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#### List of Acronyms

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  ACCC               Adapting to Climate Change in the Caribbean

  ArcIMS             Internet Map Server software by ESRI

  CADM               Caribbean Disaster Management Program

  CARICOM            Caribbean Community & Common Market

  CCAD               The Central America Commission for Environment and
                     Development

  CDB                Caribbean Development Bank

  CDERA              Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency

  CDM                (A Consulting Firm)

  CDMP               Caribbean Disaster Mitigation Project

  CFO                Chief Financial Officer

  CIO                Chief Information Officer

  CNIRD              Caribbean Network for Integrated Rural Development

  CPC                Carolina Population Center

  CRIS               Coastal Resource Information System

  CROSSQ             CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and
                     Quality

  DBMS               database management system

  DEM                Digital Elevation Model

  DMFC               Disaster Mitigation Facility for the Caribbean

  EDC                USGS EROS Data Center

  EGAT               Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade

  EROS               Earth Resources Observation Systems

  ESRI               Environmental Systems Research Institute

  ESRI               Environmental Systems Research Institute

  FGDC               U.S. Federal Geographic Data Committee

  G-CAP              Guatemala-Central America Program

  GDA                Global Development Alliance

  GEF                Global Environment Facility

  GeoCAS             Geospatial Collaboration and Awareness System

  GIS                Geographic Information System

  GM                 Global Mechanism

  GOFC               Global Observation of Forest Cover

  GPS                Global Positioning System

  GSDI               Global Spatial Data Infrastructure

  HMVA               Hazard Mapping & Vulnerability Assessment

  IABIN              Inter-American Biological Information Network

  ICT                Information and Communication Technologies

  IDSS               Integrated Decision Support System

  IITF               International Institute of Tropical Forestry

  IMS                Internet Map Server

  JICA               Japan International Cooperation Agency

  LAC                Latin America and Caribbean

  MAC                Meso-American and Caribbean

  MACGA              Meso-American and Caribbean Geospatial Alliance

  MODIS              Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer

  NASA               National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  NDVI               Normalized Difference Vegetation Index

  NGA                National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

  NGO                Scientific Non-Governmental Organization

  NOAA               National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Agency

  OAS                Organization of American States

  OFDA               Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance

  PDC                Pacific Disaster Center

  PLTS               Production Line Tool Set

  SDI                Spatial Data Infrastructure

  SDMIS              Sea Defence Management Information System

  SQL                Structured Query Language

  SRTM               Shuttle Radar Topography Mission

  TNC                The Nature Conservancy

  UNCCD              United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

  UNEP               United Nations Environment Programme

  UNESCO             United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
                     Organization

  URISA              Urban and Regional Information Systems Association

  USAID              U.S. Agency for International Development

  USDA               U.S. Department of Agriculture

  USGS               U.S. Geological Survey

  USGS/EDC           U.S. Geological Survey/EROS Data Center

  USSouthcom         U.S. Southern Command

  UWI                University of the West Indies

  NSDI               National Spatial Data Infrastructure

  NIMA               National Imaging and Mapping Agency

  CIMH               Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology
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#####  ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

MACGA, the MesoAmerican and Caribbean Geospatial Alliance, was proposed
to and supported by the Geospatial Development Alliance (GDA) of the
USAID to support countries in Central America and the Caribbean.
Cooperative support included capacity building and sustainable
development in the areas of remote sensing and monitoring of land and
water resources; standardization of geographic information system data
development and information delivery; networking; data applications for
marketing, commodity tracking, verification and certification systems;
climate variability adaptation; degraded land rehabilitation; trade
competitiveness; and natural and human-induced hazard assessment and
mitigation.

MACGA represents an effort to pool the interests, objectives, and needs
of diverse organizations that share common objectives. The MACGA, in
fact, demonstrates this integration by fostering the cooperation of 50
or more partner agencies in parallel activities in Central America and
the Caribbean. The alliance includes donor and funding organizations;
U.S. agencies; national mapping, disaster, agriculture, and environment
agencies, NGOs; U.N. agencies; research institutions; international
development agencies; international agricultural centers; and
universities. Each contributes to the alliance objectives in different
ways by: funding certain activities, providing capacity-building,
distributing spatial data sets, offering software and training packages,
developing products and deliverables, and undertaking coordination and
planning.

The Executive Committee for planning and implementing the first phase of
the MACGA-Caribbean consisted of the following:

Larry L. Tieszen U.S. Geological Survey/EROS Data Center

Jan C. Vermeiren Organization of American States

Elizabeth Riley Caribbean Disaster and Emergence Response Agency

Jacob Opadeyi University of the West Indies

Earnest D. Paylor, II Pacific Disaster Center

We thank the following organizations for their individual participation
and their special contributions to the success of the Capacity Building
Workshop and Planning Meeting of MACGA-Caribbean. Thanks go to all the
country representatives and participants for their contributions and to
the many individuals who collaborated to make these important events
possible*.*

Special thanks go to St. Vincent for hosting the Caribbean Ministerial
Conference, March 18, 2004, that led to this workshop and to the
University of the West Indies for hosting this workshop.

**USAID** (U.S. Agency for International Development) provided the core
funding for technical support in USAID-assisted countries to take full
advantage of spatial data infrastructure. USAID funding came from the
Land Resources Management Team of EGAT's Office of Natural Resource
Management and the Global Development Alliance (**GDA**) Secretariat.

Support from USAID was also provided by the following:

**LAC** (Latin America and Caribbean Regional Program)

**EGAT** (Bureau for Economic Growth, Agricultura and Trade)

**G-CAP** (Guatemala-Central America Program)

**OFDA** (Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance)

**CDB** (Caribbean Development Bank) provided support and presented the
Disaster Mitigation Facility for the Caribbean (**DMFC**)

**OAS** (Organization of American States) provided travel support for
both the Caribbean Ministerial meeting in St. Vincent and the Workshop
through their Inter American Agency for Cooperation and Development and
the Unit for Sustainable Development and Environment.

**JICA** (Japan International Cooperation Agency) provided travel
support and national development.

**USSouthcom** (US Southern Command) provided travel support.

**World Bank** supported partipation and planning for a regional
bioinformatics project related to **IABIN** (Inter-American Biological
Information network) initiatives.

**USGS**/**EDC** (U.S. Geological Survey/EROS Data Center) served as the
implementing agency of the GDA, organized and distributed the GeoCover
Landsat images, provided instructors and technical asssitance.

**ESRI** (Environmental Systems Research Institute) donated software to
participants and provided course instructors, teaching materials and
books for participants.

**ESRI Distributors**, **Spatial Innovision Ltd.,** and
**IDAS/GeoCaribe** played major roles in providing logistic support and
facilitation and a personal award of ArcGIS.

**CDERA** (Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency) supported
country participation, integration with JICA, and planning.

**PDC** (Pacific Disaster Center) provided training in disaster response
systems.

**NGA** (National Geospatial-Intelligence Agence) provided SRTM 90m data
and training.

**Centre for Geospatial Studies,** University of the West Indies,
organized the agenda, provided logistics support, and assembled the
proceedings.

**NASA** (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) provided
Landsat TM data for the region through their **GOFC** (Global
Observation of Forest Cover) program.

**UNEP** (United Nations Environment Programme) provided access to the
GeoCover data.

**NOAA** (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Agency) provided
expertise in island geodetic controls.

**TNC** (The Nature Conservancy) integrated land cover and presented
frameworks for conservation planning in the Caribbean using GIS
modeling.

**IITF** (International Institute of Tropical Forestry of the U.S.
Forest Service) integrated land cover.

**FGDC** (U.S. Federal Geographic Data Committee) supported
participation and assistance in spatial data infrastructure.

The **GM** (Global Mechanism) and the **GEF** (Global Environment
Facility) supported supported an implementation of the **UNCCD** (United
Nations Convention to Combat Desertification) in the Caribbean
Sub-region.

**CNIRD** (Caribbean Network for Integrated Rural Development)
identified opportunities for action plans and integrated initiatives to
advance sustainable land use and the rehabilitation of degraded land.

**CPC** (Carolina Population Center) presented plans to integrate health
related project data with geospatial information in the Caribbean.

The **ACCC** (Adapting to Climate Change in the Caribbean) project
supported the Coastal Resource Information System (**CRIS**) and plans
to integrate geospatial data and MACGA with the Sea Defence Management
Information System (**SDMIS**).

National agencies, ministries, projects, non-governmental organizations
from each of the following countries supported participants.

####### Anguilla

> **Antigua and Barbuda**
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> **Bahamas**

######### Barbados

> **British Virgin Islands**
>
> **Belize**
>
> **Dominica**

####### Dominican Republic

> **Grenada**
>
> **Guyana**
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> **Jamaica**
>
> **Montserrat**
>
> **St. Kitts and Nevis**
>
> **St. Vincent and the Grenadines**
>
> **St. Lucia**
>
> **Trinidad and Tobago**

**TABLE OF CONTENTS**

1\. Introduction 1

2\. Training Workshop 4

3\. Planning Meeting 16

4\. Report of Working Groups 18

5\. Workshop Achievements 27

6\. Summary of Recommendations 28

Appendix 1. Geospatial Workshop Participants 29

Appendix 2. Planning Meeting Participants 34

Appendix 3. Geospatial Workshop Agenda 38

Appendix 4. Planning Meeting Agenda 40

For a downloadable version of the complete proceedings, go to the
website:

<http://edcintl.cr.usgs.gov/macga/caribbean_proceed.php>

# 1. INTRODUCTION

Most development decisions have a spatial component. Geographic
information can greatly assist decision-making and resolve development
questions in a wide range of areas from economic growth, trade,
municipal planning and development; disaster planning and risk
reduction; agriculture and food security, to humanitarian assistance,
environmental conservation, and information technology services. This
need has been dramatically emphasized by requirements for responses to
disasters, e.g., Mitch and Georges Hurricanes, the need to identify
areas of vulnerability to natural and man-made disasters, environmental
management and conservation planning based on land cover and land use,
and to facilitate national and regional planning.

An important problem confronting decision-makers in the Mesoamerican and
Caribbean (MAC) region is that spatial data are often unavailable,
generally offer limited geographic coverage, might not be found in
usable formats, and in many cases have been developed without the use of
consistent standards and in an uncoordinated way. The spatial data that
are available are often developed in a project-oriented context. We have
not placed adequate emphasis on a long-term and sustainable national and
regional strategy for building effective spatial data infrastructures
that provide access to common data and facilitate interoperability.
Moreover, spatial data access is often limited to the highly trained
technician, leaving a wide audience of potential users without
convenient access. The advent of new Information and Communication
Technologies (ICT) now facilitates improved utilization by decision
makers and establishes a new era. These new ICTs include integrations of
Geographic Position Systems (GPS) which now provide a global
geographical reference, Remote Sensing to provide monitoring
capabilities at unprecedented large and small scales, GIS systems to
accommodate these and other spatial data in powerful and consistent
manners, and the Internet as a vehicle for broader access to
information, analyses, understanding, and even wisdom.

The **Mesoamerican and Caribbean Geospatial Alliance** (MACGA) was
proposed by numerous alliance members to undertake concerted region-wide
efforts in Central America and the Caribbean to aid and modernize the
development, access, and applications of spatial data. MACGA, a global
development alliance (GDA), integrates donors, data providers, projects,
and national interests to improve dramatically the return on investment
in data collection and applications and to facilitate sustainable
networking among alliance members. MACGA developed from the recognition
in Central America that most countries wanted to participate in the
Global Map project but were unable to participate in the required
training and because various projects both required and were producing
useful geospatial data. A similar need was expressed in the Caribbean,
emphasized by currently developing vulnerability, hazard mitigation and
response plans and land cover and desertification projects. Thus, MACGA
evolved to facilitate the alliance with parallel efforts in Central
America and the Caribbean.

MACGA proposed to:

1.  build a regional task force for spatial data infrastructure
    development in the Mesoamerican and Caribbean (MAC) regions and
    initiate long-term personal and professional networking;

2.  facilitate agreements on or an understanding of key standards,
    projections, policies, and practices;

3.  build and strengthen the capacity of the national and regional
    organizations to produce, integrate, and share spatial data and
    incorporate data in Internet Map Server systems (IMS);

4.  distribute valuable remote sensing and topographic data sets and
    donate software for data production and applications; and

5.  develop specific national and regional prototype information system
    products and data sets with special emphasis on disaster
    preparedness and risk reduction in the Caribbean.

The main objectives of the MACGA are to improve access and distribution
of existing and new spatial data sets; foster harmonization and
integration of spatial data sets in the regions; promote the appropriate
use of common standards and methods for spatial data production and
sharing; and establish a coordinating mechanism to link data providers
among themselves and with data users.

MACGA is implemented in parallel in Central America and the Caribbean in
three phases:

1.  **Planning Phase:** A project planning committee of alliance members
    organized plans and Capacity Building Workshops for MACGA-C.A. and
    MACGA-Caribbean. Details of the completed activities in MACGA-C.A.
    can be found at <http://edcintl.cr.usgs.gov/macga/index.php>. This
    document focuses on the Caribbean. The large number of countries in
    the islands, their generally smaller sizes, and the lack of clear
    regional responsibilities for development-related to geospatial data
    required somewhat different approaches. A Ministerial Conference was
    proposed and implemented at St. Vincent and the Grenadines, March
    18, 2004. <http://edcintl.cr.usgs.gov/macga/caribbean.php>. This
    resulted in the final agreements for the capacity-building phase
    reviewed here.

2.  **Capacity-Building Phase:** With respect to this phase, a
    **Capacity Building Workshop** was held at the UWI, Trinidad, May
    16-29, for the Caribbean. This workshop included a final 2 days for
    a **Caribbean Planning Meeting** for all interested parties to
    discuss their work and needs, to finalize action plans for
    cooperation, to guide subsequent work, and to identify Capacity
    Building agendas for the next several years. Specific training
    included ArcGIS and cartographic development by ESRI, ArcIMS
    implementations by ESRI and the EROS Data Center (EDC),
    Clearinghouse by EDC, topographic analysis by NGA, regional needs
    and standards by UWI, geodetic controls by NOAA and UWI, and others.
    Landsat TM data was to be delivered to each country for time series
    analyses, Shuttle Radar Topographic Mission (SRTM) data was secured
    for distribution and training, and software supporting these
    activities was to be distributed to confirmed participants.

3.  **Implementation and Technical Assistance Phase:** The U.S.
    Geological Survey (USGS) EROS Data Center (EDC) and MACGA partners
    will provide technical support and capacity-building during the life
    of the project. This will center on providing assistance in the
    development, implementation, staging, and cataloguing of specific
    data sets and products described in action plans developed during
    the capacity-building. Disaster preparedness, risk reduction,
    environmental management, and land use planning will be emphasized
    and provide data for operational project or national Internet Map
    Servers. Alliance members will provide data to initiate the
    implementation of the IMS systems during the Workshop.

More than twenty partner agencies announced their commitment to
participate (see ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS). The list includes national mapping
and environment agencies, national ministries of agriculture, NGOs,
funding agencies, U.N. agencies, research institutions, international
development agencies, international agricultural centers, private
corporations, public interest groups, and universities. Each contributes
to the alliance objectives in different ways: by funding certain
activities, by providing capacity-building, by distributing spatial data
sets free of cost, by offering workshop venues, by offering software and
training packages, by developing products and deliverables, and by
undertaking needed coordination and planning activities. Partners have
already pledged and contributed over \$2 million in support of the
MACGA.

The alliance brings very real and concrete benefits**.** It provides
tools and methodologies for data management to more than 250 MAC
specialists, strengthens links among data producing agencies,
facilitates data access to a wide audience of non-technical users,
offers better data integration and interoperability for regional
projects, and assists in the development of specific products such as
global map data sets and national IMS applications. Already, following
the MACGA C.A. workshop, a newsletter, *LAC-SDI* has been prepared and
distributed throughout the region. Subscription is available at
<sdi-lac@gsdi.org>.

Our vision is to build a lasting and sustainable spatial data
infrastructure in the MAC region that facilitates access and integration
of spatial data and through which data duplication is minimized and the
incorporation of spatial data into the decision-making process is
greatly increased. This project undertakes activities for the first two
years of the MACGA to provide the capacity-building, organizational
support, and technical assistance needed to sustain this vision and to
produce tangible products that demonstrate what this alliance can
achieve.

In a few years, a beneficiary of this alliance should be able to sit at
a single terminal and call upon the full wealth of spatial data
resources collected throughout the region, and indeed, throughout the
world!

Geoinformation specialists in the region have responded to this
situation by lending their support to establish a regional cooperation
mechanism to improve management of geospatial information. This effort
is known as the Mesoamerican and Caribbean Geospatial Alliance (MACGA).
This initiative has received the support of the U.S. Agency for
International Development (USAID) through funds granted to the U.S.
Geological Survey EROS Data Center (EDC), in order to train specialists
from the Mesoamerican and Caribbean region in geospatial themes, and to
join efforts with national and regional institutions to establish
exchange and cooperation mechanisms.

This document gives an overview of the contents, results, discussions
and resolutions attained in the course of the workshop and planning
meeting events in the Caribbean. A detailed agenda of the two meetings
is included as well as general information about the presentations made.

# 2. TRAINING WORKSHOP

The Workshop was held at the Faculty of Engineering, The University of
the West Indies in St. Augustine, Trinidad, West Indies, May 17-28,
2004. Thirty participants from the Caribbean attended the workshop. The
persons represent mapping agencies, ministries of the planning,
environment, and agricultural agencies. The List of Participants is in
Appendix 1 while the full agenda is in Appendix 3.

Training was given in response to the following objectives:

-   Improve national capacities to use geoinformation in
    decision-making.

-   Provide the necessary technical training to develop digital maps for
    the Global Map project.

-   Encourage and support the development and implementation of common
    standards and methodologies in geoinformation.

-   Support and strengthen the National Spatial Data Infrastructures
    (NSDI).

-   Support the implementation of Internet map servers (IMS).

-   Promote the creation of a network of specialists in geographic
    information systems (GIS), remote sensing and related themes.

-   Support the integration of spatial data.

Training was provided by instructors from ESRI, the U.S. Geological
Survey EROS Data Center (EDC), the Pacific Disaster Centre Program and
the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA). The participants were
split into two groups. Both groups took the following common courses:
Introduction to ArcGIS and Introduction to ArcIMS. In addition, Group A
took the courses PLTS and ArcSDE, while Group B took courses in
Metadata, IDSS, and Digital Terrain Modeling with SRTM Data.

The details of the courses are provided below.

**Course Title: Introduction to ArcGIS**

**Date: May 17-19, 2004**

**Instructor: Sandi Schaefer - ESRI**

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| **Overview**                                                          |
|                                                                       |
| This course covers fundamental GIS concepts as well as how to query a |
| GIS database, manipulate tabular data, edit spatial and attribute     |
| data, and present data clearly and efficiently using maps and charts. |
| Participants learn how to use ArcMap™, ArcCatalog™, and ArcToolbox™   |
| and explore how these applications work together to provide a         |
| complete GIS software solution.                                       |
|                                                                       |
| **Topics covered**                                                    |
|                                                                       |
| -   ArcGIS overview: Capabilities and applications; Interacting with  |
|     the interface; Basic display                                      |
|                                                                       |
| -   Spatial data concepts: Representing spatial data and descriptive  |
|     information                                                       |
|                                                                       |
| -   ArcGIS data model: Geodatabases; Shapefiles; Coverages; Feature   |
|     types; Attributes                                                 |
|                                                                       |
| -   GIS software: Components; Functions; Applications                 |
|                                                                       |
| -   Spatial coordinate systems and map projections: Georeferencing    |
|     data; What map projections are; How ArcMap works with map         |
|     projections                                                       |
|                                                                       |
| -   Querying data: Selecting and identifying features; Creating       |
|     reports and graphs                                                |
|                                                                       |
| -   Map displays: Creating; Symbolizing; Scaling; Adding map elements |
|                                                                       |
| -   Spatial analysis and data management: Buffers; Spatial overlays;  |
|     Extracting features for analysis; Analytical methods and tools    |
|                                                                       |
| -   Editing: Tools for creating and editing spatial data; Editing     |
|     attribute data; Spatial adjustment                                |
|                                                                       |
| -   Data automation: Data sources; Digitizing; Data conversion        |
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  ***Country***              ***Name of Participant***

  Antigua & Barbuda          Alvah Guishard

  Anguilla                   Gina Brooks

  Bahamas                    Hugo Andrews 

  Barbados                   Ngai Felipe Arthur

  Belize                     Ian Antoine Gillett

                             Jesus Elam Torres

  Dominica                   Keith Stephens

  Grenada                    Michael Mason

                             Anna Abraham

  Guyana                     Pamela St. Hill

                             Naseem Nasir

  Jamaica                    Valrie Grant-Harry

                             Tanya Latoya Hay

  Montserrat                 Jo-Ann Burke

  St. Kitts &Nevis           Graeme Asif Browne

  St. Lucia                  Sam Benjamin

                             David Alphonse

  St. Vincent & the          Daniel Jackson
  Grenadines                 

                             Shelford Stowe

  BVI                        Troy Dawson

                             Lauralee Mercer

  T&T                        Alicia Ramdass

  Dominica Republic          Johnse Díaz Feliz

                             Ramon Santana

  UWI                        Shahiba Ali

                             Eva Chin

                             Renee Babb
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Title: Introduction to ArcIMS

**Instructor: Greg Cunningham - ESRI**

**Date: May 24-26, 2004**

**Overview**

This course will give a comprehensive introduction to ArcIMS and its
powerful capabilities for managing the way users access and interact
with Internet mapping and GIS data. Participants will learn how ArcIMS
applications work, create ArcIMS Web sites, explore ArcIMS basic
architecture and perform an ArcIMS installation.

**Goals**

-   Author and design ArcIMS viewers

-   Utilize client functionality

-   Introduce site administration

-   Perform simple customizations

-   Install ArcIMS and explore its architecture

**Topics covered**

-   ArcIMS overview: What is ArcIMS?; Introducing multitier
    architecture; Creating an ArcIMS viewer; Using ArcIMS applications

-   Authoring a service: Adding layers with Catalog; Supported data
    formats; Setting layer properties; Map configuration files; Working
    with ArcMap map documents

-   Creating ArcIMS services and viewers: Creating ArcIMS services;
    Using ArcIMS Designer; ArcIMS viewer output

-   Using ArcIMS Viewers: HTML Viewer; Java™ Viewers;
    ArcExplorer™---Java Edition; Client tools

-   Basics of ArcIMS customization: ArcXML syntax; Map configuration
    files; Refreshing ArcIMS services; Requests and responses; ArcXML
    Programmer\'s Reference Guide; HTML Viewer structure; Frame layout;
    Customizing the interface; Changing viewer

-   ArcIMS server administration: ArcIMS Spatial Servers; Virtual
    Servers; Instances; Site configuration

-   ArcIMS architecture and installation: ArcIMS components; Web
    servers; Servlet engines; ArcIMS installation process

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  ***Country***              ***Name of Participant***

  Antigua & Barbuda          Alvah Guishard

  Anguilla                   Gina Brooks

  Bahamas                    Hugo Andrews 

  Barbados                   Ngai Felipe Arthur

  Belize                     Ian Antoine Gillett

                             Jesus Elam Torres

  Dominica                   Keith Stephens

  Grenada                    Michael Mason

                             Anna Abraham

  Guyana                     Pamela St. Hill

                             Naseem Nasir

  Jamaica                    Valrie Grant-Harry

                             Tanya Latoya Hay

  Montserrat                 Jo-Ann Burke

  St. Kitts &Nevis           Graeme Asif Browne

  St. Lucia                  Sam Benjamin

                             David Alphonse

  St. Vincent & the          Daniel Jackson
  Grenadines                 

                             Shelford Stowe

  BVI                        Troy Dawson

                             Lauralee Mercer

  T&T                        Alicia Ramdass

  Dominica Republic          Johnse Díaz Feliz

                             Ramon Santana

  UWI                        Shahiba Ali

                             Eva Chin

                             Renee Babb
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Course Title: EDC MACGA IMS Objectives

**Instructor: Michelle Anthony - USGS**

Objective: Develop Plan for the National IMS Development

During the course of the two-week MACGA workshop, EDC staff will work
with representatives to start the development of a plan to develop their
National IMS system. Work with country representatives to define:

-   Data Availability and Intended IMS Layers

-   Intended IMS Functionality

-   ArcIMS Installation and Collaboration

-   Organizational Issues

-   Data Sharing Issues

**Objective: Teach Participants OpenGIS Implementation for ArcIMS**

The MACGA ESRI ArcIMS class will teach students how to establish ESRI
specific map services, which are viewable only through ESRI clients. The
MACGA workshop will extend this material to include the development of
OpenGIS map services with ArcIMS. This approach will allow data
organizations to establish OpenGIS map services that can be used by the
interoperable clients and the National and Regional IMS systems. Through
the use of OpenGIS map services, all map services can be interoperable
with other map services around the world, independent of commercial
software, data type, or projection.

**Objective: Develop Regional OpenGIS Map Viewer**

Develop a Regional Caribbean OpenGIS compliant map viewer that will
allow a regional view of the National IMS systems established by each
country. This will provide a regional view of all datasets provided
through the National IMS systems but can also link to other regional,
global or thematic map services available around the world from other
data providers.

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  ***Country***              ***Name of Participant***

  Antigua & Barbuda          Alvah Guishard

  Anguilla                   Gina Brooks

  Bahamas                    Hugo Andrews 

  Barbados                   Ngai Felipe Arthur

  Belize                     Ian Antoine Gillett

                             Jesus Elam Torres

  Dominica                   Keith Stephens

  Grenada                    Michael Mason

                             Anna Abraham

  Guyana                     Pamela St. Hill

                             Naseem Nasir

  Jamaica                    Valrie Grant-Harry

                             Tanya Latoya Hay

  Montserrat                 Jo-Ann Burke

  St. Kitts &Nevis           Graeme Asif Browne

  St. Lucia                  Sam Benjamin

                             David Alphonse

  St. Vincent & the          Daniel Jackson
  Grenadines                 

                             Shelford Stowe

  BVI                        Troy Dawson

                             Lauralee Mercer

  T&T                        Alicia Ramdass

  Dominica Republic          Johnse Díaz Feliz

                             Ramon Santana

  UWI                        Shahiba Ali

                             Eva Chin

                             Renee Babb
  -------------------------- --------------------------------------------

Course Title: Introduction to ArcSDE

**Instructor: Greg Cunningham - ESRI**

**Date: May 27-28, 2004**

**Overview**

Understanding the architecture and fundamental concepts of ArcSDE®
software and storage structures forms the foundation of your ArcSDE
experience. This course examines ArcSDE clients, servers, and the
underlying database management system (DBMS). Participants view and
query layers in an ArcSDE database using ArcCatalog and ArcMap, and
create new ArcSDE layers by loading existing, file-based geographic data
sources, such as shapefiles, coverages, and images, into an ArcSDE
server. Topics from this course are included throughout the ArcSDE
administration courses. Participants taking any ArcSDE administration
course do not need to attend this class.

**Topics covered**

-   Spatial data formats: Description of vector and raster file formats;
    Explanation of the geodatabase and ArcSDE; Geodatabase
    functionality; Valid entity types for feature classes; Client/Server
    model

-   ArcSDE software and storage architecture: ArcSDE system components;
    Application server connections; ArcSDE Direct Connects;
    Communication over the TCP/IP network; Feature class storage;
    Retrieving data with Structured Query Language (SQL); Spatial index

-   ArcSDE raster: Description of ArcSDE raster data; Raster storage;
    Loading raster data; Raster tiles, pyramids, and compression;
    Mosaics and raster catalogs

-   Vector data loading: Calculating the feature class properties of
    precision, shifts, and spatial index; Loading vector data using
    ArcCatalog and ArcSDE commands; Modifying properties of a layer once
    loaded (permissions and grid size)

-   Multiuser editing: Explanation of multiuser editing; Explanation of
    how versioning works; Understanding A and D tables; Multiuser
    editing example; Conflict detection and resolution; Editing in
    ArcMap

-   Versioning: Explanation of versions; Creating and managing versions;
    Version properties; Merging versions; Work flow diagrams; Procedures

**Course Title: Introduction to Production Line Tool Set**

**Date: May 20-21, 2004**

**Instructor: Sandi Schaefer - ESRI**

**Overview**

The Production Line Tool Set (PLTS) was developed with the high volume
map production agency in mind. This course teaches how to use PLTS for
large-scale geodatabase production and maintenance and how to create,
edit, maintain, and produce a map series in a fast and efficient manner.
Participants will explore database production tools for creating and
maintaining a formatted geodatabase as well as the tools that comprise
the Map Production System (MPS) for creating high quality maps.

**Goals**

-   Understand the geodatabase model

-   Set up a PLTS geodatabase

-   Learn to use the PLTS tools for data editing and attribution

-   Perform quality control using the GIS Data Reviewer

-   Set up projects using the Project and Mapsheet Catalog

-   Learn to manage workflows with the Job Tracking Extension

-   Use Map Production System tools for placing and editing cartographic
    elements

**Topics covered**

-   PLTS Overview: What PLTS adds to core ArcMap; PLTS Solutions; PLTS
    terminology; Database Driven Mapping; PLTS Help and Online Data
    Dictionaries

-   PLTS Production Environment: General geodatabase review; Geodatabase
    Setup; Loading the Knowledge Base; PLTS Data Load Automation Kit;
    VPF Importer Tool; Setting up the Editing Environment; Streamlined
    Editing Tools; Using the Attribution Center

-   GIS Data Reviewer: Creating a Reviewer Project; Building a QC grid;
    Visual and Automated QA/QC Tools; Error Correcting; Correction
    Verifications

-   Job Tracking Extension: Review versioning in the Geodatabase;
    Managing Projects with JTX; Creating a job; Tracking Job Steps;
    Documenting a Job

-   Map Production System: MPS Terminology; Creating a Map Sheet; Map
    Sheet Editing Environment; Labels and Annotation; Editing of
    cartographic elements; Designing a Map Series; Base Map Editing;
    Creating Color Separates

  ------------------------------------- ---------------------------------
  **Country**                           **Participant**

  Bahamas                               Hugo Andrews 

  Belize                                Jesus Elam Torres

  Grenada                               Anna Abraham

  Guyana                                Naseem Nasir

  Jamaica                               Tanya Latoya Hay

  Montserrat                            Jo-Ann Burke

  St. Lucia                             Sam Benjamin

  St. Vincent & the Grenadines          Daniel Jackson

  BVI                                   Lauralee Mercer

  T&T                                   Alicia Ramdass

  Dominica Republic                     Johnse Díaz Feliz

  UWI                                   Shahiba Ali
  ------------------------------------- ---------------------------------

**Course Title: MACGA Workshop on IDSS **

**Date: May 21, 2004**

**Presenter: Robert H. Feden - Pacific Disaster Centre Program**

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571-232-0263 (Cell)

\(703\) 548-6848 (Home)

**Summary of Workshop:**

The Geospatial Collaboration and Awareness System (GeoCAS) is a suite of
integrated tools and services that provide a baseline for an
Internet-based Geographical Information System (GIS) decision-support,
collaboration, and analytical platform. The system is designed to
provide a common operating picture for managing events and exercises,
and can be used for data-fusion and scenario development in hands of the
emergency and disaster management communities. In a broadest sense,
GeoCAS would allow any end user with a mid-bandwidth (46K or better)
Internet connectivity and a browser to access spatially-enabled data and
related information about a subject of interest, and share information
with other users on the system. 

The Integrated Decision Support System (IDSS) Workshop will be an
introduction to this system, highlighting the opportunities for the user
to play an interactive role in providing situational awareness at both a
regional level (GeoCAS) and a local level (shared products with eTeam). 
This workshop will also serve as a prelude to a more intense training
effort to be provided by PDC at a future date.

  ------------------------------------ ----------------------------------
  **Country**                          **Participant**

  Antigua & Barbuda                    Alvah Guishard

  Anguilla                             Gina Brooks

  Barbados                             Ngai Felipe Arthur

  Belize                               Ian Antoine Gillett

  Dominica                             Keith Stephens

  Grenada                              Michael Mason

  Guyana                               Pamela St. Hill

  Jamaica                              Valrie Grant-Harry

  St. Kitts &Nevis                     Graeme Asif Browne

  St. Lucia                            David Alphonse

  St. Vincent & the Grenadines         Shelford Stowe

  BVI                                  Troy Dawson

  Dominica Republic                    Ramon Santana

  UWI                                  Eva Chin

                                       Renee Babb
  ------------------------------------ ----------------------------------

**Course Title: Metadata workshop session**

**Date: May 20, 2004**

**Presenter: Michelle Anthony, EROS Data center**

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605 594-6848 (Work)

A one-day course on Clearinghouse and Metadata will be provided to MACGA
participants.   Participants will learn and and develop metadata using
the FGDC Metadata, understand the role of the ISO Metadata for the
future, and learn the objectives and technical background of the GSDI
Clearinghouse system.

Topics covered include:

-   GSDI Clearinghouse \[clrhse02.ppr\]

-   Metadata \[meta001, 002, 003\]

-   Matadata Tools \[metatool\]

-   Metadata Validation \[Validate\]

-   OpenGIS web mapping \[webmapping\]

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  **Country**                          **Participant**

  Antigua & B                          Alvah Guishard

  Anguilla                             Gina Brooks

  Barbados                             Ngai Felipe Arthur

  Belize                               Ian Antoine Gillett

  Dominica                             Keith Stephens

  Grenada                              Michael Mason

  Guyana                               Pamela St. Hill

  Jamaica                              Valrie Grant-Harry

  St. Kitts &Nevis                     Graeme Asif Browne

  St. Lucia                            David Alphonse

  St. Vincent & the Grenadines         Shelford Stowe

  BVI                                  Troy Dawson

  Dominica Republic                    Ramon Santana

  UWI                                  Eva Chin

                                       Renee Babb
  ------------------------------------ ----------------------------------

**CourseTitle: Digital Terrain Modeling with SRTM Data**

**Date: May 28, 2004**

**Instructors: John Barretta**, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency
<BarrettaJ@nga.mil>

> **Philip Eling**, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency
>
> <ELINGP@nga.mil>

####### Contents

The workshop focused on the following topics:

-   Digital Terrain Models: definition, collection of methods, and
    categories

-   The Space Shuttle Topographic Mission (SRTM) initiative

-   SRTM Elevation data

-   Overview of ESRI's ArcGIS 3D Analyst extension

####### Participants

  ------------------------------------ ----------------------------------
  **Country**                          **Participant**

  Antigua & Barbuda                    Alvah Guishard

  Anguilla                             Gina Brooks

  Barbados                             Ngai Felipe Arthur

  Belize                               Ian Antoine Gillett

  Dominica                             Keith Stephens

  Grenada                              Michael Mason

  Guyana                               Pamela St. Hill

  Jamaica                              Valrie Grant-Harry

  St. Kitts & Nevis                    Graeme Asif Browne

  St. Lucia                            David Alphonse

  St. Vincent & the Grenadines         Shelford Stowe

  BVI                                  Troy Dawson

  Dominica Republic                    Ramon Santana

  UWI                                  Eva Chin

                                       Renee Babb
  ------------------------------------ ----------------------------------

**Information and Data delivered or to be delivered as part of the
training workshop.**

Throughout the course participants were given information, documents,
data and software to support the work done by institutions involved in
the MACGA initiative. The following have been delivered:

-   **Landsat satellite images**: The United Nations Environment
    Programme (UNEP) office in Sioux Falls, NASA, the University of
    Maryland, and EDC have gathered and made available to the public a
    database with Landsat images, including data from 1990 and the year
    2000 (or thereabouts) for the Mesoamerican and Caribbean region.
    National Landsat images were given to each participant during the
    workshop. Such information will be extremely useful to prepare some
    of the information layers needed for the Global Map Project.

-   **SRTM Images**: CCAD, as a product of the CCAD-NASA-World Bank
    initiative, gave each participant a CD-ROM with SRTM images for
    Mesoamerica (resolution: 90 meters). NIMA has offered to deliver to
    the institutions of the region with which it maintains agreements
    the SRTM-DTED2 data (resolution: 30 meters) as well as land/use
    coverage data, provided the receiving institutions agree to use this
    basic information to generate new data and agree to share the newly
    generated data. NIMA will support MACGA efforts that shall
    facilitate this activity.

-   **Documents and Printed Material**: Each participant returned to
    their country with hardcopy and CD-ROM of the full set of course
    materials and exercises, and textbooks on several GIS and remote
    sensing topics donated by ESRI.

-   **Software donated to the national mapping agencies**: In the
    framework of the MACGA initiative, ESRI is providing GIS software to
    the national mapping agencies of the Caribbean. This is part of the
    Global Mapping/GSDI Grant.

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# Participants of the Caribbean Geospatial Training Workshop, 2004 

# 3. PLANNING MEETING

A planning meeting was convened on the last two days of the workshop,
within the MACGA framework. This meeting was held on May 27-28, 2004.
The agenda of the planning meeting was finalized during the workshop and
is in Appendix 4. Key national, regional, and international institutions
that manage geospatial information and/or are users of this kind of
information attended the meeting. The list of participants is in
Appendix 2.

The **Specific Objectives** pursued in the meeting were:

-   To learn about national and regional projects and other existing
    geospatial initiatives in the Caribbean, their range of action,
    needs, and potential synergies;

-   To agree on the steps that need to be taken in order to boost the
    development of applications, core spatial data and pilot
    applications to strengthen existing geospatial initiatives in the
    region;

-   To identify spatial initiatives that could benefit from the
    technical assistance and support that the MACGA project can provide;

-   To nurture the establishment and consolidation of the national and
    regional spatial data infrastructures in the Caribbean.

The first day of the meeting started with an opening remark by Mr.
Tyrone Leong, Director, Lands and Surveys Division, of the Republic of
Trinidad and Tobago. Mr. Leong Expressed his delight on the goals and
objectives of MACGA and offered the support of his institution towards
the realisation of MACGA. This was followed by presentations by Larry L.
Tieszen and Kate Lance on "The MACGA Initiative"and "Geospatial
infrastructure: why and how?" respectively. The rest of the day was
spent on presentation of technical papers as shown in the Agenda
(Appendix 4).

Paper presentations were concluded in the morning of the second day and
the rest of the day was devoted to working group deliberations andfinal
discussions. The participants were divided into four topical working
groups:

> **Group A:** Disaster Management,
>
> **Group B:** Land Use and Land Cover Mapping,
>
> **Group C:** National Needs and Action Plan, and
>
> **Group D:** National Development in a Regional Context.

Each working group later made presentations on the conclusions of their
discussion to all the participants as summarized below.

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**Participants of the Planning Meeting**

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**Participants of the Planning Meeting**

# 4. Report of Working Groups

Meso-American and Caribbean Geo-spatial Alliance

Caribbean Planning Meeting

May 27 -- 28, 2004

**Report of Working Group A: Disaster Management**

1\. Identify the recommended and or existing areas for application of
geospatial information for disaster management in the Caribbean.

I.  Hazard mapping

II. Vulnerability assessment

III. Risk assessment: NB: both natural and technological hazards

IV. Early Warning Systems eg. for floods

V.  Consequence Modeling including evacuation planning; relief supply
    planning etc.

Noted that:

-   Modeling tools required for analysis eg. for evacuation planning and
    hazard mapping.

-   Investigation of modeling tools have been explored for flood hazard
    modeling eg. under CDERA CADM Project; Storm Surge -- TAOS Model
    developed and has been tested in the region mainly through CDMP.

-   The utility of the TAOS model?

2.  Prioritization of applications

    a.  Highest Priority

        i.  Hazard Mapping -- Key issue here is one of the required
            scale of mapping. Regional scale mapping at least 1:25:000;
            Community Level mapping can be determined by the specific
            application may range from 1:2:500 to 1:10,000

            1.  Hazard prioritization process is required to inform this

            2.  Includes analysis of what exists and approached in a
                comprehensive manner

        ii. Vulnerability Assessment

        iii. Early Warning Systems -- consideration to be given to issue
             of dissemination of information generated by the technology

3.  What specific information/data is required for each of the areas?

Agreed that a basic list of data should be compiled for disaster
management applications (at appropriate scales). These include:
Elevation/contour; land use; hydrology; soils; geology; vegetation;
bathymetry; infrastructure including roads and buildings; critical
facilities e.g., shelters.

  ------------ ----------------- -----------------------------------------
               Flood Plain       Catchment

  Flood Hazard Topographical     Topography 1:10:000 -- 1:50:000
               data              

               Land Use          Soils, Geology

               Road/embankment   Land cover/vegetation

               Buildings         Hydrological data -- Rainfall (hourly);
                                 inundation
  ------------ ----------------- -----------------------------------------

Gaps for flood hazard: Mainly hydrological data e.g., rainfall data;
inundation data. Noted that the gaps can be addressed through adequate
radar stations which cover the region. This could eliminate the need for
a very dense network of rain gauges at the national level.

CDERA and PDC agreed to compile a recommended baseline of data coverages
required for disaster management applications. List should also indicate
some recommendation for the temporal aspects of update of information
(mainly socio-economic).

Recommended that a structured mechanism for regular updating the digital
data list compiled through the CDERA Survey on HMVA & Digital Maps.
Should capture the input of all parties including governments and
private sector.

Geodetic standards -- if a regional approach to mapping is to be
achieved there is a critical need for adoption of a
regional/international geodetic base -- WGS 84. (This is an issue which
must to be addressed at the policy level).

Gap exists in the area of social vulnerability -- connected to data
availability issues; ability of various socio-economic groups to recover
and the noting the social variables which magnify vulnerability.

4.  Discuss availability and gaps of data/information. How can we
    address these gaps?

> Need to:
>
> Appropriate scale socio-economic data
>
> Metadata for existing datasets is required

5.  What are the critical issues which affect the advancement of the use
    of geospatial data for disaster management applications
    specifically:

    a.  Capacity -- can be addressed through a distributed
        responsibility approach building on the strengths and pockets of
        capacity within the region, e.g., The approach between CDERA and
        UWI and CDERA and CIMH under CADM. Risk is one of sustained
        institutional capacity and commitment.

    b.  Sustainability re: collection & maintenance of data - Requires
        tools and policies to be in place.

6.  What are the specific actions needed to address these issues & how
    do we move the agenda forward:

    a.  Prioritize the data needs -- end product should ideally inform
        the data to be generated/

    b.  Prioritize the hazards to be mapped

    c.  Collection and maintenance of data needs to be integrated into
        agency work programmes; central agency mandated to

    d.  Political leadership for processes -- need a champion to
        promote, e.g., target respected persons who have championed work
        at the national level to make presentations to other leaders,
        Duch as the BVI Deputy Governor.

    e.  Documentation of successful models and replication for sharing
        to demonstrate utility.

> Approaches:

f.  Needed at 3 levels -- national, regional and international

g.  Promotion of common geospatial approaches within disaster management
    -- CDERA CDM forums may play a critical role in this.

h.  Mainstreaming of standardized approaches to geospatial information
    and applications at the institutional level.

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7.  Models which exist:

    a.  Country level -- BVI

    b.  Institutional level

**Report of Working Group B: Land Use/Land Cover - Needs & Priorities**

**INVENTORY OF CURRENT LAND COVER and ADOPTION of STANDARDS**

-   Status of land cover for the region? GeoCover LC

-   Regional datums and projections

-   Metadata standards

-   Regional land use policy needed?

**SENSORS and CLASSIFICATION SCHEMES**

-   Regional Hierarchical Classification System (i.e. Anderson levels,
    FGDC, UNESCO) Islands have different needs. Need to have uniform
    regional product (seamless, one system, one classification scheme)
    that can roll down to the country level

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-   Identify classification techniques and scheme based on user needs
    (foresters, agricultural, planners)

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-   Systematic cloud free mosaic products at 1m, 15m, and/or 30m on a
    5-10 year cycle (EDC?) Use the MODIS model (% canopy, NDVI, etc.) to
    develop regional tools.

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-   Multi-scale issues - Looking at different sensors and determining
    the cost-effectiveness of each data products (urban needs verses
    forester needs)

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-   Use of high resolution imagery (IKONOS, QuickBird) for verification
    and accuracy assessment

**BUILDING IN-COUNTRY CAPACITY**

-   Survey needs to be conducted in the region - We need to identify
    what exists and what the needs/capacities are for each country. Try
    to understand inter-agency collaboration and how it fits into
    overall national plan for land use management.

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    overbooked, they are moved to other departments, or leave. Optimal
    to have an in-country trainers to cross-train different agencies.
    Needs to be follow up to ensure continuity.

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-   Identify gaps between data resolution and user needs (foresters and
    urban planners) What data is needed???

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-   Need to have application-specific objectives driving your
    operational needs. Maintenance of software license needs to be built
    into operational mission and budget

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-   Identify regional body to conduct image processing needs for each
    country? Grants for building in-country capacity?

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-   What are the base data needs? Consistency across the region. Image
    processing skills in country limited -- training needed

**INTEGRATION OF EXISTING MODELS**

-   Predict urban change/development

-   Biodiversity and socio-economic correlations

-   Agriculture and forestry

**Recommendations**

-   Help change perceptions and assist users in understanding
    possibilities at the policy level

-   We the users need to become better advocates -- what the bottom line
    is in dollars/cents

-   Inventory of LC and regional standards

-   Survey of needs and development of regional hierarchical
    classification scheme

-   Systematic regional base image products

-   Training and building in-country capacity

Regional plan of action for sustainable land use management (how, what,
where, when -- how much and who will fund it?)

**Applications**

> **Forestry**
>
> Disease/Pest/Fire control
>
> Management & harvest
>
> **Agriculture**
>
> **Emergency response**
>
> Natural Disasters
>
> Medical
>
> **Urban & Regional Planning**
>
> Illegal settlements
>
> Drug trafficking
>
> **Conservation**
>
> Protected Areas
>
> Watersheds
>
> Biodiversity

**Report of Working Group C: National Needs and Action Plan**

Two major groups of issues:

1.  Organisational

2.  Data

**Issues:**

***Organisational***:

1.  Need for political change, absence of clear GIS policy

2.  Need for guidance and support from public and private enterprises

3.  Need to establish GIS as a priority for government

4.  Identified a lack of cost/benefit analysis studies in GIS

5.  Building institutional capacity/individual capacity and capacity
    keeping: i.e. training of trainers and documentation

6.  Introduction of GIS at various levels in educational system --
    classroom, public awareness, training, education (degree level)

7.  Need for coordination of activity on a regional basis

8.  Need to develop interregional GIS community (sharing or knowledge
    and experience, e groups, conference)

9.  Critical issue is to establish and maintain momentum of this
    coordination.

***Data:***

1.  Need for metadata (and demonstrating need for metadata, both in
    institutional capacity building/history production and data sharing
    issues)

2.  Need for standards to support data sharing

3.  Impact of lack of clear policy for GIS on data sale, transfer,
    pricing, liability and pricing.

**Actions:**

1.  Creation of Political Support for process -- bringing GIS into the
    centre of each country's administration

2.  Creation of GIS policy -- a mandate for technical staff to manage
    SDI.

3.  Facilitation of process of designing, planning and implementing the
    instruments to have and SDI.

**Role of MACGA in supporting this:**

1.  Assist the sensitisation of politicians at international meetings
    (piggybacking on some) to demonstrate the advantages of GIS. Look at
    developing publicity, regional /international endorsement and case
    studies.

2.  Establishment of website sections to share templates, draft
    documents; e.g., on data policy, general policy, metadata, copyright
    etc.

    a.  May include examples, e.g., from Guyana, Jamaica and perhaps a
        more general template

    b.  Look at development of a Caribbean Nationwide data model and
        data dictionary -- pulling in all the existing knowledge on
        marine, watershed, utilities etc. data models

3.  Facilitate development /access to models in policy -- perhaps have
    an individual/ group of individuals / technical transfer to go to
    each country and assist in the brainstorming, formulation of a
    working plan and help draft a data policy.

**Report of Working Group D: National Development in Regional Context**

1.  Interoperability

    a.  Software compatibility

    b.  Standards

    c.  Best practices

    d.  Training as long-term commitment

        i.  Possibly long-distance virtual

    e.  Capacity building, continuous interaction with knowledge
        providers

2.  Political support at regional level

    a.  Policies

    b.  Support countries with data issues

    c.  Caricom standards committee/bureau

3.  Caribbean Development Bank

    a.  Mitigation policy as requisite to obtain funds

4.  Regional Policy

    a.  Can be set through multi-lateral agency

+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| **Issue**            | **Actions Required**                          |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Regional Policy      | Identify issues and the specific mechanisms   |
|                      | to enable regional policy (example: Caribbean |
|                      | Development Bank (as requirement to obtain    |
|                      | loan) CARICOM: CROSSQ, etc.)                  |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Data standards       | Regional participation in global programs,    |
|                      | training, institutionalize at the national    |
|                      | level                                         |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Software             | Advocacy at the regional level; vendors       |
| interoperability     | actively advertising their OGC compliance;    |
|                      | user community feedback                       |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Access to satellite  | Regional purchase with multi-user license at  |
| data                 | reduced prize; Regional facility (or          |
|                      | partnership with existing facility) that      |
|                      | provides maintenance and archival of data.    |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Common data          | Regional advocacy and training; regional      |
| collection           | review process; participation in regional     |
| methodologies        | programs                                      |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Linkage with         | Caribbean representation at the GSDI          |
| international        |                                               |
| agencies             |                                               |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Common tools and     | Regional advocacy and training; regional      |
| information products | review process; participation in regional     |
| for national         | programs                                      |
| decision making      |                                               |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Lack of expertise    | Shared expertise through Thematic Centers of  |
|                      | Excellence;                                   |
|                      |                                               |
|                      | Database of experts                           |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Lack of              | Better interaction with the media, Listserve, |
| communication and    | newsletter, facilitator, workshops            |
| coordination between |                                               |
| countries            |                                               |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Lack of national     | Leverage existing issues and networks to      |
| legislation to       | support legislation development; Model        |
| enable national GI   | legislation                                   |
| coordinating bodies  |                                               |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Lack of coordination | Identify mechanisms to obtain funding for the |
| among countries to   | region                                        |
| request funds for    |                                               |
| regional issues      |                                               |
+----------------------+-----------------------------------------------+

**Draft: Suggested Meeting for Continued Development of**

**National SDI in the Caribbean**

By Carmelle J. Côté,

ESRI - Washington, D.C.

28 May 2004

**GOAL of the MEETING:**

To assist each national SDI committee with the development of SDI policy
statements, legislation, data sharing plans, and effective mechanisms
for working with their higher level government administrators.

**PRIOR TO MEETING...**

All countries MUST (or do not show up for the meeting!) submit their:

-   1 page status report on their national SDI efforts, including an
    organigram for the SDI committee and full contact information

-   a list of all the metadata on the GSDI clearinghouse from their
    national government (this may be none, but they must check!)

-   a data inventory and status report for all framework data sets in
    their nation (must provide a list of these data sets to the
    participants)

-   a copy of all the information policies and legislation that is in
    effect in their nation

This work will require 4 to 5 days of effort from each participant, and
the participants must have this explained to them prior to committing to
the meeting.

**AT THE MEETING...**

**DAY 1**

**INTRODUCTION OF ALL PARTIPANTS:**

-   Spend 3 minutes per participant learning their:

    -   name

    -   organization

    -   a sentence about the purpose of the organization

    -   geography of the organization

    -   key partners and partnerships of the organization

**BREAK OUT GROUPS:**

-   Get four subject matter experts related to these areas:

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-   **Economist:**

> Cost/Benefit Analysis of Information System Implementation (experience
> with GIS a plus)

-   **Government Affairs Specialist/Political Scientist:**

> Legislative Policy Development (experience with land information
> policy and/or SDI a plus)

-   **Information Systems/Public Policy Specialist:**

> Data Sharing Agreements (experience with spatial data a plus)

-   **Marketing Communications Specialist:**

> Effective communication of concepts to the "C" level (CFO, CIO, etc.)
> and ministers

-   All participants would spend 1 hour with each of these experts in
    small breakout groups

-   The participants will rotate between rooms and the subject matter
    experts will be stationary

-   The subject matter experts will be tasked to present the
    inputs/concerns that they heard from the nations

**PRESENTATIONS:**

-   Initial Summary of findings by the subject matter experts

**DAY 2**

**MORNING PRESENTATIONS:**

-   Presentations of recommendations by the subject matter experts to
    the Caribbean GIS community for each breakout session

-   Discussion of the recommendations for each breakout session:

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-   Cost benefit analysis

-   SDI legislation

-   Data sharing

-   Selling the message to higher levels of government

**AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS:**

-   Drafting exercises (focused effort) to work on those documents that
    are still needed by each participating nation (data sharing
    agreement, SDI legislation, etc.)

**CLOSING:** Discussions of next steps...

**DAY 3 (OPTIONAL)**

-   A technical writing expert and a professional meeting moderator join
    the participants to draft an SDI policy statement that can be
    broadly distributed within the Caribbean as a starting point.

-   A draft SDI proposal to an audience at a multi-lateral development
    agency for financing or funding is the secondary goal of this third
    day.

# 5. WORKSHOP ACHIEVEMENTS

-   An effective alliance representing national and regional project
    interests and organizations was achieved.

-   Sixteen (16) countries participated in the training and received
    source imagery, data, and software.

-   30 individuals from those countries completed training in a variety
    of packages, techniques, and applications.

-   Participants completed training for ArcGIS, PLTS, ArcSDE, and ArcIMS
    technology from ESRI, Open GIS, Metadata, Clearinghouses, SRTM
    applications, and IDSS.

-   ESRI software was distributed to all national mapping agencies in
    all countries that applied for and received the Global Map/GSDI
    Grant program
    ([www.esri.com/sdigrant](http://www.esri.com/sdigrant)).

-   Software relevant to specific applications, especially realted to
    disaster projects, was defined and donated.

-   Software and manuals for metadata were provided.

-   Software distributors participated in the workshop, GeoCaribe
    donated 1 license of ArcView GIS software to the best student in the
    training program, and Spatial Innovision provided continuing
    technical assistance.

-   The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) distributed the
    recently completed Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) 90m data
    to each country along with training in its applications.

-   NOAA-based expert assistance in geodetic controls was provided with
    recommended courses of action.

-   The EDC distributed the GeoCover Landsat datasets to each island,
    datasets valued at more than \$20,000,000 globally with the
    understanding that they are to be made available at the cost of
    distribution.

-   OpenGIS map servers were taught.

-   Each country attained competence to install and maintain their
    national ArcIMS system.

-   Project objectives and requirements were discussed.

-   Regional networks of technical experts and project directors were
    initiated.

-   Value of national Spatial Data Infrastructures was reviewed and
    discussed, and the need for regional integration and networking
    reinforced the value of the LAC-SDI <sdi-lac@gsdi.org> newsletter.

######## 

######## 

########  

######## 6. SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS

The documentation of each Working Group has been presented and
identifies some of the issues, needs and recommendations from their
deliberations. This summary highlights some of those strongest
recommendations, those which were in common, and some which evolved
during the concluding plenary discussions.

1.  There is a continuing and urgent need for greater attention to
    disaster management in the Caribbean. This resulted in recommended
    priority applications for

    a.  Hazard mapping at several scales,

    b.  Vulnerability assessments, and

    c.  Early warning systems for a variety of natural and technological
        hazards.

2.  A basic list of core data should be available in standard formats
    and appropriately georeferenced in each country including:
    Elevation/contour; land use; hydrology; soils; geology; vegetation;
    bathymetry; infrastructure including roads and buildings; critical
    facilities e.g. shelters.

3.  Metadata are generally not available and need to be developed and
    accessed through standard clearinghous mechanisms.

4.  CDERA and PDC agreed to compile a standard list of core data,
    appropriate standards and attributes, and temporal maintenance and
    updating that is required.

5.  There is a common need for greater national capacity and
    sustainability.

6.  Common geospatial standards need to be promoted; this may be
    facilitated by CDERA CDM forums and the availability of technical
    expertise.

7.  Building and nurturing national capacity is required for all
    geospatial activities including those related to disasters, land
    cover, land planning, and environmental issues.

8.  Attention needs to placed on habitat fragmentation, conservation
    planning, and rapid urban development.

9.  A regional and systematic approach should be developed to secure
    updated base data including remotely sensed imagery for land
    planning and early warning.

10. A similar regional approach is needed for continued training and
    networking.

11. The SDI newsletter should be supported and continued.

12. A network of technical experts should be facilitated in the context
    of a regional GIS policy.

13. Use MACGA funds to support the development of National Spatial Data
    Infrastructures.

14. Mechanisms to create national political support for new and
    advancing technologies need to be created, perhaps a function that
    could be implemented through CARICOM.

15. Countries that have made substantial advances need to be held as
    models, e.g., Jamaica, British Virgin Islands, and Guyana.

16. Encourage the banks and donor agencies to require that project data
    be made available and follow accepted standards.

17. Consider support for regional facilities or centers with
    multi-national responsibilities for various thematic sectors, e.g.,
    satellite reception and applications, disaster management,

18. Utilize the URISA meetings in Barbados for further integration and
    coordination.

19. Continue MACGA collaboration to fully implement national IMS systems
    and a regional multi-viewer.

20. A Working Group consisting of Jacob Opadeyi, Elizabeth Riley, Andrew
    Bishop, and Cecile Blake was formed to develop an institutional
    framework for developing opportunities and resolving geospatial data
    issues among the Caribbean countries.

# Appendix 1:

#  Geospatial Workshop Participants

# 

### Meso-American and Caribbean Geospatial Alliance \[MACGA\]

### **Caribbean Workshop and Planning Meeting**

### Centre for Geospatial Studies, Engineering Institute, 

### Faculty of Engineering, The University of the West Indies

### St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

### May 17 -- 28, 2004

**Participants: Geospatial Workshop**

**Trainees**

**Bahamas**

**Hugo Andrews **

Department of Lands & Surveys, Office of The Prime Minister

P.O. Box N-592, East Bay Street

Nassau, Bahamas

Tel: 1-242-322-2328

Fax: 1-242-322-5830

Email:
[geoman@coralwave.com](http://sea2fd.sea2.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/compose?mailto=1&msg=MSG1083853394.13&start=19692422&len=4217&src=&type=x&to=geoman@coralwave.com&cc=&bcc=&subject=&body=&curmbox=F000000005&a=c3a8d71030f7e93260959a3cd1b33c5e);
[geodraw23@hotmail.com](http://sea2fd.sea2.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/compose?mailto=1&msg=MSG1083853394.13&start=19692422&len=4217&src=&type=x&to=geodraw23@hotmail.com&cc=&bcc=&subject=&body=&curmbox=F000000005&a=c3a8d71030f7e93260959a3cd1b33c5e)

**Belize**

**Ian Antoine Gillett**

Coastal Zone Management Institute

Princess Margaret Drive

P. O. Box 1884

Belize City, Belize

Tel: 501- 223-0719

Fax: 501-223-5738

Email: <iagillett@hotmail.com>

**Jesus Elam Torres **

Land Information Centre

Ministry of Natural Resources, The Environment and Industry

Market Square, Belmopan, Belize

Tel:** ** 501-601-6243 

Fax: 501-822-2333 

Emai:** 
[elamtorres@hotmail.com](http://sea2fd.sea2.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/compose?mailto=1&msg=MSG1081446299.43&start=10679689&len=10071&src=&type=x&to=elamtorres@hotmail.com&cc=&bcc=&subject=&body=&curmbox=F000000001&a=9575fda10802cffc65940888119b9caf)
or  <lincanbza@btl.net>**

**BARBADOS**

####### Ngai Felipe Arthur

Town Planning Department

Block 'C' The Garrison

St. Michael, Barbados

Tel: 246-467-3000

Fax:     246-430-9392    

E-mail: <farthur@caribsurf.com> or
[townplanning@gov.bb](http://sea2fd.sea2.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/compose?mailto=1&msg=MSG1083872176.4&start=16030463&len=12032&src=&type=x&to=townplanning@gov.bb&cc=&bcc=&subject=&body=&curmbox=F000000001&a=b4e6a7501198bb44bad158782b667ede)

**Grenada**

**Michael Mason**

Land Use Division, Ministry of Agriculture

Ministerial Complex

St. George\'s, Grenada

Tel: 1-473-440-3083

Fax: 1-473-440-4191

Email:
[elvmason@yahoo.com](http://sea2fd.sea2.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/compose?mailto=1&msg=MSG1082482896.0&start=18991146&len=2713&src=&type=x&to=elvmason@yahoo.com&cc=&bcc=&subject=&body=&curmbox=F000000001&a=d29bc2d3dea1faddd14489390c4dc0c0)

**Anna Abraham**

Lands & Surveys Department,

Ministerial Complex,Tanteen

St. George\'s, Grenada

Tel: 1-473-440-2103,

Fax: 1-473-440-4191

Email: <sweet1513@hotmail.com>

**St. Kitts**

**Graeme Asif Browne**

Physical Planning Division

Ministry of Finance, Development and Planning

P.O. Box 597, Church Street

Basseterre, St. Kitts

Tel: 1-869-465-2521, Ext. 1064

Fax: 1-869-465-5842

E-mail: <phyplskb@caribsurf.com>

**Trinidad and Tobago**

**Alicia Naimool Ramdass**

Lands and Surveys Division,

118 Frederick Street,

Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago

Tel/fax: 1-868-625-0427

Email:
[lrmp@tstt.net.tt](http://sea2fd.sea2.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/compose?mailto=1&msg=MSG1082563842.8&start=20177680&len=6865&src=&type=x&to=lrmp@tstt.net.tt&cc=&bcc=&subject=&body=&curmbox=F000000001&a=57dcf61297528bfad86b837074c7ca3d)

**Jamaica**

**Tanya Marsha Latoya Hay**

National Environment & Planning Agency

10 Caledonia Avenue

Kingston 5, Jamaica

Tel: 1-876-754-7547 - 50

Fax:  1-876-754-7595 - 6

Email:
 [thay@nepa.gov.jm](http://sea2fd.sea2.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/compose?mailto=1&msg=MSG1080845673.3&start=12245984&len=26299&src=&type=x&to=thay@nepa.gov.jm&cc=&bcc=&subject=&body=&curmbox=F000000001&a=d33123997e22ea27bbf609f679504cd0)

  

**Valrie Grant-Harry**

Ministry of Land and Environment

16a Half Way Tree Road

Kingston 5, Jamaica

Tel: 1-876-920-4081,920-9117

Fax:  1-876-929-7349

Email: 
[sdmd@cwjamaica.com](http://sea2fd.sea2.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/compose?mailto=1&msg=MSG1080845673.3&start=12245984&len=26299&src=&type=x&to=sdmd@cwjamaica.com&cc=&bcc=&subject=&body=&curmbox=F000000001&a=d33123997e22ea27bbf609f679504cd0)

**Dominica**

**Keith Stephens**\
Physical Planning Division\
Ministry of Communications, Works and Housing

Government of Dominica\
Tel:    1 767 448- 2401 Ext. 3441 (W), Home- 1 767 449 0909\
Fax:   1 767 440 3607

Email:
[k_lincoln2002@yahoo.com](http://sea2fd.sea2.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/compose?mailto=1&msg=MSG1083957693.24&start=12387884&len=1841&src=&type=x&to=k_lincoln2002@yahoo.com&cc=&bcc=&subject=&body=&curmbox=F000000005&a=0e74febafd6e84b53c59fab91185ba3e)

**Dominica Republic**

**Ramón Aníbal Peguero Santana**

Instituto Cartográfico Militar

Av. Jimenez Moya, esq. Calle Juan de Dios Simo, Centro de los Heroes,

Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana

Tel:   1**-**809-508-3311 y 508-3315

Fax:    1-809 534-7276

Email: <ramonpaguero@yahoo.com>
;[rpegueros@codetel.net.do](http://sea2fd.sea2.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/compose?mailto=1&msg=MSG1081443953.19&start=10636596&len=22261&src=&type=x&to=rpegueros@codetel.net.do&cc=&bcc=&subject=&body=&curmbox=F000000005&a=841c12d045cb0480eb073ce8c439b5cb)

**Johnse Díaz Feliz**

Secretaria Estado de Medio

Ambiente y Recursos Naturales

Maximo Goyez Ave., Cementera Vieja

Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana

Tel: 809-472-4204 Ext. 230

Fax: 809-472-7087

Email: <johnsediaz@netscape.net>

**St. Vincent and the Grenadines**

**Daniel Jackson**

Land and Surveys Department

Richmond Hill

Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Tel: 1-784-456-1310

Fax: 1-784-457-1688

Email:      [dcjaxn@hotmail.com](http://sea2fd.sea2.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/compose?mailto=1&msg=MSG1083713205.69&start=14861750&len=34902&src=&type=x&to=dcjaxn@hotmail.com&cc=&bcc=&subject=&body=&curmbox=F000000001&a=7836b9f55110bce23418ed16ac78d4bf).   

**Shelford Stowe**

Central Planning Division

Administrative Bldg, Bay Street,

Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Tel: 784-457-1746

Fax: 784-456-2430

Email:
[shel@caribsurf.com](http://sea2fd.sea2.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/compose?curmbox=F000000001&a=57dcf61297528bfad86b837074c7ca3d&mailto=1&to=shel@caribsurf.com&msg=MSG1082562936.64&start=20165123&len=1499&src=&type=x)

**Saint Lucia**

**Sam Benjamin**\
Survey & Mapping Section

Ministry of Physical Development\
P. O. Box 709

Castries, St. Lucia\
Tel: 1-758-468-4468/5021\
Fax: 1-758-451-6958\
Email:
[dbenjy@hotmail.com](http://sea2fd.sea2.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/compose?curmbox=F000000001&a=ff9b3c973d8135b55559b7dcc1e8130c&mailto=1&to=dbenjy@hotmail.com&msg=MSG1082050753.2&start=18902873&len=6496&src=&type=x)\
\
**David Brinkley Alphonse**\
Physical Planning Section, Ministry of Physical Development\
P. O. Box 709

Castries, St. Lucia\
Tel: 1-758-468-5040\
Fax: 1-758-468-5090\
Email:
[dalphonse@planning.gov.lc](http://sea2fd.sea2.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/compose?curmbox=F000000001&a=ff9b3c973d8135b55559b7dcc1e8130c&mailto=1&to=dalphonse@planning.gov.lc&msg=MSG1082050753.2&start=18902873&len=6496&src=&type=x)

**The British Virgin Islands**

**Troy Dawson**

Town and Country Planning Department

P.O. Box 834, 33 Admin Drive

Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands

Tel: 1-284-494-3701 Ext. 2158

Fax: 1-284-494-5794

Email:
[TROY_R_DAWSON@hotmail.com](http://sea2fd.sea2.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/compose?curmbox=F000000001&a=6d82ca114a22f4e468ff2a3e87e34377&mailto=1&to=TROY_R_DAWSON@hotmail.com&msg=MSG1082210372.6&start=19233986&len=2835&src=&type=x)
or <tdawson@gov.vg>

**Lauralee E Mercer**

Town and Country Planning Department

P.O. Box 834, 33 Admin Drive

Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands

Tel: 1-284-494-3701 EXT 2538

Fax: 1-284-494-5794

Email: <lmercer@hotmail.com> or <lmercer@gov.vg>

**Antigua and Barbuda**

**Alvah Guishard**

Development Control Authority

Cecil Charles Building, Cross Street

St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda

Tel:   268-462-6427

Fax:     268-462-6427    

E-mail:  <plangis@candw.ag> or <boastslow@hotmail.com>

**Montserrat**

**Jo-Ann Burke**

Lands & Survey Department

P.O. Box 396

Brades, Montserrat

Tel:   664-491-3669/3620

Fax:   664-491-2469

Email:  <jo-ann@unforgettable.com>

**Guyana**

**Pamela St. Hill**

Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission

Guyana Land and Surveys

22 Upper Hadfield St., Durban   

Backlands, Georgetown, Guyana

Tel:     Home: 011-592-225-1645, Cell: 011-592-629-4188

Fax: 011-592-226-4051

Email:   [hacimihacim@hotmail.com](http://sea2fd.sea2.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/compose?mailto=1&msg=MSG1083942502.31&start=18647768&len=12436&src=&type=x&to=hacimihacim@hotmail.com&cc=&bcc=&subject=&body=&curmbox=F000000001&a=7aefd233022936842d8fc0b4a5d4b72c)

**Naseem Nasir**

Land Information & Mapping Division

Guyana Lands & Surveys Commission.

22 Upper Hadfield Street, Durban

Backlands, Georgetown, Guyana

Tel: 011-592-227-4433

Fax: 011-592-226-4051

Email:
[nnasir@networksgy.com](http://sea2fd.sea2.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/compose?mailto=1&msg=MSG1084288732.34&start=12485939&len=11820&src=&type=x&to=nnasir@networksgy.com&cc=&bcc=&subject=&body=&curmbox=F000000001&a=819453100ca2f35b1209c7b89ae32995)

**Anguilla**

**Gina Brooks-Hodge**

Dept. of Physical Planning

Government of Anguilla\
Tel: 1-264-497-5392/5064

Fax: 1-264-497-5924\
Email: <gina.brooks-hodge@gov.ai>

**Facilitators**

Michelle Anthony

U.S. Geological Survey

EROS Data Center

Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57198 USA

Tel: 605-594-6848

Fax: 605-594-6529

Email:
[anthony@usgs.gov](http://sea2fd.sea2.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/compose?curmbox=F000000001&a=b4e6a7501198bb44bad158782b667ede&mailto=1&to=anthony@usgs.gov&msg=MSG1083869176.18&start=16010291&len=3387&src=&type=x)

Sandi Schaefer, ESRI

Greg Cunningham, ESRI

Robert Feden, Deputy Director

Pacific Disaster Centre Program

1235 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Suite 601,

Arlington, VA 22202, USA

Tel: 1-703-601-2437

Fax: 1-703-601-2445

E-mail: <rfeden@pdcpo.org>

John Barretta

National Geospatial Intelligence Agency

Email: <BarrettaJ@nga.mil>

Philip Eling

National Geospatial Intelligence Agency

Email: <ELINGP@nga.mil>

# Appendix 2: Planning Meeting Participants

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| -- 28,   |          |             |               |                |
| 2004**   |          |             |               |                |
+==========+==========+=============+===============+================+
| **NAME** | **JOB    | **ORG       | **ADDRESS**   | **CONTACT      |
|          | TITLE**  | ANISATION** |               | INFO**         |
+----------+----------+-------------+---------------+----------------+
| E        | P        | Caribbean   | Building \#   | Tel: 246       |
| lizabeth | rogramme | Disaster    | 1, Manor      | 425-0386       |
| Riley    | Manager  | Emergency   | Lodge         |                |
|          | --       | Response    | Complex,      | Fax: 246       |
|          | Mi       | Agency      | Lodge Hill,   | 425-8854       |
|          | tigation | (CDERA)     | St. Michael,  |                |
|          | &        |             | Barbados      | Email:         |
|          | Research |             |               | lizr           |
|          |          |             |               | iley@cdera.org |
+----------+----------+-------------+---------------+----------------+
| Hidetomi | Chief　  | Caribbean   | Building \#   | Tel: 246       |
| Oi       | Advisor  | Disaster    | 1, Manor      | 425-0386       |
|          | for CADM | Emergency   | Lodge         |                |
|          | Project  | Response    | Complex,      | Fax: 246       |
|          |          | Agency      | Lodge Hill,   | 425-8854       |
|          |          | (CDERA)     | St. Michael,  |                |
|          |          |             | Barbados      | Email:         |
|          |          |             |               | <cadmproj      |
|          |          |             |               | ect@cdera.org> |
+----------+----------+-------------+---------------+----------------+
| Jacob    | Coo      | Centre for  | The           | Tel: 868       |
| Opadeyi  | rdinator | GeoSpatial  | University of | 662-2002       |
|          |          | Studies     | the West      | (3313/2108)    |
|          |          |             | Indies        |                |
|          |          | Engineering |               | Fax: 868       |
|          |          | Institute   | St.           | 662-4414       |
|          |          |             | Augustine,    |                |
|          |          |             | Trinidad      | Email:         |
|          |          |             |               | <jopadey       |
|          |          |             |               | i@hotmail.com> |
+----------+----------+-------------+---------------+----------------+
| Keith    | Head of  | Department  | The           | Tel: 868       |
| Miller   | De       | of          | University of | 662-2002 ext   |
|          | partment | Surveying   | the West      | 2108           |
|          |          | and Land    | Indies        |                |
|          |          | Information |               | Fax: 868       |
|          |          |             | St.           | 662-4414       |
|          |          |             | Augustine,    |                |
|          |          |             | Trinidad      | Email:         |
|          |          |             |               | <k             |
|          |          |             |               | miller@uwi.tt> |
+----------+----------+-------------+---------------+----------------+
| ##       | Co       | ## Cari     | P.O. Box 408  | Tel: 246       |
| Cassandr | nsultant | bbean Devel |               | 431-1740       |
| a Rogers | Project  | opment Bank | Wildey, St.   |                |
|          | Manager  |             | Michael       | Fax: 246       |
|          | --       |             |               | 426-7269       |
|          | Disaster |             | Barbados      |                |
|          | Mi       |             |               | Email:         |
|          | tigation |             |               | <rogersc       |
|          | Facility |             |               | @caribank.org> |
|          | for the  |             |               |                |
|          | C        |             |               |                |
|          | aribbean |             |               |                |
+----------+----------+-------------+---------------+----------------+
| ####     | Project  | A           | 12 Yorkshire  | Tel:           |
| Ian King | Co       | CCC/CARICOM | Development   | 246-420-1625   |
|          | nsultant | and         |               |                |
|          |          |             | Christ        | Fax:           |
|          |          | GIST Inc.   | Church,       | 246-420-1623   |
|          |          |             | Barbados      |                |
|          |          |             |               | Email:         |
|          |          |             |               | <icking@       |
|          |          |             |               | caribsurf.com> |
+----------+----------+-------------+---------------+----------------+
| Nigel    | Managing | GeoCaribe   | Unit 9, Small | Tel: 246       |
| 'Ricky'  | Director | Inc.        | Business      | 429-8303       |
| Marshall |          |             | Centre,       |                |
|          |          |             | Fontabelle,   | Fax: 246       |
|          |          |             | St. Michael,  | 426-4635       |
|          |          |             | Barbados      |                |
|          |          |             |               | Email:         |
|          |          |             |               | <nrmarsh@      |
|          |          |             |               | geocaribe.com> |
+----------+----------+-------------+---------------+----------------+
| Andrew   | Chief    | Guyana      | 22 Upper      | Tel: 227-2582  |
| Bishop   | E        | Lands and   | Hadfield      |                |
|          | xecutive | Surveys     | Street,       | Email:         |
|          | Officer  | Commission  | Georgetown,   | <arbishop@n    |
|          |          |             | Guyana        | etworksgy.com> |
+----------+----------+-------------+---------------+----------------+
| Cecile   | National | Ministry of | 16a Half Way  | Tel: 876       |
| Blake    | GIS      | Land and    | Tree Road,    | 960-5632-3     |
|          | Coo      | E           | Kingston 5,   | (Straight line |
|          | rdinator | nvironment, | Jamaica       | 929-1301)      |
|          |          | Jamaica     |               |                |
|          |          |             |               | Fax: 876       |
|          |          |             |               | 929-7349       |
|          |          |             |               |                |
|          |          |             |               | Email:         |
|          |          |             |               | [cbla          |
|          |          |             |               | ke@cwjamaica.c |
|          |          |             |               | om](http://sea |
|          |          |             |               | 2fd.sea2.hotma |
|          |          |             |               | il.msn.com/cgi |
|          |          |             |               | -bin/compose?m |
|          |          |             |               | ailto=1&msg=MS |
|          |          |             |               | G1082421162.34 |
|          |          |             |               | &start=1858981 |
|          |          |             |               | 4&len=11659&sr |
|          |          |             |               | c=&type=x&to=c |
|          |          |             |               | blake@cwjamaic |
|          |          |             |               | a.com&cc=&bcc= |
|          |          |             |               | &subject=&body |
|          |          |             |               | =&curmbox=F000 |
|          |          |             |               | 000001&a=693da |
|          |          |             |               | 01934605bcc268 |
|          |          |             |               | 4fb557d4cc0d5) |
+----------+----------+-------------+---------------+----------------+
| Julie    | Regional | USAID --    | P.O.Box 302   | Tel: 246       |
| Leonard  | Advisor  | Office for  |               | 436-4950 EXT:  |
|          |          | Disaster    | Bridgetown    | 2324           |
|          |          | P           | Barbados      |                |
|          |          | reparedness |               | Fax: 246       |
|          |          | and Foreign |               | 431-2905       |
|          |          | Assistance  |               |                |
|          |          |             |               | Email:         |
|          |          |             |               | <leonar        |
|          |          |             |               | djp@state.gov> |
+----------+----------+-------------+---------------+----------------+
| Larry L. | Deputy   | U.S.        | Sioux Falls,  | Tel: 605       |
| Tieszen  | Manager, | Geological  | South Dakota  | 594-6056       |
|          | Inter    | Survey      | 57198 USA     |                |
|          | national |             |               | Fax: 605       |
|          | Programs | EROS Data   |               | 594-6529       |
|          |          | Center      |               |                |
|          |          |             |               | Email:         |
|          |          |             |               | <tie           |
|          |          |             |               | szen@usgs.gov> |
+----------+----------+-------------+---------------+----------------+
| Michelle |          | U.S.        | Sioux Falls,  | Tel: 605       |
| Anthony  |          | Geological  | South Dakota  | 594-6111       |
|          |          | Survey      | 57198 USA     |                |
|          |          |             |               | Fax: 605       |
|          |          | EROS Data   |               | 594-6529       |
|          |          | Center      |               |                |
|          |          |             |               | Email:         |
|          |          |             |               | [anthony@usgs. |
|          |          |             |               | gov](http://se |
|          |          |             |               | a2fd.sea2.hotm |
|          |          |             |               | ail.msn.com/cg |
|          |          |             |               | i-bin/compose? |
|          |          |             |               | curmbox=F00000 |
|          |          |             |               | 0001&a=b4e6a75 |
|          |          |             |               | 01198bb44bad15 |
|          |          |             |               | 8782b667ede&ma |
|          |          |             |               | ilto=1&to=anth |
|          |          |             |               | ony@usgs.gov&m |
|          |          |             |               | sg=MSG10838691 |
|          |          |             |               | 76.18&start=16 |
|          |          |             |               | 010291&len=338 |
|          |          |             |               | 7&src=&type=x) |
+----------+----------+-------------+---------------+----------------+
| Kate     |          | GSDI        | 7319 Rockford | Tel: 703       |
| Lance    |          | Secretariat | Dr., Fall     | 289-1210       |
|          |          | and         | Church, VA    |                |
|          |          | Info:infr   | 22043, USA    | Fax: 703       |
|          |          | astructure, |               | 289-1210       |
|          |          | LLC         |               |                |
|          |          |             |               | Email:         |
|          |          |             |               | <lancekt       |
|          |          |             |               | @aya.yale.edu> |
+----------+----------+-------------+---------------+----------------+
| Earnest  | P        | Pacific     | 1235          | Tel: 703       |
| Paylor   | rogramme | Disaster    | Jefferson     | 601-2439       |
|          | Director | Centre      | Davis Hwy,    |                |
|          |          | Program     | Suite 601,    | Fax:           |
|          |          |             | Arlington, VA | 703601-2445    |
|          |          |             | 22202, USA    |                |
|          |          |             |               | Email:         |
|          |          |             |               | <epay          |
|          |          |             |               | lor@pdcpo.org> |
+----------+----------+-------------+---------------+----------------+
| Robert   | Deputy   | Pacific     | 1235          | Tel: 703       |
| Feden    | Director | Disaster    | Jefferson     | 601-2437       |
|          |          | Centre      | Davis Hwy,    |                |
|          |          | Program     | Suite 601,    | Fax: 703       |
|          |          |             | Arlington, VA | 601-2445       |
|          |          |             | 22202, USA    |                |
|          |          |             |               | Email:         |
|          |          |             |               | <rfe           |
|          |          |             |               | den@pdcpo.org> |
+----------+----------+-------------+---------------+----------------+
| Ronald   | Regional | National    | NGA/US        | Tel: 502       |
| Bowers   | Officer, | Geospatial  | Embassy       | 332-1102       |
|          | Central  | I           |               |                |
|          | America  | ntelligence | Unit 3320     | Fax: 502       |
|          | and the  | Agency      |               | 362-7985       |
|          | C        |             | APO AA 34024  |                |
|          | aribbean |             |               | E-mail:        |
|          |          |             |               | <bowers@       |
|          |          |             |               | intelnett.com> |
+----------+----------+-------------+---------------+----------------+
| Philip   | Chair    | CARILEC GIS | Barbados      | Tel: 246       |
| Corbin   |          | Task Force  | Light and     | 430-4465       |
|          |          |             | Power         |                |
|          |          |             |               | Fax: 246       |
|          |          |             | Garrison, St. | 436-9933       |
|          |          |             | Michael,      |                |
|          |          |             | Barbados      | Email:         |
|          |          |             |               | <philip.corbi  |
|          |          |             |               | n@blpc.com.bb> |
+----------+----------+-------------+---------------+----------------+
| John     |          | NGA         |               | Email:         |
| Barretta |          |             |               | <Barr          |
|          |          |             |               | ettaJ@nga.mil> |
+----------+----------+-------------+---------------+----------------+
| Philip   |          | NGA         |               | Email:         |
| Eling    |          |             |               | <E             |
|          |          |             |               | LINGP@nga.mil> |
+----------+----------+-------------+---------------+----------------+
| Zakiya   | Director | Caribbean   | 40 Eastern    | Tel: 868       |
| Uzom     | of       | Network for | Main Road,    | 645-6458       |
| a-Wadada | Pr       | Integrated  | St.           |                |
|          | ogrammes | Rural       | Augustine,    | Fax: 868       |
|          |          | Development | Trinidad      | 645-5936       |
|          |          |             |               |                |
|          |          |             |               | Email:         |
|          |          |             |               | <cnird@c       |
|          |          |             |               | arib-link.net> |
+----------+----------+-------------+---------------+----------------+
| Alan     | GIS/IS   | A member of | 110 Bow Road  | Tel: 44 1622   |
| Mills    | Co       | the NRgroup |               | 813214\        |
|          | nsultant |             | Wateringbury, | Cell: 44 7963  |
|          |          |             | Kent          | 652911\        |
|          |          |             |               | Email:         |
|          |          |             | ME 18 5DY, UK | <alanpmill     |
|          |          |             |               | s@hotmail.com> |
+----------+----------+-------------+---------------+----------------+
| Jon      | Inter    | ESRI        | 8620 Westwood | Tel: 703       |
| Nystrom  | national |             | Center Drive, | 506-9515 ext   |
|          | R        |             | Vienna, VA    | 8039           |
|          | elations |             | 22182 USA     |                |
|          | /        |             |               | Fax: 703       |
|          | Federal  |             |               | 506-9514       |
|          | Account  |             |               |                |
|          | Manager  |             |               | Email:         |
|          |          |             |               | j[nystrom]{.un |
|          |          |             |               | derline}[\@esr |
|          |          |             |               | i.com](http:// |
|          |          |             |               | sea2fd.sea2.ho |
|          |          |             |               | tmail.msn.com/ |
|          |          |             |               | cgi-bin/compos |
|          |          |             |               | e?mailto=1&msg |
|          |          |             |               | =MSG1084964832 |
|          |          |             |               | .19&start=1612 |
|          |          |             |               | 4319&len=12307 |
|          |          |             |               | &src=&type=x&t |
|          |          |             |               | o=jnystrom@esr |
|          |          |             |               | i.com&cc=&bcc= |
|          |          |             |               | &subject=&body |
|          |          |             |               | =&curmbox=F000 |
|          |          |             |               | 000001&a=c595f |
|          |          |             |               | c700766afb70e9 |
|          |          |             |               | 38b8fd3ed9ba7) |
|          |          |             |               |                |
|          |          |             |               | [www.esri.c    |
|          |          |             |               | om](http://207 |
|          |          |             |               | .68.164.250/cg |
|          |          |             |               | i-bin/linkrd?_ |
|          |          |             |               | lang=EN&lah=5c |
|          |          |             |               | 52bd171427ed63 |
|          |          |             |               | a9788fb6a09110 |
|          |          |             |               | 13&lat=1084967 |
|          |          |             |               | 347&hm___actio |
|          |          |             |               | n=http%3A%2F%2 |
|          |          |             |               | Fwww.esri.com) |
+----------+----------+-------------+---------------+----------------+
| Carmelle | Inter    | ESRI        | 8620 Westwood | Tel: 703       |
| J. Côté  | national |             | Center Drive, | 506-9515 ext   |
|          | R        |             | Vienna, VA    | 8013           |
|          | elations |             | 22182 USA     |                |
|          | /        |             |               | Fax: 703       |
|          | Federal  |             |               | 506-9514       |
|          | Account  |             |               |                |
|          | Manager  |             |               | Email:         |
|          |          |             |               | [ccote@        |
|          |          |             |               | esri.com](http |
|          |          |             |               | ://sea2fd.sea2 |
|          |          |             |               | .hotmail.msn.c |
|          |          |             |               | om/cgi-bin/com |
|          |          |             |               | pose?mailto=1& |
|          |          |             |               | msg=MSG1084964 |
|          |          |             |               | 832.19&start=1 |
|          |          |             |               | 6124319&len=12 |
|          |          |             |               | 307&src=&type= |
|          |          |             |               | x&to=ccote@esr |
|          |          |             |               | i.com&cc=&bcc= |
|          |          |             |               | &subject=&body |
|          |          |             |               | =&curmbox=F000 |
|          |          |             |               | 000001&a=c595f |
|          |          |             |               | c700766afb70e9 |
|          |          |             |               | 38b8fd3ed9ba7) |
|          |          |             |               |                |
|          |          |             |               | [www.esri.c    |
|          |          |             |               | om](http://207 |
|          |          |             |               | .68.164.250/cg |
|          |          |             |               | i-bin/linkrd?_ |
|          |          |             |               | lang=EN&lah=5c |
|          |          |             |               | 52bd171427ed63 |
|          |          |             |               | a9788fb6a09110 |
|          |          |             |               | 13&lat=1084967 |
|          |          |             |               | 347&hm___actio |
|          |          |             |               | n=http%3A%2F%2 |
|          |          |             |               | Fwww.esri.com) |
+----------+----------+-------------+---------------+----------------+
| Vincent  | Co       | World Bank  | The           | Tel: 734       |
| J. Abreu | nsultant |             | University of | 936-0502       |
|          |          |             | Michigan      |                |
|          |          |             |               | Email:         |
|          |          |             | 2455 Hayward, |                |
|          |          |             | Ann Arbor MI  | <ab            |
|          |          |             | 48109, USA    | reu@umich.edu> |
+----------+----------+-------------+---------------+----------------+
| Marco    | GIS and  | The Nature  | P.O. Box      | Tel: 506       |
| Castro   | Data     | Conservancy | 230-1225      | 220-2552       |
|          | Manager  |             |               |                |
|          |          |             | Plaza Mator,  | Fax: 506       |
|          |          |             | San Jose,     | 220-2551       |
|          |          |             | Costa Rica    |                |
|          |          |             |               | Email:         |
|          |          |             |               | <Marco_c       |
|          |          |             |               | astro@tnc.org> |
+----------+----------+-------------+---------------+----------------+
| Liza     | Sup      | Lands and   | 118 Frederick | Tel/Fax: 868   |
| beth-Ann | ervisor, | Surveys     | Street, Port  | 625-0427       |
| Hamilton | Digital  | Division,   | of Spain,     |                |
|          | Map      |             | Trinidad      | Email:         |
|          | Pr       | Ministry of |               | <lrm           |
|          | oduction | Agriculture |               | p@tstt.net.tt> |
|          | Facility |             |               |                |
+----------+----------+-------------+---------------+----------------+
| Eileen   | Research | USDA Forest | Jardin        | Tel: 970       |
| Helmer   | E        | S           | Botanico Sur  | 221-5888       |
|          | cologist | ervice-IITF |               |                |
|          |          |             | 1201 Calle    | Fax: 970       |
|          |          |             | Ceiba, Rio    | 498-1212       |
|          |          |             | Piedras,      |                |
|          |          |             | Puerto Rico,  | Email:         |
|          |          |             | 00926         | <ehel          |
|          |          |             |               | mer@fs.fed.us> |
+----------+----------+-------------+---------------+----------------+
| Bryan    | PhD      | Hazards     | Dept. of      | Tel.           |
| Boruff   | C        | Research    | Geography     | 803-777-1699   |
|          | andidate | Lab.        |               |                |
|          |          |             | Univ. of      | Fax.           |
|          |          |             | South         |                |
|          |          |             | Carolina      | Email:         |
|          |          |             |               | <b             |
|          |          |             | Columbia, SC  | oruffb@sc.edu> |
|          |          |             | 29208 , USA   |                |
+----------+----------+-------------+---------------+----------------+
| Steve    | Mapping  | The Nature  | 307 SE 100 EA | Tel.           |
| Schill   | S        | Conservancy |               | 435-881-7838   |
|          | cientist |             | Richmond UT   |                |
|          |          |             | 84333         | Fax.           |
|          |          |             |               |                |
|          |          |             | USA           | Email:         |
|          |          |             |               | <ss            |
|          |          |             |               | chill@tnc.org> |
+----------+----------+-------------+---------------+----------------+
| John     | Senior   | Univ. of    | Carolina      | Tel.           |
| Spencer  | Spatial  | North       | Population    | 919-966-1721   |
|          | Analyst  | Carolina    | Center        |                |
|          |          |             |               | Fax.           |
|          |          |             | 123 W.        | 919-966-6638   |
|          |          |             | Franklin St.  |                |
|          |          |             |               | Email:         |
|          |          |             | Chapel Hill   | <john_sp       |
|          |          |             | NC, 27516,    | encer@unc.edu> |
|          |          |             | USA           |                |
+----------+----------+-------------+---------------+----------------+
| Annette  | Marine   | The Nature  | Estate Little | Tel.           |
| Huggins  | Cons     | Conservancy | Princess, St. | 340-773-5575   |
|          | ervation |             | Croix, USVI   |                |
|          | Planning |             |               | Fax.           |
|          | A        |             |               |                |
|          | ssociate |             |               | Email:         |
|          |          |             |               | <ahu           |
|          |          |             |               | ggins@tnc.org> |
+----------+----------+-------------+---------------+----------------+
| Shahiba  | Spatial  | Centre for  | The           | Tel:           |
| Ali      | Analyst  | GeoSpatial  | University of | 1-868-662-2002 |
|          |          | Studies     | the West      | (3313/2108)    |
|          |          |             | Indies        |                |
|          |          | Engineering |               | Fax:           |
|          |          | Institute   | St.           | 1-868-645-6708 |
|          |          |             | Augustine,    |                |
|          |          |             | Trinidad      | E-mail:        |
|          |          |             |               | <shahibaa      |
|          |          |             |               | i@hotmail.com> |
+----------+----------+-------------+---------------+----------------+

# Appendix 3: Geospatial Workshop Agenda

**Training Schedule \[Group A\]**

### **Training Schedule \[Group B\]**

# 

#  

# Appendix 4: Planning Meeting Agenda

### *Meso-American and Caribbean Geospatial Alliance (MACGA)*

### *Caribbean Planning Meeting*

### *Engineering Institute, Faculty of Engineering*

### *The University of the West Indies, Trinidad*

### *May 27 -- 28, 2004*

**AGENDA**

**DAY 1: May 27 Geospatial Information: Needs and Issues**

+--------+-------------------------------+-----------------------------+
| 0      | **Registration**              |                             |
| 8:30am |                               |                             |
+--------+-------------------------------+-----------------------------+
| 0      | Introduction                  | Jacob Opadeyi, UWI          |
| 9:00am |                               |                             |
|        |                               | Dean, Faculty of            |
|        |                               | Engineering                 |
+--------+-------------------------------+-----------------------------+
| 0      | Welcome                       |                             |
| 9:05am |                               |                             |
+--------+-------------------------------+-----------------------------+
| 0      | Opening Remarks               | Tyrone Leong, Director,     |
| 9:10am |                               | Lands and Surveys Division  |
+--------+-------------------------------+-----------------------------+
| 0      | The MACGA Initiative          | Larry L. Tieszen, USGS      |
| 9:15am |                               |                             |
+--------+-------------------------------+-----------------------------+
| 0      | Geospatial infrastructure:    | Kate Lance, USGS            |
| 9:35am | why and how?                  |                             |
+--------+-------------------------------+-----------------------------+
| 0      | **Discussion:**               |                             |
| 9:55am |                               |                             |
|        | **Charting a Caribbean        |                             |
|        | approach to geospatial        |                             |
|        | information management**      |                             |
+--------+-------------------------------+-----------------------------+
| 1      | **BREAK**                     |                             |
| 0:30am |                               |                             |
+--------+-------------------------------+-----------------------------+

+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 1      | Spatial Information in the Caribbean:      | Jacob Opadeyi |
| 1:00am | Issues and Needs                           | and Shahiba   |
|        |                                            | Ali, UWI      |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 1      | Geospatial Information Needs: Disaster     | Liz Riley,    |
| 1:15am | Management Perspective                     | CDERA         |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 1      | Integrated Decision Support System         | Earnest       |
| 1:30am |                                            | Paylor II,    |
|        |                                            | PDC           |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 12:    | **Discussion:**                            |               |
| 00noon |                                            |               |
|        | **Increasing the use of geospatial         |               |
|        | information in the Caribbean**             |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 1      | **LUNCH**                                  |               |
| 2:30pm |                                            |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+

+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 1:30pm | Geospatial Information Needs: Land Use     | Cecile Blake, |
|        | Planning Perspective                       | Min. of Land  |
|        |                                            | & Env.,       |
|        |                                            | Jamaica       |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 1:45pm | Land degradation and sustainable land      | Zakiya Uzoma  |
|        | development                                | Wadada, CNIRD |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 1:55pm | Consistent land cover studies in the       | Eileen        |
|        | Caribbean: Status and Prospects            | Helmer,       |
|        |                                            | USDA/FS/IITF  |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 2:10pm | Conservation Planning and land cover in    | Steve Schill, |
|        | the Caribbean                              | TNC           |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 2:25pm | **Discussion:**                            |               |
|        |                                            |               |
|        | **Increasing the use of geospatial         |               |
|        | information in the Caribbean**             |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+
| 3:15pm | **BREAK**                                  |               |
+--------+--------------------------------------------+---------------+

  --------- --------------------------------------------- ----------------
  3:45pm    Geospatial information requirements of the    Vincent Abreu,
            IABIN and related programs in the Caribbean   The World Bank
            and Latin America                             

  3:55pm    Geospatial applications relative to the       John Spencer,
            Measure Evaluation Project for AIDS and other University of
            health related projects in the Eastern        North Carolina
            Caribbean                                     

  4:05pm    Development of Resource Centers in the        Larry L.
            Caribbean                                     Tieszen, USGS

  4:15pm    The 2^nd^ URISA Caribbean GIS Conference      Ian King, ACCC

  4:20pm    **Discussion: Framing the Next Day Agenda**   

  5:00pm    **End of Day One**                            
  --------- --------------------------------------------- ----------------

**DAY 2: May 28 Geospatial Information: Emerging Opportunities**

+--------+--------------+--------------+--------------+---+------------+
| 0      | Role of ESRI |              |              |   | C.J. Côté, |
| 8:30am | support and  |              |              |   | ESRI       |
|        | services in  |              |              |   |            |
|        | Caribbean    |              |              |   |            |
|        | project      |              |              |   |            |
|        | planning     |              |              |   |            |
+--------+--------------+--------------+--------------+---+------------+
| 0      | Geospatial   |              |              |   | Cecile     |
| 8:40am | Information  |              |              |   | Blake,     |
|        | Needs: Land  |              |              |   | Min. of    |
|        | Use Planning |              |              |   | Lands &    |
|        | Perspective  |              |              |   | Env.,      |
|        |              |              |              |   | Jamaica    |
+--------+--------------+--------------+--------------+---+------------+
| 0      | GIS Policy   |              |              |   | Andrew     |
| 8:50am | in Guyana    |              |              |   | Bishop,    |
|        |              |              |              |   | Guyana     |
|        |              |              |              |   | Lands and  |
|        |              |              |              |   | Surveys    |
|        |              |              |              |   | Commission |
+--------+--------------+--------------+--------------+---+------------+
| 0      | Geospatial   |              |              |   | Keith      |
| 9:00am | Information: |              |              |   | Miller,    |
|        | Capacity     |              |              |   | UWI        |
|        | Building at  |              |              |   |            |
|        | the          |              |              |   |            |
|        | University   |              |              |   |            |
|        | of the West  |              |              |   |            |
|        | Indies       |              |              |   |            |
+--------+--------------+--------------+--------------+---+------------+
| 0      | **           |              |              |   |            |
| 9:15am | Discussion** |              |              |   |            |
+--------+--------------+--------------+--------------+---+------------+
| 09:30  | **Group A**  | **Group B**  | **Group C**  | * |            |
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| 1      | **BREAK**    |              |              |   |            |
| 0:30am |              |              |              |   |            |
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| 1      | **LUNCH**    |              |              |   |            |
| 2:30pm |              |              |              |   |            |
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  1:30pm    **Presentation of Session Reports**

  2:30pm    **Discussion: Moving the MACGA Initiative Forward**

  3:30pm    **Closing ceremony**
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