Date : November 25th 2017
The day featured several presentations from Geodyn /Geomark ,Ethiopian Mapping Agency, Secondary Cities Project from Nigeria, INSA and EADRASHA App. It feartured simulations as well as a quiz segments engaging the participants. All partcipants and speakers were issued with Certificates.
With regards to Why GIS:
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Save money and promote efficiency.
“GIS is widely used to optimize maintenance schedules and daily fleet movements. Typical implementations can result in a savings of 10 to 30 percent in operational expenses through reduction in fuel use and staff time, improved customer service, and more efficient scheduling.
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Improve Communications.
“GIS-based maps and visualizations greatly assist in understanding situations and in storytelling. They are a type of language that improves communication between different teams, departments, disciplines, professional fields, organizations, and the public.”
3. Make Clear Decisions.
“GIS is the go-to technology for making better decisions about location. Common examples include real estate site selection, route/corridor selection, evacuation planning, conservation, natural resource extraction, etc. Making correct decisions about location is critical to the success of an organization.”
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Easily Track Data & Records.
“Many organizations have a primary responsibility of maintaining authoritative records about the status and change of geography. GIS provides a strong framework for managing these types of records with full transaction support and reporting tools.”
5.Manage Geographically.
“GIS is becoming essential to understanding what is happening—and what will happen—in geographic space. Once we understand, we can prescribe action. This new approach to management—managing geographically—is transforming the way that organizations operate.”