Consultant For Remote Sensing Of Maize Production

WWF- Myanmar

| Yangon

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Consultant For Remote Sensing Of Maize Production

WWF- Myanmar, | Yangon

Consultant For Remote Sensing Of Maize Production

WWF- Myanmar

Consultant For Remote Sensing Of Maize Production

WWF- Myanmar

Myanmar - Yangon

| Yangon

03 Dec 2020

Experience level

Experienced Non-Manager

Job Function

Consulting

Job Industry

NGO/UN/Non Profit

Job Type

Full Time

Job Description

A Great Opportunity for ...

Study objectives

The objective of the remote sensing work is to better understand the scale, rate and hotspots of concern, in which forest cover and perennial crops (such as rubber, oil palm) in critical areas of the DT is being converted to maize plantations.

Scope of work

To achieve the objective above, the project requires a Remote Sensing Expert to conduct:

Gathering and assessment of the most updated spatial data (9mx9m resolution) associated with maize production in selected areas of DT. This includes annual land cover series for the past 10 years.
Ground truthing (sample) to assess the accuracy level of the study and to validate the presence of potential or indicative locations of critical land areas based on desktop study.
Identify the difference between publicly available data based on land-use registration and the remote sensing work to estimate land tenure (at least for 2018-2019)

Open To

Foreign (Expatriate)

Male/Female

Job Requirements

Competencies

Proven experience in performing remote sensing work related to agriculture sector (preferably maize in Southeast Asia)
Advanced degree in remote sensing, GIS or other relevant fields
Based in either Myanmar or Thailand
Can obtain publicly available data

What We Can Offer

Benefits

Meal or travel allowance

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