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GIS for Global Development
Kaspar Kundert, Esri RwandaMike Ruth, Esri Professional Services
Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri)
Pioneer, Innovator and Leader in Geographic Information
Systems (GIS)
Making a Differencethrough the application
of geographic knowledge and the…
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Welcome to Rwanda
Welcome to Kigali
Tourist Map published on ArcGIS Online http://bit.ly/t717Nl
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)AgricultureGeology, Soils and MineralsUrban PlanningLand Titles and ParcelsSatellite or aerial images/ orthophotos
Prioritization
Spatial Data is National Infrastructure
• Elevation
• Imagery
• Water
• Governmental Units
• Boundaries
• Cadastral / Parcels
• Transportation
• Geodetic Control
• Vulnerable Populations
• Shelter
• Migration
• Water Quality
• Human Rights
• Critical Infrastructure
• Habitat Change
• Poverty
• Public Health
NGOs do contribute substantially to several of these “Thematic Layers”
Case Studies
World Vision Ethiopia
Gates Foundation Polio Program (Nigeria)
Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri)
Producer of ArcGIS, the completeGeographic Information System
for Desktop, Mobile, Server and Online
Making a Differencethrough the application
of geographic knowledge to real world problem solving
collaborating closely with NGOsthe UN, Schools and Universities
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Esri Rwanda LtdKaspar KundertP.O. Box 6867, Kigali, RwandaPhone: + 250 788 840 401Email: [email protected]
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Kaspar Kundert, Esri RwandaMike Ruth, Esri Professional Services
