Leveraging earth observation and community mapping to enhance urban resilience in Kinshasa
Context
Kinshasa faces significant challenges related to rapid urbanization, climate risks, and infrastructural deficiencies.
The "Earth Observation and Community Mapping for Urban Resilience in Kinshasa" project was initiated to support the broader "Kin Elenda" project. It aims to enhance urban resilience through precise data collection on hazards, exposure, and vulnerabilities using advanced mapping technologies and community involvement.
This initiative involves local communities, students, and officials to gather and manage crucial geospatial data, fostering improved disaster risk management and urban planning.
Objectives
- Assess Existing Data: Evaluate the quality and completeness of OpenStreetMap (OSM) data for buildings and streets in Kinshasa;
- Create Training Datasets: Develop high-resolution land cover maps to train AI models for comprehensive land cover classification;
- Enhance Geospatial Data: Improve data layers related to solid waste management, drainage networks, and erosion-prone ravines through detailed field mapping.
Highlights
- Desktop Assessments: Conducted assessments covering 850 km², highlighting significant gaps in existing OSM data. The project identified that many buildings and streets were either missing or incorrectly mapped.
- Training Datasets for AI: Created detailed land cover maps using Maxar high-resolution images to train an AI model, resulting in a land cover classification with over 75% precision.
- Community Involvement: Engaged local students and officials in mapping exercises, enhancing their capacity to manage and utilize geospatial data effectively.
- Field Mapping: Covered 165 km² in field mapping exercises, documenting over 3,000 drainage lines, 30,000 waste cover points, 5,000 waste heaps, and 200 illegal dump sites.
- Data Utilization: The collected data supports urban resilience planning and disaster risk management efforts in Kinshasa, providing valuable insights into the city's infrastructural and environmental challenges.
Facts
Budget: 150.000 $
Funded by World Bank
Implemented by
- VITO (coordinator)
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Univeristy of Kinshasa (URF-GRN)
