From klance_remote at yahoo.com Tue Nov 4 10:18:16 2008 From: klance_remote at yahoo.com (Kate Lance) Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 07:18:16 -0800 (PST) Subject: [SDI-Africa] Ghana ready to support evaluation of Africa's ecological system Message-ID: <387875.18099.qm@web53604.mail.re2.yahoo.com> http://www.modernghana.com/newsp/188371/1/pageNum1/ghana-ready-to-support-evaluation-of-africas-ecolo.html Ghana ready to support evaluation of Africa's ecological system Ghana's Vice-President, Alhaji Aliu Mahama, expressed the country's readiness to participate in any initiative on the continent to build the capacities of professionals and institutions to develop decision support systems and relevant applications for the monitoring, management and evaluation of Africa's ecological systems. Speaking at the opening of the seventh international conference of the African Association of Remote Sensing and the Environment (AARSE) in Accra on October 27th,?Alhaji Mahama said such applications were also necessary to enhance the effective management of natural resources on the continent for the benefit of present and future generations. The four-day conference, which attracted geophysicists, researchers, geo-information scientists, practitioners and allied service providers from all over Africa, Europe, the United States of America, among others, was organized?to increase the awareness of African scientists and institutions, the private sector and society at large of the benefits of developing, applying and utilising the products and services of geo-information and space technology in the sustainable management of Africa's natural resources and the environment. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.gsdi.org/pipermail/sdi-africa/attachments/20081104/e055d9b4/attachment.htm From klance_remote at yahoo.com Sun Nov 9 11:15:44 2008 From: klance_remote at yahoo.com (Kate Lance) Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2008 08:15:44 -0800 (PST) Subject: [SDI-Africa] positions with Famine Early Warning Systems Network - Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Uganda Message-ID: <648572.53306.qm@web53608.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Chemonics ( http://www.chemonics.com?)?seeks African, national representatives for offices of the ongoing USAID-funded Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET). Responsibilities include: assist in strategic planning and execution of technical activities including early warning, livelihoods and vulnerability assessments, monitoring tools and methods, capacity development, response planning, and developing and strengthening networks; assist with data collection, analysis, and archiving; liaise with FEWS NET partners on technical issues and activities. ? http://www.chemonics.com/career/job_listing.aspx?job_id={DDC6D9F6-144C-4A94-8277-E2DF21753A49} Deputy FEWS NET representative, Mali? - Deadline November 20, 2008. http://www.chemonics.com/career/job_listing.aspx?job_id={9FCE182D-4FDA-4944-885B-14228B3CC4E2} Deputy FEWS NET representative, Burkina Faso? - Deadline November 14, 2008. http://www.chemonics.com/career/job_listing.aspx?job_id={26FF093A-BE15-470F-B77E-3A75542998E3} Deputy FEWS NET representative, Chad? - Deadline November 14, 2008. http://www.chemonics.com/career/job_listing.aspx?job_id={3D89C463-FE75-446E-B6D8-AAD497556BC2} Deputy FEWS NET representative, Uganda? - Deadline November 14, 2008. Qualifications:? Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline such as economics, agriculture, geography, sociology, anthropology, nutrition, or climatology Relevant country experience in early warning, food security information systems, food security analysis, and geographic information systems Excellent computer skills Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Excellent analytical and report-writing skills (For positions in francophone countries: excellent writing skills in two national languages including French; English language skills desirable) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.gsdi.org/pipermail/sdi-africa/attachments/20081109/9b15fbf7/attachment.htm From jharrison at thecarbonproject.com Tue Nov 11 17:11:35 2008 From: jharrison at thecarbonproject.com (Jeff Harrison) Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:11:35 -0500 Subject: [SDI-Africa] CGDI Video on YouTube Highlights OGC Message-ID: <02f201c9444a$77719190$6654b4b0$@com> A YouTube video launched recently features the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI) Interoperability Pilot - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIZLc_qHYZc The CGDI IP project developed a OGC Web Feature / Web Map Service partnership network across Canada, demonstrating a variety of scenarios involving closest-to-source update, access and use of public geospatial data. This video highlights the collaboration, the concepts and technology behind the network. - Jeff From craigvonhagen at yahoo.co.uk Sun Nov 16 23:30:57 2008 From: craigvonhagen at yahoo.co.uk (Craig von Hagen) Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:30:57 +0300 Subject: [SDI-Africa] FW: [Gvsig_english] GISVM - New version release Message-ID: <003e01c9486d$50554350$f0ffc9f0$@co.uk> -----Original Message----- From: gvsig_internacional-bounces at runas.cap.gva.es [mailto:gvsig_internacional-bounces at runas.cap.gva.es] On Behalf Of Ricardo Pinho Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 1:55 AM To: gvsig_internacional at runas.cap.gva.es Subject: [Gvsig_english] GISVM - New version release Hello, I would like to announce a new version of "GIS Virtual Machine", available NOW and for FREE at: http://www.gisvm.com GISVM is a Virtual Machine built exclusively with Free Open Source Software for GIS (FOSS4G), and this release (01.Nov.2008) includes 3 versions: - International (English) - Portuguese (PT_BR) - Geostatistic (Rspatial_English) More details at: http://tinyurl.com/gisvm20081101 Please register on the project Mailling list to receive News and announces! http://tinyurl.com/gisvm-register After registering you can post via the nabble website, or you can also post by sending emails to the following email address: mailto: ml-node+741465-66470100 at n2.nabble.com I also appreciate if you SPREAD THE WORD. Put it on your blog, forum ,etc,,, Please feel free to download it and enjoy!!! http://www.gisvm.com/download.html Regards, Ricardo Pinho Veja quais s?o os assuntos do momento no Yahoo! +Buscados http://br.maisbuscados.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Gvsig_internacional mailing list Gvsig_internacional at runas.cap.gva.es http://runas.cap.gva.es/mailman/listinfo/gvsig_internacional From klance_remote at yahoo.com Thu Nov 20 05:49:04 2008 From: klance_remote at yahoo.com (Kate Lance) Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:49:04 -0800 (PST) Subject: [SDI-Africa] FIG Foundation grants for 2009 Message-ID: <36980.23224.qm@web53608.mail.re2.yahoo.com> FIG Foundation grants for 2009 The FIG Foundation has announced the grants for grants and fellowships for 2009. Deadline for applications is 30 November 2008. Grants will be available for projects as usual, and also as a?new initiative, some fellowships will be offered for participation to FIG conference (FIG Working Week in Israel and the FIG Regional Conference in Vietnam). These fellowships can be applied by authors from developing countries for paper presentations that pass through the peer review process. For further information see the guidance notes. Read more: Guidance notes: www.fig.net/figfoundation/guidance_notes_2009.pdf Application form as a .doc-file: www.fig.net/figfoundation/foundation_apply_2009.doc Application form as a .pdf-file: www.fig.net/figfoundation/foundation_apply_2009.pdf -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Read more: Guidance notes: www.fig.net/figfoundation/guidance_notes_2009.pdf Application form as a .doc-file: www.fig.net/figfoundation/foundation_apply_2009.doc Application form as a .pdf-file: www.fig.net/figfoundation/foundation_apply_2009.pdf -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.gsdi.org/pipermail/sdi-africa/attachments/20081120/3a1a3773/attachment-0001.htm From klance_remote at yahoo.com Sun Nov 23 11:31:32 2008 From: klance_remote at yahoo.com (Kate Lance) Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:31:32 -0800 (PST) Subject: [SDI-Africa] Wanted: Co-editors for materials on FOSS Business Models in Africa Message-ID: <329085.52942.qm@web53601.mail.re2.yahoo.com> http://www.ict-innovation.fossfa.net/blog/%5Buser%5D/wanted-coeditors-materials-foss-business-models-africa Wanted: Co-editors for materials on FOSS Business Models in Africa Are you interested in developing training materials that make the case for exciting new business models in the area of Free and Open Source Software in Africa? ? Are you an African expert in the creation of training material and the teaching of business models? Then respond to this call by November 25, 2008 to become part of an exciting programme to build African FOSS businesses. The ict at innovation programme, a partnership between FOSSFA, OSISA and InWEnt, is engaging with African experts in curriculum and course development to participate in the creation of training materials on Free and Open Source Business Models. The co-editors will form the core of the ict at innovation content creation community. On the basis of their experience, they will contribute to producing high-quality training materials on the subject of FOSS business models for African contexts. The effort will be started with a workshop taking place around January 2009. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.gsdi.org/pipermail/sdi-africa/attachments/20081123/30a66827/attachment.htm From klance_remote at yahoo.com Wed Nov 26 04:29:13 2008 From: klance_remote at yahoo.com (Kate Lance) Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:29:13 -0800 (PST) Subject: [SDI-Africa] Lawmakers need good scientific information too Message-ID: <261037.83184.qm@web53604.mail.re2.yahoo.com> http://scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/editorials/lawmakers-need-good-scientific-information-too.html Lawmakers need good scientific information too Getting science into policymaking is challenging ? but a recent workshop for African parliamentary researchers suggested new ways forward. Fidel Ayogu, a former member of the Nigerian Parliament, vividly remembers the day that money allocated by the government to build a new water supply to his constituency ran out ? with the only half the work completed. The reason, he says, was simple. Rather than studying the diverse geological conditions facing each constituency needing a new water system, the government simply divided the total amount available into equal sums. For some ? where water lies near the surface ? this was enough to cover the costs of a new supply system; for others it was not. For Ayogu, an engineer by training who is now Nigeria's high commissioner to Uganda, the experience was just one example of why African parliamentarians need access to scientific expertise if they are to effectively scrutinise government policies. It also illustrates the need to translate scientific knowledge so that it can be integrated into public policy. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.gsdi.org/pipermail/sdi-africa/attachments/20081126/5511c7ea/attachment.htm