{"id":170,"date":"2018-05-08T08:13:41","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T08:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/expert-themes.com\/wp\/global-industry\/?page_id=170"},"modified":"2025-04-07T14:01:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T14:01:06","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eoric.uenr.edu.gh\/?page_id=170","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-913161 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-648126 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><!--Welcome Section-->\n<section class=\"welcome-section\">\n    <div class=\"auto-container\">\n        <div class=\"row clearfix\">\n            \n            <!--Content Column-->\n            <div class=\"content-column col-md-7 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\n                <div class=\"inner-column\">\n                    <h2>Welcome to <span>EORIC<\/span><\/h2>\n                    <div class=\"text\">\n                        <p><p>EORIC is a research arm of the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR)-Sunyani, responsible for the acquisition of near real time satellite-based data, air-borne and in-situ data, metadata and products, automatic weather monitoring, operations and management of unmanned aerial systems, virtual regional fire monitoring and modelling, organization of training programs in the use of Earth Observation (EO) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) techniques, collectively towards making informed decisions in the areas of water, disasters, health, energy, climate, agriculture, ecosystems and biodiversity.<\/p>\r\n                            <h3>Our Mission<\/h3>\r\n                            <p>To promote, facilitate and support the acquisition and application of geospatial technologies in interdisciplinary research and education, in areas of water, disasters, energy, climate, agriculture, ecosystems, weather, health and biodiversity.<\/p>\r\n                            <h3>Our Vision<\/h3>\r\n                            <p>To become a leading African Research Centre in the promotion and dissemination of value-added satellite and in-situ based data and information, transfer of ultra-modern affordable space science skills and technologies for meeting the needs of society.<\/p><\/p>\n                        <h3><\/h3>\n                        <p><\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a href=\"#\" class=\"theme-btn btn-style-three\">Read More<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            \n            <!--image Column-->\n            <div class=\"image-column col-md-5 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\n                <div class=\"image\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eoric.uenr.edu.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image-5.jpg\" alt=\"Welcome banner Image\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            \n        <\/div>\n    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