What: its4land MT9 Where: Aamsveen, Germany When: 31st January 2017 Who: Claudia Stoecker, Watse Siderius, Mila Koeva, + 23 student MSc participants from Rwanda, Ethiopia, Ghana, China, Nepal, amongst many others Why: Flight planning and data capture trials for DT-18 UAVs to support prototyping work in Work Package 5 and Work Package 3 - and also to demonstration and [...]
What: WP2 - Get Needs - Rwandan Workshops and Data Collection Where: Kigali, Rwanda When: 23rd January 2017 - 2 February 2017 Who: Serene Ho, Mireille Biraro, and Team-INES Why: Serene Ho took the reigns of WP2 back in July and has worked furiously to adapt the designed research approach so it can work across the case countries. Along with Mireille [...]
What: WP4 UT-team captures first data with DT-18s Where: Aamsveen, Germany When: January 20 2017 Who: Claudia Stocker (UT), Watse Siderius (UT) Why: After the arrival in December 2016, the UT UAVs got their maiden flights on January 20 in Aamsveen, Germany. The UAV regulatory setup makes it easier for the team from UT to undertake flights in Germany, rather [...]
What: UAV Pilot Training 4 BDU, TUK, and HL Where: Toulouse, France (Delair Tech Headquarters) When: Monday 9th - Friday 13th - January 2017 Who: Berhanu Alemie, Robert Wayumba, Peter Odwe, Dirk Ohnsorge Why: We need to get pilots trained on the DT-18s - who can go on to fly our drones in Rwanda, Kenya, and Ethiopia. Down the track, [...]
What: UAVs arrive @ UT Where: Enschede, Netherlands When: 13th December 2016 Who: Claudia Stocker, Francesco Nex, and Sophie Crommelinck Why: As part of WP4, Fly and Create, UT also takes possession of the same model UAV, a Delair Tech DT-18, that will be used by partners in Rwanda, Ethiopia, and Kenya. The idea is that the European partners get to [...]
What: High-Level Delegation of Kenyan Land Administrators Visit its4land @ Enschede Where: Enschede, Netherlands When: Wednesday November 30 2016 Who: Institute of Surveyors Kenya, Kenyan Ministry of Land and Physical Planning, National Land Commission, and Council of Governors (Stephen O. Ambani, Eunice N. Macharia, Silas K. Muriithi, Mary N. Kamunyu, Peter N. Mburu, Ann Jacqueline A. Mogeni, Moses K. Kiamvuthi, Jane W. Ndiba), [...]
What: Rwanda - UAV Training Course Where: Kigali, Musanze When: October 30 - November 12 2016 Who: Mireille Biraro (INES), Francesco Nex (UT), Rohan Bennett (UT), Anton Vreiling (UT), + 20 ITC alumni Why: In a side-project, closely linked with its4land, INES and UT teamed up - with donor sponsorship coming from NUFFIC Netherlands - to deliver a 2 week [...]
What: Kenya - Needs Exploration Where: Nairobi and Kajiado When: October 30 - November 10 2016 Who: Serene Ho (KUL), Ine Buntinx (KUL), Gordon Wayumba (TUK), Robert Wayumba (TUK), Peter Odwe (TUK) Why: Serene and Ine from KUL, along with Gordon Wayumba, Robert Wayumba and Peter Odwe (TUK), visited key land tenure stakeholders and sites in Nairobi and Kajiado - as they [...]
What: Rwanda - Needs Gathering and Training Course Where: INES Ruhender, Musanze, Rwanda When: October 30 - November 10 2016 Who: Serene Ho (KUL), Ine Buntinx (KUL), Francesco Nex (UT), Rohan Bennett (UT), Mireille Biraro (INES), Placide (INES), Fabian H (INES), Berhanu Alemi (BDU) Why: Serene and Ine from KUL, along with Mireille Biraro and Fabian H from [...]
What: UAV training 4 its4land staff Where: Toulouse, France When: October 10-14 2016 Who: Claudia Stocker (UT), Watse Siderius (UT), Connie S (ESRI), Placide N (INES) Why: Training of trainers. its4land staff from WP4 are getting a full week of exposure to workflows, flights planning, safety issues, ethical concerns, map production with the DelAir Tech UAVs.
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