ISD Projects

Coast of Africa Developed a national digital basemap showing roads, hydrography, topography, villages, and administrative boundaries in the Republic of Mali, and built a geodatabase and ArcMap template for use by all organizations there
World Food Programme

Developed an infrastructure allocation tool for investments in poor countries, and provided a GIS-based and Excel-based simulation tool for utilities and regulatory agencies in Mali and Niger to assess the need for, and impact of, the expansion of their networks, as well as untapped demand among the poor for their services
The World Bank

With WRI, co-wrote for USAID an agency-wide data policy guidance paper to support the development of internal and external policies and standards for minimizing redundancy, improving data access, and complying more fully with national and international data standards
World Resources Institute

Collected dust samples from Niger, Mali, and Mauritania in support of NASA’s cross-ocean bacteria and fungi transport research efforts
NASA

Conducted a GIS feasibility assessment for the Southeastern Anatolia region and city of Bursa, Turkey
US Trade and Development Agency

Facilitated a four-day Environmental Information System workshop in Botswana for 14 southern African countries
Southern African Development Community/UNEP

Conducted a workshop for Nigerian officials using GIS maps to illustrate a community vulnerability ranking methodology
The World Bank

Recommended an information system and institutional structure to support Niger’s poverty reduction programs
The World Bank

Conducted a GIS needs assessment for a poverty information system for the Republic of Mali
USAID

Provided a GIS needs assessment, poverty information system, and map atlas for the Republic of Niger
The World Bank

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ISD Projects