Walter Volkmann

#Geo #Spatial enthusiast having great fun with new #technology in #cadastral #surveys and #land rights.

[Kenya Civil Aviation Authority @CAA_Kenya]

KCAA receives go-ahead to operationalise drone charges after ratification by Parliament.
@ntvkenya @KTNNewsKE @MetropolTVKE @NRGRadioKenya @radiomaisha @citizentvkenya

[Walter Volkmann @WVol_]

Having fun with long endurance fixed wing drones and shooting troubles with Oliver today in our field office in Florida. Open landing spots such as this one, are very rare in cities like #Accra, #Nairobi, #Kigali, #Cotonou.... #continousproductimprovements

[CTA @CTAflash]

We are pleased to announce that our project Eyes in the Sky, Smart Techs on the Ground has been nominated as #WSIS Prizes 2020 Champion in the category E-Agriculture. The winner in this category will be announced at CICG in Geneva on 7/4/20 by Houlin Zhao, ITU Secretary-General

[Walter Volkmann @WVol_]

@prchoudhury Yes, and the camera does not care about the looks of the drone either.

[Walter Volkmann @WVol_]

One of the best encounters for me at the #AfricanDroneForum in Kigali was meeting Bornlove Ntikha from Tanzania. Styrofoam, bamboo, #Pixhawk and the mindset of a problem solver. Indeed, Africa should be mapped by Africans! You go Bornlove! https://t.co/ZdAnTXeksr

[Walter Volkmann @WVol_]

More good news for #landrights today from #Ghana. Grateful to @OmidyarNetwork (now @PlaceFund) with @Peter_Rabley and @amy_regas for the opportunities to participate in this important endeavor. Grateful for the innovative inputs from @OliverVolkmann too.
https://t.co/TRYx2aULgx

[Walter Volkmann @WVol_]

Good news for the property rights initiative!

[Catherine Cheney @catherinecheney]

.@Peter_Rabley joined @OmidyarNetwork to shake up the property rights field, and he and @amy_regas plan to continue doing that at @PlaceFund. More on their new venture: https://t.co/FmOhIUJQNL

[Amy Regas @amy_regas]

We’re excited to announce the launch of @PlaceFund, a new venture fund that supports bold ideas focused on solving pressing #LandRights challenges like unsustainable land use and #ClimateChange. Learn more: https://t.co/iV4qrYnVg0

[PLACE @ThisIsPLACE]

The Property Rights Initiative @OmidyarNetwork is now @PlaceFund, a venture fund fighting for strong and effectively enforced #propertyrights - foundational rights critical to people's livelihoods, strong healthy communities, and climate resiliency. https://t.co/w1ZC8t34jf

[Amy Regas @amy_regas]

Population growth, land acquisition & #ClimateChange are pressuring our resources more than ever before. PlaceFund was founded to drive innovation & scale local solutions that enable people to attain a secure sense of place in their communities & the world https://t.co/2cMVuY6bEG

[Amy Regas @amy_regas]

Do you have ideas about innovative and high-impact solutions to document and secure property and resource rights worldwide? Cadasta’s new Global Land Rights Challenge Fund offers grants to help partners overcome barriers in their work. #LandRightsChallenge @CadastaOrg

[Walter Volkmann @WVol_]

So pleased to see pictures of Samuel Larbi Darko presenting our @OmidyarNetwork supported #cadastral #drone #survey work in #Ghana at the #AfricaGIS2019 conference in Kigali, Rwanda. His message encourages the use of #dronesforlandrights all over the African continent.

[Isaac-Marcel 🇬🇭🇻🇦👷🏿‍♂️🏗️🦺🚧🗺️ @Ing4Christ]

⁦@WVol_⁩ ⁦@AerialProjects⁩ ⁦@afrigeocon⁩ #agdic #drones #survey #Ing4Christ

[Walter Volkmann @WVol_]

Busy busy at #agdic in Accra, Ghana, talking about #drones and #landrights. Pleased to be introducing #SfM to #cadastralsurveying, a major contributor to #geospatialdata. Drones and SfM, the new #affordable tools for #landsurveyors.

[Walter Volkmann @WVol_]

@Josefmernu It has already happened on Tuesday - sorry.

[Walter Volkmann @WVol_]

Some press coverage of a very lively #drones for #landrights workshop in Accra. Drone technology is getting ready for #cadastral #surveying in #Ghana. Thanks to support from #Omidyar Network Ghanaian surveyors are now making maps themselves. https://t.co/NkL5Y6uUrn

[Walter Volkmann @WVol_]

What a pleasure to be shown by the Director of Survey and Mapping in Ghana one of 120 maps that are being produced by the team we trained and equipped with support from the @OmidyarNetwork. This is the beginning of self sufficient cadastral surveying with drones in Ghana!

[Walter Volkmann @WVol_]

Self-sufficient from solder to #pixel, #landsurveyors from Survey and Mapping Division of #Ghana at work. They build and use #drones, then they make maps of fields and #landparcels. Confidence is key to local innovation. Trained and equipped with support from #OmidyarNetwork.

[Walter Volkmann @WVol_]

True. Without appropriate ecology tech transfer and capacity building will not find optimum local entrepreneurial traction.

[iAfrikan.com @iafrikan]

What needs to be done to build technology ecosystems across Africa.

https://t.co/3STlElpvmk