Comments on: Digitizing Africa: Starting with the Dirt http://whiteafrican.com/2009/01/31/digitizing-africa-starting-with-the-dirt/ Where Africa and Technology Collide! Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:07:17 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: jke http://whiteafrican.com/2009/01/31/digitizing-africa-starting-with-the-dirt/comment-page-1/#comment-127561 jke Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:04:51 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=1948#comment-127561 Dude...this reminds me of http://kikuyumoja.com/2005/12/20/soil-maps/ :-D Great new site! Dude…this reminds me of http://kikuyumoja.com/2005/12/20/soil-maps/ :-D

Great new site!

]]> By: Bruce Pike http://whiteafrican.com/2009/01/31/digitizing-africa-starting-with-the-dirt/comment-page-1/#comment-127517 Bruce Pike Tue, 03 Feb 2009 07:10:41 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=1948#comment-127517 Very interested to read your comments about Kapoeta. You mentioned you were here during your childhood - when was that? We have been based on and off in Kapoeta since 1989. However my first visit was in l975. We are a commercial company mainly drilling boreholes throughout Eastern Equatoria but have concentrated in Taposa areas. Also we have established a small camp including workshop etc. Would love to hear any stories you might have when you were here. Kapoeta remains a small and dusty town with very little progress being made. Very interested to read your comments about Kapoeta. You mentioned you were here during your childhood – when was that? We have been based on and off in Kapoeta since 1989. However my first visit was in l975. We are a commercial company mainly drilling boreholes throughout Eastern Equatoria but have concentrated in Taposa areas. Also we have established a small camp including workshop etc. Would love to hear any stories you might have when you were here. Kapoeta remains a small and dusty town with very little progress being made.

]]> By: Martin Konzett http://whiteafrican.com/2009/01/31/digitizing-africa-starting-with-the-dirt/comment-page-1/#comment-127457 Martin Konzett Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:21:06 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=1948#comment-127457 hash, check this out: a collection of about 20 PDFs visualizing the watersheds of the world ... also Africa: http://earthtrends.wri.org/maps_spatial/watersheds/africa.php hash, check this out: a collection of about 20 PDFs visualizing the watersheds of the world … also Africa:
http://earthtrends.wri.org/maps_spatial/watersheds/africa.php

]]> By: godsdog (godsdog) http://whiteafrican.com/2009/01/31/digitizing-africa-starting-with-the-dirt/comment-page-1/#comment-128422 godsdog (godsdog) Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:30:07 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=1948#comment-128422 digitizing africa from the soil up. African Soils Information Service: http://bit.ly/4HxP via: http://bit.ly/C4Qy digitizing africa from the soil up. African Soils Information Service: http://bit.ly/4HxP via: http://bit.ly/C4Qy

]]> By: Fertilizer subsidies in Africa - focusing on the long term :: BS KYAMBADDE http://whiteafrican.com/2009/01/31/digitizing-africa-starting-with-the-dirt/comment-page-1/#comment-127388 Fertilizer subsidies in Africa - focusing on the long term :: BS KYAMBADDE Sun, 01 Feb 2009 21:04:40 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=1948#comment-127388 [...] to support appropriate assessment of  remediation and enrichment needs, such as pointed out by Eric. I should think approaches such as those of the Africa Soils Information Service (AfSIS) are meant [...] [...] to support appropriate assessment of  remediation and enrichment needs, such as pointed out by Eric. I should think approaches such as those of the Africa Soils Information Service (AfSIS) are meant [...]

]]> By: vethno http://whiteafrican.com/2009/01/31/digitizing-africa-starting-with-the-dirt/comment-page-1/#comment-127384 vethno Sun, 01 Feb 2009 20:34:58 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=1948#comment-127384 Great post, definitely something I've been looking into recently! I recently posted on the same topic and provided some additional interesting sites where such data could definitely benefit - Livestock early warning system, and Livestock information network and knowledge system. See www.vethno.com. Soil's generally not a 'sexy' topic, yet it is a very important one...National Geographic just did an entire issue on it, also. Great post, definitely something I’ve been looking into recently! I recently posted on the same topic and provided some additional interesting sites where such data could definitely benefit – Livestock early warning system, and Livestock information network and knowledge system. See http://www.vethno.com. Soil’s generally not a ’sexy’ topic, yet it is a very important one…National Geographic just did an entire issue on it, also.

]]> By: niti http://whiteafrican.com/2009/01/31/digitizing-africa-starting-with-the-dirt/comment-page-1/#comment-127330 niti Sun, 01 Feb 2009 05:20:15 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=1948#comment-127330 Erik, Thank you for the sentence "stores their wealth in cows, but also grow some millet". Niti Erik,

Thank you for the sentence “stores their wealth in cows, but also grow some millet”.

Niti

]]> By: Erik http://whiteafrican.com/2009/01/31/digitizing-africa-starting-with-the-dirt/comment-page-1/#comment-127314 Erik Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:47:02 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=1948#comment-127314 Erik - I work with the people who are running this project. Let me know if you would like to contact any of them for more info. Just make sure not to use the word "dirt" that is a dirty word to a soil scientist :) Erik – I work with the people who are running this project. Let me know if you would like to contact any of them for more info. Just make sure not to use the word “dirt” that is a dirty word to a soil scientist :)

]]> By: pragzz http://whiteafrican.com/2009/01/31/digitizing-africa-starting-with-the-dirt/comment-page-1/#comment-127308 pragzz Sat, 31 Jan 2009 20:46:30 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=1948#comment-127308 Erik, This is a phenomenal project! It has the potential for SIGNIFICANT impact in a very good way on agricultural development, not just in sub Saharan Africa, but internationally. Thanks for highlighting it. I'm very excited to see it and hope it develops fully. And I'm curious to see how the information will be used in the future. GREAT stuff! Erik,

This is a phenomenal project! It has the potential for SIGNIFICANT impact in a very good way on agricultural development, not just in sub Saharan Africa, but internationally. Thanks for highlighting it. I’m very excited to see it and hope it develops fully. And I’m curious to see how the information will be used in the future.

GREAT stuff!

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