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1 2nd EOSA-RTC Symposium 24 July 2013 Dr. Daniel Wyss | [email protected]
Earth Observation and Spatial Science at the Department of Land management / Polytechnic of Namibia
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The Department of Land Management (DoLM) (School of Natural Resources and Tourism)
• Founded to provide land management experts to the Ministry of Lands and Resettlement;
• Fast Growing > 40 (full-time) faculty staff, > 400 students, eight programmes;
• International staff.
Team Retreat | October 2011
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1. Town and Regional Planning, Bachelor
3. Regional and Rural Development, Bachelor / Honours 2015
4. Land Administration, Bachelor
5. Property Studies, Bachelor / Honours
6. Geomatics, Bachelor of Science (Professional)
8. Integrated Land management, Master
7. Geoinformation Technology (GIT), Bachelor / Honours 2014
2. Land Use Planning, National Diploma
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Core Foci: Applied Research, Training, Consulting services
Qualifications:
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Bachelor of GeoinformationTechnology (Honours)
Implementation 2011
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Master Programmes
• ILMI – Master of Integrated Land Management - since 2009:
• International Master in Remote Sensing and GIS (UB, CPUT, UNZA, TRIER, DLR) – Implementation 2014/2015
• Master of Spatial Science (Research) – Implementation 2014
PHD Programme 2018
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DAST Research Cluster
Rotary-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs):Mapping of informal settlements
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DAST Research Cluster
Species Distribution Modelling
(SDM)
SDM map: Pterocarpus angolensis | Source: Vera De Cauwer
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DAST Research Cluster
SASSCAL: Forest Monitoring System for Namibia
Landsat TM Path:174 Row: 072 Band 5. Overlay: MODIS Burnt Area Information 2010
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DAST Research Cluster
Mobile Sensor Applications (Vehicle Tracker)
GPS + Accelerometers (X,Y, Z) – Position / Speed / Corrugation
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Restructuring
ILMI EOSA-RTC
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EOSA-RTC Vision:
Centre of excellence where people work together in research, capacity
development and applications of earth observation in Namibia/SADC
to provide maximum benefits for society, environment and economic
growth.
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Goals:
• Develop human and institutional capacity;
• Utilize available and adapt new RS technologies, instruments, systems and applications;
• Raise awareness and intensify public relations;
• Promote Applied Research.
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Goals:
• Contribute to better management and protection of ecosystems;
• Contribute to assessment, prediction, mitigation and adaptation to climate change and variability;
• Promote Open Access to EO data and information;
• Strengthening of international and multidisciplinary cooperation.
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Activities:
• Public Lectures | Workshops | Symposia;
• Interdisciplinary Seminar Series;
• Support towards Development and Implementation of Postgraduate Research and Training programmes;
• Development of Polytechnics Spatial Data Infrastructure (PSDI).
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First Symposium on Earth Observation and Satellite Applications at PoN | June 2011 | Annual continuation
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Interdisciplinary Seminar Series March 2010 | Introduction to Open Source Desktop Mapping
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AMESD | MESA Project
African Monitoring of the Environment for Sustainable Development
Monitoring of Environment and Security in Africa
Installation of Satellite receiving station,November 2010
EUMETCAST: MODIS TERRA/AQUA; NOAA; MSG; ENVISAT;SPOT VEGETATION….
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AMESD NATIONAL TRAINING | November 2011 | June 2012 | November 2013
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CPUT Cooperation
CubeSats for Africa
new generation small satellites for new generation space engineers- a 21st century satellite (r)evolution
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CPUT Cooperation
Delivery of two Master Courses:
Advanced Image Processing & Environmental Remote Sensing
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CPUT Cooperation
Cape Town: True Color; Natural Color; NDVI
Image Processing
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CPUT Cooperation
3D presentation of Brandberg | Fish River Canyon | NamibiaASTER DEM 30 m
3D Display and Analysis
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Source: Dr David Roy
CPUT Cooperation
Fire Monitoring:
ACTIVE FIRES 2001 animation
MODIS NDVI / Active Fires
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CPUT Cooperation
Time Series Analysis | Change Detection
Multi-temporal time series | Cape Town SASource: USGS GLOVIS (Quicklooks)
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Polytechnics Spatial Data Infrastructure (PSDI)
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PSDI | Architectural Design