ComNav helps bring GNSS benefits to Africa
February 16, 2022
ComNav Technology Ltd. is providing GNSS technology to Africa for projects in land mapping, continuously operating reference station […]
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ComNav Technology Ltd. is providing GNSS technology to Africa for projects in land mapping, continuously operating reference station […]
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Early morning on February 2, 2011, I went to work in my job as a road surveyor in the Bungoma District of Kenya. Here, land disputes are common, though the government is trying to reduce the conflicts by issuing land titles and certificates. I carried with me a small handheld GPS, the Magellan Explorist 100. While I was using it, a stout man in early fifties approached me and introduced himself as a surveyor, too. He was very interested in the way I was walking around with the “gadget,” trying to locate a control point.
Last year I helped coordinate a three-week workshop for 50 scientists from 15 African countries, introducing the basics of GPS for applications with socioeconomic benefits and scientific exploration. Held in Trieste, Italy, the workshop was quite successful, producing new initiatives on the African continent. We repeat the workshop next month, April 6–24, again in Trieste.
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