Department of Natural Resources (NRS)
The role of the Department of Natural Resources as part of the ITC mission is:
"The provision and application of relevant geo-information
for the sustainable use and conservation of the biosphere of the Earth. "
NRS uses earth observation data and spatial information for the assessment, monitoring, planning and management of land resources, for their sustainable use, development and restoration.
NRS is committed to a constant development of new and innovative designs and methods in Remote Sensing and GIS for solving applied problems, with focus on:
- Innovative use of Remote Sensing (e.g. radar, hyperspectral and high spatial resolution imagery);
- Innovative algorithms for mapping and monitoring land cover;
- Modelling the physical environment and human interactions;
- Decision support; Tools for land use planning and participative GIS.
Our department comprises of three knowledge nodes:
- Forestry
- Agriculture
- Environment
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Courses
Departmental staff contribute to a wide range of courses.
- Principles and Applications of Remote Sensing and GIS in four application fields (Certificate)
- Environmental Modelling and Management (MSc degree)
- Land Administration (MSc degree)
- Land Administration (PG diploma)
- Land Administration Systems (Certificate)
- Natural Resources Management (MSc degree)
- Natural Resources Management (PG diploma)
- Natural Resources Management (Master degree)
- Natural Resources and Environmental Management, with Wuhan University, China (MSc degree)
- GIS for Natural Resource Management, with KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana (MSc degree)
- Principles and Applications of Remote Sensing and GIS in Natural Resources Management, at KNUST, Ghana (Certificate)
- Environmental Impact Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment using Spatial Decision Support Tools (Certificate)
- Preparing for Adaptations to Climate Change in West Africa (Certificate)
- Environmental Impact Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment using Spatial Decision Support Tools (Certificate)
- Land Administration (MSc degree)
- Land Administration (Postgraduate diploma)
- Environmental Modelling and Management (MSc degree)
- Principles of Land Administration (Certificate)
- Land Administration Systems (Certificate)
- Natural Resources Management (MSc degree)
- Natural Resources Management (PG diploma)
- Principles and Applications of Remote Sensing and GIS in Natural Resources Management, at KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana (Certificate)
- Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Applying Systems Analysis and ... (Certificate)
- Spatial Modelling of Biological Ecosystem Properties (Certificate)
- Assessment of the Effect of Climate Change on Agro-ecological Systems Using Optical and SAR Remote Sensing and GIS (Certificate)
- Distributed Data Access Technologies for Natural Resources Monitoring (Certificate)
- Large-Scale Process Modelling and Data Assimilation (Certificate)
Research themes
Research is carried out by a group led by one of ITC's professors. Each group typically comprises several expert staff members and a number of graduate students.
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