Using satellite data to combat drought: Monitoring Lake Sulunga, Tanzania

Digital Earth Africa (DE Africa) is helping Mr Benedict Mugambi, Head of Geographic Information System (GIS) at the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Tanzania to analyse…

17 Nov 2020

Time series for nature: Preserving mangroves in Zanzibar

Today is World Environment Day, observed every year on 5 June to raise awareness of protecting our planet. The theme for 2020 is Biodiversity: Time for nature. To celebrate, we…

05 Jun 2020

Development for all: ensuring Digital Earth Africa is diverse and inclusive

Digital Earth Africa (DE Africa) has committed to the development of a Gender Equality, Diversity…

A new project to improve access to analysis-ready water data in Africa

Water management is vital to Africa’s future, but limited water data makes it challenging. Earth observation satellites collect vast amounts of data over Africa every day, some…

24 Mar 2020