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Applications of GIS in monitoring & mitigation of climate change

GIS for Climate Change

Geographical Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing and mapping play a vital role in climate change monitoring, adaptation and mitigation efforts. GIS enables collection, analysis, storage, dissemination and better understanding of climate-related data, hence informed decision-making by various climate adaptation actors. GIS plays an enabler role in the development of spatially-effective strategies to reduce greenhouse gas […]

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Kenya’s Taifa-1 satellite mission launch on 15th April 2023

Taifa 1 Satellite

According to Kenya Space Agency, Taifa-1 Sat is Kenya’s first operational earth observation satellite. It is equipped with an optical camera that takes pictures simultaneously in multispectral and panchromatic modes enabling it to operate within and beyond the visible light spectrum. The satellite is the first of what is intended to be a constellation of […]

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