NEWS
Training at Strathmore University, Nairobi
August 1, 2022
In early July, Martijn de Klerk, flying sensor expert at FutureWater, and Jan van Til, operational manager at HiView, gave a one-week training at Strathmore University in Nairobi, Kenya on the use of drones for agriculture. The course was part of the farm extension service ‘MapYourCrop’ developed by FutureWater, as part of the TWIGA project, with partners FutureWater, Hydrologic, and UFZ Helmholtz.
HiView in Mozambique
June 28, 2022
On 17 June Jan van Til from HiView accompanied his colleagues from ThirdEye at a presentation day for potential clients. ThirdEye is a Mozambican drone service company that was established in 2015 by FutureWater and HiView. On this day, which was partly held in a venue in Chimoio and partly in a field near Chibata, 12 participants had the chance to meet with the team and get informed about all applications that are possible with Flying Sensors (drones), specifically in the agriculture sector.
Beneficiaries Share Their Experience on Using Geodata Innovations in Field Schools in Egypt
May 14, 2022
The project ‘A Practical Farmers Toolkit – Geodata for climate smart agriculture in Egypt’ has successfully finished in February 2022. An exciting video was made, which gives a short overview of this agricultural project.
Training Course on Flying Sensors for Agricultural Systems Kicked-off in Kenya
January 24, 2022
FutureWater and HiView kicked-off stage 2 of the Nuffic TMT training course on ‘Crop models and remote sensing for water management in agricultural systems’ at Egerton University in Nakuru, Kenya. After a series of online training courses in stage 1 last year, this in-country follow-up training focusses on flying sensors (drones) for agricultural systems.
ThirdEye Limitada Provides Successful Drone Training for NCBA CLUSA Technicians in Mozambique
November 19, 2021
In November 2021, ThirdEye Limitada (Central Mozambique) has provided successful trainings on the use of drones for agricultural purposes for NCBA CLUSA technicians.
A Practical Farmers Toolkit
September 14, 2021
HiView has kicked off a new RVO project: A Practical Farmers` Toolkit.
Water management in Egypt needs to cope with the increasing water scarcity issues. Especially the agricultural sector, being the largest water consumer, is pressured to decrease its water demands.
This project and the proposed capacity building activities are
perceived as game-changing in bringing innovative remote sensing tools to farmers and increasing the adoption of the tools amongst the farming community, ultimately increasing water productivity in the
agricultural areas of Egypt.
eco.business Development Facility
August 2, 2021
The eco.business Fund, in partnership with Futurewater, HiView, and Export Trading Group (ETG), one of the largest integrated agricultural supply chain managers and processors in sub-
Saharan Africa, has launched a pilot project in Kenya for data-driven agricultural intensification.
Using drones to attract youth into agribusiness and increase food production in Kenya
June 15, 2021
In Kenya, roughly 70% of the population is aged between 15-34. This age group is expected to double by the year 2050. Approximately 1 million young Kenyans enter the job market each year and only about 35% are absorbed into the formal job market. The remaining 65% end up unemployed or under employed. The agriculture sector dominates the Kenyan economy in terms of employment and contribution to GDP. Yet, the engagement of youth in agriculture is minimal.
eTrainings on Flying Sensors in Kenya
March 22, 2021
HiView and FutureWater are reaching out to a few hundred participants with our newly developed eTraining program. The lectures are hosted by Egerton University in Nairobi, Kenya.
Kick-off eTraining on Flying Sensors for agricultural purposes in Jordan
February 25, 2021
On the 22nd of February, we had the Kick-off event of the training on “Flying Sensors for agricultural purposes”. IHE Delft Institute for Water Education and the National Agricultural Research Center of Jordan (NARC) is collaborating with FutureWater and HiView in providing this tailor-made training.
Nature Reserves Drenthe, processed results
January 6, 2021
In July - August 2020 HiView, together with Borgman Beheer, conducted an interesting assignment from Natuurmonumenten, the biggest land conservation association in the Netherlands. The images are processed and the results provide meaningful insights into the vegetation development over several years.
Lectures on the use of Flying Sensors
September 25, 2020
Together with FutureWater, HiView was invited by the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, which partners with UNESCO, to host guest lectures on the use of drones for agricultural applications. As part of their master degree, around 10 students were taught on the theory behind flying sensors (also known as drones), the different types of applications and how to use them in an agricultural setting.
Nature Reserves Drenthe Repeat Monitoring
August 9, 2020
As part of efforts to improve the conditions to conserve nature reserves in Drenthe, HiView was requested to monitor and map vegetation development. HiView monitored the region in 2018 as well, which made this mission very insightful as it showed the development of the vegetation over time.
World scoop Hulshorsterzand
June 15, 2020
In April-May 2020 HiView has performed flight missions and image processing for Natuurmonumenten, the biggest nature conservation association in the Netherlands. The objective was to map sand shifts after HiView conducted initial flights in 2016.
Operator training successfully completed in Manica Mozambique
April 7, 2020
Operator training successfully completed in Manica, Mozambique In November 2019 HiView and its partners have completed the first phase of the Incorporating Flying Sensors in NCBA Clusa’s project in Manica, Mozambique.
Drones for Nature Conservation - Demo Day
September 18, 2019
During the spring of 2019, HiView participated in a Drone Demo day organized by The Dutch Forest and Nature reserve owners association (VBNE).
SMART-WADI Project: Drone Images for Farms
June 12, 2019
In April 2019, HiView travelled to Mashhad, Iran, to undertake a series of key activities related to the SMART-WADI project (SMART Water Decisions for Iran) with the main goal of testing drone flights and imagery recovery from agricultural fields.