PAN ASIA ICT R&D Grants Programme - UTM

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Project Budget
Grant Awarded: US$ 29,816
Supplementary Grants
International Centre for Integrated
Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
contributed US$ 19,000
Project Purpose
Create Regional Geographic Information
Infrastructure (RGII).
Facilitate the sharing, integration and
use of geographic information across a
broad user base.
Standardized datasets, data availability
and facilitation of exchange of information
using modern information technologies
including the Internet.
Encourage the sharing of geographic
information among potential users and
providers in a common platform and
discuss various issues related to the
application of geographic information.
Project Objectives
Create an Internet system offering a
one-stop service for geographic data
needs in the region by:
a) developing a customized system for
serving the GIS database on the
Internet using the latest Internet
mapping technologies;
b) developing a metadata system based
on international standards for searching
and viewing the metadata through
the Internet;
c) publishing the GIS database at
ICIMOD using the system;
d) extending the system to partner
institutions through capacity building.
Regional Geographic Information Infrastructure
Target Audience
The researchers, development projects
and agencies working with GIS in the
region will be the direct beneficiaries of
the project.
The project also aids the above audience
in accessing and searching the database.
Project Output
Among the major outputs are:
a) a customized Internet-based
Mapping system for publishing
geographic data and information that
provides access
b) increased availability for multisectoral
analysis and decision-making
c) a metadata system based on
International standards for documentation
d) search the existing spatial databases
Impact
The project has been able to advance
the concept of providing more geographic
knowledge to anyone, anywhere.
The growing use of GIS technology
with easily available spatial databases
will help develop more realistic
policies and action plans which will
ultimately benefit the mountain
community at large.
The adoption of standardized formats
for database queries and information
sharing will benefit the whole GIS
community in the region.
Hardware & Software
Two PCs, ARCIMS software, SQL
Server 2000, Web Server. The site is
hosted on IIS Web Server with XML as
the underlying database for metadata.
The Project Team
The team comprises of Basanta
Shrestha as the coordinator, Birendra
Bajracharya, Sushil Pandey, and one
computer programmer hired especially
for the project.
Contact Address
Mountain Environment and Natural
Resources Information System
(MENRIS), International Centre for
Integrated Mountain Development
(ICIMOD), 4/80 Jawalakhel, G.P.O. Box
3226, Jawalakhel, Kathmandu, Nepal
E-mail: basanta@icimod.org.np
Website: http://www.icimod-gis.net/
www.icimod-gis.net/
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