Introduction

GIS is a computer system capable of assembling, storing, manipulating and displaying geographically referenced information, i.e. data identified according to their locations. This training will present a practical guide for using a geographic information system (GIS) integrated with Monitoring and Evaluation. The 5 days training is aimed helping development partners to monitor and evaluate the activities of specific projects intended to support M&E systems for sustainable programs and projects. The use of GIS in monitoring and Evaluation improves the effectiveness and communications of results to management, funding partners and beneficiaries. The integration of GIS in monitoring and Evaluation makes it possible to link, or integrate information that is difficult to associate through any other means. With GIS M&E/project officers are able to use combinations of mapped variables to build and analyze new variables. Presenting data in the form of a map helps to understand the significance of where, when, and by whom.

Why you need this course?

This four-day course gives you an overview of GIS and other Geospatial Technologies, and introduces the Open Source GIS solution, Quantum GIS (QGIS). It is ideal for users who are completely new to GIS and those who already have experience using GIS software and are now looking to make the transition to, or being adept at using an open solution. The course covers data analysis and map creation and will show you how to add GIS datasets from various sources, and symbolize your data to suit your needs. You will also learn how to present data for printing and how to query your datasets based on both location and attributes.

Who should attend?

The course is designed for representatives from government, project teams, NGOs, multi and bilateral development organizations, consultancies, etc, that are typically employed as project managers and officers, M&E specialists, technical specialists, students and researchers.