Global geospatial data resources critical to planning in Africa geoinformation experts
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A workshop aimed at demonstrating how global data sets can be used in Africa was held on the margins of the ongoing Second Session of the Committee on Information, Science and Technology (CODIS). Themed, “Global geospatial datasets for Planning in Africa” the workshop explored the requirements for using geospatial data for planning purposes, and the resources needed to generate the required products and services. “We need efficient production of fundamental datasets for sustainable development and other geographic information system (GIS) activities on the continent, said Makane Faye, Officer-in-charge of the E-Applications Section of the ICT, Science and Technology Division (ISTD) of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). According to reports to the Information and Communication Service of the ECA, the workshop “provided insight into the availability of global datasets, global geospatial portals and new geospatial technologies for harnessing global datasets for sustainable development.”
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“United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa. (2011-05). Global geospatial data resources critical to planning in Africa geoinformation experts. Addis Ababa:. © UN. ECA,. https://hdl.handle.net/10855/33049”Collections
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