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In order to achieve this objective and assure the application of its products, OSFAC is also committed to using its regional network to improve data availability and build capacity to use satellite data and related products across Central Africa.
OSFAC was launched as the GOFC-GOLD network for Central Africa under the Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS). Its primary objective is to support the management of natural resources and promote sustainable development by producing reliable land cover products, distributing satellite data, building capacity and providing technical assistance to implementing partners.
OSFAC operates out of a head office in Kinshasa and maintains a GIS/RS lab within the School of Agronomy at the University of Kinshasa. It works in close partnership with academic and research institutions in the region, as well as, international academic and research institutions such as: the University of Maryland, South Dakota State University, the Universite catholique de Louvain and the Joint Research Center.
OSFAC’s forest monitoring activities contribute to the objectives of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership and multiple strategic areas within COMIFAC’s Convergence Plan. It receives support through USAID as part of the Central African Regional Program for the Environment (CARPE) and is also an active collaborator of the FORAF/OFAC project to establish a regional observatory that will supply decision-makers and managers reliable information on environmental and socio-economic indicators and produce regular State of the Forest reports. Through its activities, OSFAC has collaborated with many national government agencies as well as non-governmental organizations and projects, including: FORAF, WRI, ERAIFT, UN/OCHA, IUCN, WWF, WCS, CI, AWF, UNICEF, UNESCO, MAFA, and Nature+.
Since it was legally established as a Congolese NGO in 2005, OSFAC has grown and established itself as a local organization dedicated to raising awareness about satellite data and their potential applications. It serves as Central Africa’s only satellite data clearing house and as part of its partnership with CARPE, OSFAC works with regional and international academic and research institutions to produce reliable land cover products. It is committed to building regional capacity in GIS and remote sensing and offers a series of technical trainings through its lab at the University of Kinshasa and ex situ at sites across the Basin. To date OSFAC has trained over 500 individuals from over 30 different agencies in Central Africa. In addition, OSFAC has worked with a wide variety of implementing partners on mapping projects that support sustainable natural resource management and/or sustainable development.
Thank you for your interest in OSFAC. OSFAC is a Non-governmental organization, and we are proud of the opportunities we provide our researchers and staff.
We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to promoting a diverse workplace.
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Participants proposed creating OSFAC as a regional forum to address these obstacles, which included: difficulties associated with data acquisition, a lack of permanent training institutions and limited capacity to apply satellite information. OSFAC was launched as the GOFC-GOLD network for Central Africa under the Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS).
Its primary objective is to support the management of natural resources and promote sustainable development by producing reliable land cover products, distributing satellite data, building capacity and providing technical assistance to partners. Read more
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Our Team
Dr. Landing Mané
Program Manager
Directeur de l’Observatoire Satellital des Forêts d’Afrique Centrale (OSFAC) depuis 2009. Il a 20 années d’expérience dans divers domaines, notamment, sciences du sol et agriculture, ...
André Mazinga
GIS and RS Officer
Ingénieur Agronome formé à l'Université de Kinshasa. En 2005, Il obtint son diplôme en agronomie dans la filière Gestion des Ressources Naturelles, option Faune et Flore ...
Eddy Bongwele
GIS and RS Senior Officer
Ingénieur Agronome spécialiste en Systèmes d'Information Géographique et télédétection appliquées en gestion des ressources naturelles. Il a travaillé avec OSFAC ...
Cédric Singa
GIS and RS Specialist
Ingénieur Agronome, filière Gestion des Ressources Naturelles à l'Université de Kinshasa en 2008. Il fréquente l'OSFAC depuis 2009 d'abord comme GIS Trainer puis GIS Consultant ..
Bob Boseko
DBA and Software Developer
Licencié en Génie Informatique de l'Universite de Kinshasa. Il est specialiste en developpement des applications web, Desktop, et Mobile. Il a intégré OSFAC en 2011 ...
Serge Kalawu
GIS and RS Officer
Ingénieur en Sciences Agronomiques, spécialisé en Gestion des Ressources Naturelles, filière Faune et Flore a l'Université de Kinshasa. En 2010, il a travaillé avec l’Union Européenne ...
Hervé Kashongwe
Moabi Coordinator
Ingénieur Agronome et intègre OSFAC en février 2011 comme stagiaire professionnel puis comme Assistant SIG, une année après avoir obtenu son diplôme, avec une spécialisation ...
Nancy Kabuya
Administrative secretary and Cashier
Licenciée en Gestion Financière et Marketing de l'Université William Booth (Promotion 2008). Après l'obtention de son diplôme de licence, elle a travaillé comme stagiaire professionnel ...
Micheline Nanzigi
Accounant
Licenciée en sciences économiques et de gestion, option gestion financière de l'Université de Lubumbashi, Micheline KALUMUNA a également un diplôme de qualification en ...
Didier Kyony
Business Development Consultant
Ingénieur a l’Université du Witwatersrand à Johannesburg en 1999 et cela a été suivi par un parcours professionnel de 15 ans en Afrique du Sud. Il a accumulé plus de dix ans d’expertise ...
Guy-Robert Kayembe
Logistician and Driver
Diplôme de graduat en Radionavigation (aviation civile) de l'Institut Supérieur des Techniques Appliquées (ISTA) depuis 2006. Pendant une année, il a occupé le poste de Chef de dépôt ...
Eric Lutété
GIS and RS Trainer
Ingénieur Agronome de formation, spécialiste en Gestion des Ressources Naturelles (Faune et Flore) de l’Université de Kinshasa depuis 2009, Eric LUTETE intègre l'OSFAC en 2011 ...