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The information includes:

Description
SDIC Title GIS and RS data users in African countries
Acronym AFRICA GEODEV
Details
Mission and Objectives i)Promote the dissemination of the best and cheapest data, tools, and techniques in developing countries, notably in Africa ; ii) foster sound and sustainable methodologies related to geographical data engineering and geospatial metadata management ; iii) organize on-the-job trainings, raising-awareness meetings and any event on geodata and metadata
Mandate To help organize African geospatial data and metadata users
Formal Mandate None
Main Activities i) Provide expertise, training and technology transfers to small African RS, GIS and mapping projects ii) Provide African experts and organizations for free or cheap data and RS/GIS software
SDIC URL
Membership EIS-Africa GSDI- Spatial data Infrastructure (Africa network)
Typology Regional Sectorial
Comments AGRICA GEODEV is a Non-Profit organization mainly working in West, East and North Africa. More than 200 experts and publics officers, mainly African, are collected to the Association.
Contact information for SDIC
Contact Person CREPEAU CHRISTIAN
Organisation AFRICA GEODEV (Non-Profit organization)
Function Promote sound methods on geospatial metadata management in Africa
Address c/o Dr. Christian CREPEAU, Résidence Hermès, E146, 2 rue René Cassin, 31320 CASTANET-TOLOSAN
Country FRANCE
Tel +33 6 81 54 85 78
Fax + 33 5 61 75 93 08 
PROPOSED ROLE IN INSPIRE DEVELOPMENT
Which role(s) do you foresee for the SDIC in INSPIRE development
  1. allocate experts to Drafting Teams
  2. collect and describe user requirements related to Environmental policies
  3. implement pilot projects to test/revise/develop the draft Implementing Rules
  4. contribute to awareness raising and training
  5. be kept informed
Area of work/experience
Geographic Domain: International
Description of geographic extent AFRICA
Societal Sector all
Specific Expertise
Metadata
Data and Service Sharing
INSPIRE Data Themes
Title UserProducerCoordinator
Coordinate reference systems    
Geographical grid systems    
Geographical names    
Administrative units    
Cadastral parcels
Transport networks    
Hydrography    
Protected sites    
Elevation    
Land cover
Orthoimagery    
Geology    
Statistical units    
Soil    
Land use
Environmental monitoring Facilities    
Agricultural and aquaculture facilities    
Population distribution and demography    
Natural risk zones    
Meteorological geographical features    
Bio-geographical regions    
Habitats and biotopes    
Species distribution    
Previous Experience relevant for INSPIRE development Design of the ISO 19115 metadata profile for geosciences in Morocco (2004-2005)
Primary Business GIS, RS, Mapping, geodatabase 
Environmental application domains Desertification, arid lands, tropical forests  

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