"Want to compare the urban expansion of two cities over the past decade? Find out, how to access free data on urban areas and how to use free and open online tools for your urban analytics"

This webinar first presents the use of the free and open world settlement footprint (WSF) for comparative analysis. The generation of global urban extent maps using a standardized methodology allows the analysis of displacement and migration effects or comparative studies of cities. Second, presented is a set of free and open online tools for the generation of dedicated statistics and geospatial analysis hosted on ESA’s Urban Thematic Exploitation Platform (UTEP). 

Webinar delivered by EO4SD-URBAN project consortium for European Space Agency (ESA) and World Bank Group (WBG). The material is extracted from training material provided by the EO4SD-URBAN project which is funded by the European Space Agency and implemented by GAF AG and Consortium.