Cooperation in earth observation missions in Africa: a role for afrigeoss

Agbaje, Ganiy I.; John, Olusoji Nester

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“…The added value of the products, the strengths and weaknesses of the station and the uses are discussed and evaluated. Overall, users have a positive opinion of the eStation with adapted functionalities and relevant databases: 70% of the members think the users have a very of fairly level of satisfaction and 80% of them think that the eStation strongly or modarately support decision making at highest level, which is online with the high potential added value of EO data in Africa [21]. As underlined in other studies on weather and climate services in Africa [15], training is essential and, although a large number of partners have already attended one or more training sessions, they are still in great demand for improving the proper functioning of the eStation and a good understanding of the products offered.…”

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On the Use of the eStation Developed in the GMES & Africa EU Project: Results from the User Survey

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In 2007, at the 2nd Africa-EU Summit, the development and implementation of earth observation based services to support sustainable development in Africa was agreed. A joint Africa-EU strategy created a framework for cooperation to this end called GMES & Africa. This cooperation aims to produce products and services relevant to the needs of Africans and implemented by African institutions. It is based in particular on the European Copernicus program. The themes covered by the cooperation include natural resource management, marine and coastal areas, water resource management, climate variability and change, disaster risk reduction and food security. Building on its early involvement in the previous projects, the Joint Research Centre has developed an operational and distributable open-source data processing tool, called eStation. One year before the end of the first phase of the project, a full survey of eStation users was conducted. The objective of the survey was to get a full overview of the use, strength, weakness and way to improve the eStation in an operational context. This study presents the main results of the survey. It identifies who are the users, what their operational tasks are and how they communicate the information to decision makers. In addition, the use of the station is described, its strengths and weaknesses are identified as well as the technical and thematic difficulties encountered. The survey underlines the importance of maintaining a constant dialogue between users and developers in order to offer technical and thematic supports to improve the efficiency of the use of the tools. This can be done by organising training and workshops and is essential for the proper use of the tools and products.

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“…In Tanzania the NSDI policy proposal is in place since 2007 (Lugoe and Yanda, 2007), pending government authorisation. The delay in approving the proposal is partly due to various challenges such as lack of awareness, lack of proper coordinating body, limited funds and lack of political commitment (Lubida et al, 2015, Hagai, 2017, Agbaje and John, 2018, Ngereja et al, 2018. The policy proposal is a result of workshops, seminars, and conferences held in order to create awareness and sensitization campaigns.…”

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Investigating an agent based modelling approach for SDI planning: A case study of Tanzania NSDI development

Lubida¹,

Gurandani²,

Pilesjö³

et al. 2022

SA J of Geomatics

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Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) provides a platform for spatial data sharing and is a key for sustainable development. Developing countries, including Tanzania, are at different stages of implementing SDIs. The importance and advantage of implementation lie in the fact that considerable funds can be saved by avoiding duplication of data, and improving quality of decisions making as well as public services. However, SDI is very complex in nature, including many influencing factors and different stakeholders. This paper investigates the possibilities of using Agent-Based Modelling (ABM) for simulating an SDI development process in Tanzania, for better understanding and making better planning. The roles and actions of organizations were identified through interviews, and the results were analysed. The behaviour of individual organizations (stakeholders) while interacting with the system were observed and analysed. The growth results in terms of data availability, standards, and data sharing for each organization were plotted and priority tables were generated. The model was evaluated for consistency and the results were judged to be within a reasonable range. The ABM simulation depicted the main attributes of agents, their roles and their interactions while pursuing SDI development in Tanzania. The results will help SDI planners and stakeholders to understand the roles of partners and prioritize activities and actions for successful SDI implementation.

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Assessing the strategic applications of remote sensing for addressing illicit artisanal and small-scale gold mining activities

Moomen,

Lacroix,

Benvenuti

et al. 2024

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Cooperation in earth observation missions in Africa: a role for afrigeoss

Cited by 5 publications

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On the Use of the eStation Developed in the GMES & Africa EU Project: Results from the User Survey

On the Use of the eStation Developed in the GMES & Africa EU Project: Results from the User Survey

Investigating an agent based modelling approach for SDI planning: A case study of Tanzania NSDI development

Assessing the strategic applications of remote sensing for addressing illicit artisanal and small-scale gold mining activities

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