Assisting The Community Of Yei, Republic Of South Sudan With GIS By Jacob S. Gilly Adviser Dr. Frank Hardisty

Outline Background Summary Goals Questions/Comments

Project Overview Create a GIS with few resources Identify minimum resources required Provide a model for others to follow Train recipients to use the GIS Background / Summary / Goals / Q&A

Motivation Clean Water Access Sanitation Roads Healthcare Background / Summary / Goals / Q&A

Yei, Republic of South Sudan Located at the intersection of major trade routes that connect Sudan to Uganda and The Democratic Republic of the Congo Background / Summary / Goals / Q&A

Yei Background Background / Summary / Goals / Q&A

Organization and Communication Government structure Many stakeholders No plan to facilitate communication Many needs, few resources Various experience levels Background / Summary / Goals / Q&A

How Can GIS Help? Viewing data Publish maps Calculate distances and routes Create attribute tables Create overlays for simple analysis Spatial analysis Raster analysis Background / Summary / Goals / Q&A

Can It Be Done? The Southern Downs Region Queensland, Australia Uster, Switzerland Jalisco, Mexico Background / Summary / Goals / Q&A

Software Background / Summary / Goals / Q&A

Quantum GIS Quantum GIS (QGIS) is a powerful and user friendly Open Source GIS that runs on Linux, Unix, Mac OSX, and Windows Background / Summary / Goals / Q&A

Architecture Yei Data Collection Product Output Myself GPS Data GIS Layers Background / Summary / Goals / Q&A

Can It Be Implemented? Measureable Benefits Training Communication Background / Summary / Goals / Q&A

Contacts Dr. Frank Hardisty Penn State Adviser Karen Combs Kingsport, TN City Planner, Worked with Officials in Yei on 20yr. plan  Godwill Soro Eliaba Head Surveyor City of Yei  Asega Joseph James City Planner City of Yei  Candiru Lilly Thomas City Planner City of Yei  Steve Hodges Long time missionary to Yei, Involved in many aid programs Background / Summary / Goals / Q&A

Goals Of The Project Help the people of Yei by providing a GIS to aid in city planning and communicate rebuilding efforts. To create a model that can be used as a template or guide to creating a GIS with very few resources. Background / Summary / Goals / Q&A

Helping Yei Existing layers to be included in model: Polygons LinesPointsBuildings Background / Summary / Goals / Q&A

Helping Yei Background / Summary / Goals / Q&A

Yei GIS As A Model Use limited resources to create a tool powerful enough to aid in city planning At the same time create a model that can be replicated using minimal resources Background / Summary / Goals / Q&A

Training Nothing to install or download Record on your MAC or PC Plays everywhere even on iPhones It’s completely FREE! Take a picture or make a short video Share it instantly Simple and free Background / Summary / Goals / Q&A

Questions? USAID Project Map South Sudan Learn more about QGIS Learn More about Google Fusion Tables dex.html dex.html More on the newly formed nation Background / Summary / Goals / Q&A