BUILDING GEOSPATIAL COMPETENCES IN TANZANIAN UNIVERSITIES WITH OPEN SOURCE SOLUTIONS

International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences

Mayunga, J.^3¹  Mauya, E.^5²  Makame, M. O.^4³  William, C.^2⁴  Järvi, A.^6⁵  Käyhkö, N.^1⁶ 

[1]Ardhi University (ARU), Center for Information and Communication Technology, Tanzania^3

[2]Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), College of Forestry, Wildlife and Tourism, Department of Forest Operations Management and Techniques, Tanzania^5

[3]State University of Zanzibar (SUZA) Department of Social Sciences, Tanzania^4

[4]University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), Department of Geography, Tanzania^2

[5]University of Turku (UTU), Department of Future Technologies, 20014 Turku, Finland^6

[6]University of Turku (UTU), Department of Geography and Geology, 20014 Turku, Finland^1

关键词: Geospatial;    ICT;    GIS;    Geography;    Institutional Cooperation;    Higher Education Institutions;    Tanzania;   

DOI  :  10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-4-W8-93-2018

学科分类：地球科学(综合)

来源: Copernicus Publications

【 摘 要 】

The GEO-ICT is an institutional cooperation project aiming at improving the quality and societal relevance of geospatial and ICT research and education at the Universities of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), Ardhi University (ARU), State University of Zanzibar (SUZA) and Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA). Jointly with the University of Turku (UTU) Finland, the institutions focus on strengthening geospatial and ICT skills of the staff, establishing new curricula, upgrading supportive infrastructures and creating synergetic cooperation modalities with different stakeholders in the society. In this paper we share how our practical experiences of the cooperation, including what is the background for the establishment of institutional cooperation between these universities, how is the project operating in practice, what type of activities and cooperation modalities we do together and how do we think institutional cooperation contributes to the advancement of geospatial expertise in Tanzania and what is the role of open source solutions in this development.

【 授权许可】

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