From klance_remote at yahoo.com Sun Mar 1 09:19:00 2009 From: klance_remote at yahoo.com (Kate Lance) Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 06:19:00 -0800 (PST) Subject: [SDI-Africa] =?utf-8?q?tender=3A_GIS_Technical_Assistance=2C_Offi?= =?utf-8?q?ce_National_de_l=E2=80=99Eau_Potable=2C_Morocco_=28for_U=2ES=2E?= =?utf-8?q?_firms_only=29?= Message-ID: <296064.90432.qm@web53611.mail.re2.yahoo.com> https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&tab=core&id=6608686609b78e94b6f353d0632391ce&_cview=0&cck=1&au=&ck= GIS Technical Assistance, Office National de l?Eau Potable, Morocco Solicitation Number: 200821025A (for U.S. firms only) Agency: United States Trade and Development Agency Interested U.S. firms should submit their Proposal in English and in French directly to the Grantee by 12:00 p.m., March 27, 2009. Contact: nhimmi at onep.org.ma. The implementation of modern GIS-based information for water management in Morocco has been deemed essential in order for ONEP to achieve its corporate objectives in a competitive 21st century environment. Full implementation of an integrated, enterprise-wide GIS solution would yield for the Office National de l?Eau Potable (ONEP) better data processing and management, a reduced cost of data generation and utilization as well as improved decision making and communication. The technologies are similar to those in widespread use throughout the international water industry, and such a system would modernize and integrate data management to improve ONEP?s activities. The U.S. firm selected to develop a technical assistance for ONEP Geographic Information System (GIS) will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $385,876 grant to the Grantee from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA). -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.gsdi.org/pipermail/sdi-africa/attachments/20090301/74558c14/attachment.htm From klance_remote at yahoo.com Fri Mar 6 08:33:38 2009 From: klance_remote at yahoo.com (Kate Lance) Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 05:33:38 -0800 (PST) Subject: [SDI-Africa] 2008 USGS Africa Remote Sensing Study released Message-ID: <687681.71302.qm@web53604.mail.re2.yahoo.com> http://www.globalinsights.com/USGS2008AfricaRSS.pdf http://www.globalinsights.com/USGSIMap/results.htm? (interactive map - responses by country) 2008 USGS Africa Remote Sensing Study released Global Marketing Insights, Inc. has completed the ?2008 Africa Survey and Analysis of the Remote Sensing Market, Aerial and Spaceborne-10 Year Trends? and delivered the final report to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The USGS contracted Global Marketing Insights to conduct a research study of the Africa remote sensing market as it relates to aerial and satellite data technologies. Global Marketing Insights created a series of extensive on-line surveys encompassing trends impacting the remote sensing industry as well as application usage, and data needs concerning aerial film, aerial digital, aerial sensors and satellite data. These surveys were completed between January 2008 and January 2009. They received 377 responses from over 30 countries. Participants in all segments of the geospatial industry?can find valuable market insight in the USGS 2008 Africa Remote Sensing Survey report. Some of these trends and insights include: -- There is a positive movement in the use of remote sensing and opportunities for the use of geospatial data to make an even greater societal contribution to Africa's sustainable development in the near future. -- The private sector is starting to drive the process of developing geospatial data on the continent. -- Respondents believe they have an adequate amount of remote sensing expertise but they need a greater number of accessible geospatial data sets. Data becoming a commodity is the number one trend to impact them. -- Overall, the respondents believe that greater ground resolution is the technical advance that will impact their businesses the most followed by improved GPS units and increased data storage capabilities. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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It is being attended by many African decision-makers, as well as by African and European experts and by colleagues of the other Commision services involved in the "Space" part of the above partnership. For more information about?GMES:?http://www.gmes.info/ ? See also: The Lisbon Declaration on ?GMES and Africa? http://www.gsdi.org/SDIA/docs2008/jan08links/GMES_Africa_Lisbon_Declaration.pdf -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.gsdi.org/pipermail/sdi-africa/attachments/20090311/6d65fbc3/attachment.htm From klance_remote at yahoo.com Sun Mar 15 09:35:18 2009 From: klance_remote at yahoo.com (Kate Lance) Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 06:35:18 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [SDI-Africa] IEEE GRSS Travel Grants or Student Travel Stipends for IGARSS 2009 Message-ID: <468117.91281.qm@web53603.mail.re2.yahoo.com> http://www.igarss09.org/TravelSupport.asp IEEE GRSS Travel Grants or Student Travel Stipends for IGARSS 2009 2009 IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS 2009, 13-17 July 2009, Cape Town, http://www.igarss09.org)?is accepting applications (from those eligible)?for IEEE GRSS Travel Grants or Student Travel Stipends. IEEE GRSS Travel Grant ? Limited funding is available to IEEE GRSS members selected for program presentation who require assistance with travel costs. Requirements: Completed travel support application, copy of abstract submission(s), copy of IEEE membership card, list of other funding sources, and statement of need. ? Student Travel Stipends ? To qualify for a student travel stipend, the applicant must be the first author and a full-time student. The student must be a member of IEEE or have a letter of endorsement from an IEEE member. Requirements: Completed travel support application, copy of abstract submission(s), copy of IEEE student membership card or letter of endorsement from an IEEE member. If having not already done so students will be required to join as an IEEE Student Member at the time of IGARSS Symposium check in and verification of attendance. ? Eligible candidates can?download the application form (from http://www.igarss09.org/IGARSS2009_TravelSupportApplication.pdf?), fill it out, and submit it?by fax to +1-979-846-6900 or email a scanned version to travelsupport at igarss09.org.? The deadline for submitting applications is March 30, 2009. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.gsdi.org/pipermail/sdi-africa/attachments/20090315/724d37ec/attachment.htm From klance_remote at yahoo.com Sun Mar 15 12:12:12 2009 From: klance_remote at yahoo.com (Kate Lance) Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 09:12:12 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [SDI-Africa] job: Remote Sensing/GIS Specialist, Nile Basin Initiative, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Message-ID: <540896.69537.qm@web53602.mail.re2.yahoo.com> http://www.nilebasin.org/index.php?option=com_jobline&Itemid=64&task=view&id=45 Remote Sensing/GIS Specialist, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Project: Nile Basin Initiative, Shared Vision Program (SVP): Water Resources Planning and Management (WRPM) Closing Date: March 20, 2009. Duration: One year, with possibility of extension The WRPM project has established a Remote Sensing unit under the DSS center to support the activities of the center in providing technical services to NBI programs/projects and countries. To manage the operations of the Remote Sensing Unit, the WRPM Project is seeking qualified candidates to fill the position of Remote Sensing/GIS Specialist. The Regional Remote Sensing/GIS Specialist will utilize technical expertise to lead in the collection, compilation, evaluation, interpretation, maintenance and distribution of remotely sensed data for the water resources management applications to support the development of Nile Decision Support System (NBDSS). The Regional Remote Sensing/GIS Specialist will report to the Regional DSS Lead Specialist at the Project Management Unit. The Regional Remote Sensing/GIS Specialist shall have at least Masters Degree in Remote Sensing, GIS or related fields with strong background in remote sensing; at least 7 years of experience involving the use of remote sensing and GIS in planning development, monitoring, and management of water resources systems. Particularly, in the retrieval, storage, archiving, processing and interpretation of RS data. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.gsdi.org/pipermail/sdi-africa/attachments/20090315/964d1555/attachment.htm From craigvonhagen at yahoo.co.uk Mon Mar 16 11:20:14 2009 From: craigvonhagen at yahoo.co.uk (Craig von Hagen) Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:50:14 +0430 Subject: [SDI-Africa] FW: GLCN :: GLCN Portal is now live Message-ID: <007b01c9a64a$ba33d6c0$2e9b8440$@co.uk> From: GLCN [mailto:GLCN at fao.org] Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 5:41 PM To: GLCN-L at mailserv.fao.org Subject: GLCN :: GLCN Portal is now live GLCN :: NEWS FLASH :: GLCN :: NEWS FLASH :: GLCN :: NEWS FLASH Global Land Cover Network :: News flash 16 March 2009 Dear Colleagues, The GLCN portal is up! The Global Land Cover Network team is pleased to announce the launch of the new GLCN portal, which can be found at the URL http://www.glcn.org . This website, together with the AFRICOVER one (http://www.africover.org ), represents a source of essential materials, insights, and expertise on land cover-related topics. Publications, tools and data on GLCN activities are accessible to visitors by browsing the numerous dedicated sections available at the site: .. The Activities section collects global, regional and national initiatives and case studies on land cover mapping under the GLCN umbrella. .. The Land Cover Ontology section describes concepts and approach of the Land Cover Classification System, including its future direction (LCCS version 3). .. The Software section lists, describes and makes available for download the applications (GLCN tools set) developed for and functional to the implementation of land cover mapping and analysis initiatives. .. The Databases section includes references to global, regional or national data sets available for or produced by initiatives on land cover mapping and change detection. LCCS legends and other supporting materials, as well as information on the global distribution of LCCS, are provided. .. The sections Publications and Resources provide downloadable files (newsletters, series, manuals, country profiles etc.), and references (news, events, links etc.) to information and materials generated by GLCN or useful to the land cover community. We invite to you browse the site to get acquainted with its structure and contents. Also, we recommend you to return frequently and check out the regular updates that we are continuously implementing. Any comments are more than welcome and can be directed to glcn at fao.org. Additional information For a summary of the GLCN activities and outputs, visit the newsletters archive (http://www.glcn.org/news/) and see the latest (March-April 2009) edition which has been just uploaded. GLCN :: NEWS FLASH :: GLCN :: NEWS FLASH :: GLCN :: NEWS FLASH -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.gsdi.org/pipermail/sdi-africa/attachments/20090316/5a7d0834/attachment.htm From klance_remote at yahoo.com Sat Mar 21 13:21:00 2009 From: klance_remote at yahoo.com (Kate Lance) Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 10:21:00 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [SDI-Africa] AWARD 2009 Fellowship Announcement (Round Two) Message-ID: <85310.86818.qm@web53604.mail.re2.yahoo.com> http://www.genderdiversity.cgiar.org/resource/award.asp AWARD 2009 Fellowship Announcement (Round Two) Deadline: 30 March 2009. AWARD is now accepting applications for Round Two AWARD Fellowships, available to women agricultural scientists from: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia. The CGIAR Gender & Diversity Program warmly invites applications from qualified African agricultural women scientists for this innovative and exciting fellowship program. AWARD offers specially tailored two-year career development fellowships, available at three levels: post-Bachelors, post- Masters and post-doctorate. African women from qualifying countries and conducting research in the following disciplines are strongly encouraged to apply: Crop sciences (including horticulture), soil sciences, animal and livestock sciences, plant and animal virology, agroforestry, agricultural economics, aquatic resources and fisheries, food sciences and nutrition, natural resource management and ecology, biodiversity conservation, entomology, agricultural extension education, molecular biology (applied to plant/animal breeding), and water and irrigation management. For each of the 60 African women scientists selected in this first round (25 at the post-bachelors, 20 at the post-masters, and 15 at the post-doctoral levels), AWARD offers a challenging but rewarding package aimed at increasing her contributions in the service of fighting hunger and poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. It includes a series of career development resources designed to: - strengthen science skills, - strengthen leadership skills, - enhance visibility and networking, and - increase opportunities to share newly acquired skills, helping inspire the next generation of women scientists in Africa -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Recipients Individuals in any developing country who would like to obtain a GPS receiver under this scheme will need to fulfill the following conditions: You must be a permanent resident in a developing country. You must have already made some contribution to the OSM project, either by tracing features from Yahoo! imagery, landsat or other allowable source. The tracing does not necessarily have to be of the area where you live. Other contributions such as wiki maintenance, software development, dataset uploads etc will also be counted as contributions to the project. You must be a registered OSM user, and your edits must be made public so that OSM can identify and confirm your contributions. Subscribers You can help this programme by creating a regular subscription of ?5 (USD 10, EUR 10) per month to the GPStogo scheme. To set up a regular donation follow the instructions online.? If you want an idea of who the recipients are likely to be you can take a look at the list of qualified candidates. One-off donations are, of course, also welcome. If you have an old GPS receiver that you no longer use then it may be possible to donate this to someone directly.? Please consult the list of qualified recipients to see if you can match your GPS with someone?s requirements. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.gsdi.org/pipermail/sdi-africa/attachments/20090322/f510bbc7/attachment.htm From info at isnet.org.pk Sun Mar 29 23:59:24 2009 From: info at isnet.org.pk (Administrator ISNET) Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 08:59:24 +0500 Subject: [SDI-Africa] ICASE - 2009, Pakistan--Call for papers Message-ID: <009601c9b0eb$ea340290$430aa8c0@suparcoint.gov.pk> Dear Colleagues, The Institute of Space Technology (IST), Pakistan, is a federally charted degree awarding Institute, offering Baccalaureate and Graduate programs in Aerospace, Communication Systems and Materials Science and Engineering. It is also starting in near future, programs on Remote Sensing, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Environmental Science, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. IST will hold its first International Conference on Aerospace Sciences and Engineering (ICASE-2009) in Islamabad from 18 - 20 August 2009, at IST premesis, in Islamabad, Pakistan. The conference will provide an international forum offereing an opportunity to scientists and engineers to remain abreast of recent developments in high performance aerospace materials, space communication techniques, design and construction of space systems/structures etc. It is one of the objectives of this conference to also establish dialogues leading to long lasting, healthy technical cooperation among the materials, communication and aerospace scientists and engineers of the developing and developed countries. Conference Topics Contributions are welcome on the following topics but may not be limited to them: 1. Aerospace Propulsion, Structures and Control Systems 2. Space Communication, Telemetry, Tele-command and Monitoring Systems: 3. Development and Production of Materials for Aerospace Applications: 4. Ancillary Space Technology Topics Important Dates 30 April 2009 Submission of Abstracts 15 May 2009 Notification of acceptance of Abstracts 25 July 2009 Deadline for submission of Manuscripts 31 July 2009 Deadline for Registration 18 -20 August 2009 Conference For further details contact Dr A A Mazhar Conference Secretary Institute of Space Technology (IST) PO Box 2750, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan Ph: 00 92 51 9075502 00 92 333 5264423 Fax: 00 92 51 9273310 Email: abdulaziz at ist.edu.pk draamazhar at yahoo.com or visit the IST website www.ist.edu.pk for more information. Call for papers may be downloaded at http://www.suparco.gov.pk/downloadables/ICASE%202009%20broucher-web.pdf Regards, Tasleem Arfeen Administrator, ISNET -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.gsdi.org/pipermail/sdi-africa/attachments/20090330/f16d82c0/attachment.htm