The University of Nairobi wins Kenya Space Agency Research Grant

The Kenya Space Agency (KSA) has announced the winner of the Kenya Space Agency research grant for the FY 2021/2022. This award stems from the research chair programme. KSA set aside Ksh 10 million (USD 89,245) for the award of Research Chairs (RC) for FY 2021/2022. The RCs were for 3U Nanosatellite Model Development, Land Cover Data Collection Application Development and Small-scale Crop Mapping Application using Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML).

WORLD GIS DAY

The Geospatial Engineering Students’ Association and the Department of Geospatial and Space Technology, in partnership with SpaceTech GeoConsultants, has organized the GIS week (15th -17th November) whose culmination is the Annual GIS Day on 17th November. This years’ theme is “Role of GIS in Enhancing Food Security and Climate Resilience”. GIS week presents a series of planned activities as outlined below;

• Mapathon

• Workshops & Trainings

• Keynote speech

• Presentations on the topic

• Panel discussions

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