Natural resources

Informed natural resource use planning and monitoring of utilisation will ensure sustainable productivity of resources.

• Assessment of existing natural resource-related data/information/systems;
• Identification of core data custodians for natural resource-related data, detail break down and analysis;
• Development of user specifications for a natural resource monitoring system; and
• Promotion of the integration and coordination of and collaboration on EO-based natural resource management across multi-platform and multi-disciplinary network for South Africa.

Collaboration on:

• Bushbuck Ridge pilot for a forest inventory and monitoring system;
• Integrating LADA non-parametric data and fixed point observations into a monitoring system; and
• Develop user requirements and identify societal benefits.

• South African National Space Agency (SANSA)
• Council for scientific and industrial research (CSIR)
• Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF)