LIVE SEMINAR ON POST-COVID-19: GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY AND URBAN DYNAMICS

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July 25, 2020

PART 1 - LIVE SEMINAR INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME OF DIGNITARIES

1ST SPEAKER ON APPLICATION OF GIS & REMOTE SENSING FOR MAPPING & PLANNING FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT- By Mr Olumoyegun

Speaker by Joseph Muyiwa Olumoyegun, Geography Dept. University of Ibadan – Topic: Application of GIS & Remote Sensing for Mapping & Planning for Disaster Management

2nd Speaker - Post covid-19: THE urban dynamics, planning and resilience By H. D. Olaniran (Ph.D.) Department of Geography Faculty of The Social Sciences University of Ibadan Ibadan, Nigeria

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3RD SPEAKER ON TRANSFORMING URBAN SPACES. By Ms Deborah Alaigba.

Transforming Urban Spaces; Nature of Post Covid Cities

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Speaker by Ms Deborah Alaigba. Lecturer, GIS Department, African Regional Institute for Geospatial Information Science and Technology (AFRIGIST)
TOPIC: TRANSFORMING URBAN SPACES

QUESTION AND ANSWER

11:17:32 From Abidemi AINA to All panelists : ITS VERY KEY IN IT WORLD
11:19:00 From Fatai to Abidemi AINA and all panelists : pls bear with us with that sir. Good to have you around sir
11:27:05 From Bala Isa Fagge : Bala Isa Fagge, from Kano.
11:28:47 From AniediAbasi Joseph : A.J Udoh, from Port Harcourt. Surveyor and GIS geek.
11:29:45 From Felix Iyiola : O. F. Iyiola, Surveyor and GIS Analyst, Federal School of Surveying, Oyo, Oyo State
11:29:58 From Geoinfotech Technology : We can all access the SEMINAR LIVE on Facebook https://web.facebook.com/geoinfotech.ng/live/
11:32:01 From Geoinfotech Technology : If your friends are finding it difficult to access the webinar link pls re-register again via https://geoinfotech.ng/event
11:32:44 From Itohan-Osa Abu : Can the speaker’s powerpoint slides be sent to the panelist (@ Geoinfotech Technology). We need to see his slides, please. Geoinfotech Technology should share slides on behalf of all speakers.
11:33:51 From Ibrahim Bashir to All panelists : please bear with him as his screen has issue. once fixed, it will be on
11:36:30 From Itohan-Osa Abu to All panelists : I would love to see the slides please
11:41:52 From John Ifejube to All panelists : Beloved John Ifejube, from Akure. Member GEOSON
11:44:00 From joshua iliya to All panelists : concurring with Itohan please.
11:54:07 From Rabiu Kabo Alhassan : Good Morning, Greetings to you all. From Katsina, Nigeria
11:54:08 From Bala Isa Fagge to All panelists : I would like to say hi to my humble lecturer in person of Ms Deborah Alaigba.
11:56:38 From AniediAbasi Joseph to All panelists : can 1 get this location data of covid cases at the local cases online?. tips on how to go about researching that.
11:56:40 From Bala Isa Fagge to All panelists : I am Bala Isa Fagge, from Kano State Bureau for Land Management
11:57:00 From Fatai to Geoinfotech Technology(Privately) : Am fine bro, wonderful presentation.
11:57:12 From Ibrahim Bashir to Bala Isa Fagge and all panelists : you welcome Mallam Bala
11:58:19 From Abubakar Bala to All panelists : Good morning, My Name Is Abubakar Bala From Yobe State University Damaturu
12:07:04 From Okubena-Dipeolu Esther to All panelists : Beautiful presentation 👏
12:07:21 From AniediAbasi Joseph to All panelists : thank you Mr. Joseph. awesome presentation
12:07:43 From Fatai to Geoinfotech Technology(Privately) : wonderful and insightful presentation Dr. Joseph. We are proud of you.
12:09:36 From Deborah Alaigba to Bala Isa Fagge and all panelists : Thank you Bala! Great hearing from you
12:10:50 From Okubena-Dipeolu Esther to All panelists : let them go through Geoinfotech
12:12:34 From Tolu Osayomi to All panelists : I have not been enabled to speak
12:13:01 From Tolu Osayomi to All panelists : The host can enable us to speak
12:13:11 From Okubena-Dipeolu Esther to All panelists : any collaboration should go through Geoinfotech. Thanks
12:13:13 From Itohan-Osa Abu to All panelists : Thanks Mr Speaker for the talk. Is migration and disease data freely available in Nigeria?
12:15:23 From Deborah Alaigba to Tolu Osayomi and all panelists : Please send your question via the chat Sir
12:15:25 From Okubena-Dipeolu Esther to All panelists : I think it is better to take questions when all have presented.
12:15:39 From Bala Isa Fagge to All panelists : my question is that, what are the risks in generating Covid-19 data for GIS analysis?
12:15:45 From Tolu Osayomi to All panelists : @Fatai, please tell the host to enable participants to speak
12:16:21 From Deborah Alaigba to Okubena-Dipeolu Esther and all panelists : Okay, thank you… we will look into this
12:17:19 From Fatai to Tolu Osayomi and all panelists : Okay sir, I have instructed him.
12:17:48 From Justina Akporherhe to All panelists : How can Nigeria develop a data hub that can be accessible to the public? What is the way forward?
12:18:13 From Itohan-Osa Abu to All panelists : is the Nigerian satellite data used for any kind of analysis?
12:19:09 From Bala Isa Fagge to All panelists : How can magnitude of Covid-19 will affect a data quality for GIS analysis?
12:19:12 From Fatai to Tolu Osayomi and all panelists : Many thanks for your participation sir.
12:21:18 From Bala Isa Fagge to All panelists : questions are very important
12:23:00 From Geoinfotech Technology to Hezekiah Olaniran(Privately) : Please can we have it with laptop
12:24:33 From Oluwole Afolayan to All panelists : he should mute one of his devices. that is where the echo is coming from
12:26:11 From Okubena-Dipeolu Esther to All panelists : MODERATOR, please all request formal or personal by individual participants should be directed to Geoinfotech please 🙏
12:27:07 From Okubena-Dipeolu Esther to All panelists : we can’t see the screen pls
12:27:24 From Fatai to Okubena-Dipeolu Esther and all panelists : I have sent a message to the moderator.
12:30:19 From AniediAbasi Joseph to All panelists : if he can continue with the presentation. and possibly have a link to his file shared afterwards that’d be fine.
12:31:36 From Itohan-Osa Abu to All panelists : i can see your screen now
12:31:50 From Okubena-Dipeolu Esther to All panelists : Geoinfotech or MODERATOR should be able to share screen on behalf of speaker due to network issues 😑
12:37:24 From Abidemi AINA to All panelists : PLEASE GO AHEAD WITH THE ORAL PRESENTATION
12:37:47 From Abidemi AINA to All panelists : WE HAVE BEEN ONLINE FOR MINUTES WITHOUT ANY CONTRIBUTION
12:38:16 From Fatai to Abidemi AINA and all panelists : Many thanks sir.
12:38:21 From Sunday to All panelists : Please, can we get the presentation slides?
12:40:46 From Bala Isa Fagge to All panelists : How can traffic count be associated with Covid-19 impact using GIS and remote sensing techniques?
12:41:09 From Fatai to Sunday and all panelists : We will share it on our official website after the presentation. Many thanks.
12:41:41 From Sunday to All panelists : Alright.
12:42:02 From Fatai to Sunday and all panelists : You are most welcome sir.
12:59:52 From Galaxy A2 Core to All panelists : Can this seminar be getting in disc or flash
13:00:37 From Fatai to Galaxy A2 Core and all panelists : We will upload it on our website to be easily downloaded,many thanks.
13:09:53 From Galaxy A2 Core to All panelists : You are welcome sir
13:12:31 From Itohan-Osa Abu to All panelists : has a live map of covid-19 data been produced for Nigeria?
13:13:54 From Itohan-Osa Abu to All panelists : has satellite images been used to monitor the growth of urban cities and its resilience?
13:14:33 From Fatai to Itohan-Osa Abu and all panelists : Yes. they have been widely adopted nationally and globally.
13:15:04 From Itohan-Osa Abu to All panelists : what type of data has the speaker used to monitor urban resilience?
13:16:27 From Itohan-Osa Abu to All panelists : Thanks Fatai, what type of satellite data has been used?
13:17:49 From Fatai to Itohan-Osa Abu and all panelists : there are varied data ranging from satellite Imageries to monitor urban growth. THe data type is a function of the nature of analysis, densities and dimension of urban growth at interest.
13:23:05 From Okubena-Dipeolu Esther to All panelists : Let have him back on questions later
13:24:22 From Anthony Chukwuma to All panelists : It is better they send questions to chat
13:24:39 From Okubena-Dipeolu Esther to All panelists : let questions be sent through chat
13:25:05 From Ademola isijola to All panelists : please sir you have spoken well, sir what are the punitive measures in solving urban decay
13:25:20 From AniediAbasi Joseph to All panelists : hello sir please can u share the WhatsApp group link?
13:26:24 From Anthony Chukwuma to All panelists : We write and hear so much about resilient living generally, however, how can the professionals get this to the leadership and government?
13:27:59 From Tolu Osayomi to All panelists : I am not enabled oo
13:28:40 From Fayo Williams to All panelists : My name is Fayo Williams, Founder Exponential Hub. We are happy to host Geoinfotech in our community
13:28:54 From Okubena-Dipeolu Esther to All panelists : bad network 😑
13:30:40 From Gbenga Morenikeji to All panelists : To the two presenters, what do we think will happen to our Peri urban zones in the face of the rapid urbanization in the South west of Nigeria.
13:35:57 From Karim Sanogo to All panelists : Hello
13:37:17 From Tolu Osayomi to All panelists : I want to thank you all this wonderful program. I just commend my colleagues for a job well done.

Just a comment and a question:

Whichever way, cities are central to the transmission and control of COVID19. We need to effectively use the city dynamics to reduce the spread

@MrOlumoyegun, are there alternative sources of data amid the poor record keeping culture?

There is data on migration in Nigeria. Available at the International Organization for Migration Nigeria Office website

Thank you.
13:38:25 From Fatai to Karim Sanogo and all panelists : WE ARE HERE
13:39:56 From Fatai to Karim Sanogo and all panelists : We are here
13:41:46 From Okubena-Dipeolu Esther to All panelists : audibility: echoing! pls rectify it 🙏
13:46:47 From Fatai to All panelists : Dr. Bashir are you still online?
13:54:36 From Yinka Jamba-oda to DEBORAH SOBANKE and all panelists : welcome ma
13:55:39 From Bala Isa Fagge to All panelists : thank you Mr Joseph for answering my questions, I really appreciate. Bala Isa Fagge
13:57:57 From Itohan-Osa Abu to All panelists : ESA CCI and Open street maps are good datasets as well
13:58:11 From Deborah Alaigba to Okubena-Dipeolu Esther and all panelists : He is not enabled to unmute himself
13:58:28 From Deborah Alaigba to Okubena-Dipeolu Esther and all panelists : Please let the host unmute him
13:59:08 From Itohan-Osa Abu to All panelists : unmute the mics
13:59:16 From SIMEON SALIFU to All panelists : damilola u are supposed to unmute urself
14:07:55 From Bala Isa Fagge to All panelists : Q to Damilola: why used point features to represent States instead using polygons?
Bala Isa Fagge
14:09:45 From Itohan-Osa Abu to All panelists : can you please share the google sheet of covid-19 data?
14:10:30 From Fatai to Itohan-Osa Abu and all panelists : It will be shared at the end of the presentation. Many thanks.
14:11:02 From Itohan-Osa Abu to All panelists : Thanks
14:13:34 From Bala Isa Fagge to All panelists : How did you generate data on all positions of testing centers of Covid-19?
Bala Isa Fagge
14:14:45 From Itohan-Osa Abu to All panelists : the point features show the degree or number of cases
14:15:32 From Justina Akporherhe to All panelists : why did you exclude the total number of people tested for each location? I think the inclusion will help in determining the percentage of the population that is being affected in relation to the total the total population
14:19:39 From AniediAbasi Joseph to All panelists : great job guys. to deploy a dashboard. does one have to pay…
14:25:13 From Bala Isa Fagge to All panelists : Thank you my lecturer Deborah B. Alaigba, at AFRIGIST, OAU Ife, Osun State.
Bala Isa Fagge
14:27:33 From Dimeji Oladele to All panelists : interesting and insightful conversation so far
14:29:24 From Itohan-Osa Abu to All panelists : apart from ArcGIS, what do you use for spatial modelling?
14:30:25 From Fatai to Dimeji Oladele and all panelists : Many thanks for your support and kind words sir.
14:32:49 From Bala Isa Fagge to All panelists : Q to Deborah: How Public Participatory GIS can aid Urban Planning against Covid-19 in Nigeria?
14:33:36 From Bala Isa Fagge to All panelists : Q to Deborah: How Public Participatory GIS can aid Urban Planning against Covid-19 in Nigeria? Bala Isa Fagge
14:34:09 From Itohan-Osa Abu to All panelists : please wha app did you use to produce the hot/cold map and what data did you use for your analysis.
14:34:14 From Itohan-Osa Abu to All panelists : what*
14:35:55 From Bala Isa Fagge to All panelists : 08065385813
please add me to the what’s app group
14:41:28 From Fatai to Ademola isijola and all panelists : Many thanks bro
14:42:19 From Fatai to Ibrahim Adeosun and all panelists : Many thanks for having you sir. All the way from farm
14:42:41 From Fatai to Ismail Sanni and all panelists : Many thanks for having you around sir.
14:43:03 From Fatai to ola and all panelists : Many thank for having your sir.
14:58:05 From Itohan-Osa Abu to All panelists : byee

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Nasir Mohammed on September 10, 2020 at 3:07 pm

How can Gis and remote sensing help in determine the Impact of population pressure on urban space
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LIVE WEBINAR ON POST-COVID 19 AND GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY organized by Geoinfotech and Center for Advanced Research and Development (CARD) to cross-fertilize ideas and share thoughts on the interplay of Geospatial Technologies and Urban Planning for the containment and cushion the effects of COVID 19 in Nigeria.

Geography as an academic discipline has tremendously helped to analyse the Spatio-temporal pattern of diseases of COVID19 and also identifies the spread of COVID19 over space and time, its transmission and a future spread, identify factors responsible for the spread of the pandemic and most importantly develop preventive measures against the disease. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) as at 8th of June 2020, the south-west region of Nigeria, in particular, Lagos state has recorded 6,767 confirmed cases of the disease, FCT (Northcentral) 952 confirmed cases, Edo(South-South )401 confirmed cases, Rivers state (South-East) 332 cases, Borno (North-East) 356 cases and Kano (North-west ) 999 confirmed cases among others.

In a bid to demonstrate the relevance of geospatial technology which has tremendously been adopted as a tool of research in understanding and analysing the Spatio-temporal of COVID 19, researches are still been conducted towards its effect on human wellbeing, resource deployment, disaster management and development of urban issues associated with COVID19, Geo-Information Technologies organized a live webinar and workshop tagged: ‘Post COVID19: Geospatial Technology and Urban Dynamics’. This programme brought together practitioners, research scholars, policymakers, academic community and the general public to cross-fertilize ideas, share thoughts in addressing critical areas of research with a view to developing policy intervention to cushion the effect of the pandemic and prepare for Post COVID 19 in enhancing sustainable national development.

Geospatial is an emerging field of study in the world of Geography, it is a system designed to capture, store, analyze and present all types of spatial or geographical data. In buttressing this point one of the guest speaker Dr. Joseph Olumoyen a lecturer of Geography from the University of Ibadan spoke on the ‘Application of GIS and RS mapping for Disaster Management’ by showing how GIS can be demonstrated in mapping health facilities, location-allocation of medical facilities, deployment of human and material resources for a prompt response disaster management. GIS and remote sensing are incredibly useful and effective tools in disaster management. These technologies have been the object of substantial interest for all countries and bodies concerned with space and in exacting emergency services and disaster management.

In disaster management, the objectives of the disaster experts are to monitor the situation, simulate the complicated disaster occurrence as accurately as possible so as to come up with better prediction models, suggest appropriate contingency plans and prepare spatial databases.

The major steps indicated by the discourse to combat the further spread of the disease are;

Mapping the capacity by using knowledge of the vulnerability to help to understand the CAPACITY to respond. The capacity- gaps to be filled can also be revealed through this.
Communicating the result with maps, maps remain a veritable channel to communicate to people in a way they can understand, to quickly respond to the crisis. Some countries are using interactive Web maps, dashboard apps, and Story Maps to help in prompt communicating the situation to determine business impacts, school closure etc.

This will help to ‘FLATTEN THE CURVE’ and lives saved.

Another major part that tackled was handled by another guest speaker Dr. Hezekiah Olaniran also a lecturer of geography from the University of Ibadan who did an overview of ‘The dynamic of Urban planning and city configuration’. Urban Dynamics are the forces that shape and reshape cities over time and can happen gradually and also as a natural process or as coordinated government actions due to some process of change.

He examined how we can plan the city in terms of facilities in the areas of housing, residential, commercial activities and other dynamics of urban planning and governance. Benefits of GIS in Urban Planning can be seen as Greater efficiency in retrieving information Faster, easy and extensive access to different types of geographic information required for planning, Improved analysis. By strengthening the underlying fabric of a city and better understanding the potential shocks and stresses it may face, a city can improve its development trajectory and the well-being of its citizens.