The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) is today launching an exciting collection of tools for learners in the country, in support of the geography curriculum at high school. This launch is one of the initiatives SANSA and the Department of
The latest SPOT 5 national mosaic for 2012 has been released at an event by the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) to key stakeholders in government departments and private industry for use in addressing national requirements. The imagery which is
The South African National Space Agency's (SANSA) Earth Observation directorate collaboratively hosted a Spectrometer training together with Southern Mapping Company - the Spectral Evolution instruments' African partner - on 11 February 2013 at Hartebeesthoek. Both SANSA and Southern Mapping Company have
The North West Provincial Government (NWPG) has been working with SANSA (CSIR's Satellite Application Centre at the time) since 2007. The main objective of the project is to collaboratively develop an informal settlements database used during the Upgrade Informal Settlement Programme
Representatives from SANSA's directorates undertook a trip to a number of Japanese Earth Observation institutes from the 8- 13 October 2012. These institutes include the National Institute of Information and Communication Technology (NICT), the Remote Sensing Technology Centre of Japan
The South African National Space Agency's (SANSA) Earth Observation directorate will be distributing its annual Fundisa disk to tertiary institutions around South Africa in the form of a Road Show this October, to coincide with World Space Week. The Fundisa disk
Thuli Wistebaar recently attended a satellite application technology training workshop offered by CAST Shenzhou Institute (CSI) in Beijing. The duration of the training was from 9 to 27 July and involved 22 participants from across Africa, including: Algeria, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Ethiopia, Congo,
The risk of natural disasters can be reduced by understanding our environment and the fundamental forces that shape it. Earth-observing satellites can provide vital information to mitigate and prepare for disasters. To raise awareness and demonstrate the capabilities of Earth observation
Dr Nicky Knox delivered a week long workshop on the theoretical and practical applications of hyperspectral remote sensing. The course primarily targeted the Honours level GIS and Remote Sensing students from the NMMU Dept of Geosciences. These students are currently participating