SWF Contributes to the 12th International Conference of the African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment

Thursday, November 1, 2018

SWF Director of Space Applications Programs Krystal Wilson participated in the 12th International Conference of the African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment in Alexandria, Egypt. This Association seeks to increase the awareness of African governments and their institutions, the private sector and society at large, about the empowering and enhancing benefits of developing, applying and responsibly utilizing the products and services of Earth observation systems and geo-information technology. The main objective of conference was to bring together scholars and professionals from the African and international community to present latest achievements, discuss challenges and share experiences. The conference program featured keynote speeches delivered by leading scholars, technical sessions with reports of the latest research outcomes, discussion sessions on operational topics such as capacity building, Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI), space policy, programmes and projects, as well as commercial exhibitions showing latest products and services in remote sensing and geospatial information technologies. Ms. Wilson gave a plenary presentation on “Policy Considerations for Remote Sensing in Africa.”