Browsing College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) by Subject "GIS"
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Assessing Irrigation Suitability of Pastures in Nakasongola District Using GIS and Remote Sensing
(Makerere University, 2021-02)Forage is responsible for over 80% of dairy farming production costs. Nakasongola District faces adverse effects of the dry spell on the forage varieties, there is about a 27% reduction of milk produced of which one of the ... -
Assessing the effects of sand mining activities on wetland loss in Lwera wetland system using GIS and remote sensing, Lake Victoria Basin - Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-07-29)While many wetlands in the central region are being degraded due to encroachment, Lwera wetland system is facing degradation from over harvesting of natural resources, sand in particular. The main objective of this study ... -
Assessing the extent of encroachment on Kinawataka wetland, Kampala city, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023)Wetlands provide a lot of ecosystem services which include water purification, flood control and climate moderation. They are carbon sinks absorbing greenhouse gases, provide food, medicine and water supply. With the ... -
Assessment of land use land cover change and water physical parameters in River Rwizi Cachment, Mbarara District
(Makerere University, 2022-03-16)The Rwizi river catchment is a high value landscape covering 10 districts of western Uganda. The catchment has faced large scale human induced land use and land cover changes, which has led to loss of vegetation cover and ... -
An assessment of the variability in mam rainfall over Uganda using TRMM satellite information
(Makerere University, 2021)The purpose of this study was to examine the March, April & May seasonal rainfall variability and the extent of deviation of rainfall from the seasonal averages for the years 1998-2019 using statistical techniques. Rainfall ... -
Community-based mapping of ecosystem services. A case study of Nakatongoli wetland in Mityana District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-02)Wetlands are among the most productive ecosystems on earth; they are areas permanently or periodically waterlogged which offers the neighboring communities socio-cultural, economic and ecological values. Wetland resources ... -
Effects of tobacco growing on tree species diversity and composition: A case study of Kabwoya Sub-County, Kikuube District
(Makerere University, 2022-03-30)Tobacco is now widely grown as a cash crop in developing countries like Uganda, but faces unregulated destruction of trees which is not compatible with SDG goal 13 and 15. However, comprehensive studies about the tobacco ... -
GIS-aided soil mapping of fallowed land for improved nutrient management on a ferralsol at MUARIK
(Makerere University, 2019-11-21)Spatial variability in soils is as a result of variation at multiple scales ranging from point measurements to global. This is exhibited when a parameter of soil measured at different spatial locations exhibits values that ... -
Impact of land use change on surface runoff in Kampala: A QGIS-based SCS-CN method
(Makerere University, 2022)The changes in land use during the expansion of urban areas increase surface runoff and the associated flood risk. Surface runoff, if not properly managed, causes damage to property and infrastructure, leads to silting ... -
Impact of land use land cover within a micro watershed on well water quality in Mulanda Sub-county
(Makerere University, 2022-05-02)The linkages between the immediate land use land cover (LULC) and water quality in wells are not known making it difficult to control and manage quality of such water sources. The aim of the study was to analyze the effects ... -
Land Suitability Assessment for Sugarcane Cultivation using a GIS-Based Multi-criteria Approach
(Makerere University, 2019-08-13)In 2010, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) carried out a survey for the crops grown in the different parts of Uganda and mapped out the crops in each agricultural production zone. However, ... -
Land use and land cover patterns within and around Okole wetland ecosystem in Railway Division, Lira City East
(Makerere University, 2023)Assessment of land-use and land-cover (LULC) change of any region is one of the prominent features used in environmental resource management and its overall sustainable development. In land change sciences, land use and ... -
Water quality monitoring of Lake Victoria using GIS and Satellite Imagery
(Makerere University, 2021-02)Water is world’s most valuable asset. In Uganda, the biggest natural water resource is Lake Victoria. It serves different purposes such as fishing, navigation, eco-conservation and supply of fresh water for various purposes ...