{"metadata":{"id":"00d8b56586ad3f610455f754c87a1f04","source":"gardian_index","url":"https://cgspace.cgiar.org/rest/bitstreams/a71a635b-99e1-46b6-aff3-c85e40c63161/retrieve"},"pageCount":13,"title":"ENACTS, Data Library, Maproom and GIS Training at Rwanda Meteorological Agency","keywords":["ENACTS Data Library, Maproom, and GIS training at Rwanda Meteorological Agency ENACTS","Data Library","Maprooms","GIS","capacity building"],"chapters":[{"head":"About the authors","index":1,"paragraphs":[]},{"head":"Program Description ENACTS Data (21-22 July)","index":2,"paragraphs":[{"index":1,"size":109,"text":"The workshop began by with an exhaustive overview of the ENACTS daily, 10-day, and monthly rainfall and the 10-day and monthly temperature data for Rwanda. For this we used the Meteo Rwanda Data Library online mapping and data system. Next we discussed the concepts of climatologies and anomalies and how to calculate them using the ENACTS data. We demonstrated how to choose spatial and temporal domains in the data. Some simple statistical analyses were presented using the Data Library built-in tools. At the end of the 2 days, we examined the process of updating the ENACTS 10day rainfall monitoring data product in the Data Library and Climate Monitoring maproom."}]},{"head":"Maprooms (25-28 July)","index":3,"paragraphs":[{"index":1,"size":31,"text":"This part of the workshop was devoted to understanding the ENACTS online maprooms and creating new datasets in the Meteo Rwanda Data Library. The maprooms are divided into 2 main sections."},{"index":2,"size":243,"text":"There is a Climate section and a Malaria Historical Analysis section. First we explored the Climate Analysis maprooms for daily, 10-day, and monthly ENACTS rainfall and temperature data. These maprooms present 30-year climatologies for rainfall and temperature. By selecting a point or administrative boundary on the map, one can also view anomalies for rainfall from 1981-2014 and anomalies for temperature from 1961-2014. It was important for the participants to become familiar with the various maproom controls for zooming in, selecting a point or administrative boundary for analysis, and for saving the map or time series in an acceptable graphics format. The Climate Monitoring maproom was reviewed to show the participants how to look at the most recent rainfall (10day, month, and season) and compare that to the climatology. We discussed usefulness of the ENACTS rainfall monitoring product for the agriculture and health sectors. In the Climate Forecast maprooms we examined the most recent seasonal forecast for Rwanda and the probabilities of the influence of the ENSO and Indian Ocean Dipole indices on the climate of Rwanda. In the Malaria Historical Analysis maprooms we looked at the Seasonal Climate Suitability for Malaria transmission in Rwanda. We also reviewed the 32-year 12-month Weighted Anomaly Standardization Precipitation index relative to a user-selected baseline period for different administrative boundaries in Rwanda. We discussed the usefulness of the results to determine whether climate may have played a role in the success or failure of a disease prevention campaign."},{"index":3,"size":63,"text":"We spent one day working with the open source Quantum GIS software to digitize seasonal forecasts for Rwanda. Then we demonstrated how to add GIS features to the Data Library and the maprooms. It was important for the participants to understand this so that they could continue to update their Data Library when new seasonal forecast are made and when administrative boundaries change."},{"index":4,"size":7,"text":"Data Library system and backups (29 July)"},{"index":5,"size":59,"text":"The last day of the workshop was devoted to Data Library and Maproom maintenance. We examined the critical software services needed for the Data Library system. We demonstrated how to make backups of the computer system and the data. We created and tested a duplicate Data Library and Maproom system on a separate computer for Meteo Rwanda internal access."}]},{"head":"Conclusion","index":4,"paragraphs":[{"index":1,"size":20,"text":"Meteo Rwanda has very good infrastructure for supporting the Data Library and ENACTS maprooms installed there. Online reliability is excellent. "}]}],"figures":[{"text":" John del Coral is a Senior Staff Associate at the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), at Columbia University, focused on Data Library software, database management, GIS and semantic technology. Contact: jdcorral@iri.columbia.edu Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................... 8 Program Description ...................................................................................................... 8 ENACTS Data (21-22 July) .................................................................................................. 8 Maprooms (25-28 July) ......................................................................................................... 8 Data Library system and backups (29 July) .......................................................................... 9 Conclusion ..................................................................................................................... 9 Appendix 1. Participant List ........................................................................................ 11 Appendix 2. Training Program ...................................................................................a training visit by John del Corral to the Rwanda Meteorological Agency (Meteo Rwanda), 21-29 July 2016. The main objectives were to: (a) train Meteo Rwanda staff on ENACTS data, the Data Library software, Maprooms, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS); (b) install the ENACTS Daily rainfall dataset and Maproom. A secondary objective was to create a backup of the Data Library system for emergency recovery situations at Meteo Rwanda, and install a second Data Library with Maprooms for internal Meteo access. This will allow Meteo Rwanda staff to download data to their desktop or laptop, and to fulfil data requests by other ministries. Twelve individuals were involved in the training. Two were affiliated with CIAT-Rwanda, and 10 were representatives from Meteo Rwanda. "},{"text":" This makes Meteo Rwanda an excellent choice for supporting Climate Services for Rwanda. Interactions during the training visit suggest several recommendations. First, Meteo Rwanda is urged to actively update the ENACTS dekad rainfall for Climate Monitoring. It is currently 2.5 months behind the current dekad. It should be updated every 10 days. One problem is that the merging software for the ENACTS monitoring product is only installed on one computer. This prevents updating by multiple people (in case the designated person is not available, or too busy). Second, add the newly added Sector (subdivision of Districts) boundaries as selection choices in the Rwanda maproom. Third, I recommend that 4-5 top people from the training class of 12 receive follow-up training and assume active roles in supporting the Rwanda Data Library and Maproom. Fourth, review GeoClim software for Africa, and list strengths and weaknesses compared with the Rwanda Data Library and Maprooms. Fifth, install the Data Library Authorization service on the external access Data Library, so that users in other ministries and offices can have access to downloading the data. Finally, review the strengths and weaknesses of the Daily ENACTS rainfall data by comparing with station data. As of the training visit, Meteo Rwanda was not yet ready to approve use of the Daily ENACTS rainfall data.  "}],"sieverID":"b43ab75a-78f6-4a61-9ed0-2d013999d0f0","abstract":"CCAFS Workshop Reports aim to disseminate interim climate change, agriculture and food security research and practices and stimulate feedback from the scientific community."}