The Directorate is mandated to collect, store, analyze, update and disseminate geospatial data and information on natural resources and the environment for sustainable development.
Objectives
Collect geospatial data on numbers and distribution of wildlife/livestock and associated environment attributes in the Kenyan rangelands
Monitor, inventory and map the vegetation, wildlife habitats and livestock ranges (refuges)
Undertake land cover and land use assessments and mapping
Develop early warning systems (crop yield forecast for food security, plant biomass monitoring for drought forecasting and landslide risk mapping)
Develop environmental information management systems (EMIS)
Coordinate the application of remote sensing technology in Kenya.
