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Namibia Flying Labs maps Ombili informal settlement in Otjiwarongo

Namibia Flying Labs flew a drone over Ombili settlement, estimating about 1,540 shacks and 6,160 residents; the data helped leaders revise the town plan.

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Organisation
Namibia Flying Labs and Otjiwarongo Municipality
Location
Otjiwarongo, Namibia
Year
2021
Category
Humanitarian mapping

Namibia Flying Labs ran the project with the Otjiwarongo Municipality between April 2021 and January 2022, according to its project use case; a Flying Labs article dated 31 March 2022 describes the results. A DJI Mavic 2 Pro collected aerial images covering 173.3 hectares of the Ombili informal settlement, which were processed into an orthomosaic and analysed for shack density.

The article reports an estimated 1,540 shacks and 6,160 people in the area. According to the use case, the municipality used the data to amend its town plan to provide services around existing structures while moving a minimal number of residents.

Location: Otjiwarongo

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Sources

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  1. Improving urban planning with informal settlement aerial mapping (Flying Labs) https://flyinglabs.org/blog/improving-urban-planning-with-informal-settlement-aerial-mapping
  2. Mapping Ombili informal settlement in Namibia (Flying Labs project use case) https://flyinglabs.org/portfolio/mapping-ombili-informal-settlement-in-namibia

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