The CGA presented their Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) short course from 3rd to 7th of June, which was attended by 8 delegates. This course is aimed at beginners to GIS and teaches the basic theoretical and practical functionality of GIS. Themes covered in this course include: An introductory overview of GIS in the context of geo-information [...]
The CGA expanded at the beginning of 2019, adding a number of new members of staff to our team. We would like to welcome Dr Tara Southey, Mr Adriaan Prins and Mr Christiaan Theron. Dr Tara Southey joined the CGA in April as Postdoctoral Researcher focusing on climate change in [...]
See below a comparison of Sentinel 2 images of the fires affecting the Overberg area. On the left are images taken on the 22nd of December 2018 before the fires started, and on the right are images taken on the 6th of January, when the burnt area was estimated at 5600ha. On the 8th [...]
The CGA is proud to be one of the winners of the SAEOchallenge! It seems that the judges agreed that our earth observation technology to map and monitor water use of irrigated agriculture at national scale is highly innovative. We hope that this exposure will lead to the [...]
The CGA is excited to be hosting an Advanced GEOBIA workshop with guest trainer Keith Peterson, Product Manager eCognition Trimble Inc. Germany. Themes that will be covered include convolutional neural networks; customised algorithms; point cloud & vector analytics, machine learning algorithms; and template matching. For more information please visit the events page. [...]
The four-year CGA project for the WRC, An Earth Observation Approach towards Mapping Irrigated Areas and Quantifying Water Use by Irrigated Crops in South Africa, has been published by the WRC and is now available online. Various assessments since 1990 have documented area of the irrigated crops in South Africa. However the [...]
The CGA presented their Introduction to Earth Observation short course from 13-17 August 2018, which was attended by 16 delegates. This course is aimed at beginners to earth observation, and teaches the basic principles and techniques fundamental to remote sensing. Themes covered in this course include: the principles of remote sensing and [...]
Congratulations to our Map Competition winners! First place - Ockert Malan Second place - Jano Barnard Third place - Christiaan Theron The CGA would like to thank Dr Jaco Kemp, Jan De Waal, Mrs Zahn Munch for serving as the panel of judges, as well as everyone who participated and submitted their [...]
With the good rains in May and June, Theewaterskloof is on its way to recovery. The biggest dam in the Western Cape Province, Theewaterskloof, was sitting at 39% capacity on Monday 9th July 2018. This is double of what it was last year at the same time (19.5%). The GIF below is a [...]
Junior Web/Software Developer (Four months contract appointment) (Ref. LSW20/135/0418) The CGA specialises in the application of geographical information systems (GIS), satellite remote sensing and other geographical-analytical techniques to carry out research, training and service provision functions in this field. Duties: The role is primarily a support position within the CGA team, with a focus on [...]