ACHIEVEMENTS

Since its establishment, the Centre has had different achievements mong the most important achievements are:

Previous

1. Helped its Member States establish their own Mapping Agencies through capacity building in collaboration with FAO and IGAD established Early Warning System for food security and drought monitoring in Eastern Africa in 1988.

2. Prepared various map products fir its Member States and clients.

3. Has trained over 3000 professionals and technical officers in Remote Sensing, GIS Surveying and Mapping form Africa.

4. Promotion of establishment of unified African Reference Framework (AFREF).


Recent

1. In the last one and half years the Centre has been restructured into a new organization with a new Vision, Mission and Objectives.

2. Has upgraded all its information technology facilities including Internet connectivity.

3. Has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Institutions and Organizations to facilitate collaboration in a diversity of activities.

4. In collaboration with Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, the Centre introduced Certificate and Diploma Training courses in Information Technology for high school leavers.

5. Played a major role in the successful convening of the 2001 AfricaGis conference in Nairobi, Kenya.