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GeoSpatial Technology: The role of the University
Dr. Oualid (Walid) Ben AliFounder and Director of the GIS center
H.o.D of the MIS DepartmentUniversity of Sharjah
UAE
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Introduction• Maps are everywhere.
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GeoSpatial Driven economy: Personal experience
• Real time Patrol car allocation: Save time, money, and lives
• Early fog notification system using GeoSpatial technology and mobile technology
• Sustainable development: Save the environment and the planet
• Etc.
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GeoSpatial Driven economy
• We save time• We save money• We save lives• We save the whole planet• GeoSpayial in everything• GeoSpatial technology is a REVOLUTION• A competitive advantage before is becoming a
necessity now.
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Hurdles on the road
• Lack of awareness• Lack of capacity• Lack of trained staff• Lack of cooperation• Etc.
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Current situation
Community
Community entities
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Current situation
Community
Community entities
GeoSpatial need
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Current situation
Community
University
Community entities
GeoSpatial need
TrainingRecruitmentNothing
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What we have done?
• In order to tackle the hurdles :– Lack of awareness– Lack of capacity
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What we have done?
• In order to tackle the hurdles :– Lack of awareness– Lack of capacity
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The starting point
• The University, or even before
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GeoSpatial technology Awareness
• Free lectures about GIS and GeoSpatial technology
• Injection of GIS and GeoSpatial study cases in the courses’ content
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Seminar sessions and invited guests in the GIS Field
• Experts talking about GeoSpatial technology
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Establishing a GIS Center at the University
• The GIS center of the University of Sharjah• Website and online marketing
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Attending GIS events
• Attending GeoSpatial events and making contacts
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What we have done?
• In order to tackle the hurdles :– Lack of awareness– Lack of capacity
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Free tools and trainings
• Free GIS tools• Free training sessions: Basic concepts about
GeoSpatial technology
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The development of a website and a GeoSpatial portal
• A one-shop stop portal about GeoSpatial Technology
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Organizing GeoSpatial Job fair and Career day
• Organizing GeoSpatial Job fair and Career day
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The role of the University : University-Community relationship
Community
University
Community entities
GeoSpatial need
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Organizing a GeoSpatial events
• Organizing GeoSpatial events such as workshops, symposiums, workshops, conferences, etc.
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Recruitment and placement
• Arrange the recruitment between the University and the GeoSpatial Community
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Contacting the GeoSpatial community
• We are working on the creation of a GeoBook (like facebook) which collect and put in contact hundred of experts in GeoSpatial Technology: Online forums and conferences about GeoSpatial Technology
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University-Community relationship
Community
University
Community entities
GeoSpatial need
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Another role of the Academia
• The research, in order to tackle the future challenges of the GeoSpatial Technology
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Another role of the Academia
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Conclusion
• It start from the University, or even before
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Thank you
• Contact: – Dr. Oualid (Walid) Ben Ali: Head of the
Management Information Systems (MIS) Department, University of Sharjah
– Founder and Director of the GIS Center of the University of Sharjah
– Email: [email protected]– Email: [email protected]– Website: www.walidali.net