Biography Rebacca grew up in the Karoo before moving to Stellenbosch for a BA Degree in Environment and Development Studies, following which she did her honours in Geography and Environmental Studies (GIS, Disaster Risk, Urban Theory) and graduated first in class. There after Rebecca lectured Geography in the Education Department at [...]
On Friday the 24th of February, the Data CoOp team met with stakeholders to present a Data CoOp project status update and discuss the project’s future. The CGA is currently involved in developing the Data CoOp project involving a centralised geodatabase system for the pome and stone fruit industry. Project co-ordinator, Rebecca Light, present [...]
The CGA team is always at the ready to share our knowledge. And it was specifically fulfilling to teach our Introduction to Earth Observation short course in October and November 2022 as part of the NEOFrontiers project titled Development of New Hyperspectral Capabilities across Aquatic, Atmospheric and Terrestrial Domains (HyperCAAT) in partnership with the CSIR, [...]
The CGA is proud to congratulate our very own director, Adriaan van Niekerk, for his inaugural lecture, titled "Data Science: Opportunity or threat", that took place at the University of Stellenbosch last week. Adriaan's focus is on the development and application of geographical information systems (GIS) and remote sensing (Earth observation) techniques to support decisions [...]
A while back the CGA assisted the Research on Socioeconomic Policy (RESEP) team in developing an interactive map called the RESEP School Viewer. This web-based tool toggles the data of learner flows at different grades and levels of the system – national, provincial, education districts and wards. It is available for public access and users are able [...]
Biography Mason O’Connor completed a BSc in Applied Mathematics at Stellenbosch University in 2019. When Covid foiled his plans to travel overseas, he spent lockdown writing a novel and may or may not become a famous author one day (early reports have advised him to keep his day job). Nostalgia from [...]
Did you know that you can learn to make this map? Our Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) short course teaches you all the basics you need to get hold of spatial data, work with it, and transform it into the beautiful work of art a map can be. The only qualification you need [...]
The CGA would like to extend a warm welcome to Caley, James and Juan who joined us as permanent members of staff at the beginning of May. Caley has been a familiar face around the office since 2018. She has worked on projects like SUDEM/DEMSA2 and TerraClim. Her time is often spent on writing [...]
Have you heard of the National Coastal Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment? South Africa has approximately 3000km of coast. Due to climate change, we are expecting sea levels to rise and more storms to hit, creating winds that result in severe flooding and erosion. Together with the CSIR, Stellenbosch University and Nelson Mandela University, we [...]
As we close off another year, the CGA would like to thank all their clients and collaborators and wish them happy holidays and a joyous new year! This last year has been a busy one for the CGA, with completing several successful projects, short courses, research, and development while dealing with the realities of [...]