RIC 2017 Conference Handbook

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RIC 2017 HANDBOOK

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RIC Handbook 2017
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27 to 29 September 2017
“Space Science Touches Lives”
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Table of Contents
Letter Of Welcome ................................................................................x
Conference Overview .............................................................................xi
Programme Structure .............................................................................1
Programme .............................................................................................2
Abstracts .................................................................................................12
AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY (AFS) .......................13
AFS001: Geospatial Data Analysis for Assessment and
Characterization of Ensete in Ethiopia .................................13
AFS002: Impact of Internal Conflict on Agriculture and Food
Security in South Sudan ........................................................14
AFS003: Mapping Leaf Nitrogen and Carbon Concentrations of Intact
and Fragmented Indigenous Forest Ecosystems Using
Empirical Modeling Techniques and Worldview-2 Data .......16
AFS004: Seasonal Crop Type Inventory Mapping from Multi-Temporal
Terrasar-X Images (A Case Study of Kitale) .........................17
AFS005: Understanding Seasonality of Browse Herbage in Karamoja
Region, Uganda .....................................................................18
AFS006: Use of Sentinel-2 Data to Estimate Agricultural Areas by
Speculation (Case of Millet, Maize and Groundnut) ...........20
AFS007: Using New Earth Observation Tools for Monitoring Crop
and Rangeland Productivity Constraints in the Context of
Safeguarding Livelihoods in Rural Africa ..............................22
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AFS008: Using Radar Images for Analysis of Small and Large Scale Crop
Production in Endebess Sub County .....................................23
AFS010: Malawi 2018 Census Mapping ..............................................26
AFS011:Towards the Development of a Web Based Rangeland
Assessment and Monitoring Tool ...........................................27
AFS012: Improving the Capacity of Institutions on Geospatial
Technologies for Societal Benefit ..........................................29
AFS013: Use of Earth Observation Data to Inform Food Security
Assessments and Decision Making ........................................30
CROSS-CUTTING (CR) ....................................................................32
CR001: Fine Resolution Modelling of Malaria Risk Factors and
Potential Malaria Risk Prediction (A Case of Homa Bay
County, Kenya) .......................................................................32
CR002: Use of GIS in Grid Management and Extension ....................34
CR003: GIS Location-Allocation Model in Improving Accessibility to
Health Care Facilities (Centers) - A Case Study of Mt. Elgon
District ...................................................................................35
CR004: Improved Analysis of Cheetah (Acinonyx Jubatus)
Occupancy and Gene Flow Using GIS Tools in Kenya .........36
CR005: The Role of Planning Support Systems in National Policy
Transfer and Policy Translation in Secondary Cities...............38
CR006: On-Line Spatial Data Mining: A Catalyst for National,
Continental and Global Initiatives .........................................40
CR007: A Tool for Ensuring Policy- Impacting Research Results
(Policy Advice on Reconciling Food production and
Environmental Protection in Wetlands of East Africa) ............41
CR008: Solid Waste Disposal Site Selection Using GIS, Gombato
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AFS008: Using Radar Images for Analysis of Small and Large Scale Crop
Bongwe Ward, Kwale ...............................................................43
Production in Endebess Sub County .....................................23
CR009: Spatio-Temporal Patterns of Malaria Hotspots in
AFS010: Malawi 2018 Census Mapping ..............................................26
Kigali City ................................................................................44
AFS011:Towards the Development of a Web Based Rangeland
CR010: The Geo Information Applications in Decision Making in
Assessment and Monitoring Tool ...........................................27
Umeme .....................................................................................45
AFS012: Improving the Capacity of Institutions on Geospatial
CR011: Unravelling Kobotoolbox and Kobocollect Smartphone
Technologies for Societal Benefit ..........................................29
Geospatial Technology for County Spatial Planning
AFS013: Use of Earth Observation Data to Inform Food Security
in Kenya ..................................................................................46
Assessments and Decision Making ........................................30
CR012: Urban Tree Species Classification on Pixel and Object Level
CROSS-CUTTING (CR) ....................................................................32
with Worldview-2 Image, Using Maximum Likelihood
CR001: Fine Resolution Modelling of Malaria Risk Factors and
Classifier and Support Vector Machine ....................................47
Potential Malaria Risk Prediction (A Case of Homa Bay
CR013:Why Spatial Intelligence is Critical to Business Models
County, Kenya) .......................................................................32
(Insights From Enterprises in Western Kenya) ........................49
CR002: Use of GIS in Grid Management and Extension ....................34
CR014: Eastern Africa Forest Observatory ...........................................50
CR003: GIS Location-Allocation Model in Improving Accessibility to
CR015: Communicating Climate Change by Linking Space and
Health Care Facilities (Centers) - A Case Study of Mt. Elgon
Village ......................................................................................51
District ...................................................................................35
CR016: Establishment of a Common and Modern African Geodetic
CR004: Improved Analysis of Cheetah (Acinonyx Jubatus)
Reference System (AFREF) .....................................................53
Occupancy and Gene Flow Using GIS Tools in Kenya .........36
CR017: Geo Information Training ........................................................54
CR005: The Role of Planning Support Systems in National Policy
CR018: Improving the Capacity of Institutions on Geospatial
Transfer and Policy Translation in Secondary Cities...............38
Technologies for Societal Benefit .............................................55
CR006: On-Line Spatial Data Mining: A Catalyst for National,
CR019: Hydropower Resources Atlas of Kenya with Emphasis on Small
Continental and Global Initiatives .........................................40
Hydropower Resources .............................................................57
CR007: A Tool for Ensuring Policy- Impacting Research Results
(Policy Advice on Reconciling Food production and
LAND SURVEYING AND MANAGEMENT. (LSM) ..................58
Environmental Protection in Wetlands of East Africa) ............41
LSM001: Feature Orientation and Positional Accuracy Assessment of
CR008: Solid Waste Disposal Site Selection Using GIS, Gombato
Digital Orthophoto and Line Map for Large Scale Mapping
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(The Case Study on Bahir Dar Town, Ethiopia) .................58
LAND USE LAND COVER AND ECOSYSTEM (LULC)............60
LULC001: Application of GIS and Remote Sensing Techniques in
Analysis of Land Use and Land Cover Changes Threats to
River Njoro Ecosystem: Njoro, Nakuru County ..................60
LULC002: Assessing Spatio-Temporal Land-Cover Changes in
Gatumba Mining Area in Rwanda ......................................61
LULC003: Beyond Biodiversity - Using Geoinformation to Drive
Conservation and Development Decision Making. .............62
LULC004: Delimitation and Zoning of the Comoros National Parks
(Marine and Terrestrial) ......................................................63
LULC005: Estimation of Tree Distribution and Canopy Heights in
Ifakara, Tanzania Using Unmanned Aerial System (UAS)
Stereo Imagery ....................................................................64
LULC006: Evaluating the Red Edge Channel for Improving C3
(Festuca SPP.) and Other Co-Occurring C3/C4 Grass
Species Discrimination Based on High Resolution Multi
Spectral Satellite Image Data ..............................................66
LULC007: Exploring The Utility of Auto-Sklearn and Remotely
Sensed Sentinel-2 Image Data for Mapping Parthenium
Weed in a Heterogeneous Landscape ..................................67
LULC008: GIS and Remote Sensing Based Assessment of Land Use-
Land Cover Changes in The Coastal City of Lagos
Nigeria .................................................................................69
LULC009: GIS Application on Socio-Economic Effect of Road
Infrastructure Development and Sustainable
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(The Case Study on Bahir Dar Town, Ethiopia) .................58
Development (Case of Nairobi Bypasses) ...........................70
LULC010: Land Use and Land Cover Data Changes in Indian Ocean
LAND USE LAND COVER AND ECOSYSTEM (LULC)............60
Islands (Case Study Of Unguja in Zanzibar Island) ............71
LULC001: Application of GIS and Remote Sensing Techniques in
LULC011:Savanna Vegetation Structure Mapping Using Synthetic
Analysis of Land Use and Land Cover Changes Threats to
Aperture Radar And Terrestrial Laser Scanning in Kruger
River Njoro Ecosystem: Njoro, Nakuru County ..................60
National Park, South Africa ...............................................72
LULC002: Assessing Spatio-Temporal Land-Cover Changes in
LULC012: Urbanization in Lilongwe (A Spatial Metrics Analysis) ......74
Gatumba Mining Area in Rwanda ......................................61
LULC013: Use of Geospatial Technology to Map The Distribution of
LULC003: Beyond Biodiversity - Using Geoinformation to Drive
Vervet Monkeys in Urban Areas (Case Study of Nairibi
Conservation and Development Decision Making. .............62
County) ...............................................................................76
LULC004: Delimitation and Zoning of the Comoros National Parks
LULC014: Use of GIS in Assessing the Appropriateness of an Existing
(Marine and Terrestrial) ......................................................63
Dumpsite and The Suitability of Future Landfill Sites for
LULC005: Estimation of Tree Distribution and Canopy Heights in
Nairobi ................................................................................77
Ifakara, Tanzania Using Unmanned Aerial System (UAS)
LULC015: Mapping Land Use and Land Cover Change and its Influence
Stereo Imagery ....................................................................64
on Soil Erosion in The Upper Ruvu Watershed, Tanzania ..78
LULC006: Evaluating the Red Edge Channel for Improving C3
LULC016: Evaluation of Supervised Classifiers for Forest Resource and
(Festuca SPP.) and Other Co-Occurring C3/C4 Grass
Land Cover Mapping Based on Combination of Sar and
Species Discrimination Based on High Resolution Multi
Optical Remote Sensing Data .............................................80
Spectral Satellite Image Data ..............................................66
LULC017: Land Degradation Assessment in IGAD Region Using
LULC007: Exploring The Utility of Auto-Sklearn and Remotely
Earth Observation Data ......................................................81
Sensed Sentinel-2 Image Data for Mapping Parthenium
LULC018 : A Model For Invasive Alien Plant Species in Kenya’s
Weed in a Heterogeneous Landscape ..................................67
Northern Rangelands ...........................................................82
LULC008: GIS and Remote Sensing Based Assessment of Land Use-
LULC019: Enabling Annual Land Cover Mapping Across
Land Cover Changes in The Coastal City of Lagos
East Africa ............................................................................84
Nigeria .................................................................................69
LULC009: GIS Application on Socio-Economic Effect of Road
Infrastructure Development and Sustainable
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WATER RESOURCES AND HYDRO-CLIMATIC DISASTERS
(WRD). ..................................................................................................85
WRD001: An Assessment of the Impacts of Weather and Climate
Patterns on Water Resources ...............................................85
WRD002: Assessing Bias in Satellite Rainfall Products and
Their Impact in Water Balance Closure at the Zambezi
Headwaters ...........................................................................86
WRD003: Assessing Gullies Development on Hilly Urban Areas
Using Cadastral Maintenance Data and Erosion
Modeling (A Case Study of Mpazi River Catchment
in Kigali City) .......................................................................88
WRD004: Estimation of Evapotranspiration for Crop Water
Requirement Using Satellite Imagery ...................................89
WRD005: GIS and Remote Sensing Based Assessment of Water
Quality Changes in Lake Malawi .........................................91
WRD006: Mapping Soil Moisture Content Using Senstinel-1 and
Sentinel-2 (Case Studies from Kenya) .................................92
WRD007: Sedimentation Dynamics of Mudi Dam Using an
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ....................................................94
WRD008: Synthetic Aperture Radar For Vegetation and Soil
Moisture Monitoring in Masai Mara ...................................95
WRD009: Vulnerability of Groundwater to Pollution (Locating
Pollution Hot Spots in The Lake Nakuru Drainage
Basin) ......................................................................................97
WRD010: Monitoring Lake Victoria Water Quality from Space .........98
(Opportunities for Strengthening Trans-boundary
Information Sharing for Effective Resource Management) ....98
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