The IV South America Water from Space event has concluded, and we couldn't be more grateful for your presence. Hosting this event at UFPA in Belém was a joy for our entire organizing team, allowing us to share science openly and free of charge with all of you, both in person and online. A huge thank you also goes out to our presenters, whose contributions made this experience truly enriching.
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    The South America Water from Space IV event was held in Belém, Brazil, from October 29 to November 2, 2024, at the Federal University of Pará (UFPA). The event was co-organized by IRD, CNES, SGB, and ABRHidro, with sponsorship from the Vale Technology Institute (ITV) and Itaipu Binacional, and supported by IPH-UFRGS, UFPA, the Mamirauá Institute, FEFACCION LEGOS, and GET.
The University of Pará was officially created on July 2, 1957.
Conference Venue: UFPA
The University of Pará was officially created on July 2, 1957. →
Belem will host in 2025 the COP 30 organized in Brazil.
Belém (Pará)
Belem will host in 2025 the COP 30 organized in Brazil.

Official Event Photos

Credits : ©️South America Water from Space Conference / photographer: @marivaldopascoal

Surface Water Ocean Topography

Part of the conference will be devoted specifically to the advent of the new capabilities of the Surface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT) Mission (NASA, CNES, CSA and UKSA) and the possibilities provided by the current satellites of the European COPERNICUS space program. The objectives of the SWOT mission, launched on the 16th of December 2022, are to make the first global survey of the Earth's surface water at an unprecedented 1km² resolution, to observe the fine details of how terrestrial surface water bodies change over time.

Thus, presentations that show the benefits of high spatial resolutions around the globe, and that could serve as inspiration for South American research teams and/or operational institutions, or even upstream work, showing SWOT capabilities are particularly welcome. In the frame of the IRD-CNES initiative “ SWOT Early adopters from South America”, this conference will be jointly organized by IRD, CNES, CNRS, SGB, IT VALE, UFPA, MAMiRAUÁ , ITAIPU , IPH and ABRHidro.