Entrepreneurs like Kizito Odhiambo are increasing the yields of small-scale farmers by leveraging Earth Observation (EO) data and Digital Earth Africa tools in its innovative products. ow.ly/Tcrg50SWvpK #eodata #smallscalefarming #agriBORA #agritech #agrimerchants

Researchers Simon Fravel and John Mutua used DE Africa’s extent maps to study complex African farm systems due to "state-of-the-art data products, powerful compute resources and a familiar user interface" ow.ly/jXKo50T1Tyz #eodata #croplandextentmap #livestockmanagement

Thrilled to have the First daughter and SMACHS Foundation Patron Charlene Ruto visit our RCoE-ESA office at RCMRD 🇰🇪 🇺🇬 🇸🇴 🇹🇿 🇲🇼 🇰🇲 🇿🇲 🇱🇸 🇸🇿 today! We were honored to share our work and present her with a special gift. Excited for what's ahead! GMES, and Africa CIFOR-ICRAF IUCN

Underway: UAV/Drone webinar with over 300 participants, opened by Mr. Maphuru, Dir. Geospatial Services. He emphasized RCMRD's embrace of new geospatial tech, showcased by our fixed-wing and multirotor drones, and a digital photogrammetry workstation for processing drone images

The UAV/Drone Image Processing webinar series 1 aims to raise awareness of RCMRD's drone infrastructure, bring together industry players, and explore opportunities for collaboration in the UAV industry. Stay tuned for Series 2!

📢The deadline for registration and submission of the RCMRD Map Competition 2024 Edition has been extended from August 31, 2024, to September 30, 2024. For more details, click here: ➡️rcmrd.africageoportal.com/pages/rcmrd-ma…

🌍📷 Digital Earth Africa #Sentinel2 imagery reveals the presence of water and measures the Normalised Difference Chlorophyll Index (NDCI) to detect chlorophyll-a. Watch the session to visualize chlorophyll-a presence or absence on water surfaces. 📹Video: youtu.be/qC22Wz6u45c

Mr. Collins Marangu,Agriculture Secretary Ministry of Agriculture & Livestock Development opened the meeting which brought stakeholders together to discuss the success of the Integrated Multi-Pest Reporting Tool on pest surveillance, geoportal & contribution of the tool to the pilot counties-Kakamega, Kilifi & Nyeri

Young people in the Sahel are taking a stand to restore degraded ecosystems, mitigate drought, and ensure food security. A recent webinar highlighted their key role and innovative initiatives. #K4GGWA EU International Partnerships 🇪🇺 UN Land and Drought FAO Forestry forestsnews.cifor.org/88425/african-…

Forest data project expands into regional leadership Read more about⬇️ forestsnews.cifor.org/89112/africa-f…

🌍📷 Digital Earth Africa Water Resources course, empower policy makers in management of water resources including the use of Water Observation from Space (WOfS), and flood extent mapping using Sentinel 1 data. learn.digitalearthafrica.org/courses/course… [English] learn.digitalearthafrica.org/courses/course… [French]

RCMRD team is leading a team of GIS and IT experts in Tana River County to set up and configure the County GIS Data Center server nodes. These nodes will provide critical #GIS databases for storage, sharing, and dissemination, empowering the county's data management capabilities