Category Archives: GIS

Soil Maps to Help Kenyan Farmers Boost Yields

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Kenyan farmers will be able to get free information on the nutritional condition of farm soils, enabling them to decide the amount and type of fertiliser to use. A project known as the African Soil Information Service (AfSIS) has been … Continue reading →

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Gaza mapping initiatives

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

  As the situation continues to deteriorate in Gaza there is a great need for better maps of the crisis situation for use by relief agencies and other people on the ground. One of the initiatives towards disseminating of information … Continue reading →

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Complete ban on ‘Google earth’ sought

Posted on December 16, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Two years ago former President Abdul Kalam had expressed concerns that unrestricted pictures on Google Earth of sensitive locations in India could have worrisome implications. Earlier few media had reported, the Indian government and Google Earth had agreed to show … Continue reading →

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CRRI’s ‘Hawk Eye’ on Indian roads

Posted on December 16, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Ahmedabad: At first sight, one can mistake this vehicle to be an ultra tech robotic remote-controlled vehicle, but it is the country’s first ‘Hawk Eye’ that is surveying almost 50,000 kilometres of country’s highways and roads to gauge their quality … Continue reading →

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