As we kick off another year, the CGA would like to wish all of their clients and collaborators a happy 2018! Last year was a busy one for the CGA, with the successful completion of a number of projects, short courses, research and development. Specific highlights of 2017 include:
- the submission of the final report for WRC project K5/2401//4: Wide-scale modelling of water and water availability with earth observation imagery;
- the completion of the first phase of the Stellenbosch Municipality Land Audit: the creation of a cadastral geodatabase assessing ownership information from multiple sources;
- the hosting of an Introduction to Earth Observation, an Introduction to GEOBIA (which was presented at the CSIR in Pretoria), and two Introduction to GIS Courses, with a total attends of over 60 students;
- the start of a partnership with Trimble, as part of their Trimble Imaging Innovation Program, promoting the use of GEOBIA and eCognition as an image analysis tool;
- the renewal of PCI Strategic Education Alliance agreement with Stellenbosch University, promoting the use of PCI Geomatica as a remote sensing analysis tool;
- the launch of a spin-out company, GeoSmart Space and
- the overhaul and relaunching of the CGA website.
Three qualifications were awarded to CGA staff in 2017, with Naajidah du Plessis obtaining a Postgraduate Diploma in Civil Engineering: Geotechnical Engineering; Jacques Vermeulen obtaining a National Diploma in Cartography and GIS; and Jascha Muller obtaining his MSc in Geoinformatics (cum laude).
Naajidah du Plessis
Gerhard Myburgh
We also bid farewell two of our staff members in 2017: Gerhard Myburgh, who took a position as a GIS Programmer at Optron (PTY) Ltd, and Naajidah du Plessis as an Engineering Technician at Drakenstein Municipality. We wish them all the best as they progress in their careers.
Finally, we’d like to thank our colleagues, collaborators and clients, who all made 2017 a successful year at the CGA. We look forward to working with you in 2018.
