Trans-Atlantic-Training (TAT) is a series of annual workshops and training courses in Earth Observation (EO), organized since 2013 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the European Space Agency (ESA) and Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic.

Goals and objectives
The main objective of TAT is to organize training activities for students and the early-career scientists in the area of Earth Observation (EO), with an emphasis on remote sensing of land-cover changes and ecosystem dynamics. The purpose of TAT is to share and discuss advanced research methods and technologies from space, during a series of meetings for scientists and students from both Europe and the USA.
Topic of TAT 2021 (TAT-8): State-of-the-art advanced methods of Earth observation (Optical & SAR) shall be presented and discussed by leading experts from Europe and the USA. Technologies, tutorials and data from ESA and NASA missions shall be presented and practically exercised within hands-on training. The main focus of TAT 2021 is on cloud-processing of EO data.

Target group:
Participants are expected to be (a) Early-career scientists and engineers and (b) Ph.D. and M.Sc.students with advanced skills and research experiences in remote sensing and/or land cover/land use.  Application is open to nationals of (or those living/working in) all ESA Member States.  Restrictions apply regarding the use of Copernicus Research and User Support (RUS) Service Virtual Machines (VMs). Please note that RUS is currently open only to citizens/residents of the Copernicus programme member countries:
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Iceland and Norway.

Potential participants from Central and Eastern Europe, Baltic States, SCERIN countries and the Mediterranean region are particularly encouraged to apply.

TAT 2021 will take place during 1-4 June as a distance education event (e-TAT), due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. It shall be virtually hosted in Thessaloniki, Greece, at the premises of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and is locally organized by the Copernicus Academy Office of AUTh, the School of Geology and the Faculty of Engineering.