Geospatial Information Technology is a cross cutting theme in the Servir-ESA project that provides support to other themes in the following key areas:
- Applications and Data Management
- Server Equipment Administration and ICT Support
- Management of Cloud infrastructure
- Knowledge Management Portals
- Capacity Building
Applications and Data Management
- Management of data publishing and sharing applications i.e. Geoportal, Geonetwork, apps portal, visualization tools etc.
- ArcGIS Server Management and its related enterprise geodatabase
- Reviewing of datasets to conform to USAID’s policy on Data and Metadata standards.
- Build Web Services for all layers developed
- ArcGIS Online Management, to provide a Custom of the Shelf solution for developing, publishing and managing web maps
- Implementing Portal for ArcGIS
Server Equipment Administration and ICT Support
- Procurement and maintenance of Hardware, Software and their related license
- Upgrading the Server and network attached storage units
- System Administration of all the main servers (Network, Database and Application)
- Establishing a network storage to centralize GIS data
- Implementing an automated/ scheduled backup utility for the servers
Management of Cloud Infrastructure
- Amazon Cloud (Crest, Geoportals etc.)
- Microsoft Dynamics (CRM etc.)
- Bit Bucket (Code Versioning)
Knowledge Management Portals
Customer Relation Management System (For all User Engagement activities such training workshops, events etc.)
Apps Portal Management: The apps portal is a dashboard/ landing page for accessing all the spatial based services that RCMRD has deployed and shared online. The services include tools/applications, datasets, products, maps and web map services. Its web access link is
Benefits
- The apps portal acts as a knowledge management system as it able to highlight what each of the service being shared is all about, it importance and its target users.
- Ease of accessing the geospatial services that RCMRD shares via the GEOSS themes
Access Link: apps.rcmrd.org
Capacity Building
- Data storage and archiving using Enterprise Geodatabase
- Data publishing and sharing using ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Server, Geonode and Customized Visualization Tools