The role of the regional center for services in surveying, mapping and remote sensing in remote sensing technology transfer in Eastern and Southern African

Abstract

The role of the Regional Centre for Services in Surveying, Mapping and Remote Sensing (RCSSMRS) in remote sensing technology transfer has been increased and enhanced in the Eastern and Southern African subregion through- the three programme areas, namely training, project execution and provision of remote sensing data user assistance services. A significant contribution to the technology transfer programme has been provided through training in the form of short-term and extended courses as well as on-the-job training. To date, more than 1,000 participants have been trained at the Centre. The three programme areas continue to be supported by an excellent black and-white and colour photo laboratory complex for processing Landsat and SPOT images. The Centre has continued to increase its imagery acquisition providing an extensive range of imagery collection