Building Momentum, Driving National Uptake in Earth Observations and Space
The 2025 NEOSS Communities of Practice (CoP) Integrated Workshop builds on the momentum of 2024, continuing efforts to strengthen the national Earth Observations (EO) and space innovation landscape. While training and CoP meetings will be conducted throughout the year, this flagship workshop focuses on strategic alignment, knowledge sharing, and advancing key national initiatives.
Taking place on 23 June 2025 at the CSIR International Convention Centre (CSIR ICC), Pretoria, the workshop will highlight progress on the SAGEO Knowledge Hub, South Africa’s national platform for EO data access, knowledge exchange, and collaboration. It will also present the findings of the EO Maturity Indicator (EOMI) process, which assessed the country’s EO capabilities across technical infrastructure, data availability, user engagement, and policy frameworks.