Improving capacity, quality and access of Geoinformatics teaching, research and daily use in Taita Taveta, Kenya

Description

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland has decided to fund TAITAGIS project (Improving capacity, quality and access of Geoinformatics teaching, research and daily application in Taita Taveta County, Kenya) for the Department of Geosciences and Geography of the University of Helsinki for 2017-2020. The aim of the project is together with Taita Taveta University (TTU) to build up a master programme in geoinformatics at the TTU. The programme will strengthen the cooperation between Taita Research Station and TTU and build capacity for the development of Taita Taveta County.
AcronymTAITAGIS
StatusActive
Effective start/end date01/03/2017 → 29/02/2020
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Fields of Science

  • 1171 Geosciences
  • 1172 Environmental sciences
  • 218 Environmental engineering

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Activities

Taita Research Station of University Helsinki

Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Academic visit to other institution

Taita Research Station of the University of Helsinki

Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Academic visit to other institution

Taita Research Station Science Seminar

Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars

PhD studies supervision of Pekka Hurskainen

Activity: Examination types › Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis

MSc thesis supervision of Oyelowo Oyedayo

Activity: Examination types › Supervision of other thesis (Master's, Licentiate)

Suomi-Kenia seura ry:n seminaari

Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

Projects

TAITAFOREST - Remote sensing of water harvesting and carbon sequestration by forests in the Taita Hills, Kenya.

Project: Research project

Integrated land cover-climate-ecosystem process study for water management in East African highlands (TAITAWATER)

Project: Research project

Greenhouse gas emissions (CH4, N2O, CO2) from dominant land cover types in Taita Hills region, Kenya

Project: Research project

Strengthening geoinformatics teaching and research capacity in Eritrea higher education institutions.

Project: Other project

Geospatial monitoring and modelling of environmental change using geoinformatics (GIMMEC)

Project: Research Evaluation 2011

Adaptation for Food Security and Ecosystem Resilience in Africa - Integrating Results, Building Capacity and Implementing Adaptation Strategies

Project: Research project

International Master Programme in Geoinformatics

Project: Research project

Building biocarbon and rural development in West Africa

Project: Research project

Publications

Auxiliary datasets improve accuracy of object-based land use/land cover classification in heterogeneous savanna landscapes

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Predictive mapping of mosquito distribution based on environmental and anthropogenic factors in Taita Hills, Kenya

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Research Infrastructures

Taita Research Station

Facility/equipment: Equipment