Tools, Trainings, and Datasets for Climate-Smart Geospatial Work

Explore curated resources that support the design, analysis, and evaluation of climate-sensitive agriculture and adaptation programs. Whether you're looking for ready-to-use geospatial tools,  capacity-building courses, or climate datasets, this library connects you with platforms trusted by the GeoField community.

Tools

Interactive platforms, curated portals, and practical toolkits that support the application of geospatial and Earth observation data for analysis, decision-making, and impact evaluation. These tools often combine datasets, visualizations, and built-in processing capabilities tailored for development and climate-sensitive contexts.

ATAI Data Portal

Offers access to curated datasets related to agricultural technology adoption and field-based remote sensing research.

Agricultural Technology Adoption Initiative (ATAI)
AidData GIE Toolkit

A guide and toolkit for using geospatial methods to evaluate climate-sensitive agricultural programs.

AidData
AidData GeoQuery

Enables extraction of spatial data aggregated to admin units to support policy, planning, and evaluation work.

AidData
FAO Hand-in-Hand Platform

Provides layered spatial data to support agriculture, development, and investment decisions in vulnerable regions.

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Massive List of Geospatial Tools

A community-curated list of open-source geospatial tools, libraries, and platforms across a wide range of uses.

GitHub Community
Mercy Corps - RAAM Toolkit

The Reduced Access Analytical Methods (RAAM) toolkit is a practical resource designed to help humanitarian practitioners overcome monitoring challenges in reduced access environments.

Mercy Corps
RAAM Toolkit

A geospatial toolkit for assessing agricultural market access and climate impacts in fragile or conflict zones.

Mercy Corps

Trainings

Self-paced and instructor-led learning opportunities designed to build skills in remote sensing, Google Earth Engine, spatial analytics, and climate data interpretation. These resources cater to learners across technical levels, from introductory to advanced.

Advanced Geospatial Analytics with Python

A free, self-paced course focused on advanced geospatial analytics using open-source Python libraries.

Clark University
Cloud-Based Remote Sensing with GEE

A comprehensive open-source book on using Google Earth Engine for cloud-based remote sensing and analysis.

GEE Book Project
EO College

A free platform offering online training in satellite-based Earth observation and analysis techniques.

EO College
End-to-End GEE Training Course

Practical course on Earth Engine that walks through complete geospatial workflows from data to web apps.

Spatial Thoughts
Introductory Course on Google Earth Engine

Introductory-level training on using Google Earth Engine for environmental monitoring and land assessment.

FAO
NASA ARSET (Applied Remote Sensing Training)

Offers hands-on remote sensing trainings focused on real-world environmental and climate-related applications.

NASA

Datasets

Downloadable or queryable datasets focused on geospatial, climate, and population indicators. These sources support modeling, monitoring, and analysis across agriculture, weather, and environmental applications, with options for both global and regional coverage.

Basic Open Geodata

Lists various open-access geospatial data sources for mapping, modeling, and environmental applications.

GitHub Community
CHIRPS

A blended satellite and station rainfall dataset for drought monitoring and seasonal trend analysis.

Climate Hazards Center
Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S)

Offers open climate data and insights to support global and European adaptation and mitigation efforts.

Copernicus
Digital Earth Africa

Provides Earth observation tools and datasets to monitor land, water, and climate change in Africa.

Digital Earth Africa
EO Deep Learning Datasets

A compilation of Earth observation datasets for training machine learning models in land use and environmental tasks.

GitHub Community
Earth on AWS

Makes open Earth observation datasets accessible for analysis in the cloud through Amazon Web Services.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
GRID3

Provides geospatial data for health, education, and development planning, with a focus on low-resource settings.

GRID3
Inventory of Remotely Sensed Indicators for IE

A searchable database of remote sensing indicators used to support rigorous evaluations of development and climate outcomes.

International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie)
NASA POWER

Provides meteorological and solar datasets for sustainable energy, climate, and agriculture applications.

NASA
NOAA Climate Data

Access long-term U.S. and global climate datasets including temperature, precipitation, and weather patterns.

NOAA
WorldClim

Delivers high-resolution climate data layers for ecological modeling and geographic analysis.

WorldClim
WorldPop

Offers spatial demographic datasets for global population distribution and development planning.

WorldPop

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