Exploring the importance for promoting Earth observation in education

Diofantos G. Hadjimitsis; Phaedon Kyriakides; Chris Danezis; Evangelos Akylas; Nicholas Kyriakides; Christiana Papoutsa; Kyriacos Themistocleous; Rodanthi Mammouri; Argyro Nisantzi; Athos Agapiou; Christodoulos Mettas; Marios Tzouvaras; Maria Prodromou; Eleni Loulli; George Melillos; Vasiliki Lysandrou; Dimitris Antoniades; Andreas Christofe; Haris Kontoes; Gunter Schreier; Albert Ansmann; Silas Michaelides; Anastasis Evagorou; Elpidoforos Anastasiou; Thomaida Polydorou; Kyriacos Neocleous; Milto Miltiadou; Evagoras Evagorou; Christos Theocharides; Georgios Leventis; Andreas Anayiotos; Stelios Tziortzis; George Komodromos

doi:10.1117/12.2574134

20 September 2020 Exploring the importance for promoting Earth observation in education

Diofantos G. Hadjimitsis, Phaedon Kyriakides, Chris Danezis, Evangelos Akylas, Nicholas Kyriakides, Christiana Papoutsa, Kyriacos Themistocleous, Rodanthi Mammouri, Argyro Nisantzi, Athos Agapiou, Christodoulos Mettas, Marios Tzouvaras, Maria Prodromou, Eleni Loulli, George Melillos, Vasiliki Lysandrou, Dimitris Antoniades, Andreas Christofe, Haris Kontoes, Gunter Schreier, Albert Ansmann, Silas Michaelides, Anastasis Evagorou, Elpidoforos Anastasiou, Thomaida Polydorou, Kyriacos Neocleous, Milto Miltiadou, Evagoras Evagorou, Christos Theocharides, Georgios Leventis, Andreas Anayiotos, Stelios Tziortzis, George Komodromos

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Proceedings Volume 11534, Earth Resources and Environmental Remote Sensing/GIS Applications XI; 1153416 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2574134
Event: SPIE Remote Sensing, 2020, Online Only

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This paper presents the significance and importance of promoting the benefits of Earth Observation when implemented in ‘secondary’ and ‘higher education’ in Cyprus schools. Firstly, examples of how Earth observation is used in other countries for the secondary education such as Germany and China and how ESA through Earth Observation education materials are used to promote STEM education are presented. Secondly, ‘EXCELSIOR for Schools’ & ‘SOFIA ESA’ initiatives for promoting earth observation education in Cyprus are also presented. Indeed. examples of how earth observation is presented through seminars, workshops, science cafes, researcher's night, from earth observation experts into schools in Cyprus is also described and analysed. Examples of how earth observation is used in the existing curriculum for undergraduate, postgraduate courses for surveying and civil engineers is demonstrated for monitoring and providing solutions for civil and geomatics engineering aspects at the Cyprus University of Technology through the EXCELSIOR H2020 Teaming project.

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Diofantos G. Hadjimitsis, Phaedon Kyriakides, Chris Danezis, Evangelos Akylas, Nicholas Kyriakides, Christiana Papoutsa, Kyriacos Themistocleous, Rodanthi Mammouri, Argyro Nisantzi, Athos Agapiou, Christodoulos Mettas, Marios Tzouvaras, Maria Prodromou, Eleni Loulli, George Melillos, Vasiliki Lysandrou, Dimitris Antoniades, Andreas Christofe, Haris Kontoes, Gunter Schreier, Albert Ansmann, Silas Michaelides, Anastasis Evagorou, Elpidoforos Anastasiou, Thomaida Polydorou, Kyriacos Neocleous, Milto Miltiadou, Evagoras Evagorou, Christos Theocharides, Georgios Leventis, Andreas Anayiotos, Stelios Tziortzis, and George Komodromos "Exploring the importance for promoting Earth observation in education", Proc. SPIE 11534, Earth Resources and Environmental Remote Sensing/GIS Applications XI, 1153416 (20 September 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2574134

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