~~NOTOC~~ ====== Ghana / Benin: Env. Monitoring and Data Analysis Center ====== ===== Idea ===== Establishment of an **interdisciplinary and international environmental data center in West Africa** to support regional agriculture: from sensors, drones and satellites to forecasts and recommendations for action for smallholder farmers. ==== Collection of own open environmental data ==== * Drones and multispectral remote sensing * Micrometeorological stations for agrometeorological applications * Environmental monitoring systems by means of IoT enabled wireless sensor networks ==== Data analysis and provision ==== * All collected data is **open data** and will be provided online for everybody **without fee**. * All softare to be used is **free and opensource software (FOSS)**. * Installation (extension) of a high performance computing (HPC) based on a **high-end NVIDIA GPU** (e.g. H100) and large persistant storage (NAS) * Installation of a **file sharing and communication** platform (Nextcloud) * Realization of a **bulk upload** path for large drone image sets. * Installation of **Web ODM**, (ODM = Open Drone Map) to **process drone images** for environmental monitoring and agriculture. * Implementation of a **cloud computing environment** (Kubernetes) on the HPC system * Installation of an **interactive data analysis enviroment** (Jupyter Hub) * Setup of an **identity and access management** (IAM) system (Keycloak) for user management ===== Partners ===== ==== Roles ==== * GHANA: Focus on **technology**, data acquisition, and data analysis * BENIN: Focus on **agriculture**, soil protection, and data acquisition ==== People ==== === HSRW === * Rolf Becker, Environmental Physics, Head of the labs: Earth Observation Lab, IoT Lab, Drone Lab * Florian Wichern, Sustainable Agriculture, Head of the FSP Sustainable Food Systems === BENIN === * Elie Antoine Padonou, Ph.D., Associate Professor, National University of Agriculture, Benin, School of Tropical Forestry, Sustainable Land Use Management (SLAM), https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Elie_Padonou2? \\ E-mail: padonouelie@gmail.com \\ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5712-2557 Cel: +229 97212586 === GHANA === * The Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), * Dr. Paul Danquah (Director), * Ing. Michael Wilson (Head, Electronics Division) ===== HPC ===== (Thank you, Moritz Kaimann!) * Server: ASUS RS520A-E12-RS24U/1G * CPU: EPYCGenoa9254 (24C/48T | 128 MB Cache) * RAM: 384 GB(24x16GB) DDR5 ECC * GPU: **2 x NVIDIA L40S**, 48GB PCIe 4.0 * Network: 2x 1Gbps on Board + Broadcom P210TP * Storage:7 x KioxiaCD8-V 6.4TB in RAID 5 (> 32 TB usable) * Approx. Price (w/o VAT | w. VAT): ~ 32.000€ | ~ 38.000€ * https://www.deltacomputer.com/ * https://www.thomas-krenn.com/ * https://ctt.de/value-add/serverbau * https://www.broadberry.de/asus-servers * https://www.ico.de/asus-server * https://server-konfigurieren.de/product/GPU-Rack-Server/ * https://www.office-partner.de/ * https://www.primeline-solutions.com/ ===== Weather Station Instruments ===== ==== Pyranometer ==== * Kipp & Zonen: https://www.omniinstruments.co.uk/weather-stations-and-instruments/pyranometers-solar-irradiance.html ==== Rain Gauge ==== * Young: https://shop.profec-ventus.com/product_info.php?products_id=264 * Young Datasheet: https://shop.profec-ventus.com/images/Datasheets/Rain_Gauge_Sensor/Rain_Gauge_Sensor_Young_52202_Data_Sheet.pdf * NovaLynx: https://novalynx.com/store/pc/260-2500-Tipping-Bucket-Rain-Gauge-and-260-2500E-Electric-Heated-Rain-and-Snow-Gauge-p210.htm * Vaisala: https://shop.profec-ventus.com/product_info.php?info=p539_vaisala-weather-transmitter-wxt536.html ===== Drones ===== * DJI Mavic 3 M (multispectral): https://ag.dji.com/de/mavic-3-m ===== Key Remote Sensing Institutes and Activities in West Africa ===== * **[[https://cersgis.org/team/|Centre for Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems (CERSGIS)]]** at **University of Ghana**, Accra: Involved in projects for the Ghana Government, UN Agencies, and development partners like the World Bank, GIZ, and USAID. Projects include land use and environmental monitoring, urban planning, and disaster management. * **[[https://servirglobal.net/where-we-work/west-africa|SERVIR-West Africa]]**: A collaboration between NASA, USAID, and regional institutions to use satellite data and geospatial technologies to address environmental and developmental challenges in West Africa. (International, USA) * **[[https://crastelf.org.ma/|African Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in French (CRASTE-LF)]]**: Provides education and training in space science and technology, including remote sensing and GIS applications. (Morocco) * **[[https://africanremotesensing.org/|African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment (AARSE)]]**: Promotes the use of remote sensing and GIS for sustainable development across Africa. (International NGO, registered in South Africa) * **[[http://www.cse.sn/|Centre de Suivi Ecologique (CSE)]]** in Senegal: Focuses on environmental monitoring and management using remote sensing technologies. (Senegal) ===== Additional non-African Institutes ===== * **[[https://www.ignfi.fr/en/|National Institute of Geography (IGN)]]**: Uses remote sensing for various applications, including mapping, land use planning, and environmental monitoring. (in France) ===== Dead Links ===== * **[[https://www.ug.edu.gh/cergis/|Centre for Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems (CERGIS)]]** in Ghana: Involved in various remote sensing projects, including land use and environmental monitoring. * **[[https://rectas.org/|Regional Centre for Training in Aerospace Surveys (RECTAS)]]** in Nigeria: Provides training and research in remote sensing and GIS applications. * **[[https://nwri.gov.ng/|National Water Resources Research Institute (NWRRI)]]** in Nigeria: Uses remote sensing for water resource management. ===== Some Articles ===== * **[[https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/168391/rsess_2021_nyadjro_etal_remotesensing_GhanaSchool.pdf?sequence=1|Enhancing Satellite Oceanography-Driven Research]]**: Program introducing participants to extensive and often free, remotely sensed oceanographic datasets, enhancing research capabilities in satellite oceanography. * **[[https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/14/4/546|Sustainable and Precision Agriculture]]**: Remote sensing applications for sustainable and precision agriculture in the Northern Savanna Regions of Ghana, focusing on monitoring and improving agricultural practices.