FG adopts use of satellite data to mitigate flooding
The Federal Government has adopted the use of satellite earth observation data to enhance its flood monitoring and environmental management efforts in the country.
According to him, the GMES and Africa Support Programme is a joint initiative of the Africa Union and European Union aimed at providing accurate, timely and easily accessible information to improve the management of the environment. “Processing chain of Sentinel data to services including modelling, damage assessment and forecast services.
He added that the online workshop was primarily to equip the participants to understand and undergo detailed hands-on training on Copernicus data.He said it is also to make them understand the use of Sentinel data for Flood Monitoring and Management and use of Sentinel Application Platform in Flood Management.
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