Latest News
Esri South Africa Port Elizabeth
For further information on the location
of the Port Elizabeth office, please Click here
Esri expands global presence
within Esri South Africa
Johannesburg,
South Africa – Esri, the world’s leading enterprise GIS technology provider is proud
to announce the acquisition of GIMS (Pty) Ltd.
As a result, effective 1 December 2009, GIMS will be known as Esri South Africa.
GIMS has served the GIS community throughout Southern Africa as the official Esri
Distributor for the past 20 years. Read More
Seminars & Events
Esri EMEA User Conference
2010
The Esri Europe, Middle East and Africa User Conference 2010 will take place in
Rome from the 26th to the 28th October at the Ergife Palace Hotel. For further information
click on the following:
-Brochure
-Invitation
-Floor Plan
Esri International User Conference
Redlands, California—More than 150 organizations were selected from approximately
300,000 to receive a Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award in a special ceremony
at the 30th Annual Esri International User Conference (Esri UC).
Upcoming Seminars
Flex Seminar
Date: 3rd September 2010
Time: 09h00 – 11h00
Venue: Esri South Africa, Midrand Limited
Space available.
Please contact Bev on 011 238 6300 or email
bev@esri-southafrica.com
Products and News
ArcGIS 10 Transform the Way You Use GIS
Regardless of whether
you are using ArcGIS in a desktop, mobile, or server environment, the new enhancements
will improve how geographic information is leveraged throughout your enterprise.
ArcGIS 10 Download is now available for Maintenance Clients. Clients wishing to
download need to send an email to
keycodes@esri-southafrica.com
to request their Download and Authorization Token that will be emailed to them,
with instructions, within 48 hours.
Envi 4.7
Get the answers you need from
imagery. ENVI is the premier software solution for reading, processing, analyzing,
and sharing information from geospatial imagery.
Latest News
Esri South Africa Port Elizabeth
For further information on the location
of the Port Elizabeth office, please Click here
Esri expands
global presence
within Esri South Africa
Johannesburg,
South Africa – Esri, the world’s leading enterprise GIS technology provider is proud
to announce the acquisition of GIMS (Pty) Ltd.
As a result, effective 1 December 2009, GIMS will be known as Esri South Africa.
GIMS has served the GIS community throughout Southern Africa as the official Esri
Distributor for the past 20 years. Read More
Seminars & Events
Esri EMEA User Conference
2010
The Esri Europe, Middle East and Africa User Conference 2010 will take place in
Rome from the 26th to the 28th October at the Ergife Palace Hotel. For further information
click on the following:
-Brochure
-Invitation
-Floor Plan
Esri International User Conference
Redlands, California—More than 150 organizations were selected from approximately
300,000 to receive a Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award in a special ceremony
at the 30th Annual Esri International User Conference (Esri UC).
Upcoming Seminars
Flex Seminar
Date: 3rd September 2010
Time: 09h00 – 11h00
Venue: Esri South Africa, Midrand Limited
Space available.
Please contact Bev on 011 238 6300 or email
bev@esri-southafrica.com
Products and News
ArcGIS 10 Transform the Way You Use GIS
Regardless of whether
you are using ArcGIS in a desktop, mobile, or server environment, the new enhancements
will improve how geographic information is leveraged throughout your enterprise.
ArcGIS 10 Download is now available for Maintenance Clients. Clients wishing to
download need to send an email to
keycodes@esri-southafrica.com
to request their Download and Authorization Token that will be emailed to them,
with instructions, within 48 hours.
Envi 4.7
Get the answers you need
from imagery. ENVI is the premier software solution for reading, processing, analyzing,
and sharing information from geospatial imagery.
The Sales Team
The Sales team's primary responsibility is to actively promote the sale and implementation
of Esri's ArcGIS and Image Processing software products.
The Sales team's primary responsibility is to actively promote the sale and implementation
of Esri's ArcGIS and Image Processing software products, including ENVI from ITT.
The Sales team is equipped to provide integrated turnkey geo-information solutions
from desktop, mobile and online products to server based products for the enterprise
environment.
Esri South Africa is an authorised re-seller of GPS equipment, large and small format
scanners, large and small format digitisers, and large format printer/plotter
and copier solutions. Please contact our Sales department for detailed product information.
Contact us
on: 011 238 6300
Email the sales team
Support
Esri South Africa, has a group of staff dedicated to address problems of users telephonically.
These problems range from software installation, software configuration and licensing
as well as solving technical problems that might occur during project execution.
Telephonic and Email Support
All users, current with their maintenance, may use the support division to resolve
issues around installing ArcGIS/ArcGIS server software and to resolve technical
problems that might occur during project execution.
On logging a call a user is issued a reference number. The support division strives
to have no call outstanding for more than 24 hours, if a call is not escalated to
support at Esri , Redlands.
Our strength lies in:
- Having direct access to a comprehensive support database from Esri
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Having access to various on-line discussion groups
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Built-up experience obtained from clients that had similar problems in the past
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Having access to Esri development staff
Key Codes and Licensing
Licensing and key coding requirements for ArcGIS 9.2 and ArcGIS server products
remain the support issue where the most interaction takes place.There are three
registration procedures: Keycodes for concurrent Users - to be requested from Esri
South Africa, Midrand.
ArcView Single Use and Extension licenses - registered on the Esri website: service.esri.com
ArcGIS Server products - licensing requires an ECP registration number. This can
be done on the Esri website: service.esri.com or can be requested from Esri South
Africa. All key code and licensing issues must be addressed to keycodes@gims.com
These requests are submitted electronically from Esri South Africa Midrand to Esri
Redlands. Contact us on: 011 238 6300 Email: support@esri-southafrica.com
Email the support team
Training
Esri South Africa is the only Esri Accredited Learning Centre in Southern Africa
and provides a complete suite of GIS software training, through a dedicated group
of Esri accredited trainers, since 1989.
Esri South Africa currently has 6 full time trainers and draws from our extensive
expertise pool in the Professional Service group for advanced training courses.
Esri South Africa presents a full spectrum of GIS courses covering:
- Basic GIS theory and functionality
- The desktop products (ArcView, ArcEditor, and ArcInfo
- The server products (ArcGIS server, and ArcSDE
- Programming to enable customisation of the product
- ArcGIS extensions, as well as
- Introductory and advanced courses in ERDAS Imagine Remote Sensing Software
Training Venues
Various training venues are available at Esri South Africa, for
further information please feel free to contact us at Contact us on: 011 238 6300
Email the training team
Professional Services
Benefit from the technical experience, in-depth product knowledge and the extensive
track record of the Professional Services team at Esri South Africa to achieve maximum
benefits from ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Server, or Mobile GIS software products. Our
professional Services team offers a wide-range of client support services including:
on-site technical and consulting support, assistance with GIS database and systems
design, database development, web mapping support, custom application programming
and GIS implementation from small companies to large enterprises.
GIS Implementation Strategy
Esri South Africa Professional Services provides a consulting support package to
bridge the gap between technology and the needs of business. Esri South Africa will
visit your organization to evaluate operations, software, data and systems in order
to recommend: system design strategies, hardware and software requirements, data
migration strategies, application and software integration and overall vision for
the enterprise architecture. Upon completion the organization will be presented
with the finding summarising existing data, applications, hardware/software architecture
and a recommended upgrade path for hardware and software as well as a strategic
GIS implementation plan.
Start up Application Development
Through the Professional Services group, Esri South Africa allows clients to work
with specialised Developers and Consulting staff to design and start building their
applications. We specialize in assisting in-house expertise to function at the level
required for daily successful operational running of GIS in companies.
Enterprise Consulting Services
Many organizations are realizing the benefits of designing their GIS to be "enterprise
wide" to manage all activities with a common spatial database. With Esri South Africa
expertise, we can help you centralize and reduce redundant databases, by evaluating
your operations, software, data and systems.
ArcGIS Server Installation and Customisation
With the release of ArcGIS server, we realised the uncertainty that was created
within our current user base. Our Professional Services team is available to install
your new software and to consult on the process to integrate the software within
the enterprise.
Free and Open Source Software
Cape Town, South Africa was the venue for the 2008 Free and Open Source Software
for Geospatial (FOSS4G) annual conference. FOSS4G is an annual event presented by
the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo). The conference facilitates the getting
together of developers to review technology and share knowledge as well as bringing
managers and decision makers from around the world to discuss new directions, implementations,
and growing business opportunities in the field of open source geospatial software.
Online Registration
Please Note:
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Esri South Africa reserves the right to postpone or change course dates according
to operational requirements
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Rates are in Rand value and excludes VAT and is subject to change without notice.
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Courses commence at 8:30 and end at approximately 16:00
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For future course dates, please contact the relevant contact person listed below.
COURSE VENUES:
Midrand
Cape Town
Port Elizabeth
Durban
How do I Register online?
COURSES FOR 2010
CONTACT DETAILS :
Course Outlines
Professional
(ArcGIS 9.3)
ArcGIS Desktop I - Getting Started
with GIS
ArcGIS Desktop II - Tools and
functionality
ArcGIS Desktop III - GIS Workflows
and Analysis
Performing Analysis ArcGIS Desktop
Working with ArcGIS Spatial Analyst
Creating and publishing Maps with ArcGIS
Cartography with Map Production System--Atlas
Intro to ArcView 3
Advanced ArcView 3
Working with ArcGIS Network Analyst
Working with Cartographic Representations
Databases
Geodatabase Design Concepts
Building Geodatabases
Server
Introduction to Multiuser Geodatabases
Managing Editing Workflows in
a Multiuser Geodatabase
Data Management in the Multiuser
Geodatabase
Introduction to ArcGIS Server
ArcGIS Server Enterprise Configuration
and Tuning for SQL Server
ArcGIS Server Enterprise Configuration
and Tuning for Oracle
ArcGIS Server Web Administration using
the .NET Framework
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Programming
Development with ArcGIS Engine
and Microsoft.Net
Developing with ArcGIS Server
Using the Java Platform
Intro to Programming ArcObjects with VBA
Programming ArcObjects Using the Java
Platform
Programming ArcObjects Using .Net
Developing Applications with ArcGIS
Server Using Microsoft .NET
Special Courses / Extensions
Bringing your data into ArcGIS
Learning ArcGIS 3D Analyst
Understanding Projections in GIS
Data Production with PLTS for ArcGIS
Data QC Using GIS Data ReViewer
GIS For Managers
Working with ArcGIS Network Analyst
ArcPad for ArcGIS - Intro
ArcPad for ArcGIS - Advance
ArcPad for ArcGIS - Combined
Working with ArcGIS Spatial Analyst
Imaging
Introduction to Image Server
Imagery for GIS
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Business Partners
Esri South Africa has established a Business Partner Program which relies on our
ability to work closely with value-added resellers, developers & consultants. The
Business Partner network exists throughout Southern Africa with distributors in
all major Southern African countries. Within South Africa, there are already over
15 appointed Business Partners.
The Business Partner Program represents Esri South Africa attempt to form a single,
comprehensive, consistent program to formalize the relationships with Business Partners
around Southern Africa. Within this program Esri South Africa does distinguish between
our local authorized Business Partners and our “Sub-Distributors” who are established
in the countries out of South Africa but operating within the Esri South Africa
Distribution area. The program provides the framework for recruiting and assisting
resellers, developers and consultants who build their software and provide services
around the Esri software and is the main reason why Esri is the dominant GIS Software
in these regions.
Business Partners in Gauteng
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Company Name:
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Tel:
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Fax:
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URL:
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Contact Person:
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AURECON
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www.africon.co.za
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Pretoria
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012 427 2491
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012 427 2926
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Hettie Viviers/Janet
Burger
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Cape Town
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021 526 9419
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021 526 9500
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Jacques Joubert
/ Kevin Johnson
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ET SPATIAL TECHNIQUES
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012 991 1257
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012 991 1257
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www.ian-ko.com
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Ianko Tchoukanski
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MapIT
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012 345 8015
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012 345 5489
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www.mapit.co.za
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Trevor Morgon
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GISCOE
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www.giscoe.com
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Pretoria
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012 345 8000
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012 345 6625
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Steve Hine
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Cape Town
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021 422 4620
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021 422 4628
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Leonardo Mangiagalli
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Potchefstroom
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018 297 0100
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018 297 0357
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Jan Vorster
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NETGROUP
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www.netgroup.co.za
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Pretoria
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012 345 6005
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012 345 6633
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Hein v.d Heever / Jaco v.d. Schyff
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Bloemfontein
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051 439 1733
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051 430 1745
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Dr Herman Booysen
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NT Geomatics
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011 697 1620
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011 318 0707
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ndikwayo@ntgeomatics.co.za
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Nathi Dikwayo
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www.ntgeomatics.co.za
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Business Partners in KZN
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Company Name:
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Tel:
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Fax:
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URL:
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Contact Person:
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MHP Geospace
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031 266 9316
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031 266 7005
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www.mhpgeospace.co.za
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Chris Carter/ Glenda
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Business Partners in Cape Province
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Company Name:
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Tel:
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Fax:
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URL:
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Contact Person:
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SPATIAL DIMENSION
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021 531 3162
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021 531 4209
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www.spatialdimension.co.za
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Bill Feast/ Charles Young
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Southern African Region Distribution Area
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Company Name:
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Tel:
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Fax:
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URL:
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Contact Person:
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ANGOLA
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SINFIC
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00244 922 392 717
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00244 222 431 139
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www.sinfic.com
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Nuno Farinha / Eduardo Hoffmann
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BOTSWANA
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FFM BOTSWANA
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00267 390 7 444
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00267 397 086
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www.ffmbots.com
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Kent Burger / Dusan Ilkic
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MALAWI
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LACOSUS
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00265 1 624 318
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00265 1 624 263
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lacosus@malawi.net
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Charles Joyah
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NAMIBIA
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GEOCARTA
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00264 61 247 848
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00264 61 420
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www.geocarta.com.na
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Allan le Hane / Matthias Metz
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ZAMBIA
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Esri South Africa,
Midrand
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011 238 6300
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011 238 6310
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www.esri-southafrica.com
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Ingrid Landman
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CAMEROON & DRC
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011 238 6300
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011 238 6310
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www.esri-southafrica.com
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Ingrid Landman
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ZIMBABWE
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011 238 6300
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011 238 6310
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www.esri-southafrica.com
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Ingrid Landman
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Esri South
Africa Education
The Western Cape Education
Department ordered GIS software for 286 Government Schools during 2008. Esri South
Africa trained two Educators from each school as well as some Subject Advisors.
Lessons are aligned with the FET curriculum, contributing to the preparation of
learners for their examinations. An exhibition of the products and lessons Esri
South Africa has available to teach Geography using GIS in the classroom was hosted.
A great deal of excitement was generated among Educators and Learners. Esri South
Africa involved in GIS Week Students from eight Western Cape schools took part in
a GIS week organised by GISSA. They performed two tasks organised by Department
of Land Affairs and Esri South Africa. Great excitement and fun was experienced
by all who attended. Esri South Africa attends Tukkies Open Day Esri South Africa
and Tukkies expose prospective teachers to ArcView 3.3, enthusing them with the
ability to bring the 21st Century to the Geography classroom.
Esri
South Africa Grahamstown for Sci-Fest Africa
In March, Esri South Africa
attended the Sci-Fest Africa in Grahamstown. An exhibition of the products and lessons
Esri South Africa has available to teach Geography using GIS in the classroom was
hosted. A great deal of excitement was generated among Educators and Learners.
Esri
South Africa involved in GIS Week
Students from eight Western Cape schools took part in a
GIS week organised by GISSA. They performed two tasks organised by Department of
Land Affairs and Esri South Africa. Great excitement and fun was experienced by
all who attended.
Esri
South Africa attends Tukkies Open Day
Esri South Africa and Tukkies expose prospective teachers
to ArcView 3.3, enthusing them with the ability to bring the 21st Century to the
Geography classroom.
Training
Training
is available for one day for the Paper GIS and ArcExplorer products and for two
days for the ArcView product.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions are available for access if
you may experience a problem which has been solved in the past.
Log a
Call
- 18 – 22 May – Sci-Bono Workshop – Sci-Bono Discovery Centre – Workshops from 11.30
– 13.30 each day – Contact: Thandi O’Hagan 011 639-8447.
- 12 – 15 Aug – Education Week – Vodaworld – Midrand Contact: Glanville Valentine
021700-3500
- 17 – 21 Aug - Sasol techno X – Sasolburg Contact: Karen van Zyl 016 960-6012
- 3 – 4 Sept – City of Johannesburg GIS Day Contact: Bernadette Rigney 011 407-6192
ArcView
3.3
Commercial
off the shelf "flagship" product
specially redesigned for Educational purposes. The product includes 18 ArcLessons.
ArcExplorer
9.1
Entry level GIS product for schools
with limited access to computers (digital viewing). The product includes 4 ArcLessons.
PaperGIS
Entry level GIS product for schools
that have no access to computers. The product includes 2 ArcLessons.
Search
Enquire which schools have bought
the product.
Educator
training
Educator training of the highest standard
is available and at least 1300 Geography educators in South Africa have undergone
this training to date. All courses are given by Esri accredited trainers and are
accompanied by a complete manual with a CD containing all the data used during the
course. Courses are presented during school holidays or on a specially arranged
date in cases where a group of eight or more educators can attend.
Esri South Africa offers GIS training courses aligned with the
NSC Geography syllabus to provide teachers with the necessary resources
and skills to teach GIS at Grade 10, Grade 11 and Grade 12 level.
View/Download PaperGIS Training Course outline
View/Download ArcExplorer Training Course outline
View/Download ArcView Training Course outline
Training is packaged with the product and normally pre-arranged, but additional
training is also available if teachers would like to repeat a course or if teachers
are interested in more advanced training.
- Initial or Basic Training
Comprehensive training for one or two teachers is included in the original
software acquisition from Esri South Africa. This training is given by a fully qualified
Geography educationalist to ensure that the GIS applications are fully understood
and that educators are able to teach the Geography curriculum using GIS as a tool.
Training in GIS principles (using ArcView 3.3 and ArcExplorer), takes place on computers.
Groups are kept small, and additional facilitators are used when needed to ensure
maximum learning.
Where teachers would like intervention or support from Esri South Africa, training
for learners can be arranged.
Paper GIS training takes place without computers in suitable venues. Groups are
assigned GIS tasks and work together towards the understanding of GIS principles.
- Additional / Advanced training
Supplementary and advanced training is available on request. Advanced
skills, which aid in educators designing their own projects or bringing in their
own data, are available on request.
Next sessions:
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Course Name
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Start
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End
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Days
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Price (VATPrice (VAT excl) per person
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1
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Introduction to GIS - ArcView 3.3
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11 June
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12 June
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2
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R1250.00
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2
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Introduction to GIS - ArcExplorer
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26 June
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26 June
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1
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R350.00
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3
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Introduction to GIS – Paper GIS
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10 July
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10 July
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1
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R350.00
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4
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Advanced GIS training
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3 August
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3 August
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1
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R450.00
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Training Dates / Book on-line
Please contact: Maureen / Robyn Kindler at (011) 238 6300 for more
information or send us an email at
training@esri-souhafrica.com
Esri South
Africa GIS lessons for Educators
ArcLessons were developed under
the supervision of Geography educators currently in the teaching profession and
is aimed at providing educators with Outcomes Based lessons specifically designed
to teach GIS concepts or to use GIS to teach Geography. Several ArcLessons are available
and as more lessons are prepared they will be posted on this website.
As educators and learners gain confidence more complex lessons can be introduced,
and at a later stage
learners/educators can develop their own projects in line with NSC objectives.
View/Download ArcView Product Brochure
Download ArcLessons
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Lesson Number
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ArcLesson Description
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Lesson Material
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Data Size
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Target Group (Grade)
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1
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The AIDS Pandemic in Africa
Examine Africa's AIDS figures
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View/Download
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6Mb
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9 - 10
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2
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Climate
Use ArcView to understand rainfall patterns in South Africa.
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View/Download
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231Mb
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8 - 10
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3
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Cross Section
Compare elevation and rainfall in the Western Cape.
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View/Download
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90Mb
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10
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4
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Digitizing
Capture some new data using Satellite Imagery
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View/Download
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26Mb
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11 - 12
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5
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Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Explore the correlation between plates, faults, earthquakes and volcanoes across
the globe.
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View/Download
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26Mb
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9 - 10
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6
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Enquiry Model
Explore the correlation between population and police stations in South Africa using
the Geographical Enquiry Method
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View/Download
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10Mb
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9 - 12
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7
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Exploring South Africa
Learn GIS tools such as querying and buffering etc. using South African data. View
images of tourist destinations.
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View/Download
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52Mb
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8 - 10
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8
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Geology
Study the mining Geology of Gauteng.
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View/Download
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28Mb
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9 - 11
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9
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Human Interaction
> Cyclone Eline
Track the path of Cyclone Eline and view a Satellite image to explore
a Tropical Cyclone.
> Global Warming
See the impact of melting ice caps as a result of global warming.
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View/Download
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62Mb
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10 - 12
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10
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Landforms
Study the 3 types of landforms found in South Africa by viewing Topographical maps,
Orthophotos and images. Note shapes and types of settlements.
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View/Download
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200Mb
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12
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11
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Mapwork
Teach Mapwork together with GIS functions using a 1:50000 Topographical Map.
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View/Download
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18Mb
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8 - 12
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12
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Non-Spatial Data
Bring in your own data and link to shape files.
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View/Download
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2.21Mb
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11 - 12
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13
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Olympics
Look at the siting of the Olympic games in relation to developed and underdeveloped
countries.
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View/Download
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3.9Mb
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10 - 11
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14
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Population and Economy
Examine the trends of urbanisation and unemployment in South Africa.
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View/Download
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3.5Mb
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10 - 11
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15
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The Basics
Learn the basic tools in GIS – Zoom in and out, identify, find and more.
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View/Download
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85Mb
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8 - 10
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16
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World Cup Soccer
View the Soccer Stadia for 2010 and read about the host cities.
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View/Download
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4.26Mb
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8 - 11
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17
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On Screen Digitising
Digitise a river and points from a Topographical Map in order to create your own
project.
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View/Download
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18
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Excel Spreadsheet
Learn to create attribute tables and to link to spatial maps.
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View/Download
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19
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GPS to capture data
Capture your own GPS points and load onto a map.
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View/Download
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20
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Pre processing - Understanding Projections
Understand the necessity and projections. View maps in various projections.
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View/Download
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21
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Data Acquisition
Learn to download Topographical maps from the Internet and open them in ArcView.
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View/Download
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22
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Data Processing and Manipulation
Manipulate and process your data.
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View/Download
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23
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Data / Spatial Analysis
Study how to analyse the buffer zones around a river and how a flood would affect
residential areas.
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View/Download
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24
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Display Geographic Results – Product Generation
Display your results of your enquiry.
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View/Download
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Esri South
Africa Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Can we load ArcView and the lessons
onto the server?
A. Yes, if you are running Windows
server with Active Directory.
Q. Why do I not get options when I
use query builder?
A. Make sure "update values"
is switched on (ticked).
Q. Why can’t I ask questions about
certain themes?
A. Remember – activate, activate, activate!
If a theme is not active, you cannot use any of the tools or buttons on the bars.
Q. Why can’t I get rid of my selections?
A. You can only switch off a selection
if the theme in which you made the selection is active.