INTRODUCTION
Land use and land cover change has become a central component in current strategies for managing natural resources and monitoring environmental changes. The advancement in the concept of vegetation mapping has greatly increased research on land use land cover change thus providing an accurate evaluation of the spread and health of the world’s forest, grassland, and agricultural resources has become an important priority. Viewing the Earth from space is now crucial to the understanding of the influence of man’s activities on his natural resource base over time. In situations of rapid and often unrecorded land use change, observations of the earth from space provide objective information of human utilization of the landscape. Over the past years, data from Earth sensing satellites has become vital in mapping the Earth’s features and infrastructures, managing natural resources and studying environmental change.
Participants will therefore acquire hands-on skills in use of Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing as a tool to capture, store, analyze, manage, and visualize land cover/use change and analysis.
WHO SHOULD APPLY?
Government workers in land departments, Students, agriculturist, urban and rural planners, environmentalist, professionals working in forest department, professionals working in disaster risk management and humanitarian, M&E expert, Data analyst engineers, Public health practitioners, epidemiologists, exposure scientists, quantitative health geographers, risk assessors, teachers among others.
REQUIREMENTS
No prior knowledge of GIS is required. Participants will be working on their own laptop with Quantum GIS (QGIS)
DURATION
10 Days
Course Level:
COURSE OBJECTIVES
- To introduce general and advanced GIS and Remote Sensing in land use/ cover changes.
- To expose participants to Digital Image Processing with more emphasis on classification.
- To demonstrate case study of a selected regions using remote sensing software.
- To develop a sound basis for understanding the operation of GIS and Remote Sensing in Land use/cover change
COURSE OUTLINE
The training workshop will discuss the application of GIS and Remote Sensing under the following themes:
Module 1:Introduction to GIS and Remote Sensing
- Introduction to GIS and Remote Sensing in land use/cover change
- Land cover/use change concepts and frameworks
- Drivers of land cover/use change
- Classification System for the Mapping of Land Use and Land Cover
- GIS project design and interpretation
- Case Study: Historical land cover changes and their impacts
Module 2:Spatial data and Remote Sensing Platforms
- GIS and Remote Sensing data used for land use/cover change
- Understanding Sensor/Platform Systems for remote sensed data
- Geo database Creation
- Satellite image data sources for land use land cover.
- Using Quantum GIS Software
- Real-Life Project: Preprocessing and preparing datasets for land change analysis
Module 3:Data collection and integration techniques for DRM
- GPS/mobile phone GPS for land use land cover data collection using Open Data Kit (ODK).
- GPS, GIS Integration using GIS/RS software.
- GIS and RS for identification of extent of land use land cover
- Case Study: Implementing classification algorithms for land cover mapping
Module 4:Pre-processing land cover land use image
- Radiometric and geometric image correction
- Temporal normalization
- Imagery Geo-coding and geo-referencing
- Image enhancement
- Thermal bands for use in land cover classification
- Real-Life Project: Performing a change detection analysis on urban expansion
Module 5:Land use/cover classification
- Signature development
- Supervised Classification
- Case Study: Applying advanced tools to monitor forest cover changes
Module 6
- Unsupervised Classification
- Classification Accuracy assessment
- Real-Life Project: Evaluating the results of a land cover classification project
Module 7
- Change detection
- Determining Change in Specific Land Cover Types
- Multi -criteria analysis for land use suitability site selection
- Real-Life Project: Creating a decision-support tool based on land change analysis
Module 8
- Assessment of land use land cover
- Assessment of spatial distribution of land resources
- Monitoring of infrastructure
- Monitoring dynamic changes in urban growth
Module 9
- Trend Analysis for Land use
- Cluster analysis
- Terrain analysis
- Cost benefit analysis
- Modeling and simulating land use
Module 10:Online Publishing of maps and GIS output
- Working with Google Maps and Fusion Tables
- Publishing into other web based platforms
- Case Study: Designing a comprehensive land cover and change analysis project using the latest technologies
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Course Administration Details:
METHODOLOGY
The instructor-led trainings are delivered using a blended learning approach and comprise presentations, guided sessions of practical exercise, web-based tutorials, and group work. Our facilitators are seasoned industry experts with years of experience, working as professionals and trainers in these fields. All facilitation and course materials will be offered in English. The participants should be reasonably proficient in English.
ACCREDITATION
Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued an Indepth Research Institute (IRES) certificate certified by the National Industrial Training Authority (NITA).
TRAINING VENUE
The training will be held at IRES Training Centre. The course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, and lunch. All participants will additionally cater to their travel expenses, visa application, insurance, and other personal expenses.
ACCOMMODATION AND AIRPORT PICKUP
Accommodation and airport pickup are arranged upon request. For reservations contact the Training Officer.
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: +254715 077 817
TAILOR-MADE
This training can also be customized to suit the needs of your institution upon request. You can have it delivered in our IRES Training Centre or at a convenient location. For further inquiries, please contact us on:
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: +254715 077 817
PAYMENT
Payment should be transferred to the IRES account through a bank on or before the start of the course. Send proof of payment to [email protected]
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