Applying Space Technology in South Africa for Early Warning and Decision Support system : a potential for Disaster Management
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The Institute for Soil, Climate and Water developed an early warning and decision support system funded by the National Department of Agriculture. The system went operational in October 2000. The system is refered to as Umlindi ( Zulu word for the watchman) and provides information on fire, vegetation condition, water satisfaction index (crop yield prediction and drought monitoring model) and rainfall data. The system depends NOAA AVHRR Satellite data from 1985 up to date and rainfall data from 1920 up to date archived at the Institute for Soil, Climate and Water. There are some attempts to apply the system for the disaster management.
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