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GIS and Remote Sensing for Agricultural Resource Management Course

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Course Date Onsite fee: Online fee: Register
27/01/2025 To 07/02/2025 2,900 USD 1,740 USD Register for Online Register for On-site
24/02/2025 To 07/03/2025 2,900 USD 1,740 USD Register for Online Register for On-site
24/03/2025 To 04/04/2025 2,900 USD 1,740 USD Register for Online Register for On-site
21/04/2025 To 02/05/2025 2,900 USD 1,740 USD Register for Online Register for On-site
26/05/2025 To 06/06/2025 2,900 USD 1,740 USD Register for Online Register for On-site
23/06/2025 To 04/07/2025 2,900 USD 1,740 USD Register for Online Register for On-site
28/07/2025 To 07/08/2025 2,900 USD 1,740 USD Register for Online Register for On-site
25/08/2025 To 05/09/2025 2,900 USD 1,740 USD Register for Online Register for On-site
22/09/2025 To 03/10/2025 2,900 USD 1,740 USD Register for Online Register for On-site
27/10/2025 To 07/11/2025 2,900 USD 1,740 USD Register for Online Register for On-site
24/11/2025 To 05/12/2025 2,900 USD 1,740 USD Register for Online Register for On-site
08/12/2025 To 19/12/2025 2,900 USD 1,740 USD Register for Online Register for On-site

Introduction

The efficiency and accuracy of data are improved when remote sensing data products and GIS are used. Spatial tools such as the Global Positioning System (GPS), Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) for storing and analyzing spatial data can help us make better decisions in agriculture, land development, environmental protection and restoration. Specifically this decision making tools can be used in the context of agriculture in assessment of crop area extent, management of water resources, identification of pest attacks and diseases, yield assessment studies, land suitability assessment for agriculture disaster management and precision agriculture.

For optimum utilization of available agricultural land resources on a sustainable basis, timely and reliable information regarding their nature, extent and spatial distribution along with their potential and limitations is very important.

Participants will apply their new skills to one of several case studies in topics on agriculture, pest management, crop monitoring, water resource management and risk assessment among others. This course will offer a mixture of lectures, demonstrations and hands-on exercises using open source GIS and RS software.

 

Who should apply?

Agricultural experts, soil scientists, Animal Scientists, agronomist, entomologists, ranch managers, farm managers, environmentalist, farmers and students.

 

No of Days

10 days

 

Course objective

  • Understand Digital Image Processing Techniques in Agriculture Resource Management 
  • Understand Precision farming using GIS and RS for Crop management 
  • Understand the basic concepts of GIS and Remote Sensing
  • Understand GIS and RS applications in disease/pest management 
  • Understand various integrations of GIS and RS Agriculture 
  • Expose participants in GIS and RS applications in Water management in agriculture 
  • Understand participatory method in agriculture resource management in context of GIS and GIS 
  • Publish dynamic and interactive agricultural based map in the internet  
  • Understand how precision farming and how it’s applied in Agriculture

 

Course Content

Introduction, key principles and concepts

  • Introduction concepts of GIS and remote sensing in Agricultural Resource management 
  • Planning for a GIS system installation 
  • Introduction GIS data collection using GPS 
  • Gathering data using mobile phones using (ODK) 
  • Integrating GPS data into GIS 
  • GIS Data sources and types for agriculture 
  • Working with data from different sources 
  • Geo database creation and maintenance for agricultural resources 
  • Attributes manipulation in GIS 
  • Facilitated practical exercises in working with tabular data in Excel format

Digital Image Processing Techniques in Agriculture Resource Management

  • Obtaining satellite imagery for agriculture resource management 
  • Satellite Image processing and calibration for agricultural resources 
  • Land use classification using supervised classification 
  • Land use classification using unsupervised classification 
  • Accuracy assessment and ground Truthing technique

Agricultural Resource planning and monitoring

  • Agro-Ecological zone mapping 
  • Agricultural resource mapping and updating 
  • Mapping crop 
  • Mapping soil Variability 
  • Mapping condition that affects plant   health, yield, or quality of a crop e.g. weed infestation 
  • Land suitability assessment for agriculture

GIS and RS in Soil management

  • Characterizing soil spatial variability  
  • Site?specific soil management: prescription maps 
  • Soil Mapping and Capability Assessment 
  • Mapping Soil Erosion Risk Using Rusle

Case study:GIS and Remote Sensing in Drought Monitoring

Precision farming using GIS and RS for Crop management

  • Yield monitoring and mapping  
  • Grid sampling, management zones 
  • Crop health analysis using NDVI 
  • Remote sensing (RS) for precision agriculture 
  • Crop stress detection 
  • Crop modeling  for yield estimation  and production

GIS and RS Water management in agriculture

  • Multi criteria analysis in determining potential ground water zones 
  • Mapping and monitoring irrigated land. 
  • Flood monitoring 
  • Hydrological modeling and its application in agriculture 
  • Statistical analysis procedures on historical series of rainfall data to produce agro climatic classification 
  • Land suitability assessment for agriculture

GIS AND RS Disease/pest management

  • Using remote sensing and GIS to identify breeding areas 
  • Determining spatial patterns of the disease and pathway 
  • Crop damage assessment using change detection 
  • Determine the spatial extent of a disease 
  • Monitoring weather and ecological conditions favorable for crop pests and disease

Case study:Remote Sensing for grazing management

Participatory GIS

  • Public participation in agricultural resource management 
  • Using Google earth in agricultural resource management 
  • Web based Publishing for interactive and dynamic agricultural maps

Training Approach

This course will be delivered by our skilled trainers who have vast knowledge and experience as expert professionals in the fields. The course is taught in English and through a mix of theory, practical activities, group discussion and case studies. Course manuals and additional training materials will be provided to the participants upon completion of the training.

Tailor-Made Course

This course can also be tailor-made to meet organization requirement. For further inquiries, please contact us on: Email: training@upskilldevelopment.com Tel: +254 721 331 808

Training Venue

The training will be held at our Upskill Training Centre. We also offer training for a group at requested location all over the world. The course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, and buffet lunch.

Visa application, travel expenses, airport transfers, dinners, accommodation, insurance, and other personal expenses are catered by the participant

Certification

Participants will be issued with Upskill certificate upon completion of this course.

Airport Pickup and Accommodation

Airport pickup and accommodation is arranged upon request. For booking contact our Training Coordinator through Email: training@upskilldevelopment.com, +254 721 331 808

Terms of Payment: Unless otherwise agreed between the two parties payment of the course fee should be done 3 working days before commencement of the training so as to enable us to prepare better

Online/ On-site Training Dates

Course Date Onsite fees: Live Online fee: Register
Onsite in Nairobi, Kenya
27/01/2025 To 07/02/2025 2,900 USD 1,740 USD Register for Onsite Register for Online
24/02/2025 To 07/03/2025 2,900 USD 1,740 USD Register for Onsite Register for Online
24/03/2025 To 04/04/2025 2,900 USD 1,740 USD Register for Onsite Register for Online
21/04/2025 To 02/05/2025 2,900 USD 1,740 USD Register for Onsite Register for Online
26/05/2025 To 06/06/2025 2,900 USD 1,740 USD Register for Onsite Register for Online
23/06/2025 To 04/07/2025 2,900 USD 1,740 USD Register for Onsite Register for Online
28/07/2025 To 07/08/2025 2,900 USD 1,740 USD Register for Onsite Register for Online
25/08/2025 To 05/09/2025 2,900 USD 1,740 USD Register for Onsite Register for Online
22/09/2025 To 03/10/2025 2,900 USD 1,740 USD Register for Onsite Register for Online
27/10/2025 To 07/11/2025 2,900 USD 1,740 USD Register for Onsite Register for Online
24/11/2025 To 05/12/2025 2,900 USD 1,740 USD Register for Onsite Register for Online
08/12/2025 To 19/12/2025 2,900 USD 1,740 USD Register for Onsite Register for Online

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