Remote Sensing for Zambian Agriculture

About the project

About the Project Are you looking for a project that asks you to build a broad understanding of a problem, understand your stakeholders, develop deep technical expertise, and build solutions for real-world impact? Zambia’s agriculture is vulnerable to climate crises and stakeholders lack timely, accurate data on crop status. Current monitoring methods produce only sparse and delayed information, limited by the lack of mobility and access to technology of Agricultural Extension Officers. The Zambia Agricultural Predictive Innovation through Remote Sensing (ZAPIR) project aims to harness remote sensing and geospatial technology to provide real-time insights to farmers, their supporters, and government agencies to enhance decision-making and resilience. This project seeks to push the boundaries of crop monitoring and disaster response, utilizing remote sensing platforms (satellites, crewed aircraft, and UAVs) in support of the Zambian agriculture sector. We have access to one commercial dataset and are building relationships to access more data for development of image processing algorithms, training of deep learning models, and implementation of thoughtfully designed information dashboards. If you have some background one or more of these topics and are interested in developing your skills in the others, apply today. To take the next step, click the "visit institution website" link to the right and follow the instructions on the form that comes up.

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