How can you extract useful insights from satellite images of Earth? In this one-on-one course, you’ll learn how to develop your own Earth observation products using Sentinel data and cloud-based tools like Sentinel Hub. You’ll receive personalized guidance and work with online modules and hands-on assignments to apply remote sensing techniques and geodata analysis directly to your field of work.
The Earth is constantly changing. Think of deforestation, urbanization, or climate change—processes that we are increasingly able to map thanks to Earth observation. Using satellites such as Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2, we collect valuable geodata that allows us to visualize and understand changes on Earth. These satellites are part of the European Copernicus program, which focuses on continuously monitoring our planet.
In this course, you’ll learn how to convert such satellite data into practical, actionable information. You’ll work with Sentinel Hub, a cloud platform developed by Sinergise, specifically designed for the fast and efficient processing of large amounts of satellite data. Thanks to this approach, you won’t need to download heavy files or use complicated systems—you can focus on the analysis.
Sentinel Hub makes it easy to integrate satellite imagery into tools such as QGIS or web-based maps. The platform supports standard web services and APIs, giving you fast and flexible access to up-to-date remote sensing data. This allows you to apply this information in numerous fields, such as environmental analysis, agricultural monitoring, or spatial planning.
Do you work with environmental data, spatial issues, or land use? Then knowledge of satellite imagery and Earth observation is indispensable. This blended learning course helps you not only understand how it works, but above all how to apply it concretely in your daily practice—in a way that is understandable, efficient, and immediately applicable.
In this course, you’ll learn how to quickly and efficiently process Earth observation data using the Sentinel Hub platform, entirely in the cloud. This allows you to get started right away on creating your own Earth Observation products without technical hassle, focusing entirely on the content rather than the data infrastructure.
You’ll start with a clear explanation of how Sentinel Hub works. Then you’ll discover how to integrate the platform with popular software such as QGIS, ArcMap, and GeoServer. You’ll also learn how to use simple JavaScript scripts to create customized observation products tailored to your field of work. In addition, you’ll work with Sentinel Hub’s OGC API and learn how to integrate the platform with maps in, for example, Google Maps, OpenLayers, or Leaflet.
During the course, you’ll work with real satellite data, which you’ll immediately convert into actionable insights. This way, you’ll build practical skills step by step in working with geodata and remote sensing, which you can immediately apply in projects related to the environment, spatial planning, or agriculture.
Blended learning combines independent online learning with hands-on, interactive sessions, so you gain both theoretical knowledge and practical experience with Earth observation and the analysis of satellite data. The online modules give you the flexibility to learn at your own pace and include interactive lessons on using Sentinel data, remote sensing techniques, and processing satellite imagery via Sentinel Hub—a powerful cloud platform for geodata analysis.
During the hands-on sessions, you’ll immediately apply your knowledge. You’ll work with current satellite imagery from sources such as Sentinel-2, guided by specialists in GIS and remote sensing. You’ll learn how to correctly retrieve, process, and use this imagery for real-world applications, such as tracking changes in land use or mapping environmental issues. By getting started right away with real geodata, you’ll develop working methods that are reliable and remain applicable in a wide range of situations.
Thanks to the combination of flexible online learning and hands-on support, you’ll not only learn to work with Sentinel Hub and its associated tools, but also discover how to apply them in real-world Earth Observation projects. Upon completion, you’ll be able to independently collect, analyze, and apply satellite data, enabling you to make better-informed spatial decisions in your field.
You’ll receive 1-on-1 guidance. After signing up, our course coordinator will contact you to schedule your first session.
After completing this course, you will be able to:
Do you have questions about the course content? Or are you unsure whether the course aligns with your learning goals or preferences? Would you prefer an in-house or private course? We’d be happy to help.
After the course, you’ll have another two weeks to ask the instructor questions. Since the instructor is already teaching other courses, it’s best to email your questions to info@geo-ict.nl. Your question will be forwarded to the instructor, and you’ll receive a response within 24 hours.
If you’re a bit further along and encounter practical problems you can’t solve on your own, it’s best to use Online Support. You’ll spend one day online with the instructor and receive personalized one-on-one instruction. All your problems will be resolved, and you’ll have made significant progress.
If you run into problems in practice that you can’t solve on your own, you have two options: you can sign up for a beginner or advanced course, or you can sign up for Online Support.
You’ll spend a day online with an instructor and receive personalized one-on-one instruction. All your problems will be resolved, and you’ll have made significant progress.
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All courses are taught in person. Course hours are from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Coffee, tea, lunch, and a laptop are provided.
Taking a course online is also possible, but we only offer hybrid courses in exceptional cases. If you wish to participate in a course online, please indicate this during registration—select “Online” as the location. If that is not possible, this course will only be offered on-site in Apeldoorn.
Yes, we do this regularly. Our instructor will come to your location and bring laptops for the participants. All you need to do is arrange a classroom at your location.
Please email your requirements to info@geo-ict.nl, and we will send you a quote. Once you’ve confirmed the order, our course coordinator will contact you to schedule the training days.
After each course, participants receive a link to our evaluation portal. There, you can share your feedback on what you liked and didn’t like about the course. We always do our very best, but of course, there may be times when you have a complaint. Click on “Complaints Procedure.” It explains what steps you can take. Geo-ICT Training Center, Netherlands is a member of the Dutch Council for Training and Education (NRTO).
After the course, we will email you a link to our evaluation portal. There, you can log in and fill out an evaluation form, and you can also download your certificate of participation.
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