Regional Center for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD)
Training the use of space technologies for disaster risk reduction.

Sudan: UN-SPIDER training on space-based technologies for disaster risk management

A workshop and training course on space-based technologies for disaster risk management are being held from 5 to 9 May 2013 in Khartoum, Sudan. Both events are organized jointly by UN-SPIDER and...
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Participants of the 2013 Regional Support Office Meeting

UN-SPIDER's 4th Annual Meeting of Regional Support Offices

UN-SPIDER inaugurated on 11 February 2013 its 4th Annual meeting of Regional Support Offices (RSOs) on the premises of the United Nations Office in Vienna, Austria. The meeting is a side event of the...
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UN-SPIDER supports International Workshop on Drought

The workshop “Drought Monitoring, Assessing and Planning under Global Climate Change”, held from 4 to 5 June 2012, was hosted by Beijing Normal University in collaboration with the...
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The UN-SPIDER Regional Support Office in Kenya is hosted by the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD).

The UN-SPIDER Regional Support Office hosted by RCMRD has staff with varied expertise in applied geo-informatics and geo-management with the combined experience of more than 35 years of its existence.

Facilities and infrastructure:

RCMRD has 3 computer laboratories, 4MBps up/down Internet, 2 Satellite dishes for products download and state of the art servers for geoprocessing.

Space Based:

  • Landsat Products- MSS,TM, ETM (+)
  • Envisat Products- MERIS, ASAR, ATSAR
  • EUMETSAT Products- MSG, METOP,SAF-LSA, SEVIRI,VGT4Africa, MODIS Fire, etc
  • SPOT SCENE Coverage
  • QUICKBIRD/WORLDVIEW Coverage
  • IKONOS/GEOEYE Coverage, etc

 

Other datasets:

  • Selected topographic maps
  • Regional vector databases

 

  • CREST hydrological model
  • GIS & Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing
  • Global Positioning System (GPS) for general applications & Mobile Mapping/GIS Post Graduate Certificate Course in Application of Earth Observation and GIS in Integrated Water Resources Management
  • Digital Photogrammetry

RCMRD, established in 1975, is a premier centre of excellence in the provision of geo-information and allied information communication applications. As part of its mandate, RCMRD, through its programme on early warning, offers capacity building, research, development and innovation services utilizing space technology for disaster risk reduction, disaster management and emergency response.

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Get in touch

Main Contact:
Dr. Tesfaye Korme
Director Remote Sensing, GIS and Mapping Department
+254 723 786161
rcmrd@rcmrd.org

Alternative Contact:
Erick Khamala
Remote Sensing Officer
Phone +254 723 786161
rcmrd@rcmrd.org

Address:
Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development
Off Kasarani Road
Nairobi
Kenya
http://www.rcmrd.org

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