The show took four days of great experience and interaction
with other students, professionals and the industries. The institute of
Geomatics, GIS and Remote Sensing (IGGReS) had a chance to appear in the
campus’s main stand for the first time since the formation of the institute. The
institute’s stand was represented by two students and one staff member. The
main tasks were to explain more details about the IGGReS, courses offered in IGGReS,
Showcase various projects conducted in the institute and offer assistance to
any interested parties.
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| IGGReS Stand |
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| Sam and Steve at the IGGReS stand |
The two students(Sam and Steve) represented the
Institute and also the GDev group(An innovation group formed by students from
the IGGReS)Various ideas were showcased at the stand with the available
materials such as the slide presentations and printouts of the satellite
imagery and maps made as a result of various projects.
GIS is a field that is widely being appreciated by the
world’s population as its able to assist in many ways in a cheaper way and maximize
the outputs. The title for our projects was “Using GIS technologies in
Agriculture” that rhymed to the show’s theme “Enhancing technology in
Agriculture and industry for food security and national growth”. Some of the
projects showcased were the mapping project and land suitability analysis both
for the campus area(DKUT)Use of GIS technologies was appreciated by many who
visited the stand with many wanting to learn about these technologies in
details. The visitors of the stand were mainly the people from the corporate world,
students and also the general public. The projects expounded more on the use of
GIS, Remote Sensing and survey. Great appreciation of the GIS technologies was
evident as the number of attending persons to the stand was huge per time.
The comments from the attending persons were encouraging and
showed great appreciation.
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| Deputy President,William Ruto at the IGGReS stand |
Various dignitaries visited the stand and commended
its good work. They included the Deputy President, Hon. William Ruto, who
appreciated the work done and the projects showcased, The Nyeri county
Governor,Hon.Nderitu Gachagua,who was very pleased by the projects from our
institute and the Vice-Chancellor DKUT,who applauded the institute’s great work
as he went around in the stand to get a glimpse of the projects that we had.
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| Hon.Nderitu Gachagua at the IGGReS stand |
The ASK show was good for us having shown the attendees what
GIS and Remote Sensing can accomplish in the current world. The event was
successful and was a very good eye opener to the persons wanting to take a step
further in the GIS and Remote Sensing field.
