Services

We are here to provide the following services.

Postgraduate program

  1. MSc & Ph.D. in Astronomy and Astrophysics
  2. MSc & Ph.D. in Remote Sensing
  3. MSc & Ph.D. in Space Science
  4. Ph.D. in Geodesy & Geodynamics

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Outreach

Visitors tour in our scientific instruments like telescope and awareness creation about Astronomy, space science and satellite technologies. 
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Observation

Observation using 1m diameter optical telescope and satellite data receiving using multispectral antenna from ETRSS-1 and ET_SMART_RSS remote sensing satellites.

Research

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About EORC

About Us

Establishment

EORS is established in 2004 by the Ethiopian space science society.

Our Vision

To see Ethiopia in 2017, benefiting from space science and technology development and contributing to the development of the sector.

Our Achievements

  • Two 1m diameter optical telescope
  • 12 PhD postgraduate students
  • 23 MSc postgraduate students
  • Astronomical data
  • National earth observation laboratory
  • ETRSS-1 satellite data
Major research projects

Projects

SSARD projects

SSARD projects

>Space weather Monitoring (SWM) center project.
>Beacon receiver development
>Book Chapter preparation project.
>Weather satellite receiver station development.

Astronomy and Astrophysics projects

Astronomy and Astrophysics projects

>Morphological properties of active galaxies in deep surveys
>Properties of galaxies in galaxy clusters up to z ~ 1.0
>Properties of green valley galaxies and the role of AGN in galaxy evolution (3 projects)
>Stellar ages, metallicities, and morphologies of ultra-hard X-ray AGN in the BASS survey (2 projects)
>Dichotomy of radio loud (RL) and radio quite (RQ) quasars
>Variability of nearby QSOs (2 projects)

National Earth observation lab

National Earth observation lab

>Integrated and web enabled drought watching and forecasting Systems Using Earth Observation Products in Ethiopia
>Integration of Remote Sensing and Ground Measured Data Analysis for Sustainable Cotton (Gossypium spp.) Farm Management in Ethiopia
>Desert Locust Monitoring and Forecasting using machine learning and satellite products

Geodesy

Geodesy

 Optimum CORS Network Design for Geodetic Applications over Ethiopia
 Evaluation of GGMs based on the Terrestrial Gravity data of GD and Moho Estimation
 Land Subsidence in AA and it surrounding using PS-DInSAR techniques
 Landslide Occurrence Baseline Mapping Using InSAR and GIS Techniques
 Detection of Earth Fissures Using ETRSS-1 Image and Drone as Nascent Natural Hazard

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Our Postgraduate program statistics
35
Total Graduated
12
Ph.D. Program
23
Masters program
60
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Our location is at mount Entoto about 20kms away from Addis Ababa but we keep in touch in person at the head office of ESSTI at 6killo in front of MISKAYE HIZUNAN CHURCH.



Office contact

Mount Entoto 20km away from Addis Ababa
+251913175853
info@essti.gov.et