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<DIV><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1222945727_0>Spatial Data Infrastructure</SPAN> — Africa (SDI-Africa), published by the <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1222945727_1 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">Global Spatial Data Infrastructure</SPAN> (GSDI) Association, is a free, electronic newsletter for people interested in GIS, remote sensing, and <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1222945727_2>data management issues</SPAN> in <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1222945727_3>Africa</SPAN>.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The October SDI-Africa 2008<FONT size=2> issue includes (among many other items):</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><A href="http://www.gsdi.org/newsletters/SDIAfricav7n10.pdf" target=_blank rel=nofollow><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1222945727_4>http://www.gsdi.org/newsletters/SDIAfricav7n10.pdf</SPAN></FONT></A></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">- South-south collaboration on SERVIR implementation in Africa</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">- Malawi Digital Spatial Data Standard (MDSDS)</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">- Ghana’s CERSGIS honoured by President's Excellence Award</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">- Report from Burkina Workshop on the Standardization of Geographical Names</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">- Health Information System launched in Sierra Leone</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">- Russians agree to launch South African Sumbandila satellite, but uncertainty remains</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">- Mapping Africa’s Protected Areas (MAPA) - Call for volunteers</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">- Will Africa ever own her share of Space?</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">- 3rd ESRI Eastern Africa User Conference, 23-24 October 2008, Nairobi, Kenya <BR>- 7th International Conference of the African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment<BR>(AARSE), 27-31 October 2008, Accra, Ghana</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">- International Seminar on Space Technology and Applications for Sustainable Development,<BR>resheduled to 24-27 November 2008, Tunis, Tunisia</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">- International Symposium on Global Navigation Satellite Systems, Space-based and Ground-based<BR>Augmentation Systems and Applications, 11-14 November 2008, Berlin, Germany</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">- Workshop on High-Impact Weather Predictability and Information System for Africa, 9-12 February<BR>2009, Trieste, Italy</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">- Systematic land information and management manual for Somalia</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">- New release - ILWIS 3.5 Open</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">- gvSIG metadata prototype is now available in gvSIG 1.1.x</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">- 22nd Greater Horn of Africa climate outlook forum (GHACOF22) Statement: September-December 2008 rainfall season</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">- Rapid analysis of the vulnerable population in the Great Lakes region in Africa for evidence-informed strategic planning, presented at 2008 HIV/AIDS Implementer's Meeting, 3-7 June 2008, Kampala, Uganda</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">- National University of Rwanda Postgraduate short course certificate/diploma programme in Applied<BR>Geographic Information Science. Deadline: November 15, 2008.</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">- Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) Neogeography Seminars</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">- GEOSS Workshop for Water Security and Governance in Africa, 24-26 October 2008, Accra, Ghana</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">- Young Professionals' Platform for Agricultural Research (YPARD). Deadline: October 31, 2008.</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">- Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity Building. Deadline: October 31, 2008.</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">- Western Indian Marine Science Association (WIOMSA) 2nd call for proposals for 2008. Deadline: October 15, 2008.<BR>- 2009 Technology in Government in Africa (TIGA) Awards. Deadline: December 31, 2008.</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">- Invitation to Bid: Provision of ground controls and acquisition of Imageries from air-borne platforms<BR>for the Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">- Job: Researcher - Remote Sensing & GIS, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">- Job: Assistant Research Officer - Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), Nairobi, Kenya</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">- E-government for development: A case study from Mozambique</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">- Peri-urban land reform, political-economic reform, and urban political ecology in Zanzibar<BR> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">SDI-Africa has been published monthly since May 2002 and has wide circulation across Africa. Each issue highlights recent activities, provides details about available data and tools, and includes notices about upcoming training, employment and funding opportunities, and events. The aim is to strengthen national SDI initiatives and support synchronization of regional geospatial activities. Past and current SDI-Africa newsletters are accessible at the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Association website at </FONT><A href="http://www.gsdi.org/newsletters.asp" target=_blank rel=nofollow><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color=#800080><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1222945727_41>http://www.gsdi.org/newsletters.asp</SPAN></FONT></A> <FONT face="arial, helvetica,
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