Projects

MAPPING CURRENT AND POTENTIAL RICE PRODUCTION IN NIGERIA'S FADAMA WETLANDS USING SATELLITE IMAGERY AND GIS (INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT OF FADAMA LAND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (FLIMS)

Deliverables from the project include:

Map of Fadama land major rice-growing areas at a scale of 1:100,000
Digital Elevation modeling of soil/terrain to identify areas suitable for rice production
FLIMS, a software algorithm, for mapping/modeling potential areas of high yield rice production in the country
As part of the activities packaged in the New Partnership for Africa’s

Development( NEPAD) agricultural programme, the Nigerian Government is committed to increase food supply through accelerated domestic production of rice, rather than reliance on imported rice. In support of this initiative, the Nigerian National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) is in the process of developing a Fadama Land Information Management System (FLIMS) similar to the South African WAMIS concept. The aim of FLIMS is to assist in the enhancement of Fadama (or wetland) based rice cultivation in Nigeria. A request has been made to the South African Satellite Application Centre (SAC) to submit a proposal, based on the use of satellite imagery, spatial modeling and relevant ancillary data for mapping the current extent of Fadama-soils available for wetland rice production, with details of soil characteristics and agronomic data modeling and possible irrigation water management.

The project is being implemented in partnership with SAC, South Africa and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Abuja. The project has taken-off with the collection of some existing data and information on Fadama land and rice production in Nigeria. A field reconnaissance visit to rice-growing areas has been carried out by NASRDA staff and officials of the FMARD and SAC, S. Africa to collect useful information that will assist the pilot-project site selection for the purpose of ordering of Radar sat images of the area. However, the project proposal is still being fine-tuned for implementation.

ABUJA IMAGE MAPS

Deliverables from the project include:

A comprehensive GIS database of Abuja.
panoramic-view map of Abuja for quick navigation and
Abuja image map magazine with a compendium of information as stated below.

3-D model of Abuja

The project covers the promotion of socio-economic activities in areas of tourism, engineering construction, agriculture, environment, solid waste disposal, cadastre (urban and rural) development, sports, utilities and water resources development and management, as well as availability of efficient data/information to support commerce, industries and other value-added activities including revenue collection by FCDA and Abuja area Local Government Authorities.

The project is being implemented in partnership with Geomatics Nigeria Limited/Geospatial International Inc(Canada) and designed to provide technical know-how and knowledge transfer to staff of NASRDA and NCRS, Jos. NASRDA and Geomatics Nigeria Limited have signed the project implementation agreement. Quick Bird and Landsat Imageries at spatial resolutions of 65cm and 30m respectively, covering the whole of the Federal Capital Territory(FCT), as well as other existing data on topography, soil, geology, roads infrastructure and utilities have been acquired.

A Two week's training course has been given to staff of NASRDA and NCRS, Jos on PCI-demo and Arc GIS (software's for the RS and GIS data analysis). Map scanning and digitization and satellite image interpretation are in progress. The next phase of the project implementation is to generate more awareness and also carry our Users Requirement Survey and Analysis with a view to up-date or revise the project documentation. The revised project documentation will contain details of the project architecture and time frame and modalities for its full implementation, taking into account the recommendations in the National Geoinformation Policy.

OTHER APPLICATION PROJECT PROPOSALS

Other project proposals that have been listed for implementation as soon as funds are available include the following:

Application of Space Technology for the development of optimum road maintenance strategy for Nigeria.
Forecasting hectares yield of cassava for National Planning: an exploratory remote sensing option.
Application of space technology for optimum rail route location and potential railway network development in Nigeria.
Remote Sensing and GIS in meningitis (health application) early warning and prevention.

For further enquiries contact tip@nasrda.gov.ng