Head of the National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences participating in a workshop on "Time Changes in Land Cover in Lake Perlus" at Kafr El-Sheikh University.

Dr. Islam Abu Al-Magd, President of the National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, participated in the workshop organized by Kafr El-Sheikh University, headed by Dr. Abd Al-Razek Desouki, President of Kafr El-Sheikh University, in the presence of Major General Dr. Alaa Abd Al-Muti, Governor of Kafr El-Sheikh.

The workshop was held under the title: "Time changes in land cover in and around Lake Perlus using machine learning and deep learning", in the university conference hall, in the presence of Dr. Mohamed Abdel-Al, Vice President of the university for education and student affairs, Dr. Ismail Al-Qan, Vice President of the university for postgraduate studies and research, Dr. Amani Shaker, Vice President of the university for community service and environmental development affairs, Dr. Ali Sabri, Secretary General of the university, a group of deans of faculties, university faculty members, and representatives of the project's research team committee.

Dr. Islam Abu Al-Magd stressed the importance of cooperation between universities, institutions and research bodies and enhancing cooperation in various fields of common interest between both sides.

During the meeting, Dr. Abdel Razek Desouki presented a simple explanation about the university and the noticeable development it witnessed in various educational and research sectors, noting the importance of close cooperation between the university and the governorate, stressing the importance of strengthening joint means of cooperation to serve the community, noting that the capabilities of the university, its scientists and researchers in the service of the people of Kafr Al-Sheikh Governorate through providing scientific and practical solutions and consultations, and developing proposals for upgrading, supporting and developing the province, adding that the National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences is part of the Ministry of Research The university has the privilege of cooperating with them in many fields.

On his part, Major General Dr Alaa Abd Al-Muti, Governor of Kafr al-Sheikh, expressed his pleasure at this meeting, praised the importance of the University's role in research, education and community service, and wished the University and its leadership every success in achieving advanced positions at the local, regional and international levels.

It should be noted that the workshop addressed the use of state-of-the-art methods in remote sensing, space science, geographic information systems, artificial intelligence and cadastal work to monitor land cover changes and changes within the boundaries of Lake Perlus from 1980 to 2024, with the participation of Dr. Safaa Mohamed Hassan, Chief of the GIS Section and Chief of the Scientific Training and Continuous Studies Division, Dr. Ashraf Hilmi, Chief of the Data Receiving and Analysis Division, and Dr. Sayed Abdo, Director of the Data Receiving Station of the National Remote Sensing Authority Dr. Ahmed Qutb, Programmer at the National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, Ahmed Said Ajlan, Director of the Centre for Geospatial Information Systems in the governorate, Dr. Saifeddin Mohamed Abu Khashba, Assistant Professor, Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences, Kafr Sheikh University, and Dr. Wael Mustafa Mahmoud, Professor, Department of Geography and Geographic Information Systems, Kafr Sheikh University Faculty of Arts.

On the sidelines of the meeting, the Head of the University, the Governor and the Head of the Authority made an inspection tour to visit the facilities of the University and the Medical City; To follow the tremendous developments that the university has witnessed in a short period of time.