The Regional Capacity Development Center (RCCD) for Asia-Oceania Group on Earth Observations (AOGEO) was launched online on 12 July 2021 by the National Remote Sensing Center of China (NRSCC), International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and Aerospace Information Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences (AIRCAS), marking the first step in building a regional capacity development network to promote EO applications in the Asia-Oceania region.