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GIS for Global Development

GIS for Global Development. Kaspar Kundert, Esri Rwanda Mike Ruth , Esri Professional Services . Environmental Systems Research Institute ( E sri). Pioneer, Innovator and Leader in Geographic Information Systems (GIS ). Making a Difference through the application

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GIS for Global Development

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  1. GIS for Global Development Kaspar Kundert, Esri RwandaMike Ruth, Esri Professional Services

  2. Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri) Pioneer, Innovator and Leader in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Making a Difference through the application of geographic knowledge and the… Esri Nonprofit Organization Program http://www.esri.com/nonprofit/

  3. Global Company – Strong Local Support

  4. Esri in Africa

  5. Welcome to Rwanda

  6. Welcome to Kigali Tourist Mappublished on ArcGIS Online  http://bit.ly/t717Nl

  7. Why GIS? ...because GIS is ICT4D • No development without planning • No planning without spatial / geographical aspects (where…?) • GIS enables to visualize, analyze and manage the spatial aspects of any domain GIS is Vision 2020 spatial  GIS brings it all together Networks (water, electricity, transport) Agriculture Geology, Soils and Minerals Urban Planning Land Titles and Parcels Satellite or aerial images/ orthophotos Prioritization

  8. Spatial Data is National Infrastructure • Vulnerable Populations • Shelter • Migration • Water Quality • Human Rights • Critical Infrastructure • Habitat Change • Poverty • Public Health • Elevation • Imagery • Water • Governmental Units • Boundaries • Cadastral / Parcels • Transportation • Geodetic Control NGOs do contribute substantially to several of these “Thematic Layers”

  9. Case Studies World Vision Ethiopia • Gates Foundation Polio • Program (Nigeria)

  10. Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri) Producer of ArcGIS, the complete Geographic Information System for Desktop, Mobile, Server and Online Making a Difference through the application of geographic knowledge to real world problem solving collaborating closely with NGOs the UN, Schools and Universities Esri Nonprofit Organization Program http://www.esri.com/nonprofit/

  11. Contact Esri EsriNonprofit Organization Program http://www.esri.com/nonprofit/ Mr. David GadsdenOlympia WA, 98501, USAPhone: 360.754.4727 x8911Email: dgadsden@esri.com Skype/Twitter: david_gadsden Esri Licenses and Local Support through your Esri Distributor Esri Rwanda Ltd Kaspar Kundert P.O. Box 6867, Kigali, Rwanda Phone: + 250 788 840 401 Email: k.kundert@esri.rw

  12. Questions? Kaspar Kundert, Esri RwandaMike Ruth, Esri Professional Services

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