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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">The Open Data Cube (ODC) is an Open Source Geospatial Data Management and Analysis Software project that helps you harness the power of Satellite data. </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">At
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> godan_cd@dgroups.org [mailto:godan_cd@dgroups.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Suchith Anand<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, 16 February 2019 13:14<br>
<b>To:</b> GODAN Capacity Development Working Group <godan_cd@dgroups.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [godan_cd] Digital Earth Africa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#454545">Digital Earth Africa will transform the continent's capacity to process and analyse satellite data for better decision
making across many areas, including water, forest and coastal resource management, agriculture, and urban development supporting the sustainable development of Africa, improving the lives of every African citizen.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#454545">From sustainably managing the environment and mitigating climate change to developing resources and unleashing agricultural
potential, Africa must overcome a number of challenges to meet the needs of its fast growing population, in a time of increased climate variability.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal;min-height:14px"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#454545"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#454545">Digital Earth Africa will improve understanding of Africa's changing landscape, providing much-needed insights, knowledge
and analysis for more informed, strategic and inclusive decision-making across the continent.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#454545">Building on the
<a href="http://www.data4sdgs.org/initiatives/africa-regional-data-cube"><span style="color:#E4AF0A">Africa Regional Data Cube</span></a> and the Digital Earth Australia program, developed by Geoscience Australia, Digital Earth Africa will use data cube technology
to translate over 30 years of Earth observation satellite imagery into information and insights on the changing African landscape and coastline.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal;min-height:14px"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#454545"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#454545">Digital Earth Africa will use Open Data Cube technology that underpins Digital Earth Australia and the Africa Regional
Data Cube. The <a href="https://www.opendatacube.org/"><span style="color:#E4AF0A">Open Data Cube (ODC)</span></a> is a global initiative to increase the value and use of satellite data by providing users with access to free and open data management technologies
and analysis platforms.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#454545">My thanks to all governments and colleagues in GEO for their excellent work. Details at <a href="http://www.ga.gov.au/digitalearthafrica"><b>http://www.ga.gov.au/digitalearthafrica</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#454545">This year is a very important year for GEO with lot of key activities including the GEO 2020-2022 Work Programme [1],
strengthened focus on Global South, continued implementation of GEOSS and the GEO Ministerial in Australia. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#454545">We look forward to your active participation in GEO.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#454545">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#454545">Suchith<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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