ESA’s 2026 EarthCARE MAAP Hackathon
You are invited to the first EarthCARE MAAP Hackathon!
The main objectives of the hackathon are to:
- Explore the usage of EarthCARE data through the mission’s Collaborative Environment hosted on the ESA MAAP: All EC data are now open, free, and accessible through the MAAP, which provides computing capabilities co-located with the data, along with a suite of tools tailored to support research in this field.
- Enhance Accessibility: the focus is on making high-quality data resources readily available to users without additional complications, so that researchers can dedicate themselves to the science and not the tools; the hackathon will be the chance to gather feedback for improvements on the MAAP.
- Promote Collaboration: the hackathon will encourage data sharing and collaborative workflows, allowing experts to work together on the analysis of EC data, on comparisons with other missions, in-situ data, and/or climate models, and on finding novel usage cases for EC data.
The 5-day hackathon will be held in-person between April 20 – 24, 2026 at ESRIN – ESA’s centre for Earth Observation programmes – in Frascati (near Rome), Italy. Participation is free of charge, but places are limited.
Additional details, including the registration form, can be found at https://eo4society.esa.int/event/esas-2026-earthcare-maap-hackathon/
