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The
first GIS in Guyana was established in 1995 at the Iwokrama
International Centre. It provides planning and other services
for 3,700 sq. kilometres of unspoilt rain forest with datasets on flora,
fauna, drainage, topography, archaeology, indigenous communities, etc.
to staff scientists and visiting researchers of this Commonwealth institution.
[Download
the first GIS coverage produced in Guyana; 69KB Zip]
One
of the mandates of the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) is to facilitate the sustainable use of Guyana's natural resources.
To this effect a GIS unit was started in 1998 to improve the spatial
decision making process. This unit managed all spatial related data
at the EPA covering the entire 215,000 sq km of Guyana, assisted its
stakeholders with their GIS needs and contributed significantly to projects
such as the CPACC project and the Shore
Zone Management System
project.
It also took the lead in geospatial metadata research for the Guyana
Integrated Natural Resource Information System (GINRIS) and for Guyana's
National Policy on GIS.
In
2001, at the request of the Commissioner of Forests, the GIS operations
of the Guyana Forestry Commission were evaluated and
recommendations made for making them an effective part of the organisation.
In early 2002 the recommendations were further implemented, and a formal
GIS Unit, the GFC Forest Resources Information Unit, was established
and staffed.
A strategic approach, operating protocol and suggested work plan for
operation of the Unit was prepared, and the staff were orientated in
their new operations. The GFC GIS now helps the GFC manage the 162,000
sq. km State Forest, and routinely provides services to GFC staff, other
government agencies, concession owners and other forestry sector stakeholders.
The
first GIS in Guyana was established in 1995 at the Iwokrama
International Centre. It provides planning and other services
for 3,700 sq. kilometres of unspoilt rain forest with datasets on flora,
fauna, drainage, topography, archaeology, indigenous communities, etc.
to staff scientists and visiting researchers of this Commonwealth institution.
[Download
the first GIS coverage produced in Guyana; 69KB Zip]
One
of the mandates of the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) is to facilitate the sustainable use of Guyana's natural resources.
To this effect a GIS unit was started in 1998 to improve the spatial
decision making process. This unit managed all spatial related data
at the EPA covering the entire 215,000 sq km of Guyana, assisted its
stakeholders with their GIS needs and contributed significantly to projects
such as the CPACC project and the Shore
Zone Management System