From klance_remote at yahoo.com Mon May 4 06:14:46 2009 From: klance_remote at yahoo.com (Kate Lance) Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 03:14:46 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [SDI-Africa] Geoinformation perspectives on innovation and economic growth Message-ID: <466289.69406.qm@web53602.mail.re2.yahoo.com> http://researchspace.csir.co.za/dspace/bitstream/10204/3323/1/Cooper_2009.pdf Geoinformation perspectives on innovation and economic growth This paper aims to provide some geographical information (geoinformation) perspectives on innovation and economic growth in Africa, for the first Session of the Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology (CODIST-1) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 28 - May 1, 2009. This paper also considers the issues of intellectual property rights, standards and digital curation for innovation and economic growth. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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As a contribution to this Thematic Programme, the Global Environment Monitoring Unit (GEM) of the Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES) and the Institute of Marine Sciences of the University of Dar-es-Salaam are offering a training course on: "Methods and Applications of Ocean Colour Remote Sensing in African Coastal and Regional Seas" The course is intended for a maximum number of 20 persons, scientists, environmental managers, graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows involved in any aspect of marine research, water quality monitoring, fisheries, marine and coastal management. The candidates should be fluent in English, as well as having adequate computer skills. Applications are welcome from all African and Western Indian Ocean candidates. There are no registration fees to the course. Some scholarships will be awarded to the successful candidates to cover both travel costs and daily expenses / accommodations. http://amis.jrc.ec.europa.eu/docs/oc2009africa_Application.pdf Interested participants should complete an application form and submit it by fax (+39 0332 789034) before May 20, 2009. Participants will be selected based on their application material. Successful candidates will be notified by the end of May 2009. [Source: SERVIR Africa community news, http://www.servir.net/africa/index.php?option=com_mamblog&task=show&action=view&id=393&Itemid=54] Thanks to Nicolas Hoepffner -- European Commission Joint Research Centre, Institute for Environment & Sustainability, Global Environment Monitoring Unit -- for sharing this information] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The Director General of the Agency, AVM Muhammad Audu-Bida, said at the first 2009 Ministerial Press Briefing in collaboration with Federal Ministry of Information and Communications,?the lab is one of the significant facilities of the agency for its disaster risk reduction programme; it collects spatial data on disasters, analyses and prepares useful information that can help in?aid responses to disaster. The DG said that disaster management in Nigeria?mainly focuses on humanitarian relief supplies, with huge funds expended anually. Among other things the agency adopted for coordinating disaster management, according to him included Mission Control Centre (MCC), which is a computer based satellite technology that uses what he called the "COSPAS-SARSAT hi-tech system". This system, he said is designed to pick distress alerts and location data to assist in Search and Rescue Operation (SRO), by using satellite and ground facilities to detect and locate the signals of distress beacons operating on 406MHz. Audu-Bida added, the MCC which is located in the NEMA headquarters will alert the nearest Rescue Coordinating Centre (RCC) or the Disaster Response Units of the Army, Air Force, and the Navy for immediate action when there is a distress alert from the beacon located on the ship or aircraft. [Source: GIS Development; allafrica.com, Daily Trust,?9 May 2009] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Consequently, there have been some efforts geared toward development of National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI/s) with small grants mainly from Global Spatial Data Infrastructure. However, full adoption of e-governance is yet to be fully achieved, even though basic ICT infrastructure in most countries does exist and a reasonable number of personnel have been trained on geo-information knowledge. Lately, there have been knowledge and technology developments in these fields which can be used to improved the design and utilization of geo-information infrastructures for effective electronic governance. The refresher course will precede the AFRICAGIS 2009 conference and participants will have the opportunity to further participate in the conference. The two-week NUFFIC-funded course will take place prior to the Africa GIS 2009 conference (http://www.africagis2009.org/?).?Twenty fellowship places are available for this course, with a matching number of NFP fellowships for eligible candidates. These fellowships cover costs related to travelling, accommodation, insurance, excursions and course fees. Participants with their own funding can also apply.? Application deadline: June 15, 2009. [Priority will be given to applicants with accepted abstracts to the Africa GIS conference. Abstract deadline: May 30, 2009] Contact: Mr. Yazidhi Bamutaze, Department of Geography, Makerere University,yazidhibamutaze at gmail.com or abamutaza at arts.mak.ac.ug ; Mr. Walter de Vries, ITC,?devries at itc.nl -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Designing and Utilizing geoinformation infrastructure for effective electronic governance in Eastern Africa, Uganda, starting 12 October 2009 (two weeks). The course will take place prior to the Africa GIS 2009 conference (http://www.africagis2009.org/). Priority will be given to applicants with accepted abstracts to the Africa GIS conference (Note: deadline for abstracts extended to?May 30, 2009). A number of fellowships are available for eligible candidates. Application deadline: June 15, 2009. http://www.itc.nl/education/courses/course_descriptions/C09-PGM-RC-04.aspx? Targeting Urban Poverty Alleviation, Ethiopia, starting 14 September 2009? (2 weeks). A number of NFP fellowships are available for eligible candidates. Application deadline: July 1, 2009. http://www.itc.nl/education/courses/course_descriptions/C09-WRS-RC-01.aspx? 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As part of the UNDP Sudan Bridging Programme, this project will be implemented over a three-year period, 2007-10, with the first year devoted primarily to the establishment of the Threat and Risk Mapping and Analysis (TRMA) team, and initial activities aimed at developing a detailed mapping and analysis of conflicts, as well as launching efforts to build the capacity of national and local levels for conflict mapping, analysis, management and resolution. Under the overall supervision of the UNDP Sudan, under the direct supervision of the Threat and Risk Mapping Analysis (TRMA) Technical Advisor, the successful candidate will liaise daily with members of the TRMA and partners as required. S/he will produce reports on various activities as required by the Head by the Head of TRMA, including but not limited to the reports and the activities undertaken and reviewed. For further information, refer to: http://www.iom.int/jahia/Jahia/pid/165 Application deadline: May 29, 2009. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.gsdi.org/pipermail/sdi-africa/attachments/20090513/999c153c/attachment.htm From klance_remote at yahoo.com Wed May 13 18:38:45 2009 From: klance_remote at yahoo.com (Kate Lance) Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 15:38:45 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [SDI-Africa] EIS-AFRICA, Africa GIS and AAG, all in one! Message-ID: <767375.70603.qm@web53602.mail.re2.yahoo.com> ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: eis-africa secretariat Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 10:52:44 AM Subject: EIS-AFRICA, Africa GIS and AAG, all in one! ** High Priority ** Dear all EIS-Contacts. Now is the time to update memberships, or simply join EIS-AFRICA as a member. By joining EIS-AFRICA these are some of the benefits you will get: - Discounted registration fee at Africa GIS in Kampala, Uganda from the 26th-30th October 2009. If from African countries; - Option to join the American Association of Geographers (AAG) as a reciprocal membership through EIS-AFRICA at no additional cost, subsidized by the AAG. - Possibility to bid for the host of Africa GIS 2011. - Ability to vote and be nominated onto our Board of Directors. By joining AAG, you become a member of its dynamic network and one of its 10,000 members. Visit www.aag.org for more information. All you have to do is fill in the membership form attached, pay membership fee electronically or by cash. Then return the form to us by fax +27 12349 2080 or by email secretariat at eis-africa.org together with proof of payment. See www.eis-africa.org for full information. 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Managing projects in coordination with the Project Coordination Section; ????????????? Conducting applied and fundamental research; ????????????? Preparing and revising curriculum and training materials in collaboration with the Training Coordination Section; ????????????? Ensuring quality control and assurance of production work; ????????????? Assessing the capacity building needs of member states in the fields of surveying and mapping and land management; ????????????? Participating in workshops, seminars and regional meetings;? ????????????? Reporting the activities of the Department to the Management of the Centre; and ????????????? Any other duties that may be assigned by the Director General. 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Outils d??valuation environnementale pour l??laboration de plans d?adaptation aux changements climatiques : application aux ressources en eau, au secteur agropastoral et ? la sant? en Afrique ? http://www.acmad.ne/fr/actualite/annonce_presao12_fr.doc 12?me Forum Regional de Previsions Climatiques 21-22 Mai 2009 Niamey, R?publique du Niger Th?me: "Pr?visions saisonni?res climatiques, outils pour la gestion des ressources en eau, la s?curit? alimentaire et la gestion de risques". Le Centre Africain pour les Applications de la M?t?orologie au D?veloppement (ACMAD), en collaboration avec l?Autorit? du Bassin du Niger (ABN) et ses partenaires organisent le 12?me forum de pr?vision saisonni?re climatique en Afrique de l?ouest, le Cameroun et le Tchad sous le th?me "Pr?visions saisonni?res climatiques, outils pour la gestion des ressources en eau, la s?curit? alimentaire et la gestion de risques" ? Niamey- Niger du 21 au 22 mai 2009. L??dition 2009 du forum PRESAO-12 aura trois composantes principales : 1- Pr?sentation des dates de d?but de pluie, pr?visions saisonni?res des pluies de la saison juillet ? ao?t ? septembre 2009 par les ressortissants des diff?rents pays de la sous r?gion et par les centres internationaux et pr?sentation de la pr?vision consensuelle et pr?sentation de la pr?vision des d?bits des cours 2- Discussions sur l?utilisation et les impacts de la pr?vision climatique saisonni?re par des usagers sp?cifiques 3- Strat?gie pour am?liorer les applications et la diffusion des produits de pr?vision climatique jusqu?aux usagers finaux ? Communications sp?cifiques des usagers, de la communaut? du d?veloppement, de la recherche et des media. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.gsdi.org/pipermail/sdi-africa/attachments/20090515/678ea5e0/attachment.htm From klance_remote at yahoo.com Mon May 18 07:36:06 2009 From: klance_remote at yahoo.com (Kate Lance) Date: Mon, 18 May 2009 04:36:06 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [SDI-Africa] update on Lagos (Nigeria) State Digital Mapping and GIS Project Message-ID: <764981.12550.qm@web53610.mail.re2.yahoo.com> The increasing awareness in Lagos?of the use of?geographic information?for planning and decision making led to the 'Lagos State Digital Mapping and GIS Project.' The project was proposed by the Office of the Surveyor-General and later?placed in the hands of a Technical Committee set up by His Excellency, Mr Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN) and Chaired by the Honourable Commissioner for Science and Technology, Dr Kadri Obafemi Hamzat.? The project is divided into seven modules: - Acquisition of Digital Aerial Imageries and Establishment of Geodetic Control; - Establishment of Geoid and Active Global Positioning System (GPS) and Reference Station with (Continuous Operating Reference Station? (CORS); - Digital Mapping, Digital Terrain Model (DTM) and Orthophoto Map; - Enterprise GIS; - Bathymetry; - Provision of ICT Infrastructure, Education and Training; and - Public Enlightenment and Stakeholders meetings. ? The mapping products that will be delivered under this Project will be at the scale of 1:500 for metropolitan Lagos and 1:1,000 for rural areas. The other products include: Orthophoto (1:2,000), contour lines (1:500 ? urban and 1:1,000 in the rural area), Digital Elevation Model and Digital Terrain Model. ? Currently, the project is in various stages of completion viz: MODULE 1 Acquisition of imageries is 100% completed while the image processing of the Aerial Photo is on-going. However the lidar data acquisition is presently on-going. MODULE 2 The Continuous Operating Reference Station been constructed is almost completed. MODULE 3 Once the Digital Aerial imageries (module 1) is completed the end result will bring to the completion of the Digital Mapping, Digital Terrain Model and Orthophoto Map (module 3) MODULE 4 The enterprise GIS is on-going MODULE 5 Bathymetry which is the data acquisition of all the Lagos Lagoon and creek has been completed while the processing of the data is presently on-going. MODULE 6 The provision of ICT infrastructures such as the ICT Laboratory, V- SAT is ready and been currently utilized by the end ?users while the education of the participants in the projects drawn from MDA?s is a continuous exercise and is on-going. MODULE 7 Awareness and public enlightenment campaign is going on to sensitise? the general public and stakeholders in the industry about the numerous benefits the project would bring? to the development of various sectors of the economy such as Land and water, Resources ,Transport Population Census, Education, Health, Security, Budget and Planning, Tourism, Agriculture, Mineral Resources, Environment, Local Government, Sport, Infrastructure. In order to achieve the above, two stakeholder?s Conferences has been held to further deliberate on the extent of work done, the way forward for the Lagos State Digital Mapping and Geographic Information System. More stakeholders meetings and Conferences shall be organised as the need arises to further sensitise the general public and stakeholders in the industry. The Lagos State Government in order to promote greater awareness and public access to standard and coordinated geospatial data production, management and dissemination by all sectored institutions, ministries, departments, agencies and the privates sector is establishing a Geospatial Data Service Centre (GDSC). The?Lagos Enterprise GIS database will be backed by a policy to eliminate problems experienced by Geo-information producers and users in the State today. A?Technical Committee has put in place modalities to produce?the State Geo-Information policy.?The GDSC is domiciled in the Office of the Surveyour?General. [ Source: Lagos State Press Briefing, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat,?State Commissioner for?Science and Technology, April 15, 2009, http://www.lagosstate.gov.ng/c/portal/layout?p_l_id=PUB.1006.35?] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This will be a totally interactive meeting, where any questions you may have and any difficulties you may have encountered in implementing atlasing, will be dealt with. Follow the N1 out of Cape Town for approx 15Kms. At the top of the first major rise you come to, you take Off Ramp 20, and turn Northwards up Jip DeJager Drive ( marked on the Off Ramp Sign ). Follow this road for approx 2Kms. As you go over the brow of hill, you will come to a major intersection. This is Kommissaris Street. Turn left here, and follow the National Signs to the Tygerberg Nature Reserve. Key aspects to be covered will be: 1) The use of CHRISTINE GIS SOFTWARE as a tool for mapwork and locating the Pentads in which you will Atlas. (CDs with all the necessary software will be available free of charge at the workshop for you to load onto your Personal Computers.) For those of you with DVD Hardware on your Computers, a set of six DVDs which contain maps covering the whole of South Africa, will be available for purchase at R50.00 per set. 2) The SABAP2 DATA MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE, which is used for capturing and reporting your sightings. This software is available on the CD mentioned above. 3) The SABAP2 WEBSITE: http://sabap2.adu.org.za, where you can find all the detail on the project. It is well worthwhile going to this web site, prior to attending the Workshop. VERY IMPORTANTLY, if you are not computer literate, DO NOT LET THIS STOP YOU ATLASING. The SABAP2 TEAM will help you in every aspect of atlasing from identifying the pentads you wish to work in, to capturing your data. The critical requirement is a basic understanding of Bird Atlasing, and recording data when you are in the field. The SABAP2 Team can help with the rest. The bottom line is PARTICIPATION. 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For further information, please contact: giuliap at rainforestuk.com Giulia Pedone, PhD Programme Coordinator DRC Rainforest Foundation UK http://www.rainforestfoundationuk.org/ ********************************************************************************************** Termes de r?f?rence de l??valuation finale du projet de cartographie participative de la Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) et Norv?ge (RFN) r?alis? par le R?seau Ressources Naturelles et autres partenaires en R?publique D?mocratique du Congo (RDC). Objectifs de l??valuation ?L??valuation examinera les progr?s accomplis par le projet pour la r?alisation de ses objectifs, en tirant des enseignements et en formulantdes recommandations susceptibles d?informer la suite de la mise en ?uvre du programme de la cartographie participative conduite par la Rainforest Foundation et ses partenaires. Profil de l??valuateur ? - Aptitude ? l?analyse des projets avec cadre logique - Aptitude ? parler le fran?ais et si possible les langues locales (swahili, lingala) - Capacit? de travailler sous pression et dans les conditions difficiles de terrain - Ma?trise des approches participatives de cartographie et de l?informatique - Connaissance des notions du syst?me d?information g?ographique participatif (PSIG) et de la cartographie participative - Bonne aptitude de dialogue et de communication La p?riode propos?e pour le travail d??valuation est donc 25 jours en RDC et 10 jours du travail avant et apr?s la visite en RDC, c'est-?-dire 35 jours en total. ? En principe, il aura lieu en a mai/juin 2009, selon la disponibilit? de l??valuateur. ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.gsdi.org/pipermail/sdi-africa/attachments/20090520/c3bfb0de/attachment-0001.htm -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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