In a significant step toward enhancing climate-resilient agricultural practices, Umuryango wo Gushyigikira AMAkoperative (UGAMA), a Rwandan non-governmental organization, has announced plans to adopt Earth Observation (EO) technology to support its agricultural projects.
The 5th Big Data Africa School, funded by the UK’s International Science Partnerships Fund through the Development in Africa with Radio Astronomy (DARA) project, took place from March 10 to 14, 2025, in Cape Town, South Africa. DE Africa was present to provide mentorship and share expertise on the practical applications of Earth Observation (EO) data for real-world challenges.
The University of Rwanda (UR) has been a steadfast collaborator with Digital Earth Africa (DE Africa) since 2018, fostering a strong partnership built on mutual respect, trust, and a shared vision for leveraging geospatial technologies to drive sustainable development. This collaboration has been characterized by co-organized capacity building sessions, joint development of use cases, and a commitment to promoting accessible uptake and social impacts of DE Africa platforms.
Between the watersheds of the massive Congo and Nile River water basins, the Digital Earth Africa team has recently completed capacity training with the Rwandan Forest Authority (RFA) to strengthen the monitoring of landscape changes and overall climate resilience, using the digital tools available.
During the first quarter of 2024, Digital Earth Africa presented a set of capacity building workshops and an info session in Madagascar. With its unique ecosystems and rich biodiversity, the island is a jewel located in the Indian ocean off the east coast of Africa. Stakeholders, including government departments, academic institutions, NGOs and the private sector, were provided with a hands-on introduction to the use of earth observation (EO) data as an important tool in the management of critical environmental resources.
In the vast landscapes of Burkina Faso, a dedicated geoscientist is making a profound impact on the safety and sustainability of dam water resources. Meet Rodrigue, a 15-year veteran with a wealth of experience in natural resources.
Hailing from the University of Dschang in Cameroon, Rodrigue's academic journey started with geology and eventually led him to specialize in hydrogeology. With a strong background in these disciplines, Rodrigue embarked on a career that traversed the realms of public, private, and non-governmental organisations.
How Digital Earth Africa is supporting sustainable coffee production in Kenya
The DE Africa platform provides free and open data covering the continent of Africa, the satellite data is efficiently prepared into analysis-ready data offering the potential to harness the growing volumes of Earth observation (EO) data to solve a myriad of critical problems in agriculture.
African countries have professed a strong demand for access to Earth observation (EO) data. Even more so, the need for an African-owned and led approach was made evident in the assessed benefits of Digital Earth Africa (DE Africa). The Africa Regional Data Cube (ARDC) that was launched in May 2018 for five countries demonstrated this demand and prompted expansion to all of Africa. DE Africa provides a continental-scale platform that provides all countries with consistent EO data.
This week we kicked off a six week training program as part of the transition to Digital Earth Africa’s (DE Africa) continental-wide infrastructure from the Africa Regional Data Cube (ARDC) currently supporting Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Tanzania.
This week we kick off a series of introductory workshops as part of the transition to Digital Earth Africa’s (DE Africa) continental-wide infrastructure from the Africa Regional Data Cube (ARDC) currently supporting Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Tanzania.