[Ica-osgeo-labs] OSGeo lab@ Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Stellenbosch University

Mon Sep 7 08:02:46 PDT 2015

Dear Rory, good to hear about your work! Let me know if you have any questions about the network or Geo4All...

Regards,
--
Serena Coetzee

Geography Building 3-5
Centre for Geoinformation Science, Department Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield, 0028, South Africa
email: serena.coetzee at up.ac.za · Web: www.up.ac.za/cgis · Mobile: +27 82 464 4294 · Tel: +27 12 420 3823

On 07 Sep 2015, at 12:37, Suchith Anand <Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk> wrote:

Dear Rory,Mark,

We are looking forward to welcome Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Stellenbosch University , South Africa to Geo4All. 

Our Africa chairs and wider Geo4All community (cc in) will be pleased to provide any inputs and support your initiatives. Please join our maillists and start contributing

http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ica-osgeo-labs [global list] 
http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geoforall-africa [Africa list]

Africa is a key region for us and we need colleagues like you to collaborate and expand ideas for our HealthGIS research theme and further provide more education opportunities for students across Africa

Best wishes,

Suchith

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From: Bridget Fleming [bridget at afrispatial.co.za]
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2015 12:46 PM
To: Dunbar, RORY <rdun at sun.ac.za>
Cc: mtheart at sun.ac.za; serenacoetzee at gmail.com; ranyaalsayed at gmail.com; Didier.Leibovici at nottingham.ac.uk; mike.jackson at nottingham.ac.uk; Suchith Anand; Gavin Fleming; Tim Sutton
Subject: Re: OSGeo lab@ Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Stellenbosch University

Dear Rory

May I refer you to Gavin Fleming <gavin at kartoza.com> who has a
microbiology background and Tim Sutton <tim at kartoza.com>. They have
offices around the corner from you at Stellenbosch Technopark. Many of
their projects may have an overlap with yours, especially in the field of
disaster management and OS GIS.

I develop GIS material for schools and your area of study would be a
fascinating local case study to engage learners.

Kind regards
Bridget

On 2015/06/04, 1:11 PM, "Suchith Anand" <Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk>
wrote:

> Dear Rory,
> 
> Thank you for your email . It is great to hear your interest in  GIS in
> health related research. I can see great opportunities for building
> research collaborations. In fact, i and colleagues at University of
> Nottingham have been working on Health GIS . Dr Didier Leibovici (cc in)
> is leading this this HealthGIS research theme at the University of
> Nottingham.   Through the Health GIS theme , we are currently focussing
> on the following areas : Health informatics and Open Source Geospatial
> software, Geospatial health, Geohazards and health, Volunteered
> Geographical Information (VGI) and Public health/epidemiology and the
> environment.
> 
> I am ccing all the cochairs of Africa region Dr Serena Coetzee (South
> Africa) and Bridget Fleming (South Africa) ,Rania Elsayed Ibrahim (Egypt)
> for "Geo for All" who will be happy to provide any details you need and
> please coordinate with them.
> 
> The criteria for membership for ICA-OSGeo-ISPRS Labs are at
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Geoforall_criteria
> 
> Could i request that you now follow the following steps:
> 
> 1. Please confirm you are happy with our criteria and principles at
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Geoforall_criteria and demonstrate activity
> that supports the Geo4all vision
> 
> 2. Please also join the two mail list below so you and your colleagues
> get updated on the various developments both global and regional.
> 
> http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ica-osgeo-labs [global
> list] http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geoforall-africa
> [Africa list]
> 
> 
> 3. Please add your lab details as (no 97) to the wiki table list at
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Edu_current_initiatives . It will then get
> updated in our website etc.
> 
> 4. Please confirm who will be the liaison officer to the initiative
> representing your university or if this is someone else from your
> university please add their details (email etc in this table)
> 
> 5. Please take steps to setup a dedicated website for your Open Source
> Geospatial Laboratory listing current research, people, and training
> information. This web presence will allow other nodes in the network and
> the general public to understand and promote your local efforts around
> research and teaching of open source geospatial technologies open data
> and open education approaches. The website should be established within a
> year of the lab announcement and has to be maintained at least annually.
> 
> We look forward to welcoming you and working with you for expanding Open
> Principles in Geo Education. We will be pleased to provide any details
> you need and please contact us for any information needed.
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> Suchith
> 
> 
> ________________________________________
> From: Dunbar, RORY <rdun at sun.ac.za> [rdun at sun.ac.za]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2015 8:36 AM
> To: Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk
> Cc: Theart, ALM, Mnr <mtheart at sun.ac.za>
> Subject: RE: Open Geospatial Science
> 
> Dear Suchith
> 
> I am a Data Manager/Epidemiologist at Desmond Tutu TB Centre,
> Stellenbosch University. Together with my colleague Mark Theart, our GIS
> Specialist, we work on various applications of GIS in our community based
> research.
> We would like to expand the use of GIS and knowledge/benefit of GIS in
> health related research.
> 
> Would it be possible to find out more regarding the Open Geospatial Labs
> and if it would be applicable in our context?
> 
> Kind regards
> 
> Rory
> 
> 
> 
> Rory Dunbar
> Desmond Tutu TB Centre
> Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
> Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
> Stellenbosch University
> South Africa
> Phone (27) 21 938 9707
> Fax (27) 21 938 9719
> Email: rdun at sun.ac.za<mailto:#######@###.##.>
> 
> 
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