Rwanda and Planet Labs Engage In Discussions Towards the Cross-sectoral Application of Satellite Imagery
The minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources in Rwanda, Dr Gerardine Mukeshimana, had a meeting with the CEO and co-founder of Planet Labs, Dr Will Marshall, to discuss the use of satellite imagery to aid Rwanda’s environmental, agricultural and disaster management.
Planet Lab, a United States of America (US) based company, pioneered revolutionising the earth observation (EO) industry by…
SANSA is Leveraging Satellite Imagery for Disaster Management in Durban
The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) together with its international stakeholders have obtained the Earth Observation Satellite Imagery in the areas that are affected by floods in KwaZulu Natal and some parts of the Eastern Cape. The intelligence derived from these data will be provided to the National Disaster Management Centre and local authorities to aid the disaster response…
Discussing Satellite Imagery and Renewable Energy Creation in Africa with Oluwadamilare Aluko
Oluwadamilare Aluko is a microgrid project developer at Gommyr Power Networks, where he engages stakeholders and manages various microgrid solutions. His work focuses on project scene set-up, conceptualisation, and development of renewable-powered microgrids such as eStreet and other decentralized low carbon energy technologies. He also handles offer preparation & business development for…
e-GUIDE Launches Electricity Prediction Service Using Satellite Imagery
The Electricity Growth and Use in Developing Economies (e-GUIDE) Initiative has launched an Electricity Consumption Prediction service for Africa. e-Guide hopes to end energy poverty in Africa by combining satellite imagery, historical big data and machine learning techniques, to create a comprehensive picture of expected electricity demand across Africa.
This free service, which launched today,…
SANSA Uses Satellite Imagery and AI to Locate Informal Settlements
The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) has established a team of scientists to work on a potential solution for informal settlements in the country. This has become necessary as the COVID-19 pandemic has accentuated the rise of informal settlements in South Africa. By following the problem, the government intends to make evidence-based policies that will ensure that all people have…
Applying AI And Satellite Imagery To Identify Impactful Areas For Solar Installations Across Nigeria
The UN has identified a number of goals to make the world a better place.
Imagine if we could focus our AI efforts to help solve the biggest problems in the world — Poverty, Hunger, Health, Education. This project is one such example:
Lack of electricity is a significant problem in Nigeria with a wide impact on Education, Healthcare and the economy.
Off-grid renewable energy is a low cost…
ICLR 2020 Organises Build A Crop Model From Satellite Imagery Challenge
ICLR (International Conference on Learning Representations) 2020 is organising a workshop challenge #2 tagged: "Radiant Earth Computer Vision for Crop Detection from Satellite Imagery". The competition is in line with its forthcoming Computer Vision for Agriculture (CV4A) workshop, which serves as a platform to showcase nascent development, progress and challenges in computational agriculture to…
Authorities Employ Satellite Imagery To Tackle Locust Outbreak In East Africa
Authorities in East Africa said they are on track to tackle the locust outbreak in the region with the aid of satellite imageries.
Parts of East Africa is experiencing an invasion from a swarm of desert locusts, the most dangerous of its species. Sources say that it is the worst outbreak in 25 years, and thus poses an unprecedented threat to food security in the region.
According to the United…
Ghana Is Using Satellite Imagery To Combat Illegal Mining
Ghana is one of the countries on the African content that produces a high quantity of gold. Just recently, the West African country overtook South Africa to claim the top spot for Africa's number one gold producer.
In 2018, Ghana's gold output surged 12% to reach 4.8 million ounces, surpassing South Africa whose gold output declined to 4.2 million ounces over the same period.
Even though Ghana…
Ghana Is Using Satellite Imagery To Combat Illegal Mining
Ghana is one of the countries on the African content that produces a high quantity of gold. Just recently, the West African country overtook South Africa to claim the top spot for Africa's number one gold producer.
In 2018, Ghana's gold output surged 12% to reach 4.8 million ounces, surpassing South Africa whose gold output declined to 4.2 million ounces over the same period.
Even though Ghana…