News & Updates

DIDAIhub: Citizen Science Data Quality Assessment for Earth Observation

This module introduces students to citizen science data for Earth Observation, focusing on handling crowdsourced land cover and land use (LCLU) data samples in the R program. It covers the statistical accuracy assessment of citizen science data and the preparation of Collect Earth Online (CEO) LCLU samples data for satellite image classification.

DIDAIhub: SAR image analysis in GEE

Learning outcomes include understanding SAR remote sensing technology and using Sentinel 1 SAR images for built-up area mapping.

DIDAIhub: Processing large raster images in GDAL

This mini-MOOC provides an overview of different phases of the data analysis pipeline using Python and its data analysis ecosystem with GDAL.

DIDAIhub: Geospatial data management in postgres/postgis databases

This mini-MOOC focuses on competencies in adding, organizing, querying, retrieving, and combining data, and assessing data consistency with the help of the SQL tools in the DBMS and in QGIS.

Mapathon to empowers youth with open-data for urban resilience and disaster risk reduction

By Paulo Haule (UDSM), and Msilikale Msilanga (UTU) On May 7th, the Resilience Academy and OMDTZ organized a Mapathon at CoICT, The University of Dar es Salaam. The event aimed to provide skills related to Open Source, OSM, geospatial, and other relevant fields. It was a one-day event that brought together university students, mentors, and […]

Training Government Officials on Geospatial Data and Open-Source Tools

On March 10 and 11, Resilience Academy conducted a training session for government officials, focusing on the challenges of accessing and utilizing up-to-date geospatial data for climate risk decision-making. The participants, representing government offices from Ilemela and Nyamagana in Mwanza, often face difficulties in using fragmented data for decision-making. Issues such as inconsistent spatial information, […]

Resilience Academy Partners Strengthen Collaboration for Climate Action in Tanzania

By Msilikale Msilanga Today on 6 March, Partners who are part of the Resilience Academy MoU met to discuss the future direction of the Tanzania Resilience Academy and how to strengthen collaboration between all stakeholders. The full-day meeting brought together representatives from various partner organizations to review past achievements, share success stories, and collaboratively plan […]

Resilience Academy Participates in HYSIM Training: Strengthening Water Resource Management Capabilities in Tanga

By Amedeus Kimaro and Msilikale Msilanga Continuous trainings and learning of new tools and technologies to the Government officials is one of those avenues that exposes experts who are working in the government offices to gain skills for decision making in order to make urbanized cities more resilient. The two days training about Hydrological Simulation […]

Building Green and Smart Cities Through Youth, Government and Digital Innovation

The Tanzania Resilience Academy is launching a new initiative for Green and Smart Cities, supported by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). The goal of this initiative is to transform urban development through open data, digital innovation, and youth engagement. The initiative will focus on two case studies centered on the cities of Tanga […]

African Research and Education Day explored new horizons in Finland-Africa partnerships

KADI project Annual Meeting in Nairobi, Kenya

Ardhi University Hosts Successful GeoICT4e Dissemination & Training: Raising Awareness on eLearning & Project Impact

By Dr. Zakaria Ngereja and Msilikale Msilanga Ardhi University recently hosted the GeoICT4e Dissemination and Training of Trainers event on June 24th, 2024, at the Disaster Management Training Centre on their campus. Dr. Zakaria Ngereja led the event, with assistance from Mr. Gideon Marandu and Dr. Dorothea Deus. The event aimed to raise awareness about […]