GIS | cartography | Perpetual student | Web dev | GIS technician/Analyst at RCMRD | spatial data | writer |Northern Kenya | Man city |F1
#100Devs
#QGIS
The best GIS software ever created has reached the end of the road.
ArcMap 10.8.2 is the LAST update to the legendary ArcMap.
What are your thoughts on this?
I have grown weary of seeing rainwater getting wasted every time, so I decided to take matters into my own hands, Iโm doing a project on rainwater harvesting site selection using GIS, both in built up areas and rural areas, hopefully it will be ready before the next rainy season
A friend in Mandera sent me this video of rain this afternoon in Mandera. I hope the residents are taught on harvesting these rain waters. Northern Kenya are always between a rock and a hard place. Either a drought or flooding.
@NDMA_Kenya
@alimaalim
I made my first Elevation map this year Using QGIS and Blender,
I followed this tutorial, By
@725Hemeed
and it looks like this, I look forward to making more maps in blender in 2024.
Iโm presenting today on this topic โIntegrating GIS Technology for Improved Rainwater Harvesting Site Selection in
Mandera County, Kenyaโ and Iโm nervous as hell
I have come across a great tool for architects, landscapers, urban planners, geographers,
And it is called ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐จ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ
It is a simple, fast, and accurate web application for downloading maps with 2D contour lines and 3D topography using reliable open-source datasets.
I made my first Elevation map this year Using QGIS and Blender,
I followed this tutorial, By
@725Hemeed
and it looks like this, I look forward to making more maps in blender in 2024.
Do you like good icon fonts
I have stumbled upon this cool fonts website
It is free and open source
It contains over 300 icons and you can use them as a font on your website or download as an SVG/PNG files for offline use in your maps,
Find the link below
#GIS
#gischat
The best GIS software ever created has reached the end of the road.
ArcMap 10.8.2 is the LAST update to the legendary ArcMap.
What are your thoughts on this?
Spatial Python packages play a vital role in Geographic Information Systems
#GIS
especially in spatial data analysis thus enabling users to identify patterns in the data and support decision-making.
Here is a short list of the most used packages in 2023,
#Geospatial
#gischat
Calling all my GIS/RS/EO followers! Let's help newcomers in the field by
sharing our favorite learning resources. Reply with your go-to books, tutorials, tools, articles, and courses to help others grow in their GIS skills.
#GISlearning
#GISresources
#gischat
I read this detailed article by
@CARTO
which explains Spatial data science meticulously and in an interactive way. It has every bit of information you might need.
#gischat
#GIS
#geospatial
#DataScience
if you want to learn about GIS and data science
@TheRCTI_RCMRD
is a good place
There is an e-book, a GOLDMINE of
#GIS
#Data
which has more 200+ different geospatial data sources with category and examples for each category listed, i.e data provider names and web links
Compiled By two great ladies
Linda N. Ochwada and Ashly W. Ochwada
Discover what lies beneath the surface! We can now accurately capture and display georeferenced context overlays using Augmented Reality. This technology allows us to combine context capture data with
I have come across yet another amazing collection of spatial data which is hosted by the FAO Water Productivity Open-access portal (WaPOR), which aims to assist partner countries in developing their capacity to monitor and improve water and land productivity in agriculture,both
Shape files have refused to die & they have been the standard file format for storing geospatial vector data since the inception of GIS.They are good but now there are better alternatives which have been introduced which are much more powerful than shape files๐งต
#gischat
#spatial
I swear I cant believe this, This map was made by CHATGPT, I uploaded zipped file containing the shapefiles, and put in the prompt, and just like it visualized the data and it can do a lot with the right data, I used the GPT-4 advanced data analysis beta mode,
Day 1 of
#30DayMapChallenge
: Points
Map 1: Somalia schools by
@UNICEF
Map 2: Kenya Secondary schools,
Map 3: Kenya Schools,
Map4: Mandera County Schools
I also uploaded all the map on
@felt
so that people can interact with it, I will share the links later, Happy mapping to all
A scientific paper that presents the general perception of geographic information science
#GIScience
, discussing its concept, components, data sources, work stages, in addition to several areas of application.
An important and growing area of study
Link:
Things you should do if you want to self employment in GIS.
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Notes from
@geomenke
on
@MapScaping
podcast who has over 20 years experience.
Things to do if you donโt have a ton of experience when starting out
1. Volunteering your time and skills to get leverage
County land use map
#6
, I am planning to make all 47.
Kilifi county is one of the six counties that make up the Kenyan Coast. Its capital is Kilifi and its largest town is Malindi, It covers an area of 12,245.90 km2. Its Average elevation is 188m.
#gischat
#landuse
@TheRCTI_RCMRD
The Data and the Maps donโt lie,
My friend made a map using remote sensing to show this, you can see how much vegetation has been lost in the past decade, if something is not done that land will change for good,
Prepare for extreme droughts & floods and loss of biodiversity.
Somali lawyers in my TL ,I've a question, is it possible to take someone to ICJ, for committing crimes against the environment and total deforestation of the land? We need to wake to what Cancer Madobe is doing to our environment, shaydaankan Madobe waa in Dhirta laga qabto
Yesterday was my birthday,
I have achieved so many things I didnโt think I would in the last year,
My biggest was becoming really good at public speaking and helping people through this account,
I failed miserably in equal measure and learnt a lot,
Alhamdulilah for this life.
If you want to generate a World Map shapefile in QGIS, without going through the hustle of downloading, unzipping and manually adding the shapefile,
Go to the coordinate box & type in "world" and it will automatically generate world GeoPackage file which is as good as shapefile.
Did you know Kenya ๐ฐ๐ช has a public mining cadastre portal that shows mineral occurrences,Geology and registration of mining licenses.
It has been up for several years now and many donโt even know about it,
Search Kenya mining cadastre portal.
#Geospatial
application in mining
This is a map shows all the low lying areas in Nairobi,
Maybe it explains why there is too much water on that side,
Roysambu and Kasarani are low lying if you compare it to the western sides of Nairobi,
You might consider this in future,
This map isn't comprehensive.
#gischat
Last night at Seasons, Kasarani the area around Entumoto was literally a lake. It made me question the buildings around the area. Maybe watu wanaishi juu ya swamp? Kama unaishi hapo wewe hama tu. Kuna building ground floor ilikuwa swimming pool deep end.
Everyone loves
#shortcuts
so here are 20
#QGIS
shortcuts to make your work easier and faster.
1. Add Vector Layer: ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐ฅ + ๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ญ + ๐
2. Add Raster Layer: ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐ฅ + ๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ญ + ๐
#gischat
#GIS
#opensource
County land cover map
#8
,Turkana county is a county in the former Rift Valley Province of Kenya. It is Kenya's largest county by land area, and also its northwesternmost. It covers an area of 98,597.8 km2 and its elevation is 1,138 m.
#gischat
#landcover
I met the great
@LarryMadowo
international correspondent
@cnni
I love and admire how he has achieved so many great things under the age of 40, and I like his reporting on climate change and how he is making africa voice heard on climate.
#AfricaClimateSummit2023
#ACS2023
This is a colored map of the Wajir County river basin. One of the counties in Northern Kenya, It is important to note that during the recent OCT-NOV-DEC rains, some of these streams completely cut off the transportation network to the towns, and some of the towns were completely
Wajir county landcover map,
Wajir is one of 47 counties in kenya, located in the north eastern part of the country.From this data Bushland covers most parts of the county both dense & sparse
critique this map I made a few days ago I made using Arcmap
@HEAhmedJiir
#gischat
#gis
@UNHumanRights
Israel will come to its knees on its own without foreign interference just a matter of time before they lose the western support and they are compromised
An illegal gas site exploded in Nairobi almost a week ago which set buildings and vehicles on fire, and has claimed 7 lives as of now according to the Government,
I couldn't find a map to show the scale of the explosion and I thought of mapping it to make it easier
Today is World Kiswahili Language Day, it was declared by UNESCO Member States in itsย 41st Session, Paris,2021.
Swahili is one of the most widely used languages in Africa, with more than 200 million speakers.
And its growing rapidly.
Here is map showing Swahili speaking nations.
I met with
@AhmedNur_Yussuf
Director General, Min of environment and climate change, Federal government of Somalia ๐ธ๐ด
and had an insightful conversation with him, looking forward to engaging with the ministry in future in shaa allah.
There is a cholera outbreak that is disrupting peoples lives, so I decided to spend my Sunday on making maps some using data from online sources &
@MOH_Kenya
to raise awareness. Cholera is currently taking a toll on the already drought hit Asal counties,and efforts are ongoing ๐งต
Grateful to everyone who showed support for my Rainwater Harvesting project! Your enthusiasm & engagement mean the world. Big thanks to the amazing host for providing this platform to share & discuss ideas that matter. Let's keep working together for a sustainable future!
Africa is so big in an unimaginable way,the reason you are asking this is because you are used to seeing maps in Mercator projection, which distorts the size of objects as the latitude increases from the equator to the poles, where the scale becomes infinite.
Credits ๐งต
#gischat
Today is National
#TreePlantingDay
and we are at
@RCMRD_
compounds, we're contributing to a greener, healthier future. This initiative aligns with RCMRDs mapping for sustainable development, showcasing the centres commitment to a better future.
How many flags can you spot?
It has been an honor to support this great group of disaster risk experts from various sectors of Somaliaโs government, we (
@RCMRD_
) introduced them to various open source technologies and robust and powerful tools such as
#QGIS
that are utilized in Disaster risk reduction.
#FAOSWALIM
, together with the
@RCMRD_
, is conducting a 3-week training to empower Somalia's government ministry staff in Disaster Risk Reduction.
Thanks to
@USAIDSavesLives
, we're building community resilience and helping ministries to better prepare for and manage hazards.
Congratulations on
@DEarthAfrica
for opening an office in RCMRD, Nairobi, I managed to take a selfie with their capacity development lead
@kenmubea
it was pleasure to meet you.
#RIC2023
I attended this Excellent workshop by
@WowziTheWorld
and
@AsmaliMedia
for content creators and influencers in Eastleigh.I took a picture with the most humble twitter guru
@Asmali77
I made my first ever
#Map
in
#Blender
using
#QGIS
and
#Blender
and this is how it looks, I don't know why my plane is inside like a box, I need more practice, I'm still learning how to use it, I used
@725Hemeed
Twitter thread tutorial to guide me throughout.
#gischat
#geospatial
Paralyzed when someone asks what GIS can really do?
Send them this 1000 GIS application and uses
It is comprised of GIS student project ideas, GIS case studies, GIS projects, GIS uses โ From over 50 industries
Eastleigh is starting to look like Dubai, it has developed at a rapid rate in the last decade, special case of sporadic mix of commercial and residential land use.
I canโt imagine the stress this new dvpt is going to have on the drainage system.
#RIC2023
was a success, so many thanks to
@RCMRD_
for hosting such a wonderful event, thank you for the platform, world class event, practical sessions were very insightful, high level presentations from researchers, enlightening booths and exhibitions and exciting conversations.
I made my first web map using QGIS and
@felt
it was easier than I expected it to be, Connecting them is simple and easy.
I canโt share the map now, but I will when the time is right. Sucks they are going to put a paywall in 2024.
Try it before itโs paywalled itโs a good tool.
I love artistic river maps so I made one using QGIS,
This is ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ง ๐ฆ๐๐ฉ and I think it looks beautiful.
#qgis
#gismapping
#hydrology
#rivers
#somalia
County land use map
#7
,Mombasa county is one of the six counties that make up the Kenyan Coast and it is the second largest city in Kenya. It is also the smallest county in Kenya covering 294.7 kmยฒ. Its Average elevation is 50m.
#gischat
#landuse
I accept kenya and somalia are at loggerheads on the waters the icj ruling will surely have an effect on people please don't be spew hate and propaganda on innocent indigenous somalis
#30DayMapChallenge
Day 9: Hexagons
This is my first hexagon map, I am one day behind but I will catch up, I am learning a lot through this challenge, I spent some time learning how to make it and then I was successful after a few attempts,
This is Mandera county population map, of all the maps I made, this one took the shortest time.
how fast can you make a map from scratch?
#geospatial
#gischat
#gis
Many People in
#GIS
brag a lot about open data policy and sharing their data in conferences but when you really need a certain data, that is when you realize it is just empty talk.
@KhaledBeydoun
The west who bad mouth African leaders and judge them instantly are now silently watching this and will not utter a word and tomorrow they will want to teach others about human rights violations to hell modernism if this is modernity they keep talking about
GIS and satellites are not only used to observe the earth but they are also being used to analyze the surface of other planets. In fact, GIS was instrumental in mapping out the surface of mars and paved the way for rovers to eventually land on its surface.
#gischat
@TheRCTI_RCMRD
The ministry of
@Mandera_cgvt
Water, Energy, Environment & Clmate Change Has a bright future,
Delighted to have invited
@DrMahamudEda
Minister for Water, Energy & Environment at
#RIC2023
event! His visionary plans and unwavering support for innovative solutions and technology ๐งต
Did you know that the Global Positioning System (GPS) was initially developed by the United States Department of Defense for military purposes? However, it has now become an integral part of everyday life, enabling precise positioning and navigation for various applications,
I made this radial flow maps in QGIS, the first one I was learning and practicing how to make it,
the second frame is the Kenya airways flight destinations map, Kenya Airways serves 3 domestic destinations and 40 international destinations in 34 countries, as of September 2023,
The thing I love about
#GIS
/
#Geography
is the way I have learned how to analyze everything from different viewpoints and the relationships between things.
Everything you see happening can be understood better from a geographical standpoint
Everything is tied to geography.