1. Enabling Access and Use of EO Data in E&SA John Kiema Director Technical Services, RCMRD June 2017 Sunyani Ghana

2. Outline Introduction to RCMRD Data and Software Infrastructure
Data Sharing Platforms
Monitoring and Evaluation

3. Who is RCMRD?

4. RCMRD’s Core Mandate Capacity Development Project Implementation
Advisory Services
Research and Development
Repair, Servicing and Calibration of Mapping Equipment
Data and Information Dissemination

5. Data and Software Infrastructure
Function
Tools
Operating System
Windows Server 2012, Ubuntu
Database Server
MS SQL Server 2012, PostgresSQL Server
Data Receiving Stations
MODIS, Geonetcast,
E-Station
GIS Web Services Renderer
ArcGIS Server 10.3, GeoServer
Cloud Services
Amazon Web Services

6. Improved Data Dissemination
Data layers
MODIS receiving station
Data archival & processing
Product dissemination to more users
Through SERVIR, RCMRD has improved its data, products and tools delivery to reach out to a wider clientele.
RCMRD is actively using data from MODIS receiving station for near-real time fire monitoring; water quality monitoring – would not have been possible without it
apps.rcmrd.org

7. Data Sharing Platforms
Portal
Usage
Access Link
Geoportal
Downloading EO/GIS datasets
Apps
Accessing all applications
Open data
Accessing datasets, applications, maps, documents, Story Maps, APIs etc.
Metadata Catalog
Accessing all applications and maps
rcmrd.org:8080/
geonetwork

8. Tools and Products Developed

9. Spatial Data Infrastructure: RCMRD Open Data
Discoverable on GEOSS Portal:

10. Monitoring & Evaluation
Activity/Operation
M & E Tools
Data access, archiving, processing and dissemination
Data Management Policy
Web products usage
Google Analytics
Internal processes
QMS (ISO 9001:2015)
Customer services
Microsoft Dynamics

11. Thank you!