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In the strategic vision of ITC (ITC 2020: More Space for Global Development) it is mentioned that “ITC considers its alumni to be its most important “product”.

They are our proud ambassadors and preferred partners in many projects. ITC will continue to consult and access its alumni network to achieve its mission and its goals. ”

Entrepreneurship and innovation will be specifically targeted in our new capacity development activities and education programs and ITC wants to develop its entrepreneurial core value, and intends to engage with the private sector to take the role of gateway organization. 
Feel free to contact the entrepreneurs personally if you are interested in their story. 

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Aristotle Boaitey, Team Leader

"A major selling point of GeoNAREM is the diverse background of team members, each offering a wealth of expertise and experience in fields of application including Forestry, Agriculture, Geography, Environment Management, Geology and GIS and Remote Sensing."

Aristotle Boaitey, Team Leader

Argentina

GeoCensos
Javier Carranza Tresoldi (MSc Urban Planning & Land Administration 2007)

GeoCensos is a social enterprise project to support the adequate use of geoinformation in all kinds of organizations, especially at National Statistics Offices. 

http://www.geocensos.com/

Bangladesh

Natural Resources Planning
Farid Islam Khan (Technician Cartography 1990)

NRP is a Bangladeshi multi-disciplinary consulting firm registered under Bangladesh Joint Stock Company in 1997.
NRP offers high quality consulting services in a wide spectrum of development activities and seeks to render consultancy and technical assistance services to national and international organizations, both in the public and private sectors.

It offers consulting and advisory services in different areas embracing Information Management System, Land Management, Environment, Infrastructure, Education, Information Technology, Industrial Development Technology, Economic and Technical Appraisal, Monitoring & Evaluation, Human Resources Development, Research & Survey, Feasibility Studies, Sectoral and other sub-sectoral studies and others.

www.nrpbd.com

Bolivia

AGRO GEOTEC
Carolyn Ordoñez Alvarez (MSc Geo-information Science & Earth Observation 2012)

Evaluation of: vegetation, soils, crops, cultivated pastures.

 

Cambodia 

KHMER-IO
Bormy Chanthong (MSc Geoinformatics 2011)

Located in Phnom Penh, the capital city of Cambodia. KHMER-IO, is a leading in ICT solutions.
We expertise in Enterprise Software Development and Geoinformatics (Geographic Information System and Remote Sensing). We provide full solutions for Enterprise Software.
Need a solution to a specific problem? Contact us.

https://www.khmerio.com/

China 

Tovos Technology
Shi Pu (PhD Earth Observation Sciences 2010)

Beijing Tovos Technology Co., Ltd. is a high-tech company specializing in 3D spatial information data analysis, model making and industry applications. 
Tovos Technology has mastered the international cutting-edge lidar data processing and application technology, providing three-dimensional digital services and industry core technology solutions for territorial and urban planning, transportation, public infrastructure, electric power, industry, petrochemical, water conservancy, public security and other industries.

www.tovos.net

 

Dipper
Biao Xiong (PhD Earth observation Science 2014)

Based on the technology developed in University of Twente, we now can create accurate LOD2 building models quickly. We combine AHN lidar data and BGT/BGA/TOP10NL maps, therefore the 3D models is well consistent with the 2D maps on the ground plane. We are able to provide 3D building models for the whole Netherlands with AHN2 data. As soon as the AHN3 data is ready, we can as well provide updated models. City changes in the last several years can also be discovered by comparing the two datasets. 

http://www.dipper3d.com/

Ecuador

Hidrostrategias
Jaime Lazo (Master Water Resources & Environmental Management 2009)

Hidrostrategias supports Integrated water management in a sustainable way for the present and future.
We prepare comprehensive studies and projects considering environmental components, hydraulic infrastructure, economic, social. We have specialists in each component who fulfill individual responsibilities with a collective objective.

We are part of: Water Justice (Ecuador); Rural Water; Global Water Partnership semifinalists in the Agent of Change for Water contest; Water Resources Forum (Ecuador) group of facilitators; The Wet net.

https://sites.google.com/site/hidrostrategias

Ethiopia

Bashana and Boru construction Enterprise
Bashana Daksa (MSc Water Resource Management 2011)

Bashana and Boru construction Enterprise is engaged in construction business to promise preferred construction and contract administration experiences of building, road & bridge construction works where development stakeholders have come to know and expect from their trusted contractor.

Ghana

Environment & Agroforestry Foundation (EAF)
Emma Baah Agyapong (MSc Natural Resource Management 2017)

Environment & Agroforestry Foundation (EAF) is a non profit organization with the common interest on helping to achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs) through the maintenance and enhancement of eco-terrestrial resources towards the biodiversity conservation and improvement of community livelihoods in Ghana and across Africa.

https://www.eafafrica.org/
 

Guatemala

IDi
Jorge Eduardo Morales Maldonado (MSc Land Administration 2015)

Design and manufacturing of UAV's, Services in digital photogrammetry, Land Administration, Cadastral mapping, Land Surveying, Topographic mapping, remote sensing and precision agriculture

https://idi.com.gt/

India

RegalarTech
Kavita Salvi (Professional Masters Geo-Informatics & Remote Sensing 2014)

"Over the years, Deep Learning has become the most popular approach to developing Artificial Intelligence (AI)- machines that perceive and understand the world. It empowers the geospatial ecosystem by providing real-time near-human level perception; integrates into analytical workflows and driving data exploration and visualization- automating the entire process of creating callable insights from large amounts of data. Such machines will be able to understand geospatial information themselves and with deep learning, able to self - obtain quality geospatial information from their surroundings as required to do their jobs, processing it in real-time.

RegalarTech strives to provide fully automated GISand IT solutions that reduce your time and efforts by 10X."

Kenya

Dewsimone
Simon Ndeweni (MSc Water Resources & Environmental Management 2018)

We are a consortium of like-minded engineers, researchers and educators networking across the globe to transform lives and better the environment through capacity building and supporting sustainable business start-up initiatives. During the past years, we have accomplished a wide range of projects ranging from Environmental Impact Assessments, Tailor-Made GIS courses, capacity building of communities & professionals, and initiating river management initiatives.

http://9855786.343501.renderforestsites.com/ 


Brineys - Kenya branch
Marete Mutwiri (Msc Urban planning and management, 2020)

Our vision: There will come a day when no one has to worry about drinking water anymore.

Brineys is committed to ensuring that everyone has physical and economic access to a reliable and healthy drinking water source. This so that people are able to lead a healthy, happy and independent life.

Our mission: Changing the way water scarcity is solved.

Brineys does it differently. In addition to producing drinking water, we also make use of the salt present in seawater. The water is distributed to people who need it. The salt is sold as fair-trade sea salt of high quality. The proceeds from selling sea salt are fully used to produce drinking water. With this business model, Brineys can reduce water scarcity and stimulate the local economy, without depending on donations and funds.

GeoMaestro Consult Africa
Bernard Langat (MSc Geoinformatics 2011)

GeoMaestro Consult Africa is a Geo-Informatics consulting firm operating in the Eastern African Region. It was registered in Kenya and South Sudan in 2011 and 2012 respectively. The idea of Geo-Information consulting was born when its partners had successful careers in other consulting agencies in the region.

Geo-Information technology is the discipline involving gathering, storing, processing, and delivering of spatially referenced information. Geo-Information application areas include Infrastructure Management, Environmental Management, Mobile and Automated Mapping, Precision Farming, Intelligent Vehicle Navigation System, Multidimensional Visualization, Real Estate Management, Civil Engineering, Telecommunication, Urban Planning, Land Management and Reform. Due to high development rate in Africa, the demand for Geo-Information services has been growing. It is in favor of this that GeoMaestro Consult Africa came into being to provide the much-needed services

http://geomaestroafrica.com/

Georeef
Adam Kipkemei (Msc Geoinformatics 2010)

We are modern Geospatial, Research, Data analytics and Visualization company that operates in Africa and Online. We have wealth of over 10 years in cutting edge solution provision and innovation. We have a stand by team of proffesionals ready to provide plug and play solutions on the fly

Since over 90% of current data has a geographical loaction. We have tailored our consultancy to be in tandem with the ever changing world that that churns billions of Big data daily

We have aligned out strategies to collect and harness various key datasets to provide insight and foresight to assist the client to make informed decisions

www.georeef.co.ke

Maptech Consultants
Fredrick Onyango (MSc Geoinformatics 2017)

Maptech Consultants Limited was formed in 2013 as a surveying and mapping consultancy company by two directors, Fredrick Onyango and Jackton Omondi. The company’s primary objective is to provide consultancy services in surveying and mapping services to both the public and private sectors. The key consulting areas are in GIS, Remote Sensing, land surveying, aerial surveying and engineering surveying. In 2017 we added the use of drones into our operations. This enabled us to offer cutting edge services to our clients.
 

Topomap services
Michael Mwania (Diploma Geoinformatics 2005)

This is a Kenyan small company that specializes in Land surveying,Mapping & GIS services at affordable rates.

Mexico

IDA&RM
Rodrigo Lopez (MSc Applied Earth Sciences 2013)

IDA&RM is a Mexico City-based company that does damage assessment and risk management for the insurance and reinsurance market. We have participated in multiple projects such as the National Disaster Fund (FONDEN) in Mexico for 3 years. We did mapping on the 2015 earthquake in Ecuador for the Manta Municipality. As part of the CAT team for an insurance company in Puerto Rico, we handled over 800 locations after Hurricane Maria struck the island in 2017, at the same time, assessed damages to property from the 2017 earthquake in Mexico. Currently assessing damages from Hurricane Delta.

www.ida-rm.com

The Netherlands

Brineys - Headquarters
Kas van ‘t Loo (Msc Spatial Engineering, 2020)

Our vision: There will come a day when no one has to worry about drinking water anymore.

Brineys is committed to ensuring that everyone has physical and economic access to a reliable and healthy drinking water source. This so that people are able to lead a healthy, happy and independent life.

Our mission: Changing the way water scarcity is solved.

Brineys does it differently. In addition to producing drinking water, we also make use of the salt present in seawater. The water is distributed to people who need it. The salt is sold as fair-trade sea salt of high quality. The proceeds from selling sea salt are fully used to produce drinking water. With this business model, Brineys can reduce water scarcity and stimulate the local economy, without depending on donations and funds.

Maps and visual representations
Jessica Gosling-Goldsmith (MSc Cartography 2019)

I am fascinated by ways to represent the visible and visualize the invisible: maps, signs, symbols, color and typography; and have pursued these visual forms through painting, graphic design, geographic information systems and cartography. I enjoy interdisciplinary projects and have worked with scientists, economists, and humanitarian and development professionals.

www.gosling-goldsmith.com/


Marmoris
Parya Pasha Zadeh (Msc Geoinformatics, 2013)

Marmoris is an early stage start-up based in the Netherlands. We use GIS, Remote Sensing and Artificial intelligence (GIS-RS-AI) to help stakeholders involved in coastal ecosystem conservation make data-driven decisions to increase the effectiveness of their work and lower the costs. In particular we believe that these technologies could be highly valuable to scaling up coral conservation and restoration efforts.


Spatial Engineers Without Borders (SEWOB)
Kisanet Haile Molla (Msc Spatial Engineering, 2021)

We are Empathic Spatial Engineers with a Unique Focus and Approach to address the Wicked problems of our World.

ITC alumni Kisanet Haile Molla (Msc Spatial engineering) together with fellow ITC Spatial Engineering alumni Bisrat Araya Gebreegziabher, Chiara Ferrario and Sander Blokhorst founded this consulting firm. 

Nigeria

Geo-Information Mapping Technologies (GMT)
Mahmoud Ibrahim Mahmoud (MSc Applied Earth Sciences 2012)

Geo-Information Mapping Technologies (GMT) Limited — A “first of its kind” in Northern Nigeria. The company serves as a benchmark for integrated Geospatial Information Technologies applications in strategic societal benefit areas through combining Earth Observation (EO)/Remote Sensing (RS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Drones.

We aim to educate, mobilize and increase the number of users of Earth Observation and other GRIDded data and services (e.g. Copernicus, USGS, etc.) in governments, private sector, non-governmental organizations and citizens at large to be involved in tackling environmental challenges and mitigate climate change threats using Geospatial Technologies for good governance and sustainable development agendas.

www.gmtsolutions.com

Green Pedal Development Foundation
Inah Okon (MSc Urban Planning and Management 2014)

Green Pedal Development Foundation is a registered nonprofit nongovernmental organization committed to Sustainable development through programs that promotes environmentally friendly actions and supports urban development activities which seeks to promote through the use of non-motorized transport system such as walking and cycling for utilitarian purposes in Nigerian cities. This organization also thrive to raise awareness on the impacts of Climate Change through sensitization, education and advocacy on the urgent need for positive actions including environmentally-sustainable transport legislations to protect the environment.

STEi Foundation
John Agbo Ogbodo (MSc Natural Resource Management 2013)

I bring you warm greetings from STEi Foundation, a young and promising Pan African Nonprofit Organization.

No doubt, natural resources management (NRM) stands for a  sustainable use of materials that come from nature (i.e. land, forest, wildlife, wetland/watersheds, etc.) towards optimizing their economic, social and cultural values for both present and future human generations. 

We at STEi Foundation are hopeful that, if a natural resource such as a tropical forest (for example) , is used in a sustainable manner, the resource can supply the critical raw materials that are needed to grow any African country’s economy, protect biodiversity, conserve wetland/watershed, bring food security to communities and boost community livelihoods.

It is consequent upon the foregoing that, STEi Foundation is established to contribute to greening the environment and empowering the women and young people in rural Africa.  This is our overall objective. The outcomes from the aforementioned goal will contribute to supporting  economically  viable, socially acceptable and ecologically sound natural resources conservation in Africa.

https://steifoundationonline.wordpress.com/

Tanzania

GeoData
Steven Rwehangira (Master Geoinformatics 2002)

GeoData Consultants Limited is a private company to offer reliable, accurate and timely spatial data / information with ICT related products based on the state-of-the-technology from qualified, motivated and competent staff.

Provision of professional services and products through experienced, responsible and committed staff in Geospatial sciences and Entrepreneurship development in order to accelerate poverty eradication efforts and hasten sustainable development.

GeoData Consultants Limited is a profit making company whose activities and products are customer-oriented. Our focus and goals aim at contributing to the sustainable land use, natural resources and environmental management by providing services and products through the latest technologies.

http://www.geodata.co.tz/ 

Turkey

Aperigae
Abdulvahit Torun (MSc Geoinformatics 2002)

Aperigae is a company providing geospatial solutions to government, defense business and industry.

 Aperigae aims at exploring the useful, relevant and innovative geospatial information, geo-location intelligence for business, sustainable development, modern governing, defense and security whereas aperigae is respectful to environment protection, preserve the Earth for future generations and high values of human civilization.

http://akurameetc.com/en
 

Uganda

ESIPPS International
Jane Bemigisha (PhD Natural Resource Management 2008)

Environmental Surveys, Information, Planning and Policy Systems (ESIPPS) was incorporated in Uganda in 2008 to provide local, national and international level environmental consultancy services.

ESIPPS International Limited focuses its services on Research, Consultancy & Capacity Development in the field of environmental surveys and assessments, environment information, environment impact assessment, planning and policy.

https://esipps-int.org/

 

Rabboni Group Ltd
Henry Makumbi (MSc Land Administration 2010)

Rabboni Group Ltd is a regional grain Agroprocessing and distribution business based in Uganda. The business design is completing the entire delivery cycle connecting Agronomy, Aggregation and Route to market for cereals and oil seeds. The company’s broader goal is to improve the "middle mile" agribusiness space which is largely controlled by middlemen who often leave farmers modest margins. The company works with thousands of farmers in organized groups which they help access critical  infrastructure and markets.

United Kingdom

Amigrow
Liliana Carolina Castillo Villamor (MSc Environmetal Moddeling & Management 2015)

AMIGROW integrates crowd-sourced data with products derived from satellite images using Machine Learning (ML) algorithms to deliver growers meaningful information to make decisions on their agricultural production. It offers a multi-user platform that stores and manages the crop data, its spatial location and management information.  It allows different users within a farm to register data about crop features, farm administrative and store it in the cloud to be accessed anywhere. It also allows to integrate data coming from sensors mounted on Precision agriculture equipment (PA) and field sensors as well as regional agricultural data produced by government organisations (e.g. prices, yields).

Zimbabwe 

Summerplace Natural Resources
Newton Nyapwere (Master Geoinformatics 2015)

Summerplace Natural Resources (Pvt) Ltd (SUNRE) provides specialty-consulting services in environment, agriculture, natural resources and related disciplines supported by Geospatial technologies to a wide range of clients both public and private sector.

 The company was started in 2014 headquartered in Harare Zimbabwe with company office in Gweru, and representatives in Mutare, Maputo (Mozambique), Namibia. SUNRE hosts several both full and part time professional scientists with extensive accumulated experience in all aspects of agriculture, environment and natural resources management with a heavy bias towards geospatial technologies.

http://www.summerplaceresources.co.zw/