November Edition SDI-Africa

The November 2007 issue of Spatial Data Infrastructure - Africa (SDI-Africa), free, electronic newsletter for people interested in GIS, remote sensing, and data management issues in Africa, has been released.

The November 2007 issue includes (among many other items):

- MOU on Land Administration, Valuation and Management Information System for Mauritius - Botswana National Geoinformation Conference, 26-30 November 2007, Gaborone, Botswana

- Atlas of the Vegetation of Madagascar

- Angola Agriculture Ministry promotes GIS for the management of the forest resources - GIS-based mineral title management in Namibia -

 African Geodetic Reference Frame (AFREF)-Nigeria Stakeholders Forum

- Uganda National African Water Resources Information Clearing House (AWICH) Training workshop

- SDI-East Africa Consultation "Better Data Sooner", October 24-25, 2007, Nairobi, Kenya

- USGS supporting survey/study of African remote sensing market (2008-2018)

- Abstracts and presentations from 2nd African Leadership Conference Space Science and Technology for Sustainable Development

- Symposium Internationale

- Contribution de la Télédétection et des SIG à la Prévention des Crises Armées en Afrique, 27-29 November 2007, Abidjan, Ivory Coast

- International Workshop on Evaluating Climate Change and Development, 10-13 May 2008, Alexandria, Egypt

- GMES-Africa technical workshop on Crisis Response and Monitoring for Security, 6 December 2007, Lisbon, Portugal

- Global Roads Data Workshop hosted by CIEISN at Columbia University

- Information Products for Nile Basin Water Resources Management

- African Marine Information System

- GEOSS Architecture Implmentation Pilot demo videos now online

- Space based technologies for supporting HIV/AIDS treatment in Guinea Bissau

- Implementation of a regional environmental and security portal in Dakar, Senegal

- Famine warning based on model using remote sensing data of crop growth and food prices

- New book: Geoinformation for Development

- Bridging the divide through partnerships

- Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) / UCGIS Virtual Seminar in public participation GIS (PPGIS)

- Teach Yourself Spatial Regression Analysis

- Strengthening Management for Impact (SMIP) in eastern & southern Africa

- Mentoring Young Scientists for Innovative Application of Research and Development in Africa

- Call for Expressions of Interest - Development on the Move: Measuring and Optimizing the Economic and Social Impacts of Migration

- International Community-University Research Alliance (CURA) Program

- Small Research Grants for African Scientists Engaged in Global Environmnetal Research

- IFS/CGIAR Challenge Program on Water & Food Grants for young scientists from the Volta Basin

- Online registration now open for 10th Int'l Conference for Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI-10)