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GIS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

GISDECO is an international network of GIS experts, planners and project managers engaged in GIS applications in developing countries that provides a forum for the exchange of knowledge about emerging research and practical experiences with GIS-applications by organising seminars and workshops in various countries.  

GISDECO events provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and progress in problem solving for GIS researchers and practitioners working on the problems of GIS technology transfer and spatial analysis applications in developing countries. Participants generally come from developing countries or they are engaged in projects or other activities in developing countries. The general objective of these two broad groups is common, namely to assist the development process and improve the quality of life of those populations who suffer from lagging economic and social development, while safe-guarding the fragility of the bio-physical realm in less developed countries.  

The GISDECO Conferences have been held about every two years since its inception in 1991. The next event focuses on the use of remote sensing and GIS in disaster management. It will take place 21-24 June 2010 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia and is organised in conjunction with Gadja Mada University and the Special Interest Group on Developing Countries of the European Association of Remote Sensing Laboratories (EARSeL: http://www.earsel-dc.uni-hannover.de/). Please download the first announcement (GISDECO 2010). Further details of the conference will be amde available as soon as possible.

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