Data analytics for development

Projects

AfriScout earns a European Space Agency Honourable Mention

AfriScout, built with Global Communities, earned an Honourable Mention in the European Space Agency’s Impact Stories from Space Challenge.

Using Tensorflow-AI to detect cattle in a national park in Nigeria

Gashaka-Gumti is Nigeria’s largest national park, and it makes room for people as well as … →

Regenerating grasslands in East Africa

HSS has been selected to deliver and analyse satellite information on grazing lands in Ethiopia, … →

In Niger, crop farmers are extending their fields into areas designated for livestock

In Niger, certain enclaves have been set aside as pasture for herders and their livestock. … →

Droogteportaal – Drought related maps & data for The Netherlands

The Drought Portal brings together the current state of drought in the Netherlands — weather, … →

Organizing a geo-ICT Hackathon in Bamako, Mali

Youth unemployment is an enormous challenge in Sahel countries like Mali. Yet we have met … →

Assisting Farmers in Burkina Faso from the Sky

With local and international partners — the development organisation SNV, telecoms provider Orange and government … →

The effects of drought in the Netherlands

The summer of 2018 was exceptionally dry, and 2019 brought little rain either. Water tables … →

STAMP: Making pastoralists climate-resilient with satellite data

In search of pastures and water Pastoralists have always sent out scouts to find water … →

Satellites help farmers to find good grazing grounds

Ensuring that pastoralists are better able to manage drought risks is critical to the long-term development and economic growth of many countries.