Feet on the ground : using participatory GIS as a tool for marketing the geomatics profession

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dc.contributor.authorMusungu, Kevin
dc.contributor.authorMotala, Siddique
dc.date.accessioned2013-11-22T20:49:15Z
dc.date.available2013-11-22T20:49:15Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThe paper demonstrates a practical sustainable approach to marketing the Geomatics industry, where more students are needed in this field of expertise. Using a case study of participatory Geographic Information Systems (GIS) research in a flood prone informal settlement in Cape Town, this paper demonstrates how participatory research can be used as a marketing tool towards furthering interest in the Geomatics industry. Land surveying is arguably one of the oldest professions in the world. Yet various academic institutions offering land surveying and more recently, Geomatics qualifications in South Africa, have found it increasingly difficult to attract the necessary number of students.en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/52193
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectSURVEYINGen
dc.subjectGEOMATICSen
dc.subjectUNIVERSITIESen
dc.subjectCURRICULUM DEVELOPMENTen
dc.subjectLAND SURVEYINGen
dc.subjectCIVIL ENGINEERINGen
dc.subjectGEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMSen
dc.subjectHIGHER EDUCATIONen
dc.subjectFLOODSen
dc.subjectINFORMAL SETTLEMENTSen
dc.subjectCAPE TOWNen
dc.subjectSOUTH OF SAHARAen
dc.titleFeet on the ground : using participatory GIS as a tool for marketing the geomatics professionen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
idrc.dspace.accessIDRC Onlyen
idrc.project.componentnumber105674001
idrc.project.number105674
idrc.project.titleManaging the Risk of Flooding and Sea-level Rise in Cape Town : the Power of Collective Governanceen
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC01-880-30
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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