[Pacific] Fw: Re: Solomon Islands GIS Users Meeting - March 6th 2013

Tue Mar 5 18:53:00 PST 2013

My Pacific Islands 1Toks,

Forwarded here is email about first meeting here at the Solomon Islands 
in view of Open Source GeoSpatial Software.

I hope to see more in other parts of our region.

Cheers,

Ed

------ Forwarded Message ------
From: "Edwin Liava'a" <liavaa.edwin at gmail.com>
To: "wolf forstreuter" <wforstreuter at yahoo.co.uk>; "MiaR at spc.int" 
<MiaR at spc.int>; "jvaikota at lands.gov.sb" <jvaikota at lands.gov.sb>; 
"bjoern.hecht at giz.de" <bjoern.hecht at giz.de>; "drove at planning.gov.sb" 
<drove at planning.gov.sb>; "okekiniNTU at gmail.com" <okekiniNTU at gmail.com>; 
"ttitiulu at yahoo.com.au" <ttitiulu at yahoo.com.au>; "gkofana at yahoo.com" 
<gkofana at yahoo.com>; "misimakarobert at gmail.com" 
<misimakarobert at gmail.com>; "j_saelea at yahoo.com" <j_saelea at yahoo.com>; 
"yoko.ebisawa at undp.org" <yoko.ebisawa at undp.org>; "bbago at mdpac.gov.sb" 
<bbago at mdpac.gov.sb>; "jrouhanna at yahoo.com" <jrouhanna at yahoo.com>; 
"c_tatapu at mines.gov.sb" <c_tatapu at mines.gov.sb>; 
"bpitakia at solomon.com.sb" <bpitakia at solomon.com.sb>; 
"woodzie4411 at gmail.com" <woodzie4411 at gmail.com>; "phasikag at gmail.com" 
<phasikag at gmail.com>; "charles.oloka at undp.org" <charles.oloka at undp.org>; 
"rmkaro at gmail.com" <rmkaro at gmail.com>; "freddymakabo at gmail.com" 
<freddymakabo at gmail.com>; "vilisi at sopac.org" <vilisi at sopac.org>; "Vuki 
Buadromo" <vukib at spc.int>
Cc: "Russell Howorth" <russell at sopac.org>; "conwaypene.sopac at gmail.com" 
<conwaypene.sopac at gmail.com>; "Dalton Hone" <tillyhone at gmail.com>
Sent: 3/5/2013 6:20:40 PM
Subject: Re: Solomon Islands GIS Users Meeting - March 6th 2013

Hi All,

In preparations for tomorrow's GIS users meetings, the Ministry of 
Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification GIS server is online and you can 
visit it to check out some of the things Carlos Tatapu and our team will 
be talking about tomorrow.

There is still a lot more content to be added but here is something to 
start with and work is ongoing, click here http://202.1.180.107/

Further to that, you can also find information on the Pacific Chapter of 
Open Source GeoSpatial Foundation here 
http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Pacific_Islands_Chapter that has link to 
above initiative.

The beauty of this system is that it is transferable can be replicated 
at any government ministry or utility or non-profit and its fully Open 
Source.

In view of a National GIS for the Solomon Islands, this is a great 
avenue to be adopted and we have local capacity here to carry it 
through, namely Mr. Brian Pitakia, Mr. Carlos Tatapu and Mr. Japhliet 
Rouhanna.

Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow.

Best regards,

Edwin

------ Original Message ------
From: "Edwin Liava'a" <liavaa.edwin at gmail.com>
To: "wolf forstreuter" <wforstreuter at yahoo.co.uk>; "MiaR at spc.int" 
<MiaR at spc.int>; "jvaikota at lands.gov.sb" <jvaikota at lands.gov.sb>; 
"bjoern.hecht at giz.de" <bjoern.hecht at giz.de>; "drove at planning.gov.sb" 
<drove at planning.gov.sb>; "okekiniNTU at gmail.com" <okekiniNTU at gmail.com>; 
"ttitiulu at yahoo.com.au" <ttitiulu at yahoo.com.au>; "gkofana at yahoo.com" 
<gkofana at yahoo.com>; "misimakarobert at gmail.com" 
<misimakarobert at gmail.com>; "j_saelea at yahoo.com" <j_saelea at yahoo.com>; 
"yoko.ebisawa at undp.org" <yoko.ebisawa at undp.org>; "bbago at mdpac.gov.sb" 
<bbago at mdpac.gov.sb>; "jrouhanna at yahoo.com" <jrouhanna at yahoo.com>; 
"c_tatapu at mines.gov.sb" <c_tatapu at mines.gov.sb>; 
"bpitakia at solomon.com.sb" <bpitakia at solomon.com.sb>; 
"woodzie4411 at gmail.com" <woodzie4411 at gmail.com>; "phasikag at gmail.com" 
<phasikag at gmail.com>; "charles.oloka at undp.org" <charles.oloka at undp.org>; 
"rmkaro at gmail.com" <rmkaro at gmail.com>; "freddymakabo at gmail.com" 
<freddymakabo at gmail.com>; "vilisi at sopac.org" <vilisi at sopac.org>; "Vuki 
Buadromo" <vukib at spc.int>
Sent: 3/4/2013 11:49:26 AM
Subject: Solomon Islands GIS Users Meeting - March 6th 2013
>Hi All,
>
>We are currently moving ahead with Ministry of Mines & Energy QGIS 
>Server and would on their behalf invite you to meet with us here on 
>Wednesday the 6th, whereby Carlos will showcase the QGIS server with 
>centralized PostGIS database with multiple access over the LAN using 
>QGIS and also Web browser Web Map Service (WMS) .
>
>Date: 6th March 2013
>Venue: Ministry of Mines & Energy, Lengakiki
>Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm
>
>Best regards,
>
>Edwin
>
>------ Original Message ------
>From: "wolf forstreuter" <wforstreuter at yahoo.co.uk>
>To: "MiaR at spc.int" <MiaR at spc.int>; "bpitakia at myrealbox.com" 
><bpitakia at myrealbox.com>; "jvaikota at lands.gov.sb" 
><jvaikota at lands.gov.sb>; "bjoern.hecht at giz.de" <bjoern.hecht at giz.de>; 
>"drove at planning.gov.sb" <drove at planning.gov.sb>; "okekiniNTU at gmail.com" 
><okekiniNTU at gmail.com>; "ttitiulu at yahoo.com.au" 
><ttitiulu at yahoo.com.au>; "gkofana at yahoo.com" <gkofana at yahoo.com>; 
>"misimakarobert at gmail.com" <misimakarobert at gmail.com>; 
>"j_saelea at yahoo.com" <j_saelea at yahoo.com>; "yoko.ebisawa at undp.org" 
><yoko.ebisawa at undp.org>; "bbago at mdpac.gov.sb" <bbago at mdpac.gov.sb>; 
>"jrouhanna at yahoo.com" <jrouhanna at yahoo.com>; "c_tatapu at mines.gov.sb" 
><c_tatapu at mines.gov.sb>; "bpitakia at solomon.com.sb" 
><bpitakia at solomon.com.sb>; "woodzie4411 at gmail.com" 
><woodzie4411 at gmail.com>; "phasikag at gmail.com" <phasikag at gmail.com>; 
>"charles.oloka at undp.org" <charles.oloka at undp.org>; "rmkaro at gmail.com" 
><rmkaro at gmail.com>; "freddymakabo at gmail.com" <freddymakabo at gmail.com>; 
>"vilisi at sopac.org" <vilisi at sopac.org>; "liavaa.edwin at gmail.com" 
><liavaa.edwin at gmail.com>; "Vuki Buadromo" <vukib at spc.int>
>Sent: 2/17/2013 2:01:43 PM
>Subject: Edwin Liava’a, second Assignment
>>Hi All,
>>
>>Edwin is prepared to come over to Honiara again to assist in setting 
>>up the internal Solomon Islands GIS network and to enforce the link 
>>SOPAC Suva to Honiara. The purpose is to ensure the continuation of 
>>the joint land cover mapping task.
>>
>>He will bring an external hard drive with all data including all 
>>scanned soil maps and the latest soil maps digitised at SOPAC.
>>
>>He also will bring the open source GIS software QGIS to install 
>>wherever is need.
>>
>>Edwin would like to have a GIS&RS user meeting to bring everybody at 
>>the same information level, if this is also in interest of Solomon 
>>Islands GIS users. Somehow the mapping strategy should be discussed 
>>again including the establishment of a centralised server on national 
>>level with SOPAC as international backup facilitator.
>>
>>If there is demand addressed for a further QGIS Server or MapInfo GIS 
>>training Edwin can deliver a crash course as well, however, I assume 
>>that this is not necessary at this stage.
>>
>>Vilisi is preparing the travel, etc. for three Honiara GIS officers to 
>>come to Suva and carry out the 1:50,000 scale mapping at SOPAC like in 
>>November December last year:
>>
>>Mr. Andrew Melanolu - Ministry of Agriculture and LivestockMr. 
>>Manasseh Haridi - Ministry of LandsMr.Geoffrey Pakipota - Choiseul 
>>Provincial Government
>>
>>The three officers are covered by USAID funding. One additional 
>>officer from Forestry might get financed by GIZ.
>>
>>The 1:10,000 scale image data for Choiseul and Rennell did not arrive 
>>at SOPAC yet.
>>
>>
>>Edwin further wants to see all parties who were not addressable 
>>shortly before Christmas, which we will try to prepare during this 
>>week.
>>
>>
>>Cheers,
>>
>>Wolf
>>
>>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>Dr Wolf Forstreuter
>>SOPAC (SPC)
>>SECRETARIAT OF THE PACIFIC COMMUNITY
>>Applied Geoscience and Technology Division (SOPAC)
>>Postal Address: Private Mail Bag, GPO, Suva, Fiji Islands
>>Street Address: Mead Road, Nabua, Fiji Islands
>>
>>Fax: +679-3370040, +679-3384461
>>Phone: +679-3381377 (SOPAC), 3249-237 (direct at SOPAC)
>>Phone: +679-3322193 (home) +679-9272462 (mobile in FJ)
>>e-mail: mailto:wolf at sopac.org
>>Skype: wolfforstreuter
>>
>>This e-mail is intended for its named recipients only. The author is 
>>no longer responsible if you forward this e-mail to other parties. The 
>>views expressed in this e-mail may not necessarily be the views of 
>>SOPAC.
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