[Geo4All] Geo Data, Urbanisation, Climate Changes and Tropical Africa

Wed Dec 13 10:05:12 PST 2017

Daniel,

We can only build apps, not support implementation. Actually, Sven Schade made a brilliant suggestion in coordinating with the GBIF's Biodiversity Information for Development (BID) and the JRS African Biodiversity Challenge. Along with the UN Environment Assembly's recent African Citizen Science Association effort. 

Getting Sven to help think you through these operations that already have some international structure, seem like a wise way to go! Sven is very well connected and has a legendary capacity (in my opinion) to get to the heart of an issue with highly constructive guidance. 

-Patrick

-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Bwanika [mailto:bulemezi at gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2017 9:51 AM
To: Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX)
Cc: GeoForAll; Ronald Fortunato
Subject: Re: [Geo4All] Geo Data, Urbanisation, Climate Changes and Tropical Africa

Partick and Ronald

I am not very sure of the model used for tracking but certainly not geobased tracking. However, according to recent reports, Uganda concentrates on spraying not really tracking.  As a result, what has recently emerged is that the ticks have become resistant to the drugs.

This is as a result of the past 25 years of persistent commericialisation of this sector with different cattle breeds.

Best

Dan

On 12/13/17, Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX) <patrick.hogan at nasa.gov> wrote:
> Daniel,
> How is this pest (tick) being tracked now? And what is being done with 
> that information?
> -Patrick
>
> On Dec 12, 2017, at 10:53 PM, Dan Bwanika 
> <bulemezi at gmail.com<mailto:bulemezi at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Pat
>
> Africa was slow, very slow in the past to handle such tragedies.  Now 
> there is the urgency. Once again Africa has to be grateful for grate 
> innovator and innovationns that makes it possible to highlight these 
> and other similar issues in such public forums for action.
>
> One more important issue here is that Africa's forests are not only 
> beautiful but enormous resources for rare medicinal drugs and other 
> compounds that can save humanity from cancers, Alzheimer and such 
> diseases. For evolutionists , the research possibilities are enormous.
>
> It will be huge hard work to catalogue all this data but for those 
> with passion it is all rewarding and a destination to a Noble Prize 
> worthy pursuing.
>
> Hopefully; researchers, inventors and innovators, students and their 
> professors, tree lovers, environmental enthusiasts and professors will 
> find room to do more for the betterment of humanity.
>
> Uganda welcomes all. (Ron cattle keepers in Uganda are in battle with 
> ticks can you help?!)
>
> Best Wishes
>
> Daniel Bwanika
>
>
> On 12/12/17, Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX)
> <patrick.hogan at nasa.gov<mailto:patrick.hogan at nasa.gov>> wrote:
> Daniel and the Africa Contingent,
>
> Our heart goes out to so much of humanity having to deal with a 
> diminishing world due to over consumption by others.
>
> In light of this sadness, if I may, still some good news!
> First of all, the GeoForAll Lab
> www.AWorldBridge.com<http://www.AWorldBridge.com> is successfully 
> delivering a UN/FAO product specifically to serve the urgent needs of 
> North Africa, in addressing the recent infestation of the Fall 
> Armyworm (moth/ caterpillar), 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_armyworm. Ron Fortunato is getting 
> kudos from FAO for the monitoring system his New York Fei Tian 
> University students built for FAO. I will let Ron share the details if anyone is interested.
>
> This is in addition to the Locust Intervention tracking system 
> AWorldBridge is also building for FAO for North Africa. And of course 
> there is also the OpenCitySmart work his GeoForAll labs are continuing to work on.
>
> The other good news is that there has just been a new release of 
> ESA-NASA WebWorldWind! v0.9.0 (we are conservative!).
> The European Space Agency (ESA) has standardized on this platform and 
> is working with NASA to accelerate its development.
> https://github.com/NASAWorldWind/WebWorldWind/releases/tag/v0.9.0
>
> Forum post:
> https://forum.worldwindcentral.com/forum/web-world-wind/web-world-wind
> -help/158071-web-worldwind-v0-9-0-now-available
>
> WebWorldWind is already the backbone for the ESA Sentinel apps (pretty 
> cool
> stuff):
> Sentinel App for iOS:
> https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/esa-sentinel/id1036738151
> Sentinel App for Android:
> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=esa.sentinel
>
> Given the UN OpenGIS group has recently selected WebWorldWind for 
> their web apps, this new version will give them a powerful start.
> https://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/
>
> -Patrick.Hogan at nasa.gov<mailto:Patrick.Hogan at nasa.gov>
> (650) 269-2788 (c)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: GeoForAll [mailto:geoforall-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf 
> Of Dan Bwanika
> Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2017 6:44 AM
> To: GeoForAll
> Cc: BISA-IPEG; ACUMEN; Urban Geography Discussion and Announcement 
> Forum
> Subject: [Geo4All] Geo Data, Urbanisation, Climate Changes and 
> Tropical Africa
>
> Forum
>
> Africa in its efforts to develop, what were once Dense Tropical 
> forests are now turning into human settlements. This is where geo data 
> science comes in handy.
>
> Most African countries do not have animal, insect and plant genetic 
> data banks or museums.
>
> It’s a double tragedy now that climate change too is impacting this 
> region negatively. The dense Tropical forests have helped Africans to 
> survive in many different ways with medicinal plants and different 
> types of forests foods that unfortunately are undocumented.
>
> This knowledge is crucial for sustainable development and can be lost 
> if Geo Data Science does not establish its footprint here. Typical 
> forest people with base knowledge is also rapidly disappearing.
>
> Best Wishes
> Daniel Bwanika.
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>
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