CopPhil Digital Campus
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Introduction
Welcome to the training platform under the ESA CopPhil Project!
The National Copernicus Capacity Support Action Programme for the Philippines (CopPhil) is a collaboration between the European Union (EU), the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Government of the Philippines, designed to strengthen the country’s capacity to leverage Copernicus Earth Observation (EO) data and services. By enhancing access to satellite-derived information, CopPhil supports disaster risk management, environmental monitoring, and sustainable development efforts in the Philippines.
This training platform is part of the knowledge and capacity development work package led by Paris Lodron University of Salzburg (PLUS), focusing on Knowledge and Skills Transfer. The training program is designed to equip participants with practical expertise in EO applications across CopPhil’s three thematic pilot services:
- Ground Motion Monitoring
- Land Cover, Forest, and Crop Monitoring
- Benthic Habitat Monitoring
Through a mix of online and on-site courses, this platform serves as a hub for learning, collaboration, and capacity-building, ensuring that EO data can be effectively used for decision-making and policy implementation in the Philippines.
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This course serves as an introduction to the CopPhil project, which aims to integrate Copernicus satellite data to enhance national capacities in disaster management and environmental monitoring across the Philippines. It kicks off the comprehensive series of courses designed to demonstrate the practical applications of the developed CopPhil pilot Earth Observation (EO) services in addressing critical national challenges.
- Teacher: Carla Arellano
- Teacher: Casper Fibaek
This session focuses on the application of land cover products developed under CopPhil, with tutorials and case examples related to climate resilience, ecosystem monitoring, and urban change. Participants will explore how to interpret classification outputs and integrate them into real-world use cases.
- Teacher: Etienne Ducasse
- Teacher: Marion Sutton
This practical session introduces participants to satellite-based land cover monitoring using Copernicus data. Participants will learn how to visualize and process EO datasets, create training samples, and run the CopPhil Land Cover service.
- Teacher: Etienne Ducasse
- Teacher: Marion Sutton
This course serves as an introduction to the CopPhil project, which aims to integrate Copernicus satellite data to enhance national capacities in disaster management and environmental monitoring across the Philippines. It kicks off the comprehensive series of courses designed to demonstrate the practical applications of the developed CopPhil pilot Earth Observation (EO) services in addressing critical national challenges. This course lays the groundwork for upcoming practical (Part II - June 2025; online) and application-based (Part III - August 2025; on-site) sessions.
- Teacher: Etienne Ducasse
- Teacher: Marion Sutton
This course focuses on real-world applications of the CopPhil Forest Monitoring Service. Through concrete use cases such as reforestation planning and detecting illegal activities, participants will explore how the developed forest products can support decision-making. This session builds on the skills developed in Parts I and II, with interactive discussions and practical insights.
- Teacher: Angel Fernandez-Carrillo
- Teacher: Patricia Perez
- Teacher: Pablo Jesus Torres Hernández
This hands-on course guides participants through the practical steps of running the CopPhil Forest Monitoring Service from data setup to running the code, analyzing outputs, and understanding forest-related indicators such as tree cover density and forest change.
- Teacher: Patricia Perez
- Teacher: Pablo Jesus Torres Hernández
This course introduces the principles of using Earth Observation (EO) for forest monitoring, covering key remote sensing techniques, data sources, and analytical methods. Participants will learn how Copernicus datasets, vegetation indices, and classification techniques are applied to assess forest cover, detect changes, and support sustainable management. As the first part of the Forest Monitoring Training Series, this session provides the foundational knowledge needed for practical (Part II - May 2025; onsite) and application (Part III - July 2025; online) trainings.
- Teacher: Angel Fernandez-Carrillo
- Teacher: Patricia Perez
- Teacher: Pablo Jesus Torres Hernández
This session focuses on applying CopPhil Crop Monitoring products to real-world agricultural use cases. Through guided examples and discussions, participants will explore how satellite-derived crop information can support seasonal monitoring, assessment of environmental impacts, and agricultural planning.
- Teacher: Alexander Kreisel
- Teacher: Kristyna Mechurova
This course is the second part of the CopPhil Crop Monitoring Training Series focusing on the hands-on application of Earth Observation (EO) tools for crop type mapping and monitoring. Participants will work directly with satellite imagery and in-situ datasets using the CopPhil Crop Service, and explore the full data processing workflow—from preparation to classification and interpretation—using platforms such as Sen4Stat, Jupyter Notebooks, and QGIS.
- Teacher: Dominic Hewitt
This course introduces how satellite data and Earth Observation (EO) technologies help monitor crops and support agriculture. Participants will learn about key remote sensing techniques, vegetation indices, and tools like Sen4Stat, which uses Copernicus data for tracking crop growth and land use. As the first session in the Crop Monitoring Training Series, this course builds a foundation for using EO in agriculture, preparing participants for more hands-on (Part II - May 2025; onsite) and advanced (Part III - Aug 2025; onsite) training in the next sessions.
- Teacher: Dominic Hewitt
- Teacher: Alexander Kreisel
This session explores real-world applications of the CopPhil ground motion products and service. Through practical case studies, participants will learn how to translate processed results into actionable information. The session emphasizes interpreting Persistent Scatterer Interferometry (PSI) outputs and understanding their use in disaster risk management and geohazard monitoring.
- Teacher: Ling Chang
This course focuses on how satellite data can be used to detect and analyze ground deformation related to mining, landslides, and earthquakes. Building on the fundamentals from Part I, participants will apply Persistent Scatterer Interferometry (PSI) techniques using GMTSAR+STAMPS in a Docker environment and Jupyter Notebooks. The session walks through practical steps for processing, interpreting, and analyzing ground motion data.
- Teacher: Ling Chang
- Teacher: Islam Fadel
- Teacher: Hakan Tanyas
This course introduces the principles and techniques used in Ground Motion Monitoring through Earth Observation (EO). Participants will gain an understanding of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) technology and how it is applied to detect and analyze ground displacement using Persistent Scatterer Interferometry (PSI). The session covers key concepts such as SAR backscattering, geometric distortions, and processing methods using GMTSAR+STAMPS. This foundational course prepares participants for more advanced (Part II - June 2025; online) training on practical applications (Part III - August 2025; onsite) and analysis of ground motion data.
- Teacher: Ling Chang
This course focuses on how to apply CopPhil’s benthic habitat product and service to real-world scenarios, and at the same time learning how to interpret classification results and assess shallow water habitat conditions. The session emphasizes translating outputs into insights for marine conservation and management.
- Teacher: Anne-Laure BECK
- Teacher: Kristyna Mechurova
Building on the fundamentals covered in Part I, this session provides hands-onsession with the CopPhil Benthic Habitat Monitoring workflow. Participants will work with coastal data to pre-process imagery, apply classification steps, and interpret outputs for shallow water habitat mapping.
- Teacher: Anne-Laure BECK
This course introduces participants to the fundamentals of using remote sensing technologies for benthic habitat monitoring. It covers key principles of optical and radar satellite data, exploring their applications in shallow water monitoring and habitat assessment. Participants will gain foundational knowledge of spectral resolution, spatial resolution, and statistical parameter mapping, setting the stage for practical (Part II - June; onsite) and application (Part III -Aug 2025; onsite) training in later sessions.
- Teacher: Anne-Laure BECK
Session 1 introduces GIS and Earth Observation fundamentals using QGIS software, covering data types, file formats, and practical exercises with Philippine datasets for sub-national stakeholders.
Teacher: Alvin Baloloy
This session introduces LGUs to Sentinel-2 satellite imagery, covering Earth Observation fundamentals and practical applications. Participants learn about Sentinel-2's MultiSpectral Instrument capturing data across 13 spectral bands at 10m, 20m, and 60m resolutions, and the differences between Level-1C (top-of-atmosphere) and Level-2A (atmospherically corrected) products. The session includes hands-on exercises where participants register for Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem, search and select imagery for Manila, download scenes, and load data into QGIS for visualization and analysis.
Teacher: Alvin Baloloy