Namibia: Using Drone Technology to Map Informal Settlements

Using drones and photogrammetry, Namibia Flying Labs captured high-resolution aerial data of Brendan Simbwaye’s A Informal Settlement, located in Windhoek.

Flying Labs Namibia is currently assisting Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH with an initiative aimed at addressing the complex challenges of urbanization in Namibia: the “Inclusive and Sustainable Urban Development” (ISUD) project.

The project ISUD, aims to improve the living and housing conditions for the…