| dc.contributor.author | Mwima, Gonzaga | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-05-12T05:38:21Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-05-12T05:38:21Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Gonzaga, Mwima. (2022). Exploring the use of PPGIS for mapping the distribution of Vitellaria Paradoxa (SHEA TREE). (Unpublished Master’s Project Report) Makerere University; Kampala, Uganda. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10570/10439 | |
| dc.description | A final year project report submitted to the college of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of a Master’s Degree in Master of Science in Geo-information Science and Technology of Makerere University. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Vitalleria paradoxa is a tree of high economic and cultural value to the local communities of West Nile, Northern Uganda and Teso region where it is endemic in Uganda. The tree is however listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Conservation planning and intervention is hindered by inadequate data on the geographic distribution of the threatened tree. Commonly used traditional methods of mapping individual trees such as traversing are prohibitively costly and time consuming. This project sought to map the endangered tree species using a Public Participatory GIS approach. Accuracy performed in QGIS software showed that 62% of the trees mapped by PPGIS were within a range 0f ≤5 meters from their actual ground position. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Makerere University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Public Participatory GIS | en_US |
| dc.subject | Shea Tree | en_US |
| dc.subject | Vitellaria Paradoxa | en_US |
| dc.title | Exploring the use of PPGIS for mapping the distribution of Vitellaria Paradoxa (SHEA TREE). | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
