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In much of Africa barriers still exist to the effective use of
Earth observation in marine and coastal research and
management. To remedy this, the development of data
access and processing capacity must go hand in hand with
hands-on training in the use of satellite data. The Bilko
project has been providing training resources suitable for
this for 25 years. In recent years marine scientists from
Africa and Europe have been using Bilko to develop lessons
based on African examples taken from image data
disseminated via GEONETCast in two EC funded projects.
The work is part of current efforts to develop MSc level and
professional training courses for use in Africa, and shows
how the contribution of African experts in the development
of new lessons contributes to making these more relevant.