Demonstrating the strength of wireless sensor technology at #makerere WIMEA-ICT Lab

Showcasing new automatic #weather stations WIMEA-ICT lab #makerere university

#Makerere students showcase wireless sensor technology WIMEA-ICT lab wimea-ict.net #Uganda

New automatic #weather stations designed in #Kampala #Uganda can improve weather reporting for improved agricultural planning #Makerere

#The power of wireless sensor Technology

Sensitizing farmer groups in #Uganda on how to access weather data using USSD phone applications wimea-ict.net/?page_id=1854

True!!! Improving #weatherforecasting and early warning services MUST be a major action to adapt to #ClimateChange in Africa. WIMEA-ICT has partnered with agencies in #EastAfrica to solve some of these challenges.

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Ms. Mary Nsabagwa defends her PhD thesis "Design techniques for a robust wireless sensor network-based automatic weather station network" Makerere University CoCIS WIMEA-ICT Directorate For ICT Support - Makerere University @MakerereU Makerere University CEDAT Robert Tuhaise

. #LoCATE project aims at Increasing avenues for assessing of climate information and the affordability of climate risk coping capacity. Farmers can acess information by pressing *255*85#

Access to weather information has been made easy thanks to Makerere University Research and Innovations Fund and Government of Uganda . You can simply dial *255*85# across all networks. Remember local languages are supported. #LoCATE

Different farmers have been guided on how to receive weather updates with the USSD code application (*255*85#). This works on all phone networks including MTN, Airtel and africel. #LoCATE Makerere University Research and Innovations Fund Julianne Susanne Sansa-Otim

Let’s not give up

Javi & Xavi 😍#JXsalongo #twins