Satellite & Digital Technologies for Management of River Basins in Kenya
SPACE-SI and C3M together with scientists from JKUAT – Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in Nairobi are proud to announce that we have achieved a very ambitious strategic goal to integrate advanced satellite technologies with multiscale digital twin models for improving water, environment and resilience to climate conditions in Kenya and around the world. The financial support to reach the new frontier was provided by the Republic of Slovenia through CMSR.
The scientific and technological breakthrough was marked by the official inauguration of the Conduit@Emphaty1 which was graced by the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Dr Nataša Pirc Musar, during the first Slovenian presidential visit to Kenya at the invitation of the President of Kenya, His Excellency Dr William Samoei Ruto.
The Conduit@Empathy represents a unique blend of art, science, technology, and community engagement. The art object designed by new media artist Eva Petrič is integrated with SPACE-SI and C3M scientific and engineering concepts that strongly support JKUAT’s vision for innovation, leadership and knowledge exchange with local and pan African communities.
The Conduit@Empathy1 is equipped with a range of sensors for monitoring temperature, rain, UV radiation, soil moisture, state of vegetation as well as water quantity and quality indicators. The Conduit@Empathy1 measurements will be used to calibrate SPACE-SI satellite measurements and predictions of C3M digital twin models as well as to boost our understanding of the physical interactions between water, soil, vegetation and human infrastructure under changing climate conditions.
The Conduit will act as a focal point for connecting people, science, education, technology and arts for the benefit of environment and humanity.
