Analysis Ready Data for Africa

Abstract

Digital Earth Africa is a continental infrastructure that makes Earth observation data available to support sustainable development in Africa. Access to analysis ready data, i.e., data that are processed to a defined set of requirements and ready for immediate analysis, is key to the success and sustainability of the program. In this paper, we present our strategy around analysis ready data and outline the efforts taken to ensure operational supply of these datasets for the African continent. We also share our experience and learnings during this process.