Description
The AmeriGEOSS Week 2018 will take place from August 6 to 10 at the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) in São José dos Campos, São Paulo State. AmeriGEOSS Week 2018 aims to bring the AmeriGEOSS Initiative community together to reflect on progress, plan for the future to meet the priority needs in the focus areas identified by the region as highest priority (Water, Agriculture, Disaster, and Biodiversity / Ecosystems) and to provide training in the use of Earth Observations. The training is intended for staff of government institutions and other decision makers in the region. After an opening Plenary session, experts in the areas of remote sensing and data management will provide six parallel training sessions throughout the week (five in São José dos Campos and one in São Sebastião, at CEBIMar headquarters).