8th Conference of the African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment (AARSE 2010): opens with the theme "Earth Observation for Africa's Development Agenda"

Abstract

The 8th African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment Conference opened at UN-ECA in Addis Ababa gathering distinguished geoscientists, educators, researchers, decision makers, practitioners and allied service providers from over 100 countries endorsing the truly international character of the AARSE Conference. The primary objective of the Conference is to increase the awareness of African decision makers, scientists and institutions, the private sector and the society at large, on the benefits of developing, applying and utilizing the products and services of geo-information and space technology in the sustainable management of Africa’s natural resources and environment, as well as potential applications of these technologies for poverty alleviation. This objective also addresses the continent’s needs for national geo-information systems for monitoring its ecosystems on a sustainable basis.