2. Agenda
• GeoCenter Summary
• Building USAID Capability
• Monitoring & Evaluation
• Software options for beginners
3. USAID GeoCenter
GeoCenter created in Nov 2011 as the first Geospatial office for all
of USAID devoted to applying geographic analysis to development
programming through:
• Mapping & Analysis
• Building agency capacity to use geographic data & tools
• Establishing resources & methods to collect, manage,
use, and share data
• Engaging with geospatial communities: interagency,
international, NGO, academic, private sector
7. Building Mission GeoCapability
• Mission Malawi - Focused on longer term geospatial programing
• Consists of one Program Office with strong GIS experience
• Four Technical Offices with designated M&E Specialists
• GeoCenter to build capacity of the entire Mission by
focusing levels of training on specific groups
8. Building Mission GeoCapability
Program Office
1- GIS Advisor
4 Tech Offices
1 M&E GIS each
Tech Office
Many Data Creators
Field Operators
Many GIS Users
Beginner-
Maps for
Office
Advanced-
ArcGIS
Open-
QGIS
Training
9. Building Mission GeoCapability
• AIDtracker + is an interim solution
for mission performance
information management
• More than 26 missions have
expressed interest in adopting AT+
• GeoCenter supporting AidTracker + rollout
• GeoCenter traveling to 5 Missions for AT+ roll out visits to
train geospatial aspects of AT+
11. Introducing GIS through Excel-AGOL
Esri Maps for Office, Key Features
• Create dynamic color-coded, point, clustered point,
or heat maps.
• Add demographics and lifestyle layers to addresses
and locations.
• Display infographics that provide instant
information about people in a specific area.
• Find all locations in one map layer that are within a
certain distance of locations in another map layer.
• Add your interactive maps to PowerPoint
presentations or paste map images into a
document.