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8 weeks

Geospatial Technology & Data Science

The technical backbone track — students build and run the data-collection servers, automate data cleaning (Python, GDAL, PostGIS), manage the map stack, and build low-cost UAVs from local materials.

8Weeks duration

About this placement

The technical backbone track — students build and run the data-collection servers, automate data cleaning (Python, GDAL, PostGIS), manage the map stack, and build low-cost UAVs from local materials.

Impact & open data

Placements are hands-on: participants produce real geospatial data that is published openly to the Resilience Academy Climate Risk Database and reused by cities, universities and communities.

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Placement history

1 year · 37 students placed to date.

201937 placed · HOT u2014 Dar es Salaam (GIS, data engineering & drone-making)

Placement details

Duration8 weeks
LocationDar es Salaam, Tanzania
EligibilityComputer Science, ICT and Electronics undergraduates (e.g. UDSM CoICT), selected by their departments.
StipendDaily travel & communication stipend via mobile money.
CertificateNot offered
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Team involved

Msilikale MsilangaResilience Academy Project Manager

Funders

World Bank GFDRRFunder (World Bank / TURP)

Partners

OpenMap Development Tanzania
University of Dar es Salaam

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