Challenge background
Machakos County, located in southeastern Kenya, grapples with environmental challenges, notably deforestation and land degradation, resulting in a significant reduction in tree cover and the consequential impact on ecosystems and communities. Acknowledging the imperative of data-driven solutions, the Geospatial Analysis of Tree Cover Project in Machakos integrates advanced data science techniques, with a particular focus on geospatial analysis.
The problem
Machakos County is confronted with a pressing environmental crisis characterised by diminishing tree cover, deforestation, and land degradation. The Geospatial Analysis of Tree Cover Project, while striving to address these challenges, encounters several critical issues that necessitate data-driven solutions through geospatial analysis.
Goal of the project
- Enhance spatial mapping accuracy.
- Improve land use and land cover classification.
- Identify deforestation hotspots.
Project timeline
- 1
Week 1
Data collection
- 2
Week 2
Data Preprocessing and Cleaning
- 3
Week 3
EDA
- 4
Week 4
Feature engineering
- 5
Week 5
Model development
- 6
Week 6
Model Evaluation and Validation
- 7
Week 7
Model Integration
- 8
Week 8
Model Deployment
What you'll learn
Data Collection, Geospatial Data, Data Preprocessing and Cleaning, EDA, Building Machine Learning Models, Spatial Mapping and Interpretation skills