Juan gets his Masters in Sciences
The CGA team would like to congratulate our GIS analyst, Juan du Plessis, on obtaining his Masters in Sciences earlier this year. Under the watchful eye of Dr Zama Eric Mashimbye, he tackled his [...]
Caley publishes on plantation forest mapping
The CGA team would like to congratulate our GIS analyst, Caley Higgs, for publishing an academic article. The article, entitled Signature Extension as a Machine Learning Strategy for Mapping Plantation Forest Genera with Sentinel-2 [...]
Did you know about our short courses?
The CGA, together with Stellenbosch University, offers short courses in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Earth Observation (EO). The courses, which are part-time, online and accredited by Stellenbosch University, provide applicants with the skills [...]
Data CoOp stakeholder meeting and presentation
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 [...]
Introduction to Earth Observation – A Unique Opportunity
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 [...]
Prof. Adriaan van Niekerk – inaugural professorial lecture
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 [...]