MOOC ORISAT: online course on remote sensing of natural hazards

From October 3, 2023

A team of scientists from ISTerre, IGE, LISTIC and GET, accompanied by the UGA’s educational unit (DAPI), have recently developed a MOOC entitled "ORISAT: Observation des RIsques naturels par SATellites" on the use of satellites for natural risk management.
This MOOC will be launched on October 3 and will run for 7 weeks. Accessible to high school graduates and above, participants will find videos of scientists and specialists, MCQ exercises, illustrations and more.

Volcanoes, glaciers, landslides, faults: these are all natural objects that can pose a major risk to populations and infrastructures. Over 4 billion people have been affected by natural disasters in the last two decades, and the IPCC report points to a very likely increase in natural hazards as a result of climate change. But can we detect areas at risk? Can we understand the physics of hazards? Can we monitor the Earth’s activity? Anticipate disasters?
In this online course on remote sensing of natural hazards, we’ll take a look at the big picture. We’ll see how satellites, located almost 800 km above the Earth’s surface, help us answer some of these questions.