Teleconferences on COVID-19 Activities

The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Health Community of Practice is pleased to host a series of teleconferences on Earth Observations and COVID-19: A Virtual Round the Room Update. These teleconferences will provide an opportunity to share research applications and related activities that use Earth observations to advance knowledge on COVID-19 transmission. Community members are encouraged to share their relevant COVID-19 activities as part of the GEO Community Response to COVID-19. Please send a brief description of the activity to the GEO Secretariat.

 

Friday, March 27, 2020

GEO HEALTH COP TELECON NOTES - 27 MARCH 2020
Seasonality
Air Quality
Health Infrastructure 1 (Italy)

Friday, April 3, 2020

GEO HEALTH COP TELECON NOTES - 3 APRIL 2020
Water Resources
Hydroclimatic Factors
Copernicus I
Copernicus II
Health Infrastructure 2 (Italy)
COVID Funding & Competition Challenges

Thursday, April 9, 2020

GEO HEALTH COP TELECON NOTES - 9 APRIL 2020
COVID and Temperature
Copernicus (Italy)
Health Infrastructure 3 (Italy)
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)

Friday, April 17, 2020

GEO HEALTH COP TELECON NOTES - 17 APRIL 2020
GIS for COVID-19 Response
Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
Aerosols (India)
Health Infrastructure 4 (Italy)
Copernicus I
Copernicus II

Friday, April 24, 2020

GEO HEALTH COP TELECON NOTES - 24 APRIL 2020
COVID and Seasonality (Spain)
COVID and Seasonality (Switzerland)
COVID and Seasonality (South Africa)

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

GEO HEALTH COP TELECON NOTES - 5 MAY 2020
JAXA and COVID
Digital Earth Africa
ARSET Training on Air Quality
Space Apps COVID-19 Challenge

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

GEO HEALTH COP TELECON - 12 MAY 2020
Thermodynamic Paradigm for Studying Disease Habitats
Air Quality (Canada)
Air Quality (USA)
Real-time Forecasting of Weather/Climate Conditions

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

GEO HEALTH COP TELECON NOTES - 19 MAY 2020
NASA Data Pathfinder
Water Quality Topics
GEO HEALTH COP TELECON NOTES - 26 MAY 2020
Wildfires (Australia)

Tuesday, June 9, 2020

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

GEO HEALTH COP TELECON NOTES - 2 JUNE 2020
Aerosols and Masks
One Health & Zoonotic Diseases
GEO HEALTH COP TELECON NOTES - 9 JUNE 2020
Earth Observations for COVID-19 Response and Recovery (Recordings)
Hydrometeorological Sensitivities of COVID-19: Challenges and Opportunities for Earth Observation
Exploring COVID-19 Seasonality in South Africa
JAXA’s Earth Observation Activities on COVID-19
Copernicus Activities in Support of Investigating COVID-19, Air Quality and Climate Connections
COVID-19 Response Powered by Shared Geospatial Resource Hub and Collaboration
Selected Community Resources
Introduction & Facilitators
Session Summary
Session Take-Away Points

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

GEO HEALTH COP TELECON NOTES - 23 JUNE 2020
Mexican Space Agency Collaborations
Central American Integration System (SICA)
Centre for Health Systems Research & Development (CHESRAD)

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

GEO HEALTH COP TELECON NOTES - 30 JUNE 2020
Exploring COVID-19 Seasonality in Australia
RedCLARA Collaborations
Coordination Center for the Prevention of Natural Disasters in Central America (CEPREDENAC)

Monday, July 27, 2020

Tuesday, July 14, 2020

GEO HEALTH COP TELECON NOTES - 14 JULY 2020
GEO HEALTH COP TELECON NOTES - 27 JULY 2020

Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

GEO HEALTH COP TELECON NOTES - 11 AUGUST 2020
GEO HEALTH COP TELECON NOTES - 25 AUGUST 2020
Open Geospatial Consortium

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

GEO HEALTH COP TELECON NOTES - 15 SEPTEMBER 2020
GEO HEALTH COP TELECON NOTES - 29 SEPTEMBER 2020

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Tuesday, October 13, 2020

GEO HEALTH COP TELECON NOTES - 13 OCTOBER 2020
GEO HEALTH COP TELECON NOTES - 27 OCTOBER 2020
World Environment Situation Room - Data Sharing

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

GEO HEALTH COP TELECON NOTES - 10 NOVEMBER 2020
GEO HEALTH COP TELECON NOTES - 1 DECEMBER 2020
PAHO Action Plan on Air Quality and Health
 

Funding Opportunities & Challenge Competitions related to COVID-19 Activities

The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Health Community of Practice has compiled a list of relevant COVID-19 funding opportunities and challenge competitions. Community members are encouraged to share potential opportunities by sending a brief description to the GEO Health Community of Practice.

Funding Opportunities

Ongoing

NIEHS Support for Understanding the Impact of Environmental Exposures on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (May 1, 2020 - May 4, 2021)

NASA’s Rapid Response and Novel Research in Earth Science (February 14, 2020 - March 29, 2021)

COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium Request

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Pioneering Ideas: Exploring the Future to Build a Culture of Health (April 15, 2020 - TBA)

National Science Foundation - Rapid Response Research (RAPID) Funding Mechanism

Upcoming Deadlines

European Commission - FET Proactive: Emerging Paradigms and Communities (Due: July 2, 2020)

European Commission - FET Proactive: Environmental Intelligence (Due: July 2, 2020)

European Commission - FTI - Fast Track to Innovation (June 9 and October 27, 2020)

Health Effects Institute: RFA 20-1B Air Pollution, COVID-19, and Human Health (Due: June 2, 2020)

Space in Response to COVID-19 Outbreak in Italy (March 31 - April 20, 2020)

Challenge Competitions

COVID-19 Open Research Dataset Challenge (CORD-19)

MIT COVID19 Challenge (April 3-5, 2020)

COVID-19 Response and Recovery Innovation Hub: A Global Initiative for Sharing and Seeking Solutions

USG Health and Human Services: Broad Agency Announcement funding opportunities

MIT Health Security and Pandemics Challenge

Listing of USG Challenges