online gis platform for agricultural development in ghana

ONLINE GIS PLATFORM FOR

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN GHANA

ONLINE GIS PLATFORM FOR

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN GHANA

Foster MensahCentre for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Services

University of GhanaLegon-Accra

About THE ONLINE GIS PLATFORM About THE ONLINE GIS PLATFORM

• Provide access to agric-related spatial data in a user-friendly mode

• Improve spatial data management and dissemination

• Provide on-line tools for extracting and sharing data and information

• Visualizing data across themes

• Access to quality data necessary for implementing agric projects

• Opportunity for enhancing quality of data disseminated

• Opportunity to scale up the availability of spatial data for agriculture development

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http://www.gis4ghagric.net

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Land coverLand cover

ElevationElevation

MetadataMetadata

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CropsCrops

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SoilsSoils

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ClimateClimate

MEAN ANNUAL RAINFALL

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION

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Land SuitabilityLand Suitability

Cowpea

Millet

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Distribution of agro-related investment activities

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Agric StatisticsAgric Statistics

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Agric StatisticsAgric Statistics

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Agric StatisticsAgric Statistics

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Agric StatisticsAgric Statistics

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Agric StatisticsAgric Statistics

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Agric StatisticsAgric Statistics

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• Establish workspace for Development Partners (DPs)

• Map agric-related investment activities by DPs

• Map FBO investments, farm boundary and farm attributes

• Provide GIS, GPS mapping services and Applications dev to projects in the agriculture sector

• Follow up users’ needs and adaptation

• Ensuring system sustainability

Way Forward….Way Forward….

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THANK YOU !THANK YOU !

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