Drought Monitoring in Tana River County
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Monitoring areas that are affected by droughts based on satellite image inputs such as MODIS and
CHIRPS to obtain parameters such as LST, NDVI, VCI, TCI, etc. The end product was a web application with a user interface where a user can select date ranges and an area or region of interest to get both
current and real time data.
Contributing on OSM as YouthMappers JKUAT
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The need for geospatial data goes beyond the urgency of disaster response or planning. YouthMappers are also contributing time and talents to creating data in places of extreme poverty, where USAID works, to help create fundamental data for programming
that addresses chronic development problems.
Mapmaking with R: Mapping Election Results
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Map making — the art of cartography — is an ancient skill that involves communication, intuition, and an element of creativity. In addition to being fun and creative, cartography also has important practical applications. R makes making maps simple and
easy, with its wide range of packages made to design useful and complete maps.