5. zambia data digitization - climate change adaptation...data rescue and digitization •there are...
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ZAMBIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT
DATA RESCUE & DIGITIZATION PROGRAMME
MARTIN SWASWA
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Outline
vIntroductionvImportanceofHistoricalDatavDatarescueandDigitisationvImagingMediavCapacityofthearchiveroomvBenefitsvChallengesvWayforward
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INTRODUCTION
•WeatherandClimatehaveneverbeenthesameoveryearsanditwillkeeponchanging• Historicaldatathusplaysacardinalrollingeneratingunderstandingofweatherandclimateknowledgeor/informationforthepast,presentandthefuture• Itthereforebecomesimportantthatwerescueanddigitizeallthedataforustogeneratetheneedinformationforourvariousplanninganddecision- makingacrossallsectorsofoursociety
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IMPORTANCEOFHISTORICALDATA
Historicaldatainresearchinstitutionsisusedtogenerateinformationorscenariosusedfordecision- makingandplanningbyvarioussectorsandGovernmentinorderto:1. handleweatherandclimaterelatedimpactsthatcausedisastersorenvironmentalshocks;2. Improveandoptimizemanagementofwaterresourcestoprovidesustainableaccessto
freshwaterfordrinkingandhouseholduseaswellasplanningforagricultureirrigationandrenewableenergy;
3. OptimizemanagementofwaterresourcestogenerateneededPowerforthegeneralpublicandsocial- economicsectors;
4. Improveextensionservicestohealthandothersectors- e.g.managethespreadofdiseasevectorsbyrelevantsectors;
5. Developpoliciesforgreeneconomytoenhancequalityoflifeandenvironmentaladaptivecapacityforsustainabledevelopment
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DataRescueandDigitization
• Therearemorethan1.9mhistoricaldatainhardcopiesatZambiaMeteorologicalDepartmentHeadquartersandotherstationsacrossthecountry.• Thisdataisatriskofbeinglostordamagedifnotproperlyarchived• Realizingthisrisk,ZMD,withsupportfromUNDPCIEWSproject,theSouthernAfricanScienceServiceCentreforClimateChangeandAdaptiveLandManagement(SASSCAL)andotherInstitutionscameupwithaninitiativetorescueanddigitizedeterioratinghistoricaldata.
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StatusofhardcopiesbeforeDataRescueandDigitization Programme
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Hard copy documents in the ZMD Archives.
Code Length Width Description Total
MOZ401 565mm 304mm DailyRegister(HourlyValues) 711,750
MOZ307A 430mm 304mm HourlyValues(DP,RH, Sunshine,Wind(dr,ff) 117,000
MOZ 307B 430mm 304mm HourlyValues(Pressure,Temp,Rainfall) 70,200
MOZ302 430mm 304mm HourlyValues (ValuesfromMOZ401) 117,000
MOZ304 430mm 304mm DailySummaryofMOZ 401 23, 400
MOZ300 280mm 205mm RainfallRegister(Daily)(ZMD Stations+VoluntaryStations) 720,000
MOZ310 330mm 203mm RainfallSummaries 60,000
MOZ301 405mm 280mm Rainfall,Sunshine,SurfaceWind 19,200
MOZ402 355mm 193mm PermanentRainfallRegister 23,400
TOTAL 1,861,950
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Datarescueanddigitizationschedule
Theprogrammehasbeenplanedin04phases;1. ReorganizingPaperinthearchives2. PaperImaging3. Digitizedatavalues4. Arrangedigitizeddatavaluesintosoftcopies- specificfolders
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Plannedactivities
Activity Description Status
Paperarchiving • Searchingandlocatethedocuments
• Preserveandstorage
• Creatingtheelectronicinventory
On going
On going
On going
PaperImaging Scanninghard copiesintoimage
On going
Imagevalidation On goingCreatingInventory On going
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Plannedactivitiescont……………
Digitizedata values Data entryandimagedcharttracing
Notyet
Qualitycontrol Notyet
Create asoftycopyinventory
Notyet
Archiving digitaldata Archivingfoldersontodatabase
Notyet
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40 ZMDstationsacrossthecountry
90%workhasbeendoneonPaperarchivingfromthe10ProvincesinZMDarchiveroom30%workdoneonpaperimaging
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ImagingMediatools
§ Digitalcameraandphotocopierhavebeenused:capturingdatafromclimateforms.
ØDownloadingcapturedimagesontothecomputer.ØCreatingimagefolders/fileinventoriesonthecomputer.
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ProcessofcapturingImages
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Capturedfileimages/softcopies
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LAYOUTOFARCHIVINGROOM
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THECURRENTSTATUSOFTHEARCHIVINGROOM
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ElectronicInventory
ShelfNo. BoxNo. BookNo. Form Station From To Missing
20.10 5 1 302 ZAMBEZI Jan - 90 Dec– 91
20.10 5 2 302 ZAMBEZI Jan- 92 Dec– 94
20.10 5 3 302 ZAMBEZI Jan- 95 Dec– 96 1997and1998
20.10 5 4 302 ZAMBEZI Jan- 99 May- 02
20.10 6 1 304 ZAMBEZI Dec- 66 Dec– 83
20.10 6 2 304 ZAMBEZI Jan- 84 Dec– 96
20.10 6 3 304 ZAMBEZI Jan- 97 Mar- 14
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Archiveroominventoryaccess
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Softcopyfilesarrangement
§ Createdigitaldatainventoryfilesandfolders.
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Imageofsoftycopies
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Benefits
• securefromdamageascomparedtoearlierarrangement• Easytoaccessandretrieve• Easytomanageandmonitor• Easytoformat• Easytopackage/analyze
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Challenges
§ Inadequate human resource to speed up the activity.§ Late delivery of climate returns from out stations delays the
archiving process. § Inadequate space to accommodate more hard-copy
data § Inadequate tools to carry out the exercise
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Wayforward
• toshareideas,informationandexperiencestohelpstrengthendatarescueanddigitizationatZMD• needforfinancialandmaterialsupportfortheexerciseandcontinuitywiththeprocess
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ThankYou