Ngorongoro Conservation Area


Ngorongoro Conservation Area
 
Map of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area
 
The Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) is situated in Northeast Tanzania. In this area, wildlife is protected from hunting, although natives are allowed to settle.

This case study looks at indigenous people and wild animals' living environment using Earth observation techniques.

Satellite images will be studied using the LEOWorks digital image processing software.
 
 

This case study includes:

  • a background section
  • exercises

    You can access them by clicking on the links on the right

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    Last update: 11 April 2013


    Ngorongoro Conservation Area

     •  Background (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Global_EN/SEMU2ZVX3RF_0.html)

    Exercises

     •  Inspection of the images (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Global_EN/SEMSBZVX3RF_0.html)

    Links

     •  The World Factbook - Tanzania (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tz.html)
     •  Unesco World Heritage List (http://whc.unesco.org/en/list)
     •  UNESCO World Heritage List - Ngorongoro Conservation Area (http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/39)
     •  Monitoring weather and climate from space (http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/Image_Gallery/index.htm?l=en)

    Eduspace - Software

     •  LEOWorks 3 (http://esamultimedia.esa.int/multimedia/LEOWorks3.exe)

    Eduspace - Download

     •  Landsat images from 2000 (6.0 Mb) (http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/eduspace/Ngorongoro_00.zip)
     •  Landsat images from 2001 (6.0 Mb) (http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/eduspace/Ngorongoro_01.zip)
     •  Landsat images from 2000 and 2001 covering Western part of NCA (1.9 Mb) (http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/eduspace/NGO_West.zip)