Trimble enters into Imaging Program with CGA
Trimble Navigation Limited, the owners and developers of geographic object-based image analysis (GEOBIA) software eCognition Developer, eCognition Essentials and eCognition Server, has appointed the Centre for Geographical Analysis (CGA) of Stellenbosch University (SU) [...]
Successful launch of the Sentinel-2B satellite
We are excited about the successful launch of the Sentinel-2B satellite which will join Sentinel-2A to provide us with a 5 day revisiting period. Check it out: Sentinel-2B is the second satellite in the [...]
Web-based road-accident and road-condition data integration
The CGA, in collaboration with the Department of Civil Engineering at Stellenbosch University, recently completed a web mapping project for the Provincial Government of the Western Cape (PGWC) relating to accident hotspots on provincial [...]
PCI renews Strategic Education Alliance Agreement with Stellenbosch University
PCI Geomatics Enterprises Inc., the developers of the remote sensing software PCI Geomatics and PCI GXL, have extended their Strategic Education Alliance Agreement with Stellenbosch University (SU) for another year. Now entering its second year, [...]
2017 Course dates
Our short course dates for 2017 have been set. Click here for more information and make sure to book your spot. Limited spaces are available. 08 – 12 May 2017 – Introduction to GIS 14 – [...]
Development of a provincial flood-hazard index for the Western Cape Province
The CGA recently created a terrain-based Provincial Flood Hazard Index (FHI) of the Western Cape by using the Stellenbosch University digital elevation model (SUDEM). The overall purpose of the FHI is to improve: risk [...]