1. GIS for Global Development
Kaspar Kundert, Esri Rwanda Mike Ruth, Esri Professional Services
Please introduce your role and the role of the new office in Dubai.
Note that I coordinate the Esri Nonprofit Program and

2. Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri)
Pioneer, Innovator and Leader in
Geographic Information
Systems (GIS)
Making a Difference
through the application
of geographic knowledge
and the…
.. That makes us a commercial software company – right?
Esri Nonprofit Organization Program

3. Global Company – Strong Local Support
Introduce Esri, note our long standing tradition of making a difference in the world. Note that our NonProfit Program supports thousands of NonProfits around the world and that we work closely with the United Nations and International Development Organizations.

4. Esri in Africa

5. Welcome to Rwanda

6. Welcome to Kigali
Tourist Map published on ArcGIS Online 

7. Why GIS? ...because GIS is ICT4D
No development without planning
No planning without spatial / geographical aspects (where…?)
GIS enables to visualize, analyze and manage the spatial aspects of any domain
GIS is Vision 2020 spatial
 GIS brings it all together
Networks (water, electricity, transport)
Agriculture
Geology, Soils and Minerals
Urban Planning
Land Titles and Parcels
Satellite or aerial images/ orthophotos
Prioritization
Sime intro slide..

8. Spatial Data is National Infrastructure
Elevation
Imagery
Water
Governmental Units
Boundaries
Cadastral / Parcels
Transportation
Geodetic Control
Vulnerable Populations
Shelter
Migration
Water Quality
Human Rights
Critical Infrastructure
Habitat Change
Poverty
Public Health
Talk about the opportunities for NGOs to contribute to National GIS. The importance in investing in National GIS and sharing this information freely as a fundamental development investment.
NGOs do contribute substantially to several of these “Thematic Layers”

9. Case Studies World Vision Ethiopia Gates Foundation Polio
Quickly advance through the World Vision Ethiopia PPT.
Comment that the World Vision Ethiopia program is very well established and has applied GIS to many diverse topical areas.
ADP = Area Development Program.
Note their may be World Vision Ethiopia staff in the room, encourage them to comment on the slides if they wish.
Gates Foundation Polio
Program (Nigeria)

10. Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri)
Producer of ArcGIS, the complete
Geographic Information System
for Desktop, Mobile, Server
and Online
Making a Difference
through the application
of geographic knowledge
to real world problem solving
collaborating closely with NGOs
the UN, Schools and Universities
.. That makes us a commercial software company – right?
Esri Nonprofit Organization Program

11. Contact Esri Esri Nonprofit Organization Program Esri Licenses and
Mr. David Gadsden Olympia WA, 98501, USA Phone: x
Skype/Twitter: david_gadsden
Esri Licenses and
Local Support
through your Esri Distributor
Esri Rwanda Ltd
Kaspar Kundert
P.O. Box 6867, Kigali, Rwanda
Phone:
Introduce Esri, note our long standing tradition of making a difference in the world. Note that our NonProfit Program supports thousands of NonProfits around the world and that we work closely with the United Nations and International Development Organizations.

12. Kaspar Kundert, Esri Rwanda Mike Ruth, Esri Professional Services
Questions?
Kaspar Kundert, Esri Rwanda Mike Ruth, Esri Professional Services
Please introduce your role and the role of the new office in Dubai.
Note that I coordinate the Esri Nonprofit Program and