University of Wisconsin–Madison

Virtual Capacity Building Workshop: EO for Air Quality: Focus on Africa

As part of the GEO Health Community of Practice Air Quality Work Group activities, this online workshop (held January 13-14, 2026) introduced attendees to available Earth observation data supporting air quality research and management, with a focus on capabilities and applications in Africa. This workshop provided tools for accessing and analyzing these data, and resources for future capacity building.

13 January 2026Recording
16:00Overview of the air quality situation in AfricaBertrand TchancheSlides
16:15Summary of Earth observations for air quality & data analysis approachesCarl MalingsSlides
16:50Presentation on upcoming HAQAST activities for AfricaJunhyeon SeoSlides
14 January 2026Recording
16:00Demonstration: data visualization in Google Earth EnginePatrick ReddySlides
16:30Demonstration: remote sensing data access with PythonJules KouatchouCode (Github)