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Spatial Data Infrastructure — Africa (SDI-Africa) is a free,
electronic newsletter for people interested in GIS, remote sensing,
and data management issues in Africa.

The June 2008 issue includes (among many other items):
http://www.gsdi.org/newsletters/SDIAfricav7n6.pdf
- Cameroon chapter of Society for Conservation GIS (SCGIS) launched
- Preparation of State of Nigerian Cities Report 2007/2008
- Migration dynamics in West Africa - two-year program funded by
European Commission
- North African Drought Alert System (Système Maghrébin d'Alerte à la
Sécheresse (SMAS)
- South Africa National Space Agency Bill: Briefing
- AfricaArray - A public-private partnership supporting geophysics
training and research in Africa
- Release of Global Map Africa
- Latest African Geodetic Reference Frame (AFREF) Newsletter
- Africa, Atlas of Our Changing Environment - Launch on 10 June 2008
- 22nd Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum (GHACOF 22), 28-
29 August 2008, Nairobi, Kenya
- 5th EGU Alexander von Humboldt International Conference: Climate
Changes and African Earth Systems – past, present and future, January
12-16, 2009, Cape Town, South Africa
- Guide for establishing a National Oceanographic Data Centre: 2nd
revised version
- Beta release of Climate Mapper for SERVIR Viz
- Interactive global map of freshwater biodiversity
- TerraLook Version 1.1
- Release of AccessMod version 3.0
- Mangrove forest distributions and dynamics in Madagascar (1975–2005)
- A study of climate change and anthropogenic impacts in West Africa
- Modelling susceptibility of coral reefs to environmental stress
using remote sensing data and GIS models
- Long-term adaptation: selecting farm types across agro-ecological
zones in Africa
- Biodiversity Information Management Forum, 10-11 June 2008,
Pretoria, South Africa
- FOSS4G Workshops and Labs, September 29 - October 3, 2008, Cape
Town, South Africa
- Open Mapping Africa 2008: a series of workshops in Fall 2008
- CREATING - Training and research opportunities in socio-economic
sciences (deadline 15 June)
- Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation: Strengthening research
capacity in developing countries (deadline 31 July)
- African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD)
Fellowships (deadline 18 July)
- Nile Basin M.S. scholarship in areas relevant for water resources
decision support system (deadline 15 June)
- South-South Cooperation in Disaster Risk Reduction (deadline 30
June)
- Vulnerability to Hunger: Improving Food Crisis Responses in Fragile
States (May 2008)
- Global Monitoring Report 2008: MDGs and the Environment - Agenda
for Inclusive and Sustainable Development

SDI-Africa has been published monthly since May 2002 and has wide
circulation across Africa. Each issue highlights recent activities,
provides details about available data and tools, and includes notices
about upcoming training, employment and funding opportunities, and
events. The aim is to strengthen national SDI initiatives and support
synchronization of regional geospatial activities. Past and current
SDI-Africa newsletters are accessible at the Global Spatial Data
Infrastructure Association website at
http://www.gsdi.org/newsletters.asp . Regional newsletters for Latin
America/Caribbean and Asia/Pacific regions also are available.

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