Partners & Institutions
The MED Consortium platform is developed and validated in collaboration with the following institutions.
Funder & Incubator
| Institution | Role |
|---|---|
| TuksNovation | University of Pretoria innovation hub — project incubator and technical oversight |
| NeoFrontiers | Co-funder and commercialisation partner |
Validation partners
| Institution | Acronym | Role |
|---|---|---|
| University of Cape Town | UCT | Environmental health modelling validation; epidemiological accuracy review |
| Council for Scientific and Industrial Research | CSIR | Geospatial and EO data validation; spatial analysis methodology |
| National Institute for Communicable Diseases | NICD | Epidemiological data provision; malaria risk score validation |
Government & data partners
| Institution | Acronym | Data contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health | DoH | Disease registry; public health facility data |
| Department of Water and Sanitation | DWS | Water body status; water quality indices |
| South African Weather Service | SAWS | Meteorological data; air temperature; rainfall |
Technology partners
| Platform | Role |
|---|---|
| Google Earth Engine | Cloud-based EO processing and data extraction |
| AWS Amplify | Platform hosting and continuous deployment |
| OpenStreetMap | Base map tiles (Leaflet) |
| GADM | Administrative boundary data (ADM1, ADM3) |
| ESA / Copernicus | Sentinel-2, Sentinel-3, Sentinel-5P imagery |
| NASA / USGS | Landsat 8/9, MODIS, SMAP datasets |
Project director
| Director | Kagisho Montjane |
| Organisation | MED Consortium |
| Project | Use of Earth Observation data to monitor water-borne pathogens and NCD risk factors |