Welcome to GALUP

Introduction

In Ghana, farmlands and cities are expanding rapidly into the savannas, woodlands and forests. The Ghana Land Use Project (GALUP) project will enhance the current operational planning framework and building capacity for effective land use planning in Ghana. Working in close collaboration with national and regional authorities in Ashanti, Eastern and Central Regions in Ghana, the project aims to build local capacity in the region regarding remote sensing and GIS, and transfer the land use planning framework for continued planning.

About the Land Use Planning Framework

The planning framework GALUP proposed is based on the Land-Use Identification Strategy (LUCIS) developed by two professors, Margaret Carr and Paul Zwick, at the University of Florida. LUCIS, at its core, is a GIS-based land-use suitability modeling framework. LUCIS models were originally developed using ModelBuilder in ArcMap™. The GALUP team developed the LUCIS-OPEN Tools for QGIS by using PyLUSAT—Python for Land-Use Suitability Analysis Tools—and the QGIS Python API. These tools enable land-use planners to perform suitability analysis on QGIS, an open-source GIS software application.

GALUP Trainings

One of GALUP’s objectives is to help build local capacity in applying tools empowered by Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographic Information System (GIS) technologies to inform and ensure sustainable land use practices.

Workshop #1 - Land-Use Suitability Analysis with QGIS Tools

1. Module 1 - Software and Data Preparation
2. Module 2 - Introduction to LUCIS-OPEN Tools for QGIS
3. Module 3 - Create Suitability Models with QGIS Graphical Modeler
4. Module 4 - Aggregate Results to Make Land-Use Decisions

Documentation

1. LUCIS-OPEN Tools for QGIS
2. Agriculture Models

GALUP Partners

We appreciate the supports from our partners below.