MoMo Kampala – Aug. 13th – Get the Vision: Geospatial Infrastructure
Posted on: July 28, 2012 – Filed under: Kampala
You are cordially invited to Get the vision: Geospatial Infrastructure Points the Way to more Efficient Development, to be hosted by Outbox on Monday 13 August starting 5:30 PM. The aim of our next MoMo Kampala meeting is to help us to better appreciate the concept of geospatial information and its relevance to our daily lives.
Outbox Hub, Soliz House, 4th Floor
Lumumba Avenue, Kampala, Uganda
Monday, August 13, 2012 at 5:30 PM
Please Register in Advance Here.
Do you have any idea how tremendously valuable geospatial information is to national development and planning? Indeed it is a powerful force for good for your own family’s prosperity.
In a nutshell, Spatial Data Infrastructure, SDI, and Geographical Information System, GIS, are closely related tools that can assist us in visualizing the world around us, improving our visual acuity, as it were, as one who is near sighted may do simply by being fitted with a pair of eyeglasses. And it is through the accurate mapping of those blank spaces you may have noticed on Google Maps or Open Street Map, that we pave the way ahead for more efficient development.
Mapping parties organized by indigenous youth groups such as the Scouts or Rotaract Clubs identify the names and locations of streets, schools, water points, health facilities, latrines, fuel stations etc., complete with contact details, one town or village after another, until the map has been populated and we see more clearly what infrastructure is already in place there and what may be missing.
These improved views afford us opportunities to work together in greater harmony as a community and as a nation. They enable us to be more circumspect in our planning, in scouting out and selecting better ways to move forward. As a consequence we will have greater confidence in our development planning abilities.
It’s all about mapping, and one of the exciting things about SDI and GIS is that it should soon be literally at our fingertips; we shall all have a role to play in this venture, so plan to get mapping today! Please note that you do NOT need to print out tickets.
Incidentally the Urban TV Innovate programme broadcast about our MoMo on How can innovative mHealth strategies improve healthcare in Uganda is available online here.