The online version of advanced course will be held next October 2025
Date:
Event location: Online event
1. Early bird:
Early bird registration by the deadline of 31st of July 2025 (23:59 CET)
- 650 EUR – regular
- 450 EUR – EIT RawMaterials partners and European Geologists (EFG members), start-ups
- 300 EUR – Students from EIT RawMaterials partner universities, employees of publicly funded organisations from the EIT RIS countries and regions
2. Regular fee:
Regular registration by the deadline of 19th of September 2025 (23:59 CET)
- 750 EUR – regular
- 550 EUR – EIT RawMaterials partners and European Geologists (EFG members), start-ups
- 350 EUR – Students from EIT RawMaterials partner universities, employees of publicly funded organisations from the EIT RIS countries and regions
All fees are net amounts and exclusive of VAT, which will be added where applicable in accordance with relevant tax regulations.
Prerequisites
Basic coding experience (knowledge about any programing language such as R, Python, C++)
Basic knowledge of remote sensing, geology and mining
Expected Dedication
Pre-course readings, preparation of exercises.
Course Details
Learn how to effectively use satellite imagery to tackle complex challenges in
the raw materials industry. Gain the expertise to excel in this exciting and
rapidly evolving domain!
Earth observation technologies provide great innovation potential in the raw materials sector. RawMatCop Alliance offers an advanced course with hands-on learning to demonstrate how Copernicus can provide cost-effective and safe solutions while complying with environmental regulations. Advanced approaches highlighting scalability, accuracy assessment, and time-series of imagery are offered in the course and provide valuable support to informed decision-making.
The course has been developed by the RawMatCop Alliance partners, with financial
support from the EIT RawMaterials.
RawMatCop Alliance aims to transform the advanced scientific knowledge
integrated with the industrial expertise to support the whole mining life-cycle
needs and requirements. This course offers a unique blend of expert lectures
from both industrial and research communities, as well as hands-on case studies.
Participants will develop skills in efficiently managing large datasets, with a
particular emphasis on Copernicus data, and will gain expertise in fusing
various datasets to achieve cost-effective and environmentally compliant
outcomes.
The course will take place online.
Participants will have a unique opportunity to immerse themselves in a
comprehensive and advanced learning schedule focused on promoting a safe and
sustainable supply of mineral resources.
The course is restricted to a maximum of 50 participants.
This 4-day online course, endorsed by the European Federation of Geologists,
equips raw materials professionals in the advanced utilization of Earth
Observation (EO) skills for application in the mining environmental sectors as
well as in their research activities. The diverse applications of EO data in the
raw materials’ sector, in combination with timeless data supply and complete
land coverage, provide the end-users with new possibilities. The expert use of
EO data is beneficial for EU industrial goals under the Critical Raw Materials
Act, enhancing exploration efforts in the raw material sector.
Within the advanced Course you will learn:
- Efficient handling of time-series and large datasets
- Scalable analysis of satellite data for raw materials
- Best practices of data integration
- Leveraging Copernicus data and open tools
The learning objectives are integrated with group working on specific case studies & exercises on:
- Mineral exploration – opportunities & challenges
- Exploring environmental impacts of mining using Sentinel-2
- Monitoring mining operations – surface activities & material
- Monitoring Ground Motion – mapping InSAR temporal series
Participants will moreover get to meet other professionals and experts who are
transforming the sector.
The course integrates expert lectures from both industry and research
communities, offering hands-on experience through case studies to illustrate
Copernicus applications.
- Mineral exploration and mapping of deposits
- Group projects working on hyperspectral-multispectral images within Case studies
- Monitoring of mining activities including waste management
- Environmental impact monitoring Water detection
Who should apply
The course is particularly beneficial for entrepreneurs, start-ups, and industry
professionals from the exploration, mining, and processing sectors. If you are
looking for innovative techniques to monitor and manage raw materials in your
organization, then the RawMatCop Academy is for you!
We also welcome applications from:
- Geoscientists
- Development and environmental experts
- Geologists
- Researchers, masters and doctoral students working in the raw materials sector
- Remote sensing practitioners interested in learning raw materials applications
Prerequisites
- Basic coding experience (knowledge about any programing language such as R, Python, C++)
- Basic knowledge of remote sensing, geology and mining
- Participants to the RawMatCop Academy introductory courses will be automatically admitted.
Expected Dedication
- Pre-course readings, preparation of exercises