsky.social · 15d

AI 4 Soil Health’s Soil Health Data Cube “should allow everyone in Europe, without restrictions, open data to see what happened with their farms in the last 25 plus years,” says @opengeohub.bsky.social's Tom Hengl. Watch the video and discover more here: ai4soilhealth.eu/soil-health-...

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OpenGeoHub Foundation @opengeohub.bsky.social · 18d

Join the next episode of our #OEMC Science Webinar series!
📆 September 25th, 14.00 - 15.00 CEST
📍Online via Zoom | Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🌐Use-case World Reforestation Monitor: Data-Driven Insights for Restoration at Scale
By Felix Specker - @ethz.ch
Andrew Cottam - Restor

Open-Earth-Monitor Project @openearthmonitor.bsky.social · 18d

🗺️Monitoring ecosystem restoration is tough—but new satellite data (Sentinel-2, Landsat) are changing the game ➡️

Join our free webinar to see how 25 yrs of high-res remote sensing datasets boost transparency & impact in smallholder-led restoration:
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

@ethz.ch

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Open-Earth-Monitor Project @openearthmonitor.bsky.social · Sep 11

#OEMCGW25 is less than a week away! 🌍 Sept 17–19 in Perugia, Italy. 3 days of open data & EO tools tackling climate challenges: 30+ use cases + keynotes from @gfz.bsky.social, @iiasa.ac.at, @w-u-r.bsky.social & more!
Hosted by University of Perugia, @opengeohub.bsky.social, and CNR🪐

Open-Earth-Monitor Project @openearthmonitor.bsky.social · Jul 15

🌍 REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!
Join us in Perugia, Italy (Sept 17–19, 2025) for the Open-Earth-Monitor Global Workshop! Connect with experts shaping the future of open environmental data, Earth Observation, and climate solutions.
🔗 Register now: earthmonitor.org/global-works...

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OpenGeoHub Foundation @opengeohub.bsky.social · Sep 9

👏 Huge congratulations to all participants who pushed boundaries, shared knowledge, and built innovative solutions!
This year’s Summer School was made possible thanks to the collaboration with EO Council, Netherlands Space Office, and SURF — and we can’t wait to see how these ideas will grow. 🌐✨

OpenGeoHub Foundation @opengeohub.bsky.social · Sep 9

Also held a 3-Min Pitch session, where participants shared visionary ideas to revolutionize EO data science and contribute to next-generation open solutions.
🏆 Somnath Chaudhuri – Reach the Unreached Initiative:Digital technologies to map zero-dose and unreached children in West and Central Africa

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OpenGeoHub Foundation @opengeohub.bsky.social · Sep 9

🏆 Hackathon “Canopy height mapping using Google AEF embeddings” - Lewis Mjomba www.kaggle.com/competitions...

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OpenGeoHub Foundation @opengeohub.bsky.social · Sep 9

🏆 Hackathon “Spacetime modeling of monthly precipitation through multi-source data fusion” - Jonas Pischke www.kaggle.com/competitions...
🏆 Hackathon “Spacetime prediction of Soil Organic Carbon (SOC, g/kg) in Europe” - Yuri Andrei Gelsleichter & Benjamin Butler www.kaggle.com/competitions...

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OpenGeoHub Foundation @opengeohub.bsky.social · Sep 9

One of the highlights: we hosted 4 hackathons under the EU-funded Open-Earth-Monitor project, where students tackled real-world EO challenges.
We are happy to celebrate the winners of each hackathon:
🏆 Hackathon “Landsat time-series NDVI reconstruction” - Mikael Maes www.kaggle.com/competitions...

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OpenGeoHub Foundation @opengeohub.bsky.social · Sep 9

🌞 That’s a wrap for the EO Summer School 2025! 🚀

What an incredible week of learning, collaboration, and innovation. With around 90 students and 20+ lecturers joining us, the program was packed with inspiring talks, hands-on workshops, and deep dives into Earth Observation data science. 🌍💡

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Open-Earth-Monitor Project @openearthmonitor.bsky.social · Aug 13

🌍 The Open-Earth-Monitor Global Workshop 2025 is coming to Perugia , Sept 17–19! Join researchers, policy-makers & students to explore open data solutions for climate & environmental risks. Seats are limited—register now! 🔗https://earthmonitor.org/global-workshop-2025/

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OpenGeoHub Foundation @opengeohub.bsky.social · Jul 15

🗓🔔 Don’t forget! Join us on 17 July, 14:00–15:00 CEST for a webinar on predicting mosquito egg abundance—from data harmonization to dynamic modeling and a web app for public health insights. 🦟

🔗 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Open-Earth-Monitor Project @openearthmonitor.bsky.social · Jul 9

Join the next episode of our #OEMC Science Webinar series!
🖥️🦟 Inferring spatiotemporal dynamics of mosquitoes in Italy using machine learning
📆 July 17th, 14.00 CEST
📍Online via Zoom | Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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OpenGeoHub Foundation @opengeohub.bsky.social · Jul 10

At #Groundswell25, OGH's Ichsani Wheeler showcased how AI can support regenerative farming through open tools like soil health metrics & the Soil Health Data Cube, while keeping farmers in control of their data.

🌱🤖Discover the Data Cube:
ecodatacube.eu?base=osm_gra...
@ai4soilhealth.bsky.social

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Tom Hengl @tomhengl.bsky.social · Jul 10

We are looking for a Computer scientist 🤖 High Performance Computing for EO data. Come and work for @opengeohub.bsky.social join our high profile projects @openearthmonitor.bsky.social Open Geospatial Carbon Reg, @landcarbonlab.bsky.social ... Apply before 01-Aug: opengeohub.org/jobs/compute...

Computer scientist: High Performance Computing for Earth Observation data - OpenGeoHub Foundation: Connect | Create | Share | Repeat

Come to OpenGeoHub and help us improve, optimize and extend HPC infrastructures for Machine Learning so we can contribute together to the global good.

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OpenGeoHub Foundation @opengeohub.bsky.social · Jul 9

Join us next Thursday, July 17, to discover the complete workflow for predicting mosquito egg abundance — from data to decision-making!

🔗Free registration is open now — come with your questions and connect with geospatial and data experts ➡️ us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Open-Earth-Monitor Project @openearthmonitor.bsky.social · Jul 9

Join the next episode of our #OEMC Science Webinar series!
🖥️🦟 Inferring spatiotemporal dynamics of mosquitoes in Italy using machine learning
📆 July 17th, 14.00 CEST
📍Online via Zoom | Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Tom Hengl @tomhengl.bsky.social · Jun 24

The v1 of the 30 m resolution global soil carbon density, SOC content, pH, texture fractions, bulk density and soil types (USDA subgroups) now out; soil carbon and soil pH are mapped as dynamic soil variables for 5yr intervals. Preprint: doi.org/10.5194/essd...
Data: github.com/openlandmap/...

OpenLandMap-soildb: global soil information at 30 m spatial resolution for 2000–2022+ based on spatiotemporal Machine Learning and harmonized legacy soil samples and observations

Abstract. There is increasing interest in global dynamic soil information with changes in soil properties mapped over time and at high spatial resolution. Thanks to long-term, multi-temporal, and fine...

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Tom Hengl @tomhengl.bsky.social · Jun 10

📢 Call for Abstracts for @openearthmonitor.bsky.social 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡!
🌍 “Open EO data and open source software as a foundation for monitoring the European Green Deal”,
🗓️ Date: 17-19 September 2025
📍 Location: University of Perugia, Italy
👉 opengeohub.org/summer-schoo...

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OpenGeoHub Foundation @opengeohub.bsky.social · Jun 5

🪐Join us today for a new #OEMC Science Webinar!

As always, the webinar is free and open to anybody — come with your questions and connect with geospatial and data experts!

🌐 Link to register and join: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Open-Earth-Monitor Project @openearthmonitor.bsky.social · May 19

📢 Join our next open #OEMC Science Webinar!
📅 June 5, 14:00–15:00 CEST
🔗 Zoom Link: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🌍 Topic: Discrete Global Grid Systems: Towards Less Distorted Geospatial Data

💡Discover a #Julia tool for efficient, low-distortion satellite grids

By Daniel Loos and Davide Consoli

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Open-Earth-Monitor Project @openearthmonitor.bsky.social · May 30

Join us next Thursday at 14.00 CEST for the 15th edition of the OEMC Science Webinar:
"Discrete Global Grid Systems: Towards Less Distorted Geospatial Data"!
@bgc-jena.mpg.de @opengeohub.bsky.social

Open-Earth-Monitor Project @openearthmonitor.bsky.social · May 19

📢 Join our next open #OEMC Science Webinar!
📅 June 5, 14:00–15:00 CEST
🔗 Zoom Link: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🌍 Topic: Discrete Global Grid Systems: Towards Less Distorted Geospatial Data

💡Discover a #Julia tool for efficient, low-distortion satellite grids

By Daniel Loos and Davide Consoli

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AI4SoilHealth @ai4soilhealth.bsky.social · May 29

"This is probably the most sophisticated soil health modelling framework to date…" says Tomislav Hengl, Director of @opengeohub.bsky.social.

Read about our Soil Health Data Cube and why it's set to revolutionise how we manage soil in Europe: ai4soilhealth.eu/new-map-of-s... #SoilHealth

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OpenGeoHub Foundation @opengeohub.bsky.social · May 30

🚀 EO-Summer School 2025 registrations are open until July 1!
Join us Sept 1–6 in Wageningen, NL for workshops, demos, hackathons & networking.
Co-hosted by OpenGeoHub, NSO, EO Council & SURF. Secure your spot now! pretix.eu/opengeohubfo...
🌐Learn more: opengeohub.org/summer-schoo...

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OpenGeoHub Foundation @opengeohub.bsky.social · May 27

🚀 We’ve added 110TB of analysis-ready, high-res (10–30m) open data to #EcoDataCube.eu (ecodatacube.eu)! Explore #soilhealth, vegetation, #soilcarbon & field boundaries across pan-EU (2000–2024). Next release: Sept 2025. #OpenData @ai4soilhealth.bsky.social @openearthmonitor.bsky.social

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OpenGeoHub Foundation @opengeohub.bsky.social · May 26

Did you miss our two last science webinars? 🔍

No worries!😉 Watch now the recordings of Global 30-m resolution ensemble DTM and vegetation height data (2000-2022)🌳and ML methods for census data - lessons learned from mapping global livestock🐄 here ⬇️
youtube.com/playlist?lis...

OpenGeoHub Science Webinars - YouTube

OpenGeoHub Foundation’s science webinars aim to foster global collaboration, advance open science, and democratize access to cutting-edge geospatial research...

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OpenGeoHub Foundation @opengeohub.bsky.social · May 21

🎥 Recordings from the #SoilHealthNow! Conference are now live!

🌱 12+ hrs of free content: keynotes, workshops & expert insights.

▶️ Watch on YouTube & read more on our site!
youtube.com/playlist?lis...

📝 Check out our blog for key takeaways! opengeohub.medium.com/how-earth-ob...

Soil Health Now! 2025 - YouTube

The Soil Health Now! Conference, held from 8–10 April 2025 was organized by the OpenGeoHub Foundation in collaboration with AI 4 Soil Health, Planet, Investi...

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Open-Earth-Monitor Project @openearthmonitor.bsky.social · May 19

📢 Join our next open #OEMC Science Webinar!
📅 June 5, 14:00–15:00 CEST
🔗 Zoom Link: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🌍 Topic: Discrete Global Grid Systems: Towards Less Distorted Geospatial Data

💡Discover a #Julia tool for efficient, low-distortion satellite grids

By Daniel Loos and Davide Consoli

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