GIS and Remote Sensing for Agricultural Resource Management Course

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  • Location Nairobi, Kenya
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  • Date 09-10-2017 - 13-10-2017
Training or Development Class Title
GIS and Remote Sensing for Agricultural Resource Management Course
Event Type
Training or Development Class
Training or Development Class Date
09-10-2017 to 13-10-2017
Last Date for Applying
02-10-2017
Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Organization Name / Organize By
Indepth Research Services
Organizing/Related Departments
Agricultural Resource Management
Organization Type
Organization
Training or Development ClassCategory
Both (Technical & Non Technical)
Training or Development ClassLevel
All (State/Province/Region, National & International)
Related Industries

Education/Teaching/Training/Development

Location
Nairobi, Kenya

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INTRODUCTION

For optimum utilization of available agricultural land resources on a sustainable basis, timely and reliable information regarding their nature, extent and spatial distribution along with their potential and limitations is very important.

The efficiency and accuracy of data are improved when remote sensing data products and GIS are used. Spatial tools such as the Global Positioning System (GPS), Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) for storing and analyzing spatial data can help us make better decisions in agriculture, land development, environmental protection and restoration. Specifically this decision making tools can be used in the context of agriculture in assessment of crop area extent, management of water resources, identification of pest attacks and diseases, yield assessment studies, land suitability assessment for agriculture disaster management and precision agriculture.

Participants will apply their new skills to one of several case studies in topics on agriculture, pest management, crop monitoring, water resource management and risk assessment among others. This course will offer a mixture of lectures, demonstrations and hands-on exercises using open source GIS and RS software.

WHO SHOULD APPLY?

Agricultural experts, soil scientists, Animal Scientists, agronomist, entomologists, ranch managers, farm managers, environmentalist, farmers and students.

REQUIREMENTS

No prior knowledge of GIS is required. Participants will be working on their own laptop with Quantum GIS (QGIS).

COURSE OBJECTIVE

  • Understand the basic concepts of GIS and Remote Sensing
  • Understand various integrations of GIS and RS Agriculture
  • Understand how precision farming and how it’s applied in Agriculture
  • Understand Digital Image Processing Techniques in Agriculture Resource Management
  • Understand Precision farming using GIS and RS for Crop management
  • Expose participants in GIS and RS applications in Water management in agriculture
  • Understand GIS and RS applications in disease/pest management
  • Understand participatory method in agriculture resource management in context of GIS and GIS
  • Publish dynamic and interactive agricultural based map in the internet

TOPICS TO BE COVERED

  • Introduction, key principles and concepts
  • Digital Image Processing Techniques in Agriculture Resource Management
  • Agricultural Resource planning and monitoring
  • GIS and RS in Soil management

Case study:GIS and Remote Sensing in Drought Monitoring

Precision farming using GIS and RS for Crop management

GIS and RS Water management in agriculture

GIS AND RS Disease/pest management

Case study:Remote Sensing for grazing management

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For further inquiries, please contact us on Tel: +254 715 077 817, +254 (020) 211 3814, +254 731240802, +254 735331020.

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USD 1100
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