DIGITAL BUILDING BLOCKS TO GO BEYOND PILOTS FOR FOOD SECURITY
Most geodata applications for food security are still in the pilot stage. Geodata specialists tend to look to general digitalization initiatives for inspiration. The idea is to learn from them as they started earlier and are supposedly more advanced. Is this true? Apparently not, if you look at the latest World Bank report on digital […]
GEODATA FOR AGTECH AND FINTECH
There is quite some interest in geodata applications for inclusive finance for smallholder farmers. The idea is that financial institutions can make their operations more effective and more efficient. Geodata companies are looking for a combination of new markets and solving societal problems. Applications are credit scoring, assessment of repayment rate and time, geo-location of […]
Using the South African GNSS network to monitor country-wide atmospheric water vapour
The South African GNSS network (TrigNet, website) counts 64 stations distributed all over the country, with inter-station distances ranging from 80 km to 300 km. The network provides users with data for both real-time and post-processing applications. An example of real-time service is the provision of RTK corrections to augment the positioning precision of the […]
Flood Mapping: Case of Narok County, Kenya
Floods, described as the overflow of water in a particular region that is normally dry due to heavy rainfall or other weather-related events by Doswell III. 94% of all hazard-related economic damages are caused by floods, thus providing an incentive to look into it. Narok county, specifically Narok town is a town that is located […]
