Archive for November, 20099 results found.Flying – a great way to start a birthday!
Words can’t describe what a wonderful present I received from friends for my birthday. I was told to sleep early because I would have to wake up early the next day. Even though I knew it had to be something related to my birthday, I didn’t really expect much – at the most, it would have been waking up early to go for a walk along the beach. So … Read more → Day 4 (#GISDay) – It's all about the data!
More and more people keep attending the afternoon seminars… including today’s presentation by the National Statistics Directorate of Timor-Leste. One of the key things in this 10-year old country is to get a better understanding about its population and what are the challenges to its growth. Timor-Leste will be conducting its national census next year in July 2010.
Day 3 (#GISDay) – Timor-Leste event is half-way through
There’s 3 days left to With maps, we build the future of Timor-Leste at Casa Europa. I’ll try to get more pictures up of the different things that are going on for the week-long event. After three days, there’s been plenty of positive response from the event – a lot of people didn’t realize that there was so much mapping and GIS work going on in Tmor-Leste.
Day 2 (#GISDay) – Kids, military, uni students come for a visit
With maps, we build the future of Timor-Leste keeps going strong at Casa Europa. Day 2 was as popular as the first day. This time around there was a class field trip from the Dili International School who came for a visit – as you can see they were very interested in the 1:50000 floor map. Also, the military came to look around since they … Read more → Day 1 (#GISDay) – Success in Timor-Leste!
Coinciding with GIS Day, the first day of the GIS/mapping event in Timor-Leste (With maps, we build the future of Timor-Leste) was a success. Given this type of event is the first of its kind in the country, the opening day went smoothly… although there were some bumps along the way as I expected. But overall the turnout was great… in the morning, we … Read more → Ho Mapa, Ita Harii Futuru Timor-Leste (#GISDay)
I’m part of the Timor-Leste Geographic Information Group (GIG). For the past few months we’ve been planning to organize an event to raise awareness about mapping and geographic information systems (GIS) work that is going on in Timor-Leste. There isn’t much information about GIS and mapping in Timor. So this event hopes to educate the public and get people to start thinking about using data, information, maps, and geography … Read more → The Geographic Information Group – GIG
This flyer was created during preparations for GIS Day to explain the Geographic Information Group of Timor-Leste. With the help of members in the GIG, the flyer includes descriptions of the group in English, Tetun, and Portuguese. As the GIG became more established by the end of 2009, the GIG met approximately once a month and included a growing number of members from the government and international organizations. A temporary Google … Read more → GIS Day
In cooperation with the Government of Timor-Leste, I co-chaired the country’s Geographic Information Group (GIG) between 2008-2010. The GIG was used as a forum for all government bodies and international organizations using spatial information and data for development projects to come together to share information, challenges, and experiences. One of the key activities the GIG accomplished in 2009 was to organize a one-week event to celebrate GIS Day and to showcase … Read more → Jaco – and it's not about Michael…
Just got back from Jaco Island… at the eastern end of Timor-Leste. It’s a long ride to get out to the point (about 6 hours on some very questionable roads), but well worth the effort. The scenery changes (i.e. it’s really dry since it’s the dry season) and there is a definite shortage of civilization/people… The east is where you’ll also find the traditional Timorese spirit house … Read more → |
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