The Polytechnic of Namibia
The Achievements of Poly (NUST) in AMESD
GOALS for PON
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G1 – Establish an Earth
Observation and Satellite
Applications Research Training
Centre (EOSA-RTC)
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G2 – Train 100 users per year
(not including student intake)
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G3 – Develop Specialised
Short Courses
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G4 – Mainstream AMESD
Services in Education
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Goals for PON
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G5 – Develop diverse satellite technology applications
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Provide practical training and exposure in livestock service
(MESA)
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G6 – Develop international (regional) collaboration.
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Develop e-learning programs to increase and improve
outreach (MESA)
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G7 – Support research, increase capacity, deploy and assist
with the implementation of earth observation tools together
with our national and international partners.
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Goals for PON
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G8 – Promote free availability of such data for improved
monitoring and modeling of key societal, environmental and
global issues.
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G9 – Engage policy makers and users
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G10 – Research and Development of Postgraduate Programs
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G11 – Achieve vision of being a center of excellence in
research, capacity development and applications of earth
observation in Namibia. Sum of all of the above!
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Goals for PON (Unforeseen)
The Department of Land Management (DoLM)
(School of Natural Resources and Tourism)
Founded to provide land management experts to the Ministry of
Lands and Resettlement;
Fast Growing > 40 (full-time) faculty staff, > 400 students, eight
programmes, 10 PhD’s;
International staff: Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania, Ghana, South
Africa, Namibia, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Ethiopia,
Botswana.
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Goals for PON (Unforeseen)
The Department of Land Management (DoLM)
(School of Natural Resources and Tourism)
November 2009
October 2011
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Goals for PON (Unforeseen)
Restructuring
University of
Science and
Technology
(NUST)
School of Earth
and Spatial
Sciences
ILMI
Geo-Spatial
Information
Science
Urban and
Regional
Sciences
EOSA
-RTC
Land and
Property
Sciences
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Natural
Resource
Science and
Agriculture
Goals for PON (Unforeseen)
What are Spatial Sciences?
Measurement
Location
Mapping
Analysis
Modelling
Body of knowledge and technology having to do with place and location
on the Earth's surface.
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Goals for PON (Unforeseen)
What are Spatial Sciences?
Applied Research in relevant niche areas e.g.:
Fleet and Traffic Management
Species Distribution Mapping
Flood Risk Analysis
Forest Cover Monitoring
Mapping of Informal Settlements
Mobile Sensor Applications
Modeling of Climate Change and Land Degradation
Earth Observation and Satellite Applications
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G1 Establish EOSA-RTC
EOSA-RTC (Earth Observation and Satellite Applications
Research and Training Centre)
VISION:
Centre of excellence in Research, Training, Development
and Application of Earth Observation Technology.
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G1 Establish EOSA-RTC
First EOSA-RTC Symposium on ‘Earth Observation and Satellite
Applications’ June 2011
Second EOSA-RTC Symposium ‘Towards a Vision for Earth
Observation and Spatial Science in Namibia’ ,17th June 2013
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G1 Establish EOSA-RTC
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G1 Establish EOSA-RTC
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G2 Training
AMESD NATIONAL TRAINING | November 2011 | June 2012 | 18 – 21 June 2013
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G3 Short Courses
Interdisciplinary Seminar Series
 FOSS GIS (e.g. QGIS, PostGIS, WebGIS);
 GPS-based mobile mapping;
 Dynamic Systems Modeling (T21);
 Introduction to ‘R’ Spatial Statistics;
 Species Distribution Modeling;
 Flood Mapping / Monitoring
Interdisciplinary Seminar Series March 2010 | Introduction to Open Source Desktop
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G3 Short Courses
GIS Short Courses
 Dissemination of basic and advanced GIS tools and techniques.
 Courses focus on ESRI GIS products but also integrate freely
available software solutions and tools (Open Source).
 Courses offer ‘hands-on’ and application-orientated modules.
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GIS Short Courses 2010 / 2012
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G4 Mainstreaming in Education
Joint Namibia Excursion 2010 | 2011 Geography Department University of
Giessen, Germany
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G4 Mainstreaming in Education
Implementation of a Remote Sensing Student Excursion
Remote Sensing excursion Waterberg Plateau 2012 | Ground truthing | Mobile
mapping | Orientation and Navigation Exercises
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G4 Mainstreaming in Education
Implementation of a Remote Sensing Student Excursion
Remote Sensing excursion Waterberg Plateau 2012 | Ground truthing | Mobile
mapping | Orientation and Navigation Exercises
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G5 & G7 Technology Applications
Research / Project Activities (Examples)
 SASSCAL National Forest Monitoring Programme;
 Future Okavango Project Land Use Practices / Tree
Species Distribution and Modeling;
 Mobile Mapping Applications (Vehicle / Puff Adder
Tracking);
 Traffic Management / Crime Analysis (CoW);
 GIS in High school Education;
 Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment (Informal Settlements);
 Omakange Village Development Plan;
 Establishment of a Municipal GIS for Omaruru Township.
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G6 International Collaboration
Cooperation with Cape Peninsula University of
Technology (CPUT).
CubeSats for Africa
new generation small satellites for
new generation space engineers
- a 21st century satellite (r)evolution
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G6 International Collaboration
F’SATI Master Programme in Satellite Engineering
Delivery of two Master Courses:
Advanced Image Processing & Environmental Remote Sensing
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G6 International Collaboration
Cape town ‘True Colour’
‘Natural Colour’
NDVI
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G6 International Collaboration
Multi-temporal time series | Cape Town SA
Source: USGS GLOVIS (Quicklooks)
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G8 Data Availability
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G8 Data Availability
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Architectural design of the PSDI
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G9 Research and Development
DAST Research Cluster
Spatial Data
Infrastructures
Spatial
Analysis and
Geovisualisation
Earth
Observation
and Satellite
Applications
DAST
Development and
Application of
Spatial Technologies
and Tools
GIS in Urban
Planning and
Development
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GIS in
Disaster Risk
Management
GIS
Education
and
Awareness
G9 Research and Development
Geoinformation
Technology
(Honours)
Mini-thesis
Advanced
Geovisualisation
Research
Methodology
Applied Geostatistical
Analysis
Network
Analysis and
Geocoding
Bachelor
Honours
Geoinformation
Technology
Environmental
Remote
Sensing
Spatial Data
Infrastructures
Mobile
Application
Development
Community
Resource
Management
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GIS
Application
Development
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G9 Research and Development
Master of Spatial Science
Motivation
 In line with the NUST mission to promote national competitiveness by
providing multiple opportunities for excellent education, applied research,
innovation and service;
 Promote the Departments/School reputation as a centre of excellence in
the field of spatial sciences with appropriately specialised niche areas;
 Establishment of Research Culture’ – transition from a (mainly) 'teaching
institution' to a research and teaching unit;
 Interdisciplinary and cross-departmental.
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G9 Research and Development
Master Programmes
 ILMI – Master of Integrated Land Management - since 2009:
 International Master in Remote Sensing and GIS (UB, CPUT,
UNZA, TRIER, DLR) – Implementation 2014/2015
 Master of Spatial Science (Research) – Implementation 2014
 Completion of Research Framework for Faculty of Spatial Science
 Establishment of the Namibia Institute for Space Technology (NIST)
in partnership with the Department of Electrical Engineering and the
Directorate of Research, Science and Technology.
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G10 Engage Policy Makers
First EOSA-RTC Symposium on ‘Earth Observation and Satellite
Applications’ June 2011
Second EOSA-RTC Symposium ‘Towards a Vision for Earth
Observation and Spatial Science in Namibia’ ,17th June 2013
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The Future Goals?
Develop as a Capacity Building Partner with MESA
Become a Centre of Excellence in Earth Observation and Spatial
Science
Develop a Vision for Earth Observation and Spatial Science in
Namibia
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