Infrastructure
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Least-Cost Electrification for Energy Planning
This course introduces the Open-Source Spatial Electrification Tool (OnSSET), QGIS and the Global Electrification Platform (GEP). The program aims to discuss where grids, mini-grids or stand-alone technologies can be used to increase access to electricity in a country or region at the lowest cost by using Geospatial electrification models. The course equips participants to combine GIS data with demographic and techno-economic information.
- Training course / In-person
- 80 hours
- Development DataInfrastructure
Using Alternative Data to Assess Immediate Socio-Economic Impacts of Crises, Conflicts and Natural Disasters
This cutting-edge course will train participants to use alternative data sources to monitor the immediate socio-economic impacts of conflicts and natural disasters. Participants will engage in a learning journey that begins with a refresher on essential coding skills and progresses through the exploration of both open-source and proprietary data. Through hands-on exercises, students will learn to extract and interpret key trends in the wake of disaster scenarios, such as using nighttime lights for power outage analysis and social media data for insights into internet connectivity.
- Training course / In-person
- 40 hours
- Development DataPlanetInfrastructure
