https://spacewatch.global/tag/gis/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Wed, 10 Sep 2025 12:28:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/gis/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2025/09/spacewatchgl-opinion-from-drought-to-devastating-floods-can-earth-observation-and-gis-data-help-protect-communities/ Fri, 12 Sep 2025 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=67610
Written by Dr Lisa-Maria Rebelo
Kenya has experienced a dramatic shift from a prolonged, severe drought, to catastrophic flooding. In 2024, intense rainfall resulted in flooding across the country, claiming the lives of at least 228 people and displacing over 212,000 others in May. While the country typically anticipates heavy rainfall during the long rainy season from March to May, the scale of these events was unprecedented.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/12/zaspace-inc-launched/ Thu, 05 Dec 2019 06:00:45 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=17472 When we think of space, we generally think of SciFi shows such as Star Trek, or humanity’s current plans to send manned missions to Mars. Most people don’t think about space as a business enabler, and yet that is exactly what it has become over the years.]]>