<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Daniel,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">We might be able to modify the The UN application we’re building is for onsite data acquisition - the field person identifies various stages of presence, life cycle, level of infestation, etc. The data set is then sent to the UN where they determine the level and schedule for treatment. And as Patrick requested, are pests tracked now, and how? We could possibly create a new app which performs similar functions for your livestock farmers, given the functional specifications you need. The current development acquires data which is designed for preventative action.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Hope this helps,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Ron</div><div class=""><br class=""><div class="">
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<br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Dec 13, 2017, at 8:28 AM, Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX) <<a href="mailto:patrick.hogan@nasa.gov" class="">patrick.hogan@nasa.gov</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">
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Daniel,
<div class="">How is this pest (tick) being tracked now? And what is being done with that information?<br class="">
<div class="">-Patrick</div>
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On Dec 12, 2017, at 10:53 PM, Dan Bwanika <<a href="mailto:bulemezi@gmail.com" class="">bulemezi@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class="">
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<div class=""><span class="">Pat</span><br class="">
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<span class="">Africa was slow, very slow in the past to handle such tragedies. Now</span><br class="">
<span class="">there is the urgency. Once again Africa has to be grateful for grate</span><br class="">
<span class="">innovator and innovationns that makes it possible to highlight these</span><br class="">
<span class="">and other similar issues in such public forums for action.</span><br class="">
<span class=""></span><br class="">
<span class="">One more important issue here is that Africa's forests are not only</span><br class="">
<span class="">beautiful but enormous resources for rare medicinal drugs and other</span><br class="">
<span class="">compounds that can save humanity from cancers, Alzheimer and such</span><br class="">
<span class="">diseases. For evolutionists , the research possibilities are enormous.</span><br class="">
<span class=""></span><br class="">
<span class="">It will be huge hard work to catalogue all this data but for those</span><br class="">
<span class="">with passion it is all rewarding and a destination to a Noble Prize</span><br class="">
<span class="">worthy pursuing.</span><br class="">
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<span class="">Hopefully; researchers, inventors and innovators, students and their</span><br class="">
<span class="">professors, tree lovers, environmental enthusiasts and professors will</span><br class="">
<span class="">find room to do more for the betterment of humanity.</span><br class="">
<span class=""></span><br class="">
<span class="">Uganda welcomes all. (Ron cattle keepers in Uganda are in battle with</span><br class="">
<span class="">ticks can you help?!)</span><br class="">
<span class=""></span><br class="">
<span class="">Best Wishes</span><br class="">
<span class=""></span><br class="">
<span class="">Daniel Bwanika</span><br class="">
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<span class="">On 12/12/17, Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX) <<a href="mailto:patrick.hogan@nasa.gov" class="">patrick.hogan@nasa.gov</a>> wrote:</span><br class="">
<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">Daniel and the Africa Contingent,</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class=""></span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">Our heart goes out to so much of humanity having to deal with a diminishing</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">world due to over consumption by others.</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class=""></span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">In light of this sadness, if I may, still some good news!</span><br class="">
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">First of all, the GeoForAll Lab <a href="http://www.aworldbridge.com/" class="">
www.AWorldBridge.com</a> is successfully</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">delivering a UN/FAO product specifically to serve the urgent needs of North</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">Africa, in addressing the recent infestation of the Fall Armyworm (moth/</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">caterpillar), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_armyworm" class="">
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_armyworm</a>. Ron Fortunato is</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">getting kudos from FAO for the monitoring system his New York Fei Tian</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">University students built for FAO. I will let Ron share the details if</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">anyone is interested.</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class=""></span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">This is in addition to the Locust Intervention tracking system AWorldBridge</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">is also building for FAO for North Africa. And of course there is also the</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">OpenCitySmart work his GeoForAll labs are continuing to work on.</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">The other good news is that there has just been a new release of ESA-NASA</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">WebWorldWind! v0.9.0 (we are conservative!).</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">The European Space Agency (ESA) has standardized on this platform and is</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">working with NASA to accelerate its development.</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class=""><a href="https://github.com/NASAWorldWind/WebWorldWind/releases/tag/v0.9.0" class="">https://github.com/NASAWorldWind/WebWorldWind/releases/tag/v0.9.0</a></span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">Forum post:</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class=""><a href="https://forum.worldwindcentral.com/forum/web-world-wind/web-world-wind-help/158071-web-worldwind-v0-9-0-now-available" class="">https://forum.worldwindcentral.com/forum/web-world-wind/web-world-wind-help/158071-web-worldwind-v0-9-0-now-available</a></span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class=""></span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">WebWorldWind is already the backbone for the ESA Sentinel apps (pretty cool</span><br class="">
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">stuff):</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">Sentinel App for iOS:</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class=""><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/esa-sentinel/id1036738151" class="">https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/esa-sentinel/id1036738151</a></span><br class="">
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">Sentinel App for Android:</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class=""><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=esa.sentinel" class="">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=esa.sentinel</a></span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class=""></span><br class="">
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">Given the UN OpenGIS group has recently selected WebWorldWind for their web</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">apps, this new version will give them a powerful start.</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class=""><a href="https://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/" class="">https://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/</a></span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class=""></span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">-<a href="mailto:Patrick.Hogan@nasa.gov" class="">Patrick.Hogan@nasa.gov</a></span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">(650) 269-2788 (c)</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">-----Original Message-----</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">From: GeoForAll [<a href="mailto:geoforall-bounces@lists.osgeo.org" class="">mailto:geoforall-bounces@lists.osgeo.org</a>] On Behalf Of Dan</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">Bwanika</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2017 6:44 AM</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">To: GeoForAll</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">Cc: BISA-IPEG; ACUMEN; Urban Geography Discussion and Announcement Forum</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">Subject: [Geo4All] Geo Data, Urbanisation, Climate Changes and Tropical</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">Africa</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">Forum</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class=""></span><br class="">
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">Africa in its efforts to develop, what were once Dense Tropical forests are</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">now turning into human settlements. This is where geo data science comes in</span><br class="">
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">handy.</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class=""></span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">Most African countries do not have animal, insect and plant genetic data</span><br class="">
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">banks or museums.</span><br class="">
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class=""></span><br class="">
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">It’s a double tragedy now that climate change too is impacting this region</span><br class="">
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">negatively. The dense Tropical forests have helped Africans to survive in</span><br class="">
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">many different ways with medicinal plants and different types of forests</span><br class="">
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">foods that unfortunately are undocumented.</span><br class="">
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class=""></span><br class="">
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">This knowledge is crucial for sustainable development and can be lost if Geo</span><br class="">
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">Data Science does not establish its footprint here. Typical forest people</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">with base knowledge is also rapidly disappearing.</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">Best Wishes</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">Daniel Bwanika.</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">_____________________________</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">Bwanika Nakyesawa Luwero</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">Daniel Bwanika</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">Box 12413 Kampala</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">Uganda</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">t: +256-752-972-960</span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">f: <a href="http://facebook.com/uidc.uganda" class="">facebook.com/uidc.uganda</a></span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class=""><a href="http://www.uidc-ea.org/" class="">www.uidc-ea.org</a></span><br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" class=""><span class="">e: <a href="mailto:uidcug@gmail.com" class="">uidcug@gmail.com</a></span><br class="">
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<span class="">Daniel Bwanika</span><br class="">
<span class="">Box 12413 Kampala</span><br class="">
<span class="">Uganda</span><br class="">
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