FG trains MDAs in satellite imagery mapping

The Federal Government has carried out a free generic training in satellite imagery mapping of the country for its Ministries, Departments and Agencies.

The training, which aimed at meeting the specific satellite imagery needs of the various MDAs, was held in Abuja last week and was condiucted by the Office of the Surveyor-General of the Federation, and had 23 government MDAs in attendance.

The Surveyor-General of the Federation, Prof. Peter Nwilo, said the training became necessary following the recent purchase of some satellite imageries that covered 97.5 per cent of the country.

He said, “The essence of the programme is to give a general training to all the stakeholders who have indicated interest on how to basically use the software.

“We give them the hardware configuration because the kind of software being used is not the ones you can get easily off the shelf. We have to specifically request for it. We have about 22 or 23 government ministries, parastatals and agencies that indicated interest.”

Nwilo stated that each of the participating agencies got the imagery and elevation models applicable to their specific needs.

“They need to know how to use this because we are under an agreement with the imagery providers. It is not something you use anyhow; you have to apply it based on our MoU with them,” he explained.

On how the to apply the knowledge gained from the programme, Nwilo used the Federal Ministry of Works as an example and said, “If you want to design a new road, the design can be based on this information.

 “If you want to select a new road direction from the imageries you get, you will be able to sight built up areas as well as locations that are not built up. This is because you don’t want to construct a new road in built up communities. As much as possible, you will try to get out from such areas. So, from these images, you will see where to locate the road easily.”

He further stated that the essence of the training was to give a general overview of how to use the software and the imageries, adding that each agency had a specific need to be met by satellite imagery map for it to have shown interest in the training.

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 The Federal Government has carried out a free generic training in satellite imagery mapping of the country for its Ministries, Departments and Agencies.

The training, which aimed at meeting the specific satellite imagery needs of the various MDAs, was held in Abuja last week and was condiucted by the Office of the Surveyor-General of the Federation, and had 23 government MDAs in attendance.

The Surveyor-General of the Federation, Prof. Peter Nwilo, said the training became necessary following the recent purchase of some satellite imageries that covered 97.5 per cent of the country.

He said, “The essence of the programme is to give a general training to all the stakeholders who have indicated interest on how to basically use the software.

“We give them the hardware configuration because the kind of software being used is not the ones you can get easily off the shelf. We have to specifically request for it. We have about 22 or 23 government ministries, parastatals and agencies that indicated interest.”

Nwilo stated that each of the participating agencies got the imagery and elevation models applicable to their specific needs.

“They need to know how to use this because we are under an agreement with the imagery providers. It is not something you use anyhow; you have to apply it based on our MoU with them,” he explained.

On how the to apply the knowledge gained from the programme, Nwilo used the Federal Ministry of Works as an example and said, “If you want to design a new road, the design can be based on this information.

 “If you want to select a new road direction from the imageries you get, you will be able to sight built up areas as well as locations that are not built up. This is because you don’t want to construct a new road in built up communities. As much as possible, you will try to get out from such areas. So, from these images, you will see where to locate the road easily.”

He further stated that the essence of the training was to give a general overview of how to use the software and the imageries, adding that each agency had a specific need to be met by satellite imagery map for it to have shown interest in the training.