Next 7–9 October 2025 Planetek Italia will participate "The AfriGEO Symposium 2025" in Dakar, Senegal.

This year Theme: From Data to Impact: Strengthening Africa’s Geospatial Future.

About AfriGEO 
AfriGEO is an initiative of the African continent developed within the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) framework, providing a coordination framework for Africa’s participation in GEO and contributing to the development of GEOSS. AfriGEO consists of Africa-based GEO member states (32) and over 15 participating regional institutions, known as the African Caucus. It strengthens the link between GEO activities and existing capabilities in Africa, minimizing duplication and creating synergies across the continent.

"The AfriGEO Symposium 2025"
As Africa continues to harness geospatial technologies for sustainable development, this year’s symposium theme underscores the critical role of Earth Observation (EO) data and geospatial technologies in shaping Africa’s future. It highlights the importance of transforming raw data into actionable insights that drive policy, economic growth, disaster resilience, and sustainable development aligned with the GEO Post 2025 Strategy and Implementation Plan.

Planetek: EO solutions for Sustainable Development in Africa
With over 30 years of experience in the development of Earth Observation based solutions designed for EU Agencies, National and local users, Planetek has been actively involved in several initiatives in African regions, providing both satellite-based environmental information systems and capacity building projects in cooperation with ESA and IFIs (e.g. World Bank, Asian Development Bank).

Planetek heritage in Africa include different application areas like natural disaster risk reduction, water resource management, biodiversity conservation, land monitoring, plastic pollution monitoring, afforestation, agriculture and aquaculture, to name the latest, in different African countries, such as Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Mozambique, Egypt, Tunisia, and so forth.

Meet us at "The AfriGEO Symposium 2025" at Planetek Italia stand. Our experts will be delighted to present the huge opportunities Earth Observation technologies offers to develop real-world applications.

Learn more and register: https://8afrigeosymposium2024.rcmrd.org

Read More

• GeoXperience Magazine: At page 18-19 a special focus on Planetek support to Sustainable Development in Africa and Asia.
• A short brochure about Planetek and its activities in Africa