Millions of Mappers Making a Difference

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1 Millions of Mappers Making a Difference Hundreds of Mappers: Uganda Open Mapping Program Learning through Serious Gaming: Open by geospatial technologies for disaster Bernard J MUHWEZI management practitioners (InaSAFE) Manager, GIServices Uganda Bureau of Statistics Chair, GIMWG- Uganda Chapter bernard.muhwezi@gmail.com Hundreds of Mappers in Uganda Introduction -Mapping Prog Building trust in GI? Who are mapping? Why are we mapping? What are we mapping? Enablers to the mappers 1

2 Uganda Open Mapping Program Uganda Open Mapping Program 2

3 Building trust in geospatial info. Promoting values(reliance, Sincerity, Competence, Credence, Assurance, Commitment) Promoting principles (Use of fundamental geospatial infrastructure and geocoding; Geocoded unit record data in a data management environment; Common geographies for dissemination of statistics, Statistical and geospatial interoperability Data, Standards and Processes, Accessible and usable geospatially enabled statistics) Building trust in geospatial info. 3

4 Who are mapping..? District Youth Mappers of Electricity Agency Uganda Rural Energy Local National Ministry of Health of Education and Sports UN Pulse Lab Authorities Land Kampala Centre Information Makerere GI Biomass Authority Surveys and Mapping CommunicationGeo-Gecko Map Uganda Ltd Department Geo-Information Ltd Systems Consult Ltd Kampala Capital City Authority Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team Open Cities Africa National Water and Sewerage Uganda Red Cross Corporation Bureau of Statistics Wildlife National Environment Disaster Preparedness Physical Development Land Information System Authority Atlas WG Who are mapping..? 1 4

5 Who are mapping..? 2 Who are mapping? 5

6 Why are we mapping? SGDs... Sustainable Development Goals Agenda 2030 (Transformative Agenda) Many of the SDGs that are in Tier II and Tier III are primarily geospatial related indicators (Many in Tier III could migrate into Tier II and Tier II to Tier I e.g , 6.4.1, especially for developing countries) 6

7 Africa Agenda The Africa We Want (Transformative Agenda) A shared strategic framework for inclusive growth and sustainable development & a global strategy to optimize the use of Africa s resources for the benefit of all Other sub-regional Strategies (East African Commission, SADC, COMESA) National Development Plans... Uganda Vision 2040 ( A Transformed Ugandan Society from a Peasant to a Modern and Prosperous Country within 30 years ) National Development Plans II, Plan for National Statistical Development, National Population and Household Censuses, 2022 National Household and Other Surveys, National Physical Development Plan National Land Information Systems National Disaster Profiling Kampala Capital City Development Plan 7

8 What are we mapping.? <<<the lights representing the movement of people in and out of Kampala through out the Month of Feb 2013 What are we mapping.? 8

9 Enablers to the mappers? Partnerships under WGs, Geospatial Information as a public good MoUs with OSM Wiki page and Google Inc. Establishment of UGSDI Policy at Cabinet Desk Innovative technologies(advancement in geospatial tools and technologies) GPS Enables Systems (Apps like ODK, GeoDK, OMK, CAPI, etc) GIS and Remote Sensing Software (Vendor-based and Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial) Other Online Data Collection Systems ESRI, GIS Solution for 2020 Round of Censuses Programme OSM/GFDRR WB Uganda Open Mapping Program Government of Uganda Development Partners UNICEF, UNDP, WHO, WFP, DFID, UN Pulse Lab, FAO, WB, UNECA 9

10 Appreciation... Thank you We thank the support of the UN World GI Congress and PR of China for this engagement and undertaking presented to us. And for the invitation to learn and share our thoughts within the context of statistics and geospatial integration for the benefit of not being left behind and meaningful inclusion into World Geospatial Information Agenda. 10