ESRI educational site license in Bahir Dar

University

Tegegn Molla

Abebe Mengaw

Geospatial Data and Technology Center, BDU

September, 2016

Mission, Vision Purpose and Values of the GDTC

Mission of GDTC

To build a state of the art geospatial database system dedicated to the

acquisition, storage, maintenance and distribution of geospatial

information to the user community; through the provision of geospatial

data, action research, capacity building, and community and consultancy

services.

Vision

The GDTC will become nationally recognized as a leader in the

application of geospatial technologies.

Purpose

To contribute for the achievement of the vision of BDU in 2025;

Conduct relevant researches, deliver community services that could

contribute to the development of the country;

Contribute to the quality and quantity of geospatial data in the country

and act as reference to such data;

Organize and conduct seminars, workshops and symposia;

Establish relations with different universities, research institutions and

Governmental and Non Governmental organizations having geospatial

data and technology affiliates;

Provide appropriate consultancy and deliver tailored trainings services to

the community;

Contribute to the publication of academic journals and newsletters;

Contribute to income generation and solicit other funds to the university

through designing projects and establishing partnerships.

Activities

• Providing GIS training

• Conducting research using Standalone and web GIS technologies

• GIS consultancy services

• Preparing both spatial and non-spatial Geodatabase (GIS Data

warehouse)

• Preparing standards and controlling quality of GIS data against

the standard

• Cadastral and Topographic surveying

• Preparing thematic and topographic maps

• Developing early-warning and real-time monitoring system for

crop, flood, vegetation and drought monitoring.

• Metadata preparation

• Development of application software

Area of Specialization PhD

PhD

candidates MSc BSc

GIS & Remote Sensing 2 8

Remote Sensing 2

Geodesy 1 3

Surveying 1

Geodesy and Geoinformatics 2

IT 3

Soil Survey 1

BDU has been used the full-fledged ESRI Educational Site License

(ArcGIS 10.1 – 10.4) offer by ESRI starting from 2013.

The available license service (until 9/14/2018) allows all extensions

of ArcGIS

Virtual Campus User license for Web-based training and

certification

The university community can download the software by requesting

from the GDTC website that works using the site license within the

university LAN.

The Software is used for teaching, research, and administrative

purposes.

ESRI Educational Site License Service at BDU

The ESRI Site License includes unlimited use of the following software

products and added benefits:

ArcGIS for Desktop which is licensed under three functionality levels:

ArcGIS for Desktop Basic (ArcView)

ArcGIS for Desktop Standard (ArcEditor)

ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced (ArcInfo)

ArcReader

ArcGIS for Server Enterprise

ArcGIS for Server Workgroup

ArcGIS Runtime SDK and Engine Developer Kit

Mobile GIS (ArcPad Application Builder including ArcPad)

Data and Maps

DBMS Support Files (Client Libraries and Databases)

ESRI Tracking Server

Mapping and Charting Solutions 10.2

Esri Roads and Highways 10.2

Additional Benefits

Access to ESRI web courses and certification, Conference passes,

and technical support services

Beneficiaries

i.GIS and Photogrammetry Labs (270 computers)

Institute of Land Administration (4 labs)

Department of Geography (2 labs)

College of Agriculture and Env’tal Science (1 lab)

Institute of Engineering (1 lab)

Geospatial Data and Technology Center (1 lab)

ii. Postgraduate Students

Department # of beneficiaries

GIS and Remote Sensing (MSc) 40

Geography (PhD) 4

Land Administration (MSc) 22

College of Agriculture and Environmental

Science (MSc)

20

Institute of Engineering (MSc) 15

iii. Instructors, Researchers and other educators

About 205 Instructors, Researchers use ArcGIS for academic or

research Purpose.

Department of geography and Environmental Studies

Department of Geology

Institute of Land Administration

College of Agriculture and Environmental Studies

Institute of Technology

The site license allows wider dissemination of GIS in all campuses

of Bahir Dar University.

Users have got access to different licensed ArcGIS software

products with full extensions.

Access to online ESRI online training resources and certification

Establishment of GIS4EA project with Beuth Hochschule für

Technik Berlin which has great value GIS educational advancement

All fields of study work in spatial data

Achievements

December

,

Challenges

Lack of photogrammetry stations

Delay in renewal of the license

Interruption of internet services

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