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=Technical Visits=
 
=Technical Visits=
  
'''Other ideas welcome'''
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'''Monday morning'''
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Option 1
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*Sunspace in Technopark ( 1.5h visit) leaving 8h00. Back 12h30
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Available for 22 people - still considering costs involved for visit.
  
'''Option 1'''
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Option 2
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*Chief Directorate: Surveys and Mapping (1.5h visit)
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'''Friday morning'''
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Option 1
 
*Houwteq Satellite Integration Facility in Grabouw – Institute for satellite and software application
 
*Houwteq Satellite Integration Facility in Grabouw – Institute for satellite and software application
- Progress : secured
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(1.5h visit) leaving 8h00. Back 12h30
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Available for 22 people
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Option 2
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*Wine tasting on wine farm in Grabouw. (1.5h visit) leving 8h00. Back 12h30
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Francois Knight from Agri Informatic will present an interesting presentation on how GIS is used in the wine industry
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Available for 22 people
  
- Contact person : Fred Thomas
 
  
followed by wine tasting on a wine farm in Grabouw ( venue still to be secured ) where
 
 
Francois Knight : secured (from Agri Informatic) will present an interesting presentation on how GIS is used in the wine industry
 
  
 
or  
 
or  
 
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*Sunspace in Technopark ( 1.5h visit)
 
- Progress : secured
 
 
 
- Contact person : Helena Bosman
 
 
 
followed by wine tasting on a wine farm in Stellenbosch( venue still to be secured ) where
 
 
 
Francois Knight : secured (from Agri Informatic) will present an interesting presentation on how GIS is used in the wine industry
 
 
 
 
 
'''Option 2'''
 
*Chief Directorate: Surveys and Mapping (1.5h visit)
 
-Progress : secured
 
 
 
-Contact person : Annelene du Toit-Hessell
 
  
 
*The Directorate Disaster Management and Fire Brigade Services
 
*The Directorate Disaster Management and Fire Brigade Services
 
- Progress : in process
 
- Progress : in process
 
 
- Contact person : Schalk Carstens
 
- Contact person : Schalk Carstens
 
*SANBI (South African National Biodiversity Institute) -  with Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens  
 
*SANBI (South African National Biodiversity Institute) -  with Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens  

Revision as of 22:51, 8 June 2008

Page owner: Alize

This page is for organising and documenting all non-workshop activities for the morning of 29 Sept and the morning and afternoon of 3 Oct and other times where available.

Outreach

!!!!!!Volunteers needed!!!!!!!!!!

We would like to organise the following, other ideas welcome:

  • Public lectures on FOSS GIS given by FOSS GIS delegates. One or more people volunteer to give a flashy lecture and demo at UCT great hall or civic centre, free to the public and well marketed.
  • FOSS GIS workshops for
    • High School teachers (Fri afternoon 3 Oct at UCT or UWC?)
    • University students
    • University lecturers / faculty (Friday morning 3 Oct at UCT or UWC?)
    • Government officials
  • Install and configure (Ubuntu and) FOSS GIS software stack and data at schools / local municipalities around Cape Town
  • a public talk and demo in a township that's a wow! For all the kids
  • a field mapping or participatory GIS exercise in a township

These activities would be held at schools, universities or other public facilities in and around Cape Town.

Technical Visits

Monday morning Option 1

  • Sunspace in Technopark ( 1.5h visit) leaving 8h00. Back 12h30

Available for 22 people - still considering costs involved for visit.

Option 2

  • Chief Directorate: Surveys and Mapping (1.5h visit)


Friday morning Option 1

  • Houwteq Satellite Integration Facility in Grabouw – Institute for satellite and software application

(1.5h visit) leaving 8h00. Back 12h30 Available for 22 people

Option 2

  • Wine tasting on wine farm in Grabouw. (1.5h visit) leving 8h00. Back 12h30

Francois Knight from Agri Informatic will present an interesting presentation on how GIS is used in the wine industry Available for 22 people


or


  • The Directorate Disaster Management and Fire Brigade Services

- Progress : in process - Contact person : Schalk Carstens

  • SANBI (South African National Biodiversity Institute) - with Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
  • SAS Protea - Navy Survey Ship
  • Dept of Agriculture in Stellenbosch
  • Stellenbosch / Western Cape / Cape Town University GIS departments
  • Cape Town Metro GIS department.
  • We have also had offers from the Overberg and Saldanha municipalities.

Other activities

  • student competition a la GeoWeb 2008?
  • school competition?