Education and EO training for beginners (Highly recommended for those interested in the Challenge Collab/Hackathon) This lecture series is designed for those new to Earth Observation (EO), Geographical Information Systems (GIS), and basic spatial analysis. It will be facilitated by: Ola Hall: His research focuses on using satellite data and machine learning to estimate socioeconomic…
Lund University has officially inaugurated the Hägerstrand Lab, a new research infrastructure at the Department of Human Geography, launched in collaboration with SESAC (Swedish Competence Centre for Satellite-Enabled Social Science Analytics). The lab is designed to bring data, code, and ideas into direct proximity with the fundamental questions of human geography. Bridging the Gap Between…
On May 4 2026, the Karlstad University team (Stefanos Georganos & Sai Ganesh Veeravalli) visited Lund University (Ola Hall, Tilly Laestander) for a SESAC meeting and strategic planning sessions. The highlight of the visit was welcoming our industry partners to the drawing board for a major kickoff meeting to design our upcoming Co-creative Innovation Challenge…
On March 5th, the Swedish Competence Centre for Satellite-Enabled Social Science Analytics (SESAC) was officially inaugurated at the historic Gamla biskopshuset in Lund. Funded by a SEK 4 million grant from the Swedish National Space Agency (SNSA), this national centre marks the beginning of a new era where satellite technology and social science converge to…
Anyone interested in human rights issues related to disasters and conflicts, as well as anyone interested in remote sensing and other technology used in conflicts.