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National Space Conference 2025: Charting a New Frontier for Societal Resilience, Transformation and Intelligence

From 20 to 22 August 2025, the National Space Conference (NSC), brought together policymakers, scientists, defence officials, industry leaders, and innovators to discuss South Africa and Africa’s evolving role

Catalysing Knowledge and Action at the 2025 NEOSS CoP Integrated Workshop

The NEOSS Communities of Practice (CoPs) reaffirmed their collective commitment to collaboration, knowledge sharing, and coordinated action at the Integrated Workshop held on 23 June 2025 at the CSIR ICC in Tshwane.

South Africa Driving Earth Intelligence at the 2025 GEO Global Forum

South Africa reaffirmed its position as a strategic leader in the global Earth Observation (EO) community through its active participation at the GEO Global Forum 2025 held from 05-09 May 2025, in Rome, Italy.

Advancing Earth Observations for Climate Adaptation: SA's Role in GEO

The 2024 GEO Symposium and Open Data & Open Knowledge (ODOK) Workshop took place from 23–26 September in Hangzhou, China, marking a critical moment for the global Earth observation (EO) community.

Advancing Space at the 2024 Space Power Symposium and AAD Show

The National Earth Observations and Space Secretariat (NEOSS) made a significant impact at the 12th edition of the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) Show, held at Air Force Base Waterkloof in Centurion from 17 to 22 September 2

National Space Conference 2024: A Bold Step Towards a Sustainable Future

The National Space Conference (NSC) 2024, hosted at the CSIR International Convention Centre from 28 to 30 August, marked a pivotal moment in South Africa's mission to leverage space science and technology for sustainable development.

NEOSS hosts the Communities of Practice (CoP) integrated workshop

The National Earth Observations and Space Secretariat (NEOSS) hosted Communities of Practice (CoPs) Integrated Workshop, with the theme "Earth Observations to address environmental and social challenges” on 30 May 2023, in Tshwan

Fostering co-ordination of Earth observations for maximum impact

The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) supported by its National Earth Observations and Space Secretariat (NEOSS), that is hosted by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

NEOSS Strategic Advisory Committee established to strengthen Earth observations.

A Strategic Advisory Committee (SACom) has been established by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), to provide strategic guidance and high-level input on potential new or future areas of focus for the

Dr Lynwill G Martin receives the GEO Prestigious International Award

An exciting moment to wrap-up the GEO week for the South African Group on Earth Observations (SA-GEO) community, as our Dr Lynwill Martin, the Lead Scientist at Cape Point Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) Station, husban