Namibia Excursion of the Department of Cartography, GIS and Remote Sensing

Namibia Excursions
A second excursion to Namibia was conducted in March/April 2022. In comparison to 2019 the excursion route was expanded to the northern communal areas covering a distance of approximately 3200 km. The program contains a variety of topics related to natural resources management including (selected): GIZ ISUD-project (Inclusive and Sustainable Urban Development); Windhoek town excursion to informal settlements; NNF (Namibia Nature Foundation); Eco-farm management strategies; NamibRand Nature Reserve (ecosystem conservation strategies); Gobabeb Desert Research Foundation (DRFN); Land degradation & gully erosion around Opuwo; Integrated Water Resource Management (Cuvelai Water Course Commission); Aspects of child health and malnutrition as well as visits to commercial and communal agricultural production schemes. A third excursion was conducted in February/March 2024 based on best contents and practices of both former excursions

Figure 1: Excursion route 2022.

Pictures from the excursion in 2022:

Camp at Spitzkoppe (Granit Intrusion)

Group photo at the Atlantic Ocean between Swakopmund and Hentjes Bay

Group photo in Grootfontain (Corn Triangle)

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Here you can find more pictures from the excursions in recent years:

Figure 1: Spring water Namib Naukluft NP

Figure 2: Endemic Welwitschia Mirablis

Figure 3: Workers in Windhoek

Figure 4: Informel Settlements North of Windhoek

Figure 5: On the Road

Figure 6: Namib Sand Sea with highest dunes

Figure 7: Sossusvlei - Dead Vlei salt pan

Figure 8: Crossing the Tropic of Capricorn

Figure 9: Gecko at DRFN

Figure 10: Kuiseb River as northern border of Namib Sand Sea

Figure 11: Visit to Rössing Uranium Mine

Figure 12: Ship wreck cold Benguela current

Figure 13: Camp life

Figure 14: Desert elephants at Brandberg

Figure 15: Waterberg Cemetery (Battle of Waterberg)

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