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News & Events
Introducing the Decade of Delivery: Demystifying Geomatics and its Role
by Nashon Adero Happy Ney Year 2020! The dawn of the new decade, known as the decade of delivery, should be intriguing to the Geomatics community. Looking for a fascinating area of study or research to venture into over this period? Geomatics should top your list, and overlooking it can only go against your better […]
Fifth GIS Day Celebration at TTU Exceeds Expectations
by Nashon Adero Pioneering Pre-Conference Training The International GIS Day matured into its 20th year in 2019. Though for the young Taita Taveta University (TTU) it was just the fifth GIS Day, it was highly eventful and record-setting. Unlike the past GIS Day celebrations at TTU, this year featured a successful pre-conference GIS training facilitated […]
Empowered by GIS Educational Exchange: What TAITAGIS Students and Staff Experienced in Helsinki
by Nashon Adero Suomi: Surprise after Surprise Finland is Suomi. Locals always know better. “Finland”, the name you are familiar with, is an exonym – just that! To the team from Taita Taveta University, made up of MSc (Geoinformatics) students and staff, it was like Kenya’s former president, Moi, was so popular here. The surprise? […]
Inaugural TAITASMARTGIS Seminar in Helsinki, Finland
by Nashon Adero The Pioneering Programme The Finnish-Kenyan TAITAGIS geoinformatics education project hosted at Taita Taveta University will over the period October 01 – 12, 2019 make history in solution-oriented and community-focused GIS education for East Africa. All the pioneering MSc (Geoinformatics) students from Taita Taveta University will be participating in “TAITASMARTGIS SEMINAR” at the […]
GIS Day 2019 Registered – Pushing the Boundaries of Resource Governance with Location-Based Intelligence
by Nashon Adero The World GIS Day will be celebrated this year on 13th November 2019. This important international day has since 2015 been an integral part of the GIS culture of Taita Taveta University (TTU). This year’s GIS Day celebration draws much inspiration from the recent Esri User Conference held early July in the […]
TAITAGIS: A Unique Value Proposition for GIS Education in East Africa
by Nashon Adero In an era influenced by data-driven digital revolution including UAV-based data generation and mapping, Geoinformatics injects radically new perspectives into the teaching of science, technology, engineering, and resource management. Transparent and inclusive decision support, a critical requirement for empowering communities for effective public participation and public policy decisions, is among the key […]