Ghana’s Government Invests In Digital Seismic Network
Ghana government has invested GH¢ 2.8 million (USD 511,536) to address the challenges with Ghana Digital Seismic Network, Modern Ghana reports.
The country's Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, made this statement in Accra Ghana capital, at the Ministry of Information Meet The Press Series.
The investment made in May was to prepare the country to manage future cases of…
Africa Geospatial Data & Internet Conference Announces First Speaker Line-up; Welcomes Ghana’s Minister of Lands
Africa Geospatial Data & Internet Conference 2019 (AGDIC), the premier business conference for geo-ICT sector in Africa, has announced its first line-up of speakers for the conference which will be held on October 22-24, Accra, Ghana.
The conference will welcome the Honourable Minister of Lands & Natural Resources, of Ghana, Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, as her guest of honour, and other…
Africa Geospatial Data & Internet Conference Announces First Speaker Line-up; Welcomes Ghana’s Minister of Lands
Africa Geospatial Data & Internet Conference 2019 (AGDIC), the premier business conference for geo-ICT sector in Africa, has announced its first line-up of speakers for the conference which will be held on October 22-24, Accra, Ghana.
The conference will welcome the Honourable Minister of Lands & Natural Resources, of Ghana, Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, as her guest of honour, and other…
Ghanaian Government Partners UK Mapping Firm To Monitor Cocoa Farms
The Ghanian government is partnering with Ecometrica, an Edinburgh-based technology firm, whose mapping platform helps farmers to source sustainable farm produce. The partnership sees the Forestry Commission of Ghana (FGC) adopt the Ecometrica mapping platform in its production and delivery of high quality maps and forest monitoring information, which are at the heart of the Cocoa & Forests…
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…
IAU President visits Nigeria and Ghana
The President of the International Astronomical Union, Prof Dr Ewine van Dishoeck, visited Nigeria and Ghana on her way to the 100th anniversary of the solar eclipse in the island of São Tomé and Príncipe.
While in Nigeria she visited the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), where she addressed officials and stakeholders of the Nigerian space and astronomy community.
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AfricaOnline Ghana launches high-speed broadband Satellite service that offers 100% coverage of Ghana
AfricaOnline, one of Ghana's oldest ISPs and a Gondwana International Networks (GIN) subsidiary, has announced the launch of its new JOLA service, a high-speed broadband satellite service powered by Avanti’s HYLAS4 satellite that offers 100% coverage of Ghana through multiple spot beams.
Making the announcement to business leaders and media at a launch event in Accra on 9 April, Foster Plender,…
Ghana to host African Geospatial Data and Internet Conference 2019
The African Open Data and Internet Research Foundation (AODIRF), a non-profit organisation focused on open data access and internet capacity building, is organising African Geospatial Data and Internet Conference 2019, on 22-24 October at Accra International Conference Centre. The conference is being organised in collaboration with National Development Planning Commission Ghana, Ghana Statistical…
Ghana to host African Geospatial Data and Internet Conference 2019
The African Open Data and Internet Research Foundation (AODIRF), a non-profit organisation focused on open data access and internet capacity building, is organising African Geospatial Data and Internet Conference 2019, on 22-24 October at Accra International Conference Centre. The conference is being organised in collaboration with National Development Planning Commission Ghana, Ghana Statistical…