{"id":9931,"date":"2024-07-18T08:02:42","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T08:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sig-gis.com\/?p=9931"},"modified":"2024-08-12T22:15:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T22:15:41","slug":"mapping-technology-kaza-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sig-gis.com\/mapping-technology-kaza-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Developing Land Cover Mapping Technology for the KAZA Region"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9931\" class=\"elementor elementor-9931\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9198dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c9198dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;arrow&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom_negative&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape 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class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEnvironmental Mapping \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCase Study\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fef0cfb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fef0cfb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f904434 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f904434\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8a5741 e-con-full animated-slow e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c8a5741\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;],&quot;sticky_parent&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:6,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:13,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b08beb3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b08beb3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-324b909 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"324b909\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Developing Land Cover Mapping Technology for the KAZA Region<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23f4f09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23f4f09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Classifying and mapping attributes of the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area faster than ever<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2cc96f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c2cc96f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sig-gis.com\/group-em\/\" target=\"_blank\">SCIENCE GROUP: Environmental Mapping <\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-796e57f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"796e57f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-778fb4c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"778fb4c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ffed18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ffed18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kaza Mapping<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d2c3ce elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d2c3ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSpatial Informatics Group developed a toolset for the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA) that uses a Regional Land Cover Monitoring System (RLCMS) to map land cover classifications in the area. KAZA, the second largest terrestrial conservation area in the world, comprises parts of five countries in Southern Africa. SIG\u2019s system, built with Google Earth Engine, is intended to provide local users with easy-to-use technology to improve monitoring of the area.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38f23db e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"38f23db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61b100b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61b100b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-pa-eq-height=\"{&quot;targetType&quot;:&quot;widget&quot;,&quot;target&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;load&quot;,&quot;enableOn&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6194402 e-con-full premium-equal-height-yes e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6194402\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;premium_eq_height_switcher&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f081adc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f081adc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a12a726 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a12a726\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Multilateral Project for Sustainable Agriculture<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a9c1ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a9c1ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWWF Germany and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development created the Global Program for Food Security and Protection for the KAZA region, a protective measure that aims to promote ecological consideration in local agriculture. Measuring the impact of such a project requires earth observation through remote sensing.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae9b616 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ae9b616\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f4ecda elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f4ecda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"702\" src=\"https:\/\/sig-gis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kaza_Mapping-1024x899.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9946\" alt=\"Kaza Mapping\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sig-gis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kaza_Mapping-1024x899.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sig-gis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kaza_Mapping-300x263.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sig-gis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kaza_Mapping-768x674.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sig-gis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kaza_Mapping.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-899b996 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"899b996\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21d8ec7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"21d8ec7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1553801 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1553801\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/sig-gis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kaza-02-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11835\" alt=\"Sophisticated Analysis\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sig-gis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kaza-02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sig-gis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kaza-02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sig-gis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kaza-02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sig-gis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kaza-02.jpg 1254w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ca8f55 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ca8f55\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26ed710 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26ed710\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sophisticated Analysis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dfd2e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dfd2e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe toolset, called KAZA Land Cover Monitoring System (KAZA LCMS), is more nuanced than other available options because of its RLCMS framework. It allows users to rapidly prototype land cover maps through its easy-to-use interface. The KAZA LCMS puts the power of cloud computing in the hands of regional experts, enabling them to improve their mapping results over time as more data and insights become available.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9033e43 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9033e43\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ca4f8a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8ca4f8a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc82f78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc82f78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Coordinated Cloud Tools<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-715f404 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"715f404\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKAZA LCMS encompasses an end-to-end land cover mapping process. It supports users by generating training data and leveraging machine learning models, then performing accuracy assessments and area estimation of each land cover type. Users can do all this from a command-line interface on their local computer while the tool runs data processing in the cloud on Google Earth Engine.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2653471 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2653471\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b29373c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b29373c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/sig-gis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kaza-03-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11839\" alt=\"Coordinated Cloud Tools\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sig-gis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kaza-03-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sig-gis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kaza-03-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sig-gis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kaza-03-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sig-gis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kaza-03.jpg 1183w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e108f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8e108f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03b4824 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"03b4824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6868a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f6868a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/sig-gis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kaza-04-1024x578.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11841\" alt=\"Coordinated Cloud Tools\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sig-gis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kaza-04-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sig-gis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kaza-04-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sig-gis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kaza-04-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sig-gis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kaza-04.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88b67a6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"88b67a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-993d342 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"993d342\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Codebase and Documentation\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8817c4c elementor-view-framed elementor-position-inline-start elementor-shape-circle elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"8817c4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/sig-gis\/kaza-lcms\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Running KAZA Regional Land Cover Monitoring System\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"uuid-ca5aa277-ab76-43bc-b166-8aa8e5143752\" viewBox=\"0 0 97.63 96\"><path d=\"M48.85,0C21.84,0,0,22,0,49.22c0,21.76,13.99,40.17,33.4,46.69,2.43.49,3.32-1.06,3.32-2.36,0-1.14-.08-5.05-.08-9.13-13.59,2.93-16.42-5.87-16.42-5.87-2.18-5.7-5.42-7.17-5.42-7.17-4.45-3.01.32-3.01.32-3.01,4.93.33,7.52,5.05,7.52,5.05,4.37,7.5,11.4,5.38,14.24,4.07.4-3.18,1.7-5.38,3.07-6.6-10.84-1.14-22.24-5.38-22.24-24.28,0-5.38,1.94-9.78,5.01-13.2-.49-1.22-2.18-6.27.49-13.04,0,0,4.12-1.3,13.43,5.05,3.98-1.08,8.09-1.63,12.21-1.63,4.12,0,8.33.57,12.21,1.63,9.3-6.36,13.43-5.05,13.43-5.05,2.67,6.76.97,11.82.49,13.04,3.15,3.42,5.01,7.82,5.01,13.2,0,18.91-11.4,23.06-22.32,24.28,1.78,1.55,3.32,4.48,3.32,9.13,0,6.6-.08,11.9-.08,13.53,0,1.3.89,2.85,3.32,2.36,19.41-6.52,33.4-24.93,33.4-46.69.08-27.22-21.84-49.22-48.77-49.22Z\" style=\"fill:#ff7838; 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