GIS – the Backbone of Service Delivery

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Innovative GIS techniques/methods in Service Delivery : Thursday June 7 Morning, 08.30 - 12.30:

1) Andries Naudé             CSIR Built Environment 

Development of the SA Geospatial Analysis Platform

2) Laven Pillay                    Data World        

Digital Pen Technologies

3) Robin Pascoe                 Optron

New GPS Technology

4) Johan Maritz                 Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

A  geo-spatial methodology to locate accessible facilities for the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) in South Africa.

GPS and Digital Data Collection Technologies – Revolutionizing the way surveys are being done at Statistics South Africa.

7) Mark Thompson          Geoterraimage

KwaZulu-Natal Land Cover Mapping

8) Andries Naudé             CSIR Built Environment 

Development of a functional typology of urban and rural areas for South Africa

9) Ilse Brits                          Statistics South Africa   

Title to be confirmed

10) Wilhelm Herbst         GISSA

Update:  Professional GIS Registration in South Africa

GIS in Government Workshop : Thursday June 7 Afternoon, 13.30 - 17.00:

1) Frikkie Brooks                              DLGTA 

GIS in the DLGTA

2) Chris Carter                                   MHP Geospace

Data Maintenance Strategies in a Municipal Environment

3) Shannon Rushworth                  Dept of Health KZN

                GIS is the Dept of Health

4) Sam Dagane                                  DLA       

GIS in the Dept of Land Affairs

5) Ron Bennett                                 Dept of Agric     

The BioResource Unit Programme

6) Andre Erasmus                            Stats SA

                Census Mapping and the use of geospatial technologies

7) Siyabonga Mngadi                      Ethekwini Municipality

                Dalisu-Spatial Decision Support Tool

Innovative GIS Applictions in Service Delivery : Friday June 8 Morning, 08.30 - 12.30:

1) Marlanie Moodley                      Statistics South Africa   

Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) Geography Website

2) Talita Germishuyse                    Agricultural Research Council for Soil, Climate and Water             

                New developments in AGIS

3) Muhammad Azeem Sadiq       Trakker

Optical Fiber Cable Management by GIS, GPS and Satellite Imagery

4) Bulelwa M Mohamed                Chief Directorate of Surveys and Mapping          

The use of GIS in Service Delivery: Distribution of geo-spatial information outlets and identifying potential areas for new geo-spatial information outlets

5) Martiens Pelser                           Open Spatial Solutions 

Case Study: Lephalale Local Municipality using a Municipal Spatial Information System to improve service delivery

6) Natashia Morris                           Medical Research Council            

Spatial decision support in malaria control

7) Stephanie Crone                         Statistics South Africa   

A Settlement Hierarchy for Limpopo Province, South Africa, based on Road Network Density and Accessibility

8) Simon Oloo                                    Department of Transport            

The Development of a Road Building Materials map for KwaZulu-Natal

9) Sahr M Tengbeh                          Sigodi Marah Martin     

The Application of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in Public Health Management: A Case of HIV/AIDS.

10) Juanita Moolman                      Dept Water Affairs and Forestry              

An Automated Prodecudure to determine River long Profiles using a digital elevation model