Detailed AARSE2016 Programme

DAY ONE Monday 24th of October 2016

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OPENING CEREMONY

Moderators: Dr. Anthony Gidudu Ms. Harriet Adong

1) Welcome – AARSE President - Professor Jide Kufoniyi 2) Message from ISPRS President - Prof Christian Heipke 3) Message from GRSS - Prof Alejandro C. Frery 4) Welcome AARSE 2016 LOC Chairperson - Dr. Yazidhi Bamutaze 5) Welcome Address by Vice Chancellor, Makerere University - Professor Ddumba

Ssentamu 6) Remarks by the United Nations Resident Coordinator 7) Speech and Official Opening of the Conference - Rt. Hon. Prime Minister of the

Republic of Uganda – Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda 8) Book Launch –

a. Rt. Hon. Prime Minister of the Republic of Uganda – Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda 9) Exhibition Opening - Rt. Hon. Prime Minister of the Republic of Uganda – Dr.

Ruhakana Rugunda

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PS 1: Space Policy and Strategies in Africa Chair - Anthony Gidudu and Jane Bemigisha

Rapporteur – Richard Otukei 1) The African Space Policy & Strategy. - H.E. Dr. Martial De-Paul Ikounga, AUC

Commissioner HRST 2) Realization of the Sustainable Development Goals through AfriGEOSS – the way

forward - Phil Mjwara, Director General/ DST South Africa

3) Space and Earth Observation Technology for Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The role of enabling legislation - Wilbur Ottichilo (Member of Kenyan Parliament)

4) Assessment of the Contribution of EO Satellites for the Development of African Countries - Ghislain de la Sayette - Airbus DS Director Africa (Space)

5) China's Earth Observation Progress and DBAR Initiative - GUO Huadong

(Academician, RADI, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

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SS 1.1: DBAR & AARSE: New Horizons for Cooperation between Africa and China

Chairs: Li Jia, Massimo Menenti, Kamal Labbassi Rapporteur: Brian Makabayi

The Digital Belt and Road (DBAR) initiative is an international “big-science” program for promoting cooperation with countries along the Belt and Road route to advocate and demonstrate the smart use and application of “Big Earth Data” in support of the sustainable development of people and economies at local, national and regional levels. 1) Introduction to Research and Exchange Programs of China and Opportunities for

Cooperation with Africa - Li Jia 2) 'Digital Belt and Road” (DBAR) Initiative for Scientific Capacities for Sustainable

Development in Africa - Fang Chen, Yubao Qiu, Dong Liang 3) Earth Observation to support water management in Morocco: Case study of the

Doukkala region - Kamal Labbassi, Nadia Akdim , Adnan Habib , Fatima Ezzahra El Ghandour

4) Driving Mechanisms of Land Use and Cover Change in the Sahel: Impacts and Responses (DIMECLUS) - Massimo Menenti, Li Jia

5) Land Use Land Cover Mapping in the Eastern and Southern Africa Region - Hussein Farah

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SS 1.2: DBAR & AARSE: new Horizons for the Cooperation between Africa and China

Chairs: Li Jia, Massimo Menenti, Kamal Labbassi Rapporteur: Kamal Labbassi

1) Global Bamboo Mapping: Plan and Initial Results - Peng Gong, Jie Wang, Le Yu, Yuanyuan Zhao, Meinan Zhang, Shuhua Qi, Mengna Li, Zhiliang Zhu, Oliver Frith

2) Earth Observation for environmental monitoring in OSS action zone: Land cover/use mapping - Nabil Ben-Khatra

3) Regionalization of land surface heat fluxes over the Third Pole region and Ethiopia - Yaoming Ma

4) Development and Inter-comparison of satellite rainfall products and blended satellite and gauge products over Sahel - Abdou Ali and Bernard Minoungou

5) ISDE & HIST: Two International Platforms for Promoting Collaborations towards Digital Belt and Road Initiative - Changlin Wang, Tianhua Hong, Huadong Guo

Panel discussion on perspectives for expanded cooperation, with the recommendations of the Panel to become the charter of a DBAR – Africa working group.

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DAY TWO

Tuesday 25th of October 2016 0

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UNEDRA SESSION TS 2.1: Disaster Risk Management and Resilience (Floods

Component) Chair: John Wasige

Rapporteur: Usman Muhammad

1) Analysis of the 2012 Flood Events Downstream of Shiroro Reservoir: A Case of Gurmana Niger State, Nigeria - Rukayyah Abubakar Bahago - Emirs palace Minna and Aishetu Abdulkadir, Halilu Ahmed Shaba, and Alhassan Abubakar

2) Flood Risk Assessment and Mapping of Lower Nzoia Basin using Multi-temporal Remotely Sensed data, GIS Techniques and Hydrological Modelling - Degelo Sendabo, Stephen Sande, Rose Waswa, Siro Abdallah and Faith Mitheu

3) A GIS-Based Flood Vulnerability Assessment In a part of Ibadan Metropolis, Nigeria - Twar M. Maureen

4) Assessing the Effect of Floods along the Riverine Communities of Numa and Demsa Lga of Adamawa State, Nigeria - Bitrus Catherine Elesa, Taiwo Qudus Gajere E. N, and Lynda Bitrus

5) Integrating Geoinformatics and Remote Sensing Data to Assess Impacts of Flooding on Land Productivity in the Zambezi River Floodplains, Namibia - Kelebogile B. Mfundisi, Alex M. Mudabeti, Anastacia Makati

6) Mapping the Extent and Impacts from 2011-2014, 50-year Flood Cycle in Lakes Baringo/Bogoria basin, Kenya - Simon Onywere Chris Shisanya, Joy Obando, Daniel Masiga, Zephania Irura, Nicholas Mariita, Antony Ndubi

7) Satellite Remote Sensing and Slope-Based Approach to Flood Vulnerability Assessment in the Lower River Benue Basin, Nigeria - Kenneth A. Uchua

8) Investigation of Rainfall Variability over Lake Victoria Basin - Isaac Mugume 9) Accumulated forest loss and its effects on an urbanizing-catchment flooding -

Emmanuel Boniface Mallya, Mlenge Fanuel Mgendi and Given Justin Mhina

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TS 2.2: Disaster Risk Management and Resilience (Desertification and Fires Component) Chair: Bob Nakileza

Rapporteur: Abimbola Oluwaranti

1) Monitoring Satellite Emissivity Radiance in Northwestern Nigeria for Desertification Early Warning - Taiwo Qudus Gajere E. N and Karau, S. D

2) Characteristics of precipitation and drought trend over African continent based on CMORPH data - Jing Lu, Li Jia, Chaolei Zheng and Massimo Menenti

3) Impact of Climate Change and Desertification of Arid and Semi-Arid Areas of Kenya - Solomon M. Mwenda, Simon M. Onywere and James W. Nyaga

4) Desertification Risk Analysis and Assessment in Northern Nigeria - Joseph Oloukoi, Efosa Adagbasa, Gloria Dasat

5) Mapping Meteorological Drought over Uganda – Catherine Mulinde, Majaliwa Mwanjalolo, Ezra Twesigomwe and Anthony Egeru

6) Mapping burned area trends in Uganda 2000-2015 using the Landsat Burned Area Essential Climate Variable algorithm - Nicole M Brunner, Todd J. Hawbaker and Yen-Ju Beal

7) An Assessment of Veld Fire Patterns in Interwoven Land Tenure Systems in Mazowe District, Zimbabwe - Robert Maponga and Fethi Ahmed

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TS 2.3: Disaster Risk Management and Resilience (Landslides Component)

Chair: Fanuel Mlenge Rapporteur: Akintonde Johnson Oluwore

1) Application of Geographic Information Systems for Landslide Response Planning in Mountainous Areas: A Case of Bududa District, Mount Elgon, Eastern Uganda - Thomas Enuru, Daniel Waiswa and Gerald Eilu

2) Use of Earth Observation Data in Predicting Rainfall Induced Landslides - Stephen Sande, James Mumina, Faith Mitheu, Lilian Ndungu, Mercy Mwaniki

3) An assessment of the morpho-hydrological parameters spatially underpinning landslide hazard occurrence in Kigezi highlands, south western Uganda, 2016 - Nseka Denis

4) Geospatial Assessment of Vulnerabilities to Volcanic Eruptions in a Traditional Nigerian Cities - Oluwafemi Olasoji .S, Oladepo O, Oluwafemi O. A, Mahmud, U. M.

5) Slope Instability Risk Zonation and Vulnerability Assessment in the Southern Slopes of Mount Elgon, Eastern Uganda - Turyabanawe Loy Gumisiriza

6) Community Resilience Policy Options through Deliberative Polling in Eastern Uganda: A case of Bududa and Butalejja Districts - William Bazeyo, James Fishkin, Roy Mayega, Lynn Atuyambe, Stella Neema, Nathan Tumuhamye, Grace Bua, Julius Ssentongo1, Dorothy Okello, Christine Muhumuza & Alice Siu

7) Mapping and Assessment of Sand Dunes by Remote Sensing and GIS in Sufia Project Area, White Nile, Sudan - Mohammed. A. M. Zein and Abdelmagid, A. Elmobarak

8) Landslide Susceptibilty Analysis for Rwanda - Herve Villard HABONIMANA

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TS 2.4: Disaster Risk Management and Resilience (Other Geomorphological Processes)

Chair: Joy Obando Rapporteur: Allan Mazimwe

1) Mapping Active Faults: Geophysical Methods for Identifying Possible Earthquake

Prone Areas - Chisenga, C., Ntibinyane, O.S., Van Der Meidje, M., Kwadiba, M. T. O. G and Fadel, I.

2) Post 10th September 2016 earthquake disaster needs, damage and loss assessment using GIS and Remote Sensing in Rakai and Isingiro Districts, Southern Uganda - Isa Lugaizi; Bernard Barasa; Catherine Ahimbisibwe; Martin Owor; Rose Nakabugo ; Raymond Kirungi; Paul Lugoko; Asha Arinda; John Owor; Jacqueline Kagoda; Emmanuel Okecho and Emmanuel Ojambo

3) Predictive Morphodynamics of The Bonny Island Coastline from 1986 to 2015 Using Integrated Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographic Information System (GIS) Technology - Diepiriye C. Okujagu, Francis T. Beka, Erekosima Mpaka, and Onipede Olamide

4) Shoreline Changes along the coastline of Lagos, Nigeria - G.O. Ologbonjaiye, B.J. Fagbohun and A.Y.B. Anifowose

5) Morphometric Analysis of Odo-Ona River basin in Oyo State using Geospatial Information Technology - Eguaroje E.O and Okeke U. H.

6) Monitoring the Effects of Gas Flaring on Vegetation Health in a part of Niger Delta, Nigeria using Remote Sensing and GIS - N.A. Akeem, A.M. Fakpor and A.Y.B. Anifowose

7) Assessing the impacts of mining in the Witbank coalfields of South Africa: An evaluation of object based SVM and CART in a heterogeneous landscape - Mchasisi Gasela, Mahlatse Kganyago, Maarten Jordan

8) Mapping of Hydrothermally Altered Rocks for Mineral Targeting Around the Jos Plateau North Central Nigeria Using Aster Image - J. O. Ogbole, S. O. Mohammed, E. N. Gajere, H. A. Shaba and A. A. Omitogun

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PS 2: STRATEGY and IMPLEMENTATION Chair: Tsehaie Woldai

Rapporteur: Brian Makabayi

1) Brief Remarks – Martin Owor (Commissioner Disaster Preparedness and Management Uganda)

2) The European Earth Observation Programme Copernicus: a Window on Africa - H. E Kristian Schmidt, Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the European Union in Uganda

3) The GMES & Africa Program - Mahama Ouedraogo (Head S&T Division/ AUC HRST)

4) The Group on Earth Observations: Sustainable Implementation of the GEO 2016 - 2025 Strategic Plan and its contribution to Africa (AfriGEOSS Initiative) – Barbara Ryan (GEO)

5) Prospects for Cooperation of ESA with African User Communities in support of the African Space Policy & Strategy - Mark Doherty - Head of Exploitation & Services Division, Earth Observation Directorate, European Space Agency

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TS 2.5: Space and Earth Observation Technology for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Chair: Moses Musinguzi Rapporteur: Swalehe Masoud

1) Modeling Impact of Land Use Land Cover Change on Hydrological Dynamics of Upper Blue Nile - Moges Kidane Biru and Amare Sewnet Minale

2) Assessing Landscape Quality Indicators using a Remote Sensing and GIS Approach - Boaitey Aristotle

3) Assessing the potential of remote sensing to discriminate invasive Seriphium plumosum from grass - Bambo Dubula, Solomon Gebremariam Tefsamichael, Isaac Tebogo Rampedi

4) NDVI-based livestock insurance for pastoralists in a scaling-up perspective: new challenges and opportunities - Fava Francesco., Vrieling A., Jensen N., Mude A.

5) The Emerging Utilisation of Geographic Information System (GIS) in Land Documentation and Revenue Generation in Nigeria: The Case of Niger State Geographic Information System (NIGIS) - Abdu Husaini

6) Système d’Information Agropastoral et gestion des terroirs dans le Ferlo. Communauté rurale de Thiel au Sénégal - Toko Mouhamadou Inoussa, Tangara Papa Ousmane, Agbo Bernardin Fulbert

7) DPSIR framemork and Geoinfrmatics towards Sustainable Development for a Portion of the South Western Coast of the Red Sea, Egypt - Islam Abou El-Magd and Elham Ali

8) The potential of bio-fuel in Uganda: An assessment of land resources for bio-fuel feedstock suitability - Moses Isabirye, M. Kitutu, and V. Yemeline

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TS 2.6: Space and Earth Observation Technology for Sustainable

Development Goals (SDGs) – Health Component Chair: Lydia Mazzi Kayondo

Rapporteur: Lydia Letaru

1) At the edge of Geographies, Epidemiology and Statistics; predicting the tsetse fly risk for rural agriculture transformation in the Lake Victoria basin of Uganda using remote sensing techniques - Albert Mugenyi

2) Geo-Spatial Analysis of HIV/AIDS in Nigerian Rural Communities: A Pending Disaster in Diffusion? - Abegunde Albert Ayorinde, Oluwadare Caleb Olutayo, Adedigba Michael Adewole, Fakande Ibiyemi

3) Mapping the spatial-temporal distribution of tsetse sub genus Glossina pallidipes in relation to landcover change using Remotely Sensed data and participatory mapping: the case of Hurungwe District, North-western Zimbabwe - Farai Matawa and Amon Murwira

4) Situation Analysis of Health Care Delivery Using Geographically Weighted Regression: A case study of Sironko district, Eastern Uganda - Joel Kitutu and Lydia Mazzi Kayondo

5) Spatial Analysis of Distribution Patterns of Healthcare Facilities in Osun State, Nigeria - Fadahunsi, J. T., Kufoniyi, Olajide and Babatimehin, O. I.

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TS 2.7: Geospatial Technologies for Smart Cities Chair: Charles Paradzayi Rapporteur: Peter Kasaija

1) Temporal and Spatial Patterns of Urban Sprawl and their Implications on

Environmental Planning in Mbarara Municipality - Bwanika Brian 2) Remote Sensing and GIS for spatio-temporal analysis of urban growth: case of

Dakar, Senegal - Mor Awa Dieng & Mahamadou Keita 3) Spatial Assessment of Urban Sprawl of Arua Municipality, Uganda - Dan Abudu

and Geoffrey Andogah

4) Urban Growth Modelling in Kenya using anniversary Landsat data in XULU - Kenneth Mubea

5) Towards understanding human settlement growth in South Africa – Mudau Naledzani

6) Assessing the effects settlement expansion on urban land surface temperature for local warming analysis in Abuja, Nigeria - Mahmoud Ibrahim Mahmoud, Alfred Alan Duker, Christopher Conrad, Halilu Ahmed Shaba, and Michael Thiel

7) Assessing spatio-temporal changes in wetland dynamics in Shashe sub-catchment, Zimbabwe - Sethi Sibanda, Ahmed Fethi, Abu Taled Khaled

8) Land cover changes and effects on hydrology in Ewaso Narok wetland, Laikipia County, Kenya - Moses Muriuki, Joy Obando and Bernd Diekkrüger

KAGERA HALL TS 2.8: Geospatial Science and Technology for Water and Watershed

Management Chair: F. W. N. Nsubuga

Rapporteur: Allan Mazimwe

1) Remote sensing of water use and water stress in African Savanna ecosystem (Kruger National Park) from local to regional scale: TIGER Research Project - Andreu A, Dube T, Nieto H, Mudau A E, Guzinski R, Hülsmann S and González-Dugo MP.

2) Vulnerability Study of Sensitive Watershed Areas by human activities in Owerri South East Nigeria – Ngozi, B. A. C. Chukwuocha and Akajiaku C. Chukwuocha.

3) Reconstruction of Quaternary and current spatial-temporal trends in the central rift valley lake basins in Kenya through satellite imagery processing and GIS analysis - Shadrack Murimi

4) Water use in the Sahel estimated by an earth observations driven model ETMonitor - Chaolei Zheng, Li Jia, Jing Lu, Guangcheng Hu, Kun Wang

5) Detecting changes in surface water area of lake sub-basins found in climate change impacted areas of Sub-Saharan Africa - F.W. N. Nsubuga

6) Landscape level rehabilitation for improved agricultural productivity and ecosystem services in Abreha-WeAtsibeha, Northern Ethiopia - Muluberhan Biedemariam Tassew

7) Developing a Geo-Spatial Information Based Land Quality Evaluation Model for Rainfed Farming in Botswana – Basuti Bolo

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TS 2.9: Space and Earth Observation Technology for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – Agricultural Monitoring Component

Chair: John Wasige Rapporteur: Oluwaranti Abimbola

1) Mapping target domains for flood-tolerant rice varieties in Nigeria using MODIS

time series - Sander J. Zwart, Mohamed Hamady, Olusola Adefurin 2) Maize pest and disease mapping using RapidEye-based vegetation indices and

machine learning methods - Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman, Richard Kyalo, Tobias Landmann, Michael Thiel, Johnson Nyasani and Bruno Le Ru

3) The possibility of using Earth Observation (EO) for monitoring flowering activity to support for bee keeping activities, manage invasive weeds and assess climate variability in Africa - Tobias Landmann, David Makori, Rami Piiroinen, Elfatih M. Abel-Rahman, Richard Kyalo, Pamela Ochungo, Suresh K. Raina

4) Developing a Satellite Based Automatic System for Crop Monitoring: The SBAM project - R. Luciani, Giovanni. Laneve, L. Fusilli, P. Marzialetti, M. Jahjah, M. Collins

5) Visible and Infrared Spectral Characterisation of Chinese Cabbage (Brassica Rapa L. subspecies Chinensis), Grown under Different Nitrogen, Potassium and Phosphorus Concentrations - Bonolo B. Mokoatsi, Solomon G. Tesfamichael, Hintsa Araya & Meshack Mofokeng

6) Nitrogen Deficiency Estimation in Banana Cropping System of Eastern DR Congo - E. M. Bagula, G. T. Banswe, K. Karume, G. N. Mushagalusa, J. B. M. Majaliwa

7) Crop Type Classification in Smallholder Landscapes of Mali - W. L. van Ommeren, A. G. T. Schut, J. G. P.W. Clevers, R. A. de By, P. C. S. Traoré

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TS 2.10: Space and Earth Observation Technology for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – Forestry and Ecosystems Analysis

Component Chair: Daniel Waiswa

Rapporteur: Allan Mazimwe

1) Geospatial Information-based Assessment of Forest Reserves in Southwestern Nigeria - R. O. Oyinloye, J. Oloukoi and I. Toko-Mouhamadou

2) Detecting forest cover and ecosystem service change using remotely sensed derived indices in the central districts of Uganda - A. A. Ssentongo, D. Darkey and J. Mutyaba

3) Retrieval of narrow-range LAI of intensively managed Eucalyptus grandis plantations using airborne lidar data – Solomon Tesfamichael

4) Impacts of Land-use Patterns on Cyamudongo Natural Forest Encroachment - Tuyishimire, J., Nyiranshimiyimana, S., Rwanyiziri, G.

5) The importance of protecting natural forest resources for sustainable developmentin Uganda - Diisi John, Ayongyera Begumana John, Basemera Fridah, Kapere Richard, Kissa Sam, Mutyaba Joseph, Nakalema Teopista, Ortmann Antonia, Senyonjo, Edward

6) Combining Landsat, Alos Palsar and Sentinel-1 data to estimate and map forest attributes in Tanzania - Ortmann Antonia, Mankinen Ulpu, Chamuya Nurudin, Lindquist Erik, Malimbwi Rogers, Pekkarinen Anssi, Ricci Stefano, Togna Cosimo, Vollrath Andreas

7) Trends in the use of Remote Sensing applications in Forest Management of Ethiopia - Tsegaye Gobezie

8) Modelling REDD Baseline for Kazimzumbwi Forest Reserve, Tanzania - Francis Mwakapuja and Evaristo Liwa

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TS 2.11: Geospatial Science and Technology for Water and Watershed Management

Chair: Jamiat Nanteza

Rapporteur: Dr. Daniel Ddumba

1) A satellite-ground observations model calibration approach for improved groundwater table depth and discharge simulations over the Upper-Nile basin of East Africa - Nanteza J., Lo M., Wu R.J., Thomas B., Famiglietti J. S.

2) Characterization of Surface Water Hydrology of Plateau State, North-Central Nigeria using Nigeria SAT-X And SRTM - Onwusulu, A. U; Dr. E. N. Gajere , Gujahar, R.D; Onoja S; Saleh, E. U; Umoru, K; Abdurraheem, M. I.

3) Assessment of hydrogeological setting and water quality in relation to agricultural production in a Ugandan wetland - Laura Heiss, Sonja Beuel, Barbara Reichert

4) Lineament Mapping for Groundwater Exploration in Kano State, Nigeria - Maina M. M. and I. Y. Tudunwada

5) River Modelling Under Data Scarcity: A Case Study of Lower Niger River - Zahrah N. Musa, Md Saiful Islam, Ioana Popescu and Andreja Jonoski

6) Application of Remote Sensing techniques and GIS in understanding watershed dynamics in Voi Town, Taita Taveta County, Kenya - Ben Mwangi, Victor Okoth and Simon Onywere

7) Harnessing of Hydroelectric Power from Goronyo Dam for Sustainable Development of Sokoto State Nigeria - Abubakar Aminu

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TS 2.12: From Climate Change to Climate Risk Management Chair: David Mfitumukiza

Rapporteur: Catherine Mulinde

1) Land use/land cover and climate change interaction in the derived savannah region of Nigeria - Akintuyi, Akinlabi. O., Fasona, M. J. and Soneye, A. S. O.

2) Study of climatic extremes in Ivory Coast: Case of Sinfra region of Central West - Vami Hermann N’guessan Bi, Boyossoro Hélène Kouadio), Adama Ouattara, Mahaman Saley Bachir, Kouakou Bernard Djè, Koffi Fernand Kouamé), Moi Valère Eric Djagoua et Kouadio Affian

3) Assessing the challenges and constraints caused by the impact of climate change on sesame value chain performance in the Lango Sub region - Saul Daniel Ddumba, Francis Alacho, S. Byenek Ogwal, B. Mukasa, G.W. Otim-Nape

4) The Changing Rainfall Characteristics in Guinea Savanna of Nigeria - John Bathrobas Dakagan

5) Dissemination of early warning alerts to fishermen in West Africa - Bennet Atsu Foli, George Wiafe and Ignatius K. Williams

6) Time-lag of vegetation growth on climatic factors at different temporal scales over the African continent - Jie Zhou, Li Jia, Mattijn van Hoek, Massimo Menenti, Jing Lu

7) Spatio-temporal aggregations over environmental data to analyse the variability of coffee productions - Clarisse Kagoyire, Farzin Ashouri, Rolf A. de By

8) Analysis of Ecosystem Productivity Response to Environmental Forcing Using Modis NDVI in Eastern Uganda - L. P. Lugoi, R. A. Åsgeir, Y. Bamutaze and V. Martensena

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POSTER PRESENTATIONS Chair: Lydia Mazzi Kayondo Rapporteur: Dunstan Atwijukye

EARTH PHYSICAL PROCESSES and SDGs CLUSTER

1) Satellite Imagery and Geophysical determination of Active Lineaments within Karonga Area: An Automatic Lineament Extraction approach for determining possible earthquake hazards - Mdala H.S, Chisenga C, and Kalindekafe L

2) Spatial analysis of elements at risk and household vulnerability to landslide hazards on Mt. Elgon, Uganda - Sammy Ratemo Kinara

3) The Bududa landslide of 1 March 2010 - Isa Lugaizi and Paula Babirye 4) Using Participatory GIS and SMCE in Landslide Susceptibility mapping. A case

study of Bududa district, Uganda - Catherine Ahimbisibwe and Peter Nsiimire 5) Soil Loss Assessment of Gully Erosion in Edo State, Nigeria - Eremen, P.E. Odunuga

S. 6) Delineating dambo soil-landscape elements using DEM-derived covariates and a

binary decision tree approach - Lugumira Jerome Ssebaduka 7) Modeling Soil Loss in a GIS Based Environment in a Banana-based Microcathment

of Uganda’s Lake Victoria Basin – Robert Mulebeke 8) The combined use of remote sensing and GIS in assessing the risk of soil

degradation in Southern District, Botswana - Kentsenao Tlalang and Opha Pauline Dube

9) Assessing Ground Displacement due to Landslides in Bududa: A contribution to landslide monitoring and modelling of Bududa, Mt. Elgon Region - Adriko Kennedy and Brian Makabayi

CLIMATE SCIENCES CLUSTER

10) Application of the WASP-Index on Assessing Drought Severity and Variability in Tanzania: The Enhanced National Climate Services (ENACTS) Initiative - Igenge, E. M.

11) Using GIS Technologies to Assess Vulnerability to Climate Hazards for Agricultural Development in Uganda - Nalinda, T. and Nandozi, C. S.

12) Flood Hazard mapping using GIS flood tools and earth observation data. (Case of Budalangi floodplain) - Faith Mitheu, James Mumina, Stephen Sande, Rose Waswa

13) The formation of the characteristics of floods in the rivers in the context of global climate change - Trahel Gerasim Vardanian

14) Web GIS application for modeled extreme weather and climate events hotspots inventory in Uganda - Ivan Bamweyana and Lydia Mazzi Kayondo

15) Monitoring Effects of Climatic stresses on a Papyrus Wetland System Using Times Series of Remote sensing data - Ellen. J. Kayendeke, Yazidhi Bamutaze, Frank Kansiime, Helen. K. French

16) Variability of Climatic Elements in Nigeria Over Recent 100 Years - Salami Tairu., O. S. Idowu and N. J. Bello

17) Climate variability and the availability of mopane caterpillar in Maitengwe area, Botswana: A remote sensing approach - Hlongwani N. Makhiya, Pauline O. Dube

18) An Attempt to Study Terrain and Potential Incoming Solar Radiation for Solar Province of South Africa - Jyotsna Singh and Lucky Ntsangwane

19) Monitoring of Glacial Lakes on Rwenzori Mountain Using Multi-Temporal Landsat Imagery - Nyamwiza Hilda and Otukei John Richard

20) Understanding the Assessment and Reduction of Vulnerability to Climate Change Hazards in Highland Areas. The Case of Kigezi and Mt. Elgon Highlands, Uganda (2016 – 2018) – Frank Mugagga

21) Observing Glacier Change on a Mountainous Area Using Remotely Sensed Imagery: A case Study of mountain Kilimanjaro Tanzania - Masoud Swalehe, Milton Isaya Ndossi AGRICULTURAL MONITORING CLUSTER

22) Agricultural drought assessment in rice cropping environments with remote sensing products in Burkina Faso - Moctar Dembélé, Sander J. Zwart, Mohamed Hamady

23) AgriSense-STARS Pilot of Electronic Field Data Collection for Food Security Monitoring - Catherine Nakalembe, Jan Dempewolf, Christina Justice, Inbal Becker-Reshef, Siza Tumbo, Sixbert Maurice, Boniface Mbilinyi, Kagidi Fue, Stanslaus Materu

24) New Landsat derived cropland mask for Tanzania using 2010-2013 times series and decision tree classifier methods - Christina Justice

25) Phenological Maize crop analysis using Multitemporal TerraSAR-X and Sentinel-1 data-case study Kitale (Kenya) - Kuria B. Thiong’o, Dr Thonfeld, Frank, and Kuria, David

26) Mapping and characterizing mangrove rice growing environments in West-Africa using remote sensing and secondary data - Olusola Adefurin, Mohamed Hamady, Sander J. Zwart

27) Evaluation of remote sensing vegetation indices for monitoring maize crop condition and yields in Tanzania - B. Yonah, S. Tumbo B. Mbilinyi, and J. Dempewolf

28) Herbaceous Biomass Productivity Dynamics Monitoring and its Drivers in Sahelian Croplands and Rangelands to Support Food Security Policies - Leroux Louise, Bégué Agnès, Lo Seen Danny and Kayitakire François

29) Rural Transformation and Environmental Conservation Model through Integrating Bee Farming and Agroforestry in Kamwenge District – Fredrick Tumwine, Frank Mugagga, George Tunanukye and Jennifar Tumushabe

WATER RESOURCES CLUSTER 30) Spatial Distribution of both Groundwater Recharge and Withdrawals in Nubain

Sandson Aquifer Using Isotopes Hydrology, Lower Nile Basin Watershed - Nadia Babiker Ibrahim Shakak

31) Monitoring of Actual Evapotranspiration using Remotely Sensed Data - Mohammed A. El-Shirbeny

32) Mobile Water Resource Mapping and Management - Sylvia Makario B. and Wawa Abe Enock

33) Mapping socio-economic impacts of water allocation in a catchment: A case of Sanyati Catchment, Zimbabwe - Marembo, Kudzanai Rosebud

LAND USE/LAND COVER CLUSTER

34) Updating Landuse map of Obafemi Awolowo University Campus Using Low-Cost Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Image - Oladimeji S. Popoola, Ayobami T. Salami and Kayode A. Adepoju

35) Quantifying Drivers of Spatial-Temporal Trends in Rangeland Conditions in Narok, Kenya - Buoga, Jared Omondi

36) Mapping Mangrove Cover Using Formosat- 2, Worldview- 2 and LANDSAT in South Coast Kenya: A Comparative Approach - Edward Ouko, Robinson Mugo Hussein Farah, Africa Flores Stella Choge

37) Land Cover and Climate changes at Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory using Aerial and Satellite Imagery - Lisa Mbwia, Ludwig Combrinck, Ondego Joel Botaia, and Francis Wasswa Nsubuga

38) The use of Multi Criteria Evaluation and Least Cost Path Analysis in Optimal Route Selection for Oil and Gas Pipelines - Dan Abudu and Meredith Williams

39) Predictive modelling of the Impacts of Land Cover Changes on Surface Runoff in Kampala City - Mazimwe Allan and Nabukulu Catherine

40) Estimation of Biomass Using Optical and RADAR Satellite Imagery for Bwindi Impenetrable Forest - Taremwa Reid and Otukei John Richard

41) Comparison of Import Vector Machine, Support Vector machine and Random Forest classifiers in mapping land use/land cover in the Witbank coalfields, South Africa - Mchasisi Gasela, Mahlatse Kganyago, Maarten Jordan

42) Phytogéographic mangroves and the importance of the Union Comoros landscape - Andilyat Mohamed; Kamaria Hassane; S.A.Naym; Ben Antoy Moussa; Anwarr Maeva; Artadji Attoumane ; Roger Edmond

HUMAN DIMENSIONS CLUSTER 43) A National Collaboration Geo-spatial Information System for Sustainable

Development: Challenges and Solutions - Amr H. Elramly, Rania Elsayed Ibrahim 44) Vulnerability analysis of the impact of Hepatitis B amongst socio-economic

communities in Uganda - Tasia Lydia 45) African Remote Sensing Satellite Constellation Project for Sustainable

Development - Yasir Mohamed Osman Abbas 46) Analogue Tools as an Important Step in Smallholder Farmer Capacity Building -

Opare, P. B. 47) Exploring the Use of Sentinel-1 in Monitoring Chlorophyll_a in Lake Victoria -

Gidudu A and Katusiime M

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TS 3.1: Space and Earth Observation Technology for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – Agricultural Monitoring

Chair: Loy Turyabanamwe Rapporteur: Phyllis Bernice Opare

1) Emerging Needs for Remote Sensing and GIS Information in Uganda’s Agricultural

Sector - Eunice M. Nyiramahoro Duli; Jane Bemigisha, Henry Massa, John Begumana1, Beatrice Kyasiimire, Catherine Lillian Nakalema, Jan Dempewolf, Dr.ir. R.A. (Rolf) de

2) The Suitability of Banana Crop Production under Future Climate Change Scenarios over Uganda - Geoffrey Sabiiti, Joseph Mwalichi Ininda, Laban Ogallo, Jully Ouma, Charles Basalirwa, Franklin Opijah, Alex Nimusiima, Saul Daniel Ddumba, Jasper Mwesigwa, Jamiat Nanteza

3) Quantifying Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Net Primary Production Using NDVI and SAVI in the Pastoral Karamoja Sub-Region of Uganda - Egeru Anthony, Wasonga Oliver, Barasa Bernard, Laban MacOpiyo, John Mburu, and Majaliwa Mwanjalolo Gilbert Jackson

4) Suitability of major agricultural land uses around Kibale National Park - J. G. M. Majaliwa, M. Mugarura, S. Ratemo, A. Zizinga, S. D. Wafula, I. Tunywane, P. Ababo, A. Achom, C. Tweyambe, K. Kyalisima and R. Kaahwa

5) Critical socio-economic factors for Geo-mapping potential hay making in climate stressed rangelands in Uganda - Eunice M. Nyiramahoro Duli, Jane Bemigisha, Henry Massa, John Begumana, Olive Kyampaire, Beatrice Kyasiimire and Emmanuel Akampulira

6) Examining Satellite Rainfall Estimates as an Alternative to NDVI for Livestock Insurance in East Africa -Waithaka Lillian Njeri, Eric Nyadimo

7) Estimation of Maize Grain Yield Using Multispectral Satellite Data Sets (SPOT 5) and The Random Forest Algorithm – Ngie, A. and F. Ahmed

8) Predicting Spatial Distribution of Key Honeybee Pests in Kenya using Remotely Sensed and Bioclimatic Variables - David Makori

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SS 3.1: GEOGLAM & AfriGAM SPECIAL SESSION Chair: Catherine Nakalembe

Rapporteur: TBA

GEOGLAM Overview and Welcome 1) Welcome and Goals of the Meeting (Terry Newby – ARC)

2) The GEOGLAM Initiative – Mandate, Activities and Major Accomplishments so far – Catherine Nakalembe

National and International Agricultural Monitoring in Africa 1) Needs, priorities, and experiences of the Ministry of Agriculture in Malawi with

respect to Agricultural Monitoring - Blessings Enock Matale 2) GLAM System for Disaster Risk Financing - Martin J Owor 3) Advancing the use of Earth Observation for Agriculture Monitoring in Africa - Hussein

O, Farah Siro A, Abdallah, Lillian W, Ndungu 4) ASAP - Anomaly hot Spots of Agricultural Production, a new early warning decision

support system developed by the Joint Research Centre - Felix Rembold, Michele Meroni, Ferdinando Urbano, Guido Lemoine, Hervé Kerdiles, Ana Perez-Hoyos, Gabor Csak

5) Sentinel-2 for Agriculture project: demonstrating Sentinel-2 operational exploitation for supporting national and global crop monitoring - Bellemans N., Arias M., Bontemps S., Cara C., Dedieu G., Guzzonato E., Hagolle O., Inglada J., Morin D., Popescu R., Rabaute T., Savinaud M., Valero S., Udroiu C., Defourny P., Koetz B

6) Challenges and opportunities for Earth Observation‐based agricultural monitoring and public policies in (West) Africa - Agnès Bégué

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TS 3.2: Big Data and Spatial Data Infrastructure Chair: Tonny Oyana

Rapporteur: Paula Babirye

1) Spatial-Temporal Data in Africa - Planning ahead based on assessment of the past - Moving from data Availability to Accessibility - Rolf Becker

2) The Dynamic Global Land cover layer at 100m resolution from Copernicus Global Land – Bruno Smets

3) Gaussian Mixture Modelling Approach towards the Use of ELM and SVM for Spectral Unmixing - P.V. Arun and B.K. Mohan

4) Setting up a Cheap-End Geocoded Platform for Contingency Reporting and Management in an Economy with Multi-Pluralistic Problems - Baloye David O.,

Palamuleni L.G., Ayoola A. J. 5) Integration of ALOS PALSAR Mosaic and Landsat data for Above Ground Carbon

Mapping, Northern Tanzania - Dorothea Deus and Francis Mwakapuja 6) Testing the capability of spectral resolution of the new multispectral sensors on

detecting the severity of grey leaf spot disease in maize crop - Inos Dhau, Elhadi Adam, Kingsley K Ayisi, Onisimo Mutanga, John Odindi, Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman and

Mhosisi Masocha 7) Determination of spatial variability of Aerosol over the Nile Delta, Egypt using

AERONET, MISR and In-situ data - Islam Abou El-Magd, Elham Ali and Hesham El-Askary

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TS 3.3: Space and Earth Observation Technology for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – Human Dimensions

Chair: Phyllis Bernice Opare Rapporteur: Akintonde Johnson Oluwore

1) Assessment of the Rwanda Rural Road Network Development using Pan-sharpened Landsat 8 data - Anthony Vodacek and Donath Uwanyirigira

2) A Prototype for the Application of Climate Information to Improve Highway and Infrastructure Planning in the Coastal Regions of Lake Victoria – Kara Smith

3) The Land Potential Knowledge System: Application of Earth Observation data for Sustainable Land Management - Lilian W. Ndungu, Jeffrey E. Herrick, Adam Beh, Anastasia Wahome, Stephen Sande

4) Accuracy of Measuring Tree Height Using Airborne LiDAR and Terrestrial Laser Scanner and Its effect on Estimating Forest Biomass and Carbon Stock in Ayer Hitam Tropical Rain Forest, Malaysia - Ojoatre Sadadi, Yousif A. Hussin and Henk Kloosterman

5) Enhancing systems modelling of bio-electricity production through satellite based information - Shingirirai Mutanga

6) What can the Woman at the Well teach us about Earth Observation Missions? An investigation of a larger concept of the user to inform requirements definition - Kechil Kirkham

7) Participatory Mapping of Erosion Susceptibility for Farmers’ Prioritized Soil and Water Conservation on Mountainous Terrains - Danielson R. Kisanga

8) Gender Roles in Climate Change Adaptation: A case study of the Livestock Water Provision in Wabinyonyi Sub-County, Nakasongola District: Uganda - Prossy Nakibengo, Dauda Waiswa and Margaret Kyakuwa

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PS 3: PRIVATE SECTOR in EO and GI Chair: Elisabeth Zeil-Fahlbusch

Rapporteur: Peter Zeil

1) Survey on state and health of the African private sector in Earth Observation. Presentation of Findings - Tsehaie Woldai, AARSE.

2) The experience of the European Association of Remote Sensing Companies – Geoff Sawyer, Secretary general, EARSC

3) Private sector Round Table Panel (African and European CEOs, AUC, EC, Government Representatives)

4) Conclusions & way forward (special declaration on private sector in EO)

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SS 3.2: Joint session in collaboration with the Group on Earth Observations (AfriGEOSS) Working Group On Land Cover For Africa

(WGLCA) Monitoring Sites of Conservation Importance using Medium to High

Spatial Resolution Imagery

Chair: Zoltan Szantoi (EC - Joint Research Centre) Rapporteur: Rashid Sekitto

1) Hot-spot Monitoring within the Global Land Component of the Copernicus Land Service: the African Continent - Zoltan Szantoi

2) Using remote sensing data and multi-criteria analysis for evaluation and updating of the eco-geographical zones in Senegal - Amadou Moctar Dieye, Gora Beye

3) Monitoring and evaluation of the state of degradation of the Day of forest over the past four decades - Hassan Moussa Rayaleh

4) MESA Early Warning applied to Protected Areas - Eugene Kayijamahe, Keneth Mwangi and Thema and Antoine Royer, Marco Clerici

5) An integrated approach to assess habitat values, pressures and threats for protected areas – a case study in the Udzungwa Mountains National Park in Tanzania - A. Brink, J. Martínez-López, Z. Szantoi, P. Moreno-Atencia, A. Lupi, L. Bastin, G. Dubois

6) Remote Sensing for Wildfire Risk Monitoring in Protected Areas - Samuel Adelabu and Molaudzi D. O

7) Discriminating Semi-Deciduous and Evergreen Subtropical Forest Species Using Integrated Multispectral and Field Spectroscopy - V. Kakembo and V B. Sithole

8) Remote Sensing based Information System for Monitoring sites of Conservation Importance - Zoltan Szantoi

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SS 3.3: Business to Business Event (B2B) Chair: Peter Zeil

Rapporteur: Elisabeth Zeil-Fahlbusch

1) Opportunity to further discuss issues of industry collaboration and support derived from panel discussion in the morning (such as training in EO business management, mentoring platform for African start-ups, partnerships to develop light-house services that can be used as demonstration projects, etc.).

2) Discussion of further details of the potential creation of an African EO industry association as a sub-set to AARSE.

3) AARSE and EARSC will offer to fix up to 20 minute formal match-making sessions between companies.

4) Networking.

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SS 3.4: UAVs for Natural Resources Risk Assessment and Management in Africa

Chair: Jan Dempewolf Rapporteur: Catherine Ahimbisibwe

The advent of low cost, reliable, user-friendly and lightweight Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and structure from motion (SfM) image processing software solutions has created new and unparalleled opportunities for collecting timely, detailed and high-quality geospatial information for disaster - Jan Dempewolf, Jyotheshwar Nagol, Catherine Nakalembe, Sixbert Maurice 1) UAV Mapping for Climate Resilience: Oruchinga Refugee Settlement - Catherine

Nakalembe, Jan Dempewolf, Steven Goldfinch 2) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for wildlife research and conservation in Africa -

Margarita Mulero-Pázmány 3) The African Geodetic Reference Frame (AFREF) project: RECTAS’ Perspectives - R.O.

Oyinloye, M. S. Keita and F.O. Adeoti 4) Estimation of Tree Distribution and Canopy Heights in Ifakara, Tanzania Using

Unmanned Aerial System (Uas) Stereo Imagery - Ian Asige Mweresa and Patroba Odera

5) Campus Mapping: Mapping of the Eduroam Wi-Fi network in Kenyatta University - Victor Okoth Odhiambo

6) Climate Change: Development of geospatial tools for resilience to degradation of the national ecosystem - Edouard Fonh-Gbei

7) Flood Inundation and Resilience with Drones in Tanzania - Iliffe M, Goulding J., Minja, D., Anderson, E.

8) Assessing Field-Level Maize Yield Variability in Tanzania Using Multi-Temporal Very Fine Resolution Imagery - Stephen Kibet, Anton Vrieling; Raul Zurita-Milla

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SS 3.5: GEOGLAM & AfriGAM SESSION National and International Agricultural Monitoring in Africa

Chair: Felix Rembold Rapporteur: TBA

Invited Full Talks 1) The Use of Advanced Satellite based Global Agriculture Monitoring Glam East -

Africa for National wide Crop Condition Assessment in Tanzania - Marystella B. Mtalo

2) ………TBA…….. G4AW – MUIIS Invited Flash Talks 1) Establishment of the GEO’s GEOGLAM Rangelands and Pasture Productivity (RAPP)

- Clement Adjorlolo, Juan P Guerschman, Andre Alexander Held, Flora Kerblat and Sue Janse van Rensburg

2) Using remote sensing and crowdsourcing to undertake a baseline assessment of smallholder subsistence agricultural areas in Uganda and Tanzania - Christoph Perger, Jan Dempewolf, Juan-Carlos Laso-Bayas, Catherine Lilian Nakalembe, Matt Hansen, Steffen Fritz and Linda See

3) Tools for Agricultural Monitoring for Food Security in Tanzania - Jan Dempewolf, Catherine Nakalembe, Inbal BeckerReshef, Jyoteshwar Nagol , Siza Tumbo, Sixbert Maurice, Christina Justice, Bernard Adusei, Matt Hansen, Boniface Mbilinyi

4) Stimulating Innovation for Global Monitoring of Agriculture and Its Impact on the Environment in Support Of GEOGLAM – Sven Gilliams, Mücher, C.A., Fritz, S., Boogaard, H., See, L., Begue, A., Leo, O., Latham, J., Waldner, F., Defourny, P., Wu, B., Jinlong F., Bartalev, S., Kussul, N., Holecz, F., Haub, C., Haas, E., Korme, T., Traoré, S., Abera, M., de Abelleyra, D., Vissers, M., Mannaerts, C., Brodsky, L., Diez, M., Haile, M.

5) Enhanced Crop Area Statistics by Operationally Processing Landsat Imagery - Curt Reynolds, Ronald Frantz, James Crutchfield and Dmitry Varlyguin

6) Contributions of the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWSNET) to Food Security Monitoring in Africa - Michael Mbudde, Gideon Galu and Chris Shitote

7) World Food Program Earth Observation based Monitoring - Bonifacio Rogerio 8) ...........................TBA.......................................Fanie Ferrieria and Eugene du Preez

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SS 3.6: COPERNICUS SESSION Chair: John Diisi

Rapporteur: Bernard Muhwezi

1) The European Union Copernicus Earth Observation and Monitoring Program and Its Support to Sustainable Development - Michel F. Massart and Lieven Bydekerke

2) Copernicus Global Land Service systematic monitoring of Earth’s land surface from kilo- to hecto-/deca-metric resolution - Bruno Smets, R. Lacaze, E. Swinnen, T. Jacobs, A. Verger, F. Camacho, J. Sanchez, K. Tansey, M. Padilla, M. Herold, N. Tsendbazar, S. Fritz, M. Lesiv, R. Van de Kerchove

3) Copernicus’ contribution to the monitoring of natural resources in Africa in support to the sustainable development goals - A. Brink

4) Strengthening International Cooperation through a Multi-Sectoral Synergy in Managing Climate change using Adaptive Integrated Space Applications: Combating Desertification in the Sahel Region of Cameroon - Tomukum Chia

5) Copernicus-based Detection and Monitoring of tropical wetlands in Rwanda – the DeMo-Wetlands project - Amler, E., Franke, J., Kirimi, F., Menz G., Muro, J. and Strauch, A.

6) Hydrology Thematic Exploitation Platform (H – TEP): cloud-based integrated data analysis and modelling system - Bernat Martínez, Massimo Menenti,Benjamin Koetz, Peggy Fischer, Alessandro Marin

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SS 3.7: AfriGEOSS SESSION: Working Group on Land Cover for Africa Workshop

Chair: Hussein Farah Rapporteur: Andre Obregon

1) Welcoming Remarks and introductions - Hussein Farah 2) Presentation: Land Cover in support of SDGs and the GEO Working Group on Land

Cover for Africa - Bulelwa Semoli 3) Showcase: Land Cover Inventory - Wade Souleye 4) Working Session: User Needs and in-Country Capabilities Assessment

Roundtable statements from participants on user needs and in-country capabilities, guided by key questions

Recommendations on processes to undertake the user needs and in-country capabilities assessment

5) Guided discussion: The future strategy for the working group

Confirm objectives of the working group Define the role of regional representatives and guidelines for establishing

national and regional Land Cover Communities of Practice Recommendations of priority activities for 2017 (inputs to the 2017 – 2019

Work Programme)

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SS 3.8: Business to Business Event (B2B) Chair: Peter Zeil

Rapporteur: Elizabeth Zeil-Fahlbusch

1) Opportunity to further discuss issues of industry collaboration and support derived from panel discussion in the morning (such as training in EO business management, mentoring platform for African start-ups, partnerships to develop light-house services that can be used as demonstration projects, etc.).

2) Discussion of further details of the potential creation of an African EO industry association as a sub-set to AARSE.

3) AARSE and EARSC will offer to fix up to 20 minute formal match-making sessions between companies.

4) Networking.

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SS 3.9: AfriGAM SESSION Chair: Terry Newby

Rapporteur: TBA

1) The Need, Framework, and Goals for AfriGAM - Terry Newby (ARC) 2) Guided Discussion around Themes (Chairs & Rapporteur TBD)

1. Identifying & Meeting End-User Needs and Priorities through EO-data Usage

○ Capacity development: Training tools and workshops ○ Transitioning R&D to operations

2. Challenges for EO-data Usage in Africa 3. R & D Collaboration in Africa:

○ Participating in GEOGLAM and AfriGAM - Crop Monitor, JECAM, and others

4. Searching for Linkages: Leveraging Current and Upcoming Projects and Funding Opportunities by major programs & activities in Africa

Summary and Resolutions

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SS 3.10: Small Holder Agriculture: High spatial resolution remote sensing in support of food production in smallholder farming systems

Chair: R A de By Rapporteur: Hannington Wasswa

1) A Library of Crop-Specific Information to Support Studies in Smallholder Agriculture - Rolf A. de By, Parya Pasha Zadeh M., Dimitris Stratoulias, Valentyn Tolpekin, Wietske Bijker, Raul Zurita-Milla and Stephen Kibet

2) Near-Real Time Information Extraction from Satellite Data in the Framework of Smallholder Farming - Dimitris Stratoulias, Rolf A. de By, Raul Zurita-Milla, Valentyn Tolpekin, Wietske Bijker, Stephen Kibet

3) Automatic co-registration of very high resolution satellite images of smallholder farms using a 3D tree model - Valentyn Tolpekin, Wietske Bijker, Raul Zurita Milla, Dimitris Stratoulias and Rolf A. de By

4) Use of Crowd-Sourced Data to Map Smallholder Fields in Africa - Stephen Kibet, Raul Zurita-Milla, Rolf A. de By), Dimitris Stratoulias, Wietske Bijker, Valentyn Tolpekin, Oleksii Soloviov, Xavier Blaes and Pierre Sibiry Traore

5) Use of Directional Texture Measures for Identification Of Mixed Cropping In Kofa, Nigeria - Wietske Bijker, Valentyn A. Tolpekin, Dimitris Stratoulias, Stephen Kibet, Rolf A. de By and Raúl Zurita Milla

6) Using a Rich Set of Spatial and Spectral Features to Map Smallholder Farms - Raul Zurita-Milla, Emma Izquierdo-Verdiguier, Dimitris Stratoulias, Valentyn Tolpekin, Wietske Bijker and Rolf A. de By.

7) Crop Water Requirement: Estimation using SPOT 4 (Take5) time series data - Nadia Akdim, Silvia Maria Alfieri, Adnane Habib, Fatima-Ezzahra El Ghandour, Kamal Labbassi and Massimo Menenti

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SS 3.11: IALE Session Integration of Landscape Ecology and Geospatial Technology for

Sustainable Development of Urban Areas in Africa Chair: Jane Bemigisha and Frank Mugaga

Rapporteur – Bernard Barasa

1) Addressing the issue of spatial scale in characterizing land use change in peri-urban areas: A case of Accra Metropolitan Area, Ghana - Henry Bulley

2) Moving a Step Beyond the Simplistic Urban-Rural Dichotomy in Tropical Urban Climate Characterization - P. Kabano, S. J. Lindley and A. Harris

3) Modelling land surface phenology (LSP) for semi-arid biomes in Southern Africa reveals patterns of tree-grass mosaics – Moses Azong Cho, Abel Ramoelo and Luthando Dziba

4) Habitat Change Processes Assessment within Oti-Keran-Mandouri Complex of Protected Areas in Togo (West Africa) - Aniko Polo-Akpisso

5) Predicting Urban Sprawl in Dar es Salaam Peri-urban Area: A Case of Buyuni and Chanika neighborhoods, Dar es Salaam City - Francis Mwakapuja and Dorothea Deus

6) Land Use Dynamics and Flood Vulnerability in a Typical Urban Centre in Southwestern Nigeria - Orimoogunje, O. O. I., Olayiwola, H.A and Taiwo, O. J.

7) Spatial and temporal Analysis of Changes in the Zanzibar Urban West Coastal Forests and the Resultant Implication on Human Livelihood -Mary M. Khatib, Yohanna W. Shaghude & Phillip Mwanukuzi

8) Predicting Urban Sprawl using CA_Markov in the City of Tshwane, South Africa - James Magidi and Fethi Ahmed

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TS 4.1: Space and Earth Observation Technology for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - Land Use/ Land Cover

Chair: John Otukei Rapporteur: Charles Juuko

1) Sentinel-2 satellite images: a significant step towards characterizing heterogeneous land use/cover types in Central Uganda – Barasa Bernard, Musinguzi Moses and Gidudu Anthony

2) Suitability of major agricultural land uses around Kibale National Park - J. G. M. Majaliwa, M. Mugarura, S. Ratemo, A. Zizinga, S. D. Wafula, I. Tunywane, P. Ababo, A. Achom, C. Tweyambe, K. Kyalisima and R. Kaahwa

3) An examination of historical and future land use changes in Uganda using change detection methods and agent-based modelling - Jingjing Li, Tonny J. Oyana and Paul I. Mukwaya

4) Advances in National LULC mapping in Uganda – from hand drawn to semi-automated classification - Edward Ssenyonjo, Carlos Riano, Fridah Basemera, John Ayongyera Begumana, John Diisi Joseph Mutyaba , Sam Kissa, Teopista Nakalema, Ortmann, Antonia, and Lindquist, Erik

5) Land use Dynamics of Ecotourism Resources in Old Oyo National Park, Nigeria - Nathaniel O. Adeoye and Jubilee, Ifeanyichukwu Igbokwe

6) Scenarios based land use/cover changes impact on flood regime in the Ouémé basin, Benin Republic - Jean Hounkpè, Bernd Diekkrüger and Abel A. Afouda

7) Monitoring of land use and land cover land-cover change trajectories in the floodplains of Rivers Niger-Benue confluence, Central Nigeria - Olatunji S Aboyeji

8) Remote sensing monitoring of land restoration interventions in semi-arid environments using a before-after control-impact statistical design - Michele Meroni, Anne Schucknecht, Dominique Fasbender, Felix Rembold, Francesco Fava, Margaux Mauclaire, Deborah Goffner, Luisa di Lucchio, Ugo Leonardi

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TS 4.2: Geospatial Technologies for Smart Cities Chair: Daniel Ddumba

Rapporteur: Akintonde Johnson Oluwore

1) Vulnerability Assessment of Informal Settlements in Kano State, Northern Nigeria to Climate Change related hazards - Adewara, Kehinde.A.

2) Assessment of microclimatic variables on human comfort condition in Akure urban environment, Ondo State, Nigeria - Akinnawo, O. S, Fabiyi, O. O. and Alaigba, D. B

3) Climate change driven by the rapid growth of cities: Case study of Nairobi City - Muthoka Mumina, James and Mitheu Faith Kinya

4) Urbanization, Demographic Shifts and the Political Landscape in the Lake Victoria Basin Uganda: A case study of Kampala City and Wakiso districts - Fredrick Ruguma Tumwine and Yazidhi Bamutaze

5) An Improved Municipal Solid Waste Disposal Management Based on Spatial Multi Criteria Evaluation: A Case of Gulu City, Uganda - Patrick Okot

6) Urban Land-Cover Types, Thermal Characteristics and Implication to Climate Change in three South African Coastal Cities using Remotely Sensed Data - John Odindi and Onisimo Mutanga

7) Geospatial Assessment of Filling Station Inventory in Ibadan Metropolis, Oyo State, Nigeria - Abegunde L.O., Alaga A.T., Ogbole J.O., Kappo A.A., Muibi K.H., Ojo Adebayo

8) Geo-spatial Technologies for Smart City Planning: Examples for Kampala City - Bernard Wright and Julie Callebaut

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TS 4.3: Human Capital Development in Geospatial Science Chair: Tom Loran

Rapporteur: Kevin Musungu

1) Capacity development and operational support towards resilient societies - Einar Bjorgo, UNITAR

2) Capacity building in Geospatial Science and Technology in West Africa: Opportunities, Challenges and Prospects - A. O. Akingbade and M.S. Keita

3) Reaching out to Africa: Capacity Building by the Group on Earth Observations Programmes - Andiswa Mlisa, Mark Noort, Gregory Giuliani and Hilcea S. Ferreira

4) United Nations Regional Centres for Space Science and Technology Education in Africa: Achievements, Opportunities, Challenges, and the Future - Ganiyu I. Agbaje

5) Public servant awareness and use of Remote Sensing/GIS in Africa-Nigeria: Towards human capital development in Geospatial Science - Raimi Abidemi Asiyanbola

6) The Intricacies of Capacity Develoment in Global Space-Based Geospatial Information Science: Insights from Southwest Nigeria - Daniel Thorpe

7) Human capacity development in geospatial science: A case of UnivGiskoop Project - Daniel Waiswa, Thomas Enuru, Gerald Eilu, Alex Khaemba and Gertrud Schaab

8) Earth Observation – development of a long term partnership between African and European partners - Katrin Gerhard and Martin Foth

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TS 4.4: Space and Earth Observation Technology for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – Natural Resources Management

Chair: John Wasige Rapporteur: Allan Mazimwe

1) Application of Multi-Temporal Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (MT-InSAR) technique to Land Deformation Monitoring in Warri metropolis, Delta State, Nigeria - Muhammad Umar Mahmuda, Tahir A. Yakubua, Olawale Oluwafemi, Miguel Ruiz-Armenteros, Joaquim João Sousae, Juan G. Arroyo-Parrasc,Matúš Bakoňf, Milan Lazeckyg, Daniele Perissinh

2) Darfur Natural Resources Inventory - Stefan Saradeth, Antje Küpper 3) Mapping threatened tree species using WorldView-2 data and advanced machines

leaning classification algorithms, KwaZulu–Natal, South Africa - Galal Omer, Onisimo Mutanga, Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman and Elhadi Adam

4) Mapping leaf nitrogen and carbon concentrations of intact and fragmented indigenous forest ecosystems using empirical modeling techniques and WorldView-2 data - Galal Omer, Onisimo Mutanga, Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman, and Elhadi Adam

5) The potential of visible-infrared electromagnetic radiation in characterizing mineralogy of abandoned gold mine tailings - Siphumelele Mkhize and Solomon G. Tesfamichael

6) Projected Climate Change Impacts on Uganda’s Bird Species: Case Study Grey Crowned Crane (Balearica Regulorum) - Nandozi, C. S., Majaliwa, M.G. Byaruhanga, A. and Nalinda, T

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PS 4: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS Chair: Yazidhi Bamutaze

Rapporteur: Swalehe Masoud

1) Human capital Development in Geospatial Science for Sustainable Development in Africa – Tom Veldkamp (Rector ITC) - Dean ITC faculty of Geo-Information and Earth Observation, University of Twente The Netherlands

2) Role of Satellite Remote Sensing in good land policy and governance in Africa – Oumar Sylla (UN-Habitat)

3) Progress on implementation of the South African National Space Strategy - Humbulani Mudau (Chief Director: Space Sciences DST)

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TS 4.5: Geospatial Science and Technology for Water and Watershed Management - Water Use and Quality

Chair: Jamiat Nanteza Rapporteur: Bernard Barasa

1) A GIS-Based approach for identifying suitable sites for rainwater harvesting technologies in Kasungu District, Malawi - Fred Nyirenda, Alexander Mhizha and Webster Gumindoga

2) Assessment of Water Quality in Ruiru River, Kenya - Michael Marco Ruoro Njogu, Monicah Njeri Mburu, Dr. Kilonzo

3) Assessing selected water quality parameters in the Hartbeespoort Dam (South Africa) using Landsat 8 imagery - Craig Mahlasi and Solomon G. Tesfamichael

4) GIS Modelling for Water Distribution in Obafemi Awolowo University Estate Ile-Ife, Nigeria - Nwaezeigwe, Joy O.

5) Monitoring Water Quality of Lake Victoria in Uganda through Remote Sensing - Mutyaba, Joseph, Obubu, Peter, Begumana, John

6) Monitoring changes in groundwater storage over East Africa using satellites and land surface models - Nanteza J., de Linage C., Thomas B., Famiglietti J. S.

7) Chlorophyll-a concentrations in the Lagos Lagoon using a comparison assessment of satellite data products and laboratory results - Amidu Owolabi Ayeni, C. K. Owusu and T. A. Adesalu

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TS 4.6: Human Capital Development in Geospatial Science Chair: Majaliwa Mwanjalolo

Rapporteur: Akintonde Johnson Oluwore

1) Connecting science and stakeholders for improved agricultural productivity and drought assessments in East Africa - Denis Macharia, Stephanie Granger, Konstantinos Andreadis, Narendra Das, Vincent Imala and Hussein Farah

2) User engagement: An element of a successful geospatial technology implementation - Kenneth Kasera and John B. Kyalo Keima

3) Promoting Advanced Data Science for Weather Agile Agriculture - Nyarwaya Amos and Mfitumukiza D.

4) Towards Pan-African Disaster Resilience: Potential Collaborative Extension of the Mediterranean Dialogue Earth Observatory (MDEO) Model to Support Biogenic and Anthropogenic Disaster Resilience, Early Warning, Mitigation and Recovery for Vulnerable Populations within the African Continent and in the African Diaspora - Gilbert Rochon, Marseyas Fernandez, Thierno Thiam, Joseph Essamuah-Quansah, Souleymane Fall, Gamal Salah El Afandi, Chaker El Amrani, Tajje-Eddine Rachidi, Subhas Sikdar, Gülay Altay, Tarek El-Ghazawi, Mohamed Magdy Abdel Wahab, Nosa Egiebor And Chadia Affane Aji

5) Investigating the Potential Use of ‘Structure from Motion’ workflows for teaching Photogrammetry in the Geomatics Classroom - Kevin Musungu and Siddique Motala

6) Ecological and Conservation Applications of Satellite Remote Sensing - Edward N. Mwavu

7) Mapping and Predicting Vegetation Change for Resource Conservation and Management in Jos-Bukuru, Plateau State. Nigeria – Esther, S Ibrahim, A. J Izang, J. T. Fidel-Tiseer, A. Malangale, A. Ibrahim and L. Odulu

SEZIBWA HALL TS 4.7: From Climate Change to Climate Risk Management – Climate

Systems Analysis Chair: David Mfitumukiza Rapporteur: Daniel Nadhomi

1) Assessing the Impact of Climate Variability on Spatial and Temporal Variation of NDVI Based Vegetation Changes and Implications for Pastoralists Livelihoods in Semi-Arid Rangelands: A Case of Tsabong – Tshane Moisture Gradient, Botswana - Kombani Linganani.

2) Seasonal and Inter-Annual Variability of Sea Surface Temperature along the Coast of Tanzania: Implications for Coastal Resources Management - Yohana W. Shaghude

3) Using Geospatial Techniques and In-Situ Observation for Urban-Rural Temperature Difference in Lagos Metropolis, Nigeria - V. N. Ojeh, A. A. Balogun, and A. A. Okhimamhe

4) Validation of Satellite Derived Global Horizontal Irradiance and Direct Normal Irradiance over South Africa - Lucky Ntsangwane, Venkataraman Sivakumar and Jyotsna Singh

5) Trends and Variations of Monthly Mean Minimum and Maximum Temperature Data over Niger State for the Period of 2001-2009 - Iwalaiye Elizabeth Mayokun and Andesikuteb Ali

6) Impacts of climate change on the performance of elite maize parental lines evaluated in Uganda - Oluwaranti A, R. Edema, S. A Ajayi, C. J. Atkinson, G. Asea, D. Makumbi, and D. B. Kwemoi

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TS 4.8: Space and Earth Observation Technology for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - Land Use/ Land Cover

Chair: Moses Musinguzi Rapporteur: Allan Mazimwe

1) Land use and land cover (LULC) dynamics assessment at different spatial and

temporal scales – a case study of the Kilombero catchment in Tanzania - Faridah Kirimi, Frank Thonfeld and Stefanie Steinbach

2) Change Detection of Land Cover in Semarang City, From 1994 to 2007 Using the Post-Classification Comparison, NDVI, and Urban Index Differencing - Mulabbi Andrew, Projo Danoedoro

3) GIS and Palynological modelling of Climate and Landcover changes in the Lagos Coastal Environment - Mayowa Fasona , Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, Alabi Soneye, Shola Adekanmbi, Peter Adeonipekun, Tope Onumiya and Kolawole Muyiolu

4) Geo-Spatial Approach and Mapping of Landuse Dynamics of Forest Part Southwestern Nigeria - Ojo Adebayo and Adesina Francis

5) Implication of land use and vegetation cover changes to livelihood opportunities in Offaka Sub county Arua District Uganda - Andama Edward Alezuyo Constance and Ocatre Robert

6) Integration of GIS and System dynamics to model the support factor (P) for effective erosion prediction in a banana-coffee cropping system of the Lake Victoria Basin of Uganda - Daniel Luliro Nadhomi, Benard Oyo, George Jackson Majaliwa-Mwanjalolo, John Stephen Tenywa and Paul Musali

7) Effects of Land Use/Cover Change on Hydrological Flow of River Manafwa, Uganda - Wodeya D., Nakileza B. and Majaliwa M.

8) Land use land cover change dynamics and its effects on water quality in the Lake Kyoga catchment - Kilama Justine Luwa

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DAY FIVE Friday 28th of October 2016

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TS 5.1: Conflict Management, Human Security and Peace Chair: Catherine Ahimbisibwe Rapporteur: Allan Mazimwe

1) Geospatial Analysis of Population Growth and Resource Conflict among Farmers and Fulani Herdsmen in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, Plateau state, Nigeria - Joshua, Jonah Kunda, Marcus, ND and Jobin, P. D

2) Fixed Boundary Approach: Viable Option to Boundary Conflict Resolution - Oluwadare, C. O. and Kufoniyi, O.

3) Geospatial Techniques in Crime Control for Maximum Security: A Case Study of Lagos Pilotage District - Okosun Satur Oboh

4) Geospatial Analysis of Patterns and Determinants of Bus-Induced Crashes in Nigeria - Moses Olaniran Olawole and Adebayo Gbenga Ojo

5) EO-based services to address dynamic information needs in humanitarian action - Barbara Riedler, Stefan Lang, Lorenz Wendt and Peter Zeil

6) From ‘Sensed to Sensing’: Unpacking the Political Risks Impacting African Space Programmes - Leehandi de Witt

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TS 5.2: Big Data and Spatial Data Infrastructure Chair: Lydia Mazzi Kayondo Rapporteur: Peter Kasaija

1) Examining the potential of integrating multispectral remote sensing with ancillary data in estimating stand volume between coppiced and planted Eucalyptus spp. in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - Dube Timothy, Mutanga Onisimo, Sibanda Mbulisi and Cletah Shoko

2) The Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Satellite Mission - Erika Podest, Narendra Das1, Simon Yueh, Dara Entekhabi, Susan Moran, Vanessa Escobar

3) Earth Observation Datasets for dust impact assessment - Marzialetti P., Fusilli L., Laneve G.

4) Filtering SRTM DEM and ASTER DEM Data in the Milder Terrains - Akajiaku C. Chukwuocha, Ngozi AC-Chukwuocha, Joachim C. Osuagwu

5) Estimation of leaf nitrogen concentration using spectrometer data to calibrate Sentinel-2 image - Abel Ramoelo and Moses A. Cho

6) ET-estimation models (TSEB, SEBS, Kc-FAO56) intercomparison and complementarity analysis over a complex natural semi-arid African ecosystem:

savanna (Kruger Park, South Africa) - Andreu A, Gonzalez-Dugo MP, Majozi N P

and Ramoelo A 7) Planet, Inc.: Daily world coverage supporting sustainable development - John

Ahirichs. 8) Exploring the Potential of Geotagged Social Media Data for Geo-Spatial

Analysis: A Case Study of Tourist Spatial Behavior in Uganda - Edmond Ssengendo, Lydia Mazzi Kayondo and Jim Ayorekire.

RWIZI HALL

TS 5.3: Space and Earth Observation Technology for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – Environmental Pressures

Chair: Grace Nangendo Rapporteur: Akintonde Johnson Oluwore

1) A Remote Sensing based assessment of the environmental pressures around the confluence of Okpara and Oueme rivers in the central Benin - Oloukoi Joseph, Oyinloye Raphael

2) Assessing the impact of tobacco farming on savannah woodlands in post fast track land reform era in Zimbabwe - Charles Paradzayi

3) Exploring environmental changes in the Sudd region, South Sudan - David Otone Obeyok and Dominic Odwa Atari

9) An Assessment of the Spatial and Temporal Wetland Loss to Development Projects: The Case of Kampala- Mukono Corridor, Wetlands in Uganda - Hannington Wasswa, V. Kakembo and F. Mugagga

4) Geospatial Suitability Analysis of Proposed Airport Site Selections: A case study o’Alabata, Oyo State, Nigeria - A. I. Hamid-Mosaku, P. Akpabio, M. Oseni, P.O. Ngadi, D.O. Osoba, A.I. AbdulKareem, A. A. Ademuyiwa, S. A. Adegoke

5) Monitoring fishing activities in West Africa using Earth Observation data - Kwame A. Agyekum and George Wiafe

6) Validation of remotely-sensed soil moisture in the absence of in situ soil moisture: the case of the Yankin basin, a tributary of the Niger River Basin - Djigbo F. Badou, Bernd Diekkrüger, Evison Kapangaziwiri, Abel Afouda

7) Assessing the State of Urban Particulate Matter Using Space Based Information - Gidudu A., Mazimwe A., Nyamaizi I. and Kirabira J. B.

8) Ecosystem accounting: A new tool for environmental management - Rakotondraompiana, Solofo. Roger E. Rakotoniaina, S. Faramalala, M. Ramihangihajason, T. Rasoamanantenaniaina, C. and Totoharisoa, A.

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TS 5.4: From Climate Change to Climate Risk Management – Climate Systems Analysis

Chair: Daniel Ddumba Rapporteur: Alex Nimusiima

1) Évaluation de la sécheresse en zone soudano-guinéenne à l'aide de l'Indice de Précipitation Standardisé (SPI) : cas de la région de la Marahoué (Centre-ouest de la Côte d’Ivoire) - Vami Hermann N’guessan BI, Mahaman Bachir Saley, Helène Boyossoro , Adama Ouattara , Eric Djagoua, Fernand Kouame, Kouadio Affian

2) Pathway model using a wealth resilience dimension scale associated with climate variability in Uganda - Christine Muhumuza, Simon Kasasa, Roy William Mayega. Nathan Tumuhamye, Julius Ssentongo and William Bazeyo

3) A spatial indicator for assessing extreme weather and climate events hot spot drivers for cumulative climate change in Uganda - Ivan Bamweyana and Lydia Mazzi Kayondo

4) An Assessment of the Temperature Change Scenarios Using Remote Sensing & GIS Techniques – A Case Study of Sindh Province - Jan Muhammad, Saad Malik, Fadia W Al-Azawi, Ali Imran

5) Climate variability from 1871 —records from the seas around China - Jiancheng Kang

6) Observing the response of the land surface to climate variability by time series analysis of satellite observations - Menenti Massimo and Jia Li

7) Spatial Dynamics of Projected Future Climate of the Central Uganda Cattle Corridor - Nimusiima Alex, C.P.K. Basalirwa, J.G.M. Majaliwa, S.M. Mbogga, E.N. Mwavu, J. Namaalwa and J. Okello-Onen

8) Emergence of Use of Climate Change Adaptation Strategies among Arable Crop Farmers of Oyo and Ekiti States, Nigeria - Akintonde, J.O.; Ogunwale, A.B. and Purnamita, D.

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PS 5: DATA – SPACE AND IN-SITU Chair: AARSE Chair –Jide Kufoniyi & LOC Chair: Yazidhi Bamutaze.

Rapporteur: Kamal Labassi

1) Cost Benefit of Space Technology - Sias Mostert (Space Commercial Services) 2) Spatial Data Infrastructure Development, the Journey so far – (Access to in-situ

Data) - André Nonguierma (UNECA) 1) AARSE-ESA Award for Best Paper and Poster 2) Announcement of the Next AARSE 2018 Meeting Host 3) Closing Ceremony

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