Nigeria Regional Support Office

The UN-SPIDER Regional Support Office (RSO) in Nigeria is hosted by the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA).

Address:

National Space Research and Development Agency
Obasanjo Space Center, Pyakassa Junction
PMB 437 Garki, Abuja, Nigeria

Mission/Objective:

The RSO in Nigeria was established in 2008 with the mandate to promote and support the use of space technology within and outside Nigeria for the management of the full disaster cycle including prevention and mitigation. This mandate is implemented in conjunction with the UN-SPIDER coordinating office in Vienna.

Head of Institution:

Dr. Seidu Onailo Mohammed
Director General/Chief Executive
+234-8033139987

Primary Contact:

Dr. Godstime James
Manager of Regional Support Office Remote Sensing and GIS
+234-8022739154
+234-7056195374
godstimej@gmail.com

Secondary Contact:

Dr. Shaba Halilu
Director, Space Applications Department
Remote Sensing and GIS
+234-8037874003
drhalilu@yahoo.com

Capacity Building Facilities/ Training Centres/ Courses Offered:

Centre for Space Science and Technology Education, Ile-ife, Osun State, Nigeria in collaboration with UNOOSA African Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology Education-English.

Available Expertise:

3 Technical Staff with expertise in remote sensing and GIS

Infrastructure:

3 Desktop Workstations; 1 A3Desktop Scanner, 1 Laserjet Printer
Internet Service (Broadband) :230kbps

Available Databases:

-Just concluded collation of archive for Landsat Thematic Mapper and Enhanced thematic mapper images covering the entire Nigeria. Date ranged from the 1980’s to 2004. Multispectral with spatial resolution of 28.5 metres. Images acquired from the University of Maryland Global Landcover Facility, USA: URL: http://ftp.glcf.umd.edu/data/landsat/
-Collation of NigeriaSat-1 satellite imagery for Nigeria with spatial resolution of 32 metres.

For more information, please see www.nasrda.net