GIS/DBMS for Toshky, Halayeb, and East Ouinate

Ministry of Agriculture, SWERI

1997

GIS/DBMS and consultation services in the area of Remote Sensing.

System integration (HW/SW delivery)

Consultation

Data conversion from hardcopy maps

System integration (HW/SW delivery)

Consultation

Data conversion from hardcopy maps

GIS applications development

Training

Egypt(Cairo)

Establishment of a GIS unit

Arab Contractors “Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.”

1997

Global Geobits acquired and installed the HW & SW for the unit besides delivering series of workshops, seminars, and lectures for top and middle company staff management in the area of GIS and DBMS. Our task also included training GIS engineers as well as setting specifications for QC/QA.

System integration (HW/SW delivery)

Consultation

GIS applications development

Training

Egypt(Alexandria)

Consultation for Alexandria Water General Authority (AWGA)

GTZ, German Technical Assistance

1997

GIS and data conversion training as well as consultation services for coordination of AWGA departments in the area of mapping and relevant technologies.

System integration (HW/SW delivery)

Consultation

Data conversion from hardcopy maps

Digital mapping

GIS Database development

Surveying / GPS

GIS applications development

Training

Egypt(Ismailia)

GIS for Canal Electric Distributing Company (CEDC)

Ministry of Electricity/ CEDC

1997

Global Geobits was selected by CEDC to establish a GIS unit and build a customized application for Minia Elkamh District. A brief description of this application appears in ESRI Business Partners web site.

System integration (HW/SW delivery)

Consultation

Data conversion from hardcopy maps

GIS Database development

GIS applications development

Training

Egypt(Sadat City)

GIS/DBMS for DINA Agriculture Investments

Private Investors / DINA

1997

Global Geobits was engaged in the data conversion of line maps into digital files. GIS/DBMS application was developed for various farm components covering  an area of approximately 11000 acres. Results of this project were presented in the Conference on Geo-Information for Sustainable Land Management, ITC, the Netherlands, August 1997.

Consultation

Data conversion from hardcopy maps

Digital mapping

DBMS

 GIS Database development

Surveying / GPS

GIS applications development

Training

Egypt(Mansoura)

Integrated Project for the Egyptian Village

CanadianAid CIDA & Mansoura University1998

1998

Building a GIS/DBMS customized application for EZZ-Eldin village for land records, utilities, and land use management.

Consultation

DBMS

Remote sensing/ production from satellite images

GIS applications development

Egypt  (Marina Elalmien)

GIS/DBMS application for project management

Arab Contractors “Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.”

1998

GIS/DBMS customized application for Marina Elamien development project on the North Western coast of Egypt (km sign 106) for planning and management purposes.

System integration (HW/SW delivery)

Consultation

DBMS

GIS Database development

GIS applications development

Egypt(Alexandria)

Portland Cement Factory

Arab Contractors “Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.”

1998

Global Geobits identified the opportunity and worked jointly with the GIS unit in the Arab Contractors, which was established by Global Geobits a year earlier in building a GIS application and a DBMS for the factory. 

System integration (HW/SW delivery)

DBMS

Training

Egypt  (Cairo)

Digital mapping for University Campus

CairoUniversity

1998

Surveying work, digital mapping, and a customized application for Cairo University main campus located in Giza Governorate.  

Digital mapping

Surveying / GPS

GIS applications development

Training

Egypt(Giza)

DBMS for Management

Oscal/ Insumat companies

1998

Global Geobits developed a DBMS for Oscal and Insumat Companies for management purposes

Digital mapping

Surveying / GPS

GIS applications development

Training

Egypt(Cairo)

Data Conversion & GIS database development of NC

General Organization for Physical Planning (GOPP)

1998

Global Geobits has established itself as an ESRI data conversion sub-contractor after successfully completing ESRI comprehensive test with an excellent quality of linework attaining a rating of 99.83%. In this project the company finished a digital data conversion of the 1:100,000 line maps covering the North Coast as well as producing suitability maps.   

Data conversion from hardcopy maps

Digital mapping

GIS Database development

Japan

ItoshimaPeninsulaSustainable Community Planning

FukuokaNational University

1998-1999

Global Geobits, Inc. supported the development of an environmental analysis for the itoshima peninsula near Fukouka, Japan. The Fukouka National University is exploring opportunities for moving the institution to a location that can accommodate the current and future growth. The nearby peninsula of Itoshima companies a picturesque and environmentally sensitive setting that can provide an ideal future location for the university. The Geobits team developed series of development opportunity and constraint data and models, which were further, analyzed to developed land capability and suitability analysis. This information was used to both develop an overall conceptual master plan for the new university, and the development of several energy and environmental related research projects that were being carried out by the university. It is expected that this detailed and comprehensive database for the peninsula be used beyond the planning phase of the project to support more detailed site analysis and campus design activities if the University decides to move to that location.

Consultation

Data conversion from hardcopy maps

Digital mapping

GIS Database development

USA

Salton SeaDatabase Program

University of Redlands, California

1998- 1999

Global Geobits, inc. provides periodic support to a major research initiative at the University of Redlands, Redlands, California. The Salton Sea database program (SSDP) is a major bi-national, bi-regional decision support initiative that includes a variety of components to compile and provide information to support various scientific investigations related to restoration of the Salton Sea. The program also includes provisions for various analytical and visualization tools to support the restoration process. Geobits has provided various technical supports in data compilation and in the generation of analytical products to support the restoration investigation.

Consultation

DBMS

Training

Nigeria (Ikeja/Lagos & En)

Data Conversion /GIS Database development of base maps in Nigeria

Dar Elhandasa (Elshair & Co.)

1999

Digital data conversion of a number of 100 map sheets at scale 1:1250 in Nigeria.

Data conversion from hardcopy maps

GIS applications development

Egypt(Cairo)

Database Management System (DBMS) for Technocrete

The Engineering Concrete Products Co. (Technocrete)

1999

Working in conjunction with the client, a DBMS was developed including five modules (Raw material follow-up, production follow-up, contracts and clients follow-up, machinery maintenance follow-up, as well as support and decision making).    

System integration (HW/SW delivery)

DBMS

Training

Egypt(Cairo)

GIS Training Program

Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources/ DRI

1999

Global Geobits performed a training program for Drainage Research Institute personnel covering the following software (ArcInfo, ArcView, and Avenue programming Language).

Training

Egypt  (Elobour)

City Utility & Super-structure Management

Ministry of Housing, Urban Planning, and New Communities Elobour Authority

1999

A GIS database and GIS customized application was developed making use of the GIS capabilities as a powerful tool in planning, managing, controlling, editing, and updating of all the land use activities and facilities that exist in the city.

System integration (HW/SW delivery)

Consultation

Data conversion from hardcopy maps

GIS Database development

GIS applications development

Training

Egypt(Halayeb & Shalateen)

Harvesting techniques based on rainfall

Development Research and Technological Planning Center (DRTPC)

1999

Global Geobits was selected by DRTPC of Cairo University to develop a customized application on rainfall harvesting techniques from flash floods in Halayeb and Shalateen in Upper Egypt.

Consultation

Data conversion from hardcopy maps

GIS Database development

GIS applications development

Egypt(Cairo)

Up-grading of GIS Laboratory

Ministry of Agriculture (DRC)

1999

Global Geobits won a public tender to up-grade the GIS laboratory of the Desert Research Center (DRC). This task included hardware and software installation and system integration.

Japan(Itoshima)

Data Conversion

Geographic Planning Collaborative GPC, USA

1999

Data conversion of 1:5000 topographic map sheets for Itoshima Project in Japan.

Data conversion from hardcopy maps

GIS Database development

USA

GIS Visualization aid analysis application

City of Valencia, California

1999

Global Geobits, Inc, Team supported Psomas’ engineering and land planning department in conducting a visual impact analysis for a major industrial/commercial development project in Valencia, California. This analysis involved the compilation of contextual, digital elevation model from the USGS and the integration of that information with more detailed site survey information for both existing conditions as well as planned landscape alterations. This information was used to generate before and after topographic alteration and building massing conditions, which provided input to the development of an environmental impact statement to explain the future visual impact of the project. This information was used to develop a series of visualization projects in both digital and hard copy display formats.

Consultation

GIS applications development

Bolivia

Geographic information infrastructure utility analysis

Superintendence de Aguas, in La Paz, Bolivia

1999

The Superintendence is the organization responsible for managing all water utilities and related concessionaries within the Country of Bolivia. The project was intended to demonstrate the application of GIS technology to the management of publicly owned facilities, and for the tracking and valuation of assets that are managed by private concessionaires. An overall policy direction in Bolivia is to move these utilities to privatization, and the GIS project was effective in demonstrating the effective management of the Superintendence’s role in both public and privatized context. 

Consultation

GIS applications development

USA

University of Southern California (USC) and the World Exposition.

Universityof Southern California  (USC)

1999-2000

Global Geobits, Inc. supported USG in the development of an electronic globe as a component of USC and the world exposition. One of the prime objectives of the exhibition was to showcase the linkages between USC and the global community at a variety of levels. The electronic globe allowed the linking of faculty, students, and alumni, to their various engagements around the world, and the development of spatial and tabular queries tools and map visualization to highlight these connections. This web-enabled application allows users to locate specific individuals and to display their locations one map anywhere in the world, or to zoom to a specific location on the globe and query about USC affiliations within this particular place.

Consultation

GIS applications development

USA

CambriaWater ordinance support

Cambria Community Services District (CCSD), San Luis Obispo country California

1999-2000

Conversion of parcel boundary information and linking of information to assessor’s real data and the development of several queries to support in court defense of the District’s water allocation policies. This involved the compilation, integration, and format conversion of data from CAD files, parcel data that originally resided on a legacy pick operating system and information from the country Assessor’s Office. This information was integrated into an initial database framework that was used to support the District’s Court argument, and has since served as the basic foundation for the development of other GIS components.

Consultation

GIS applications development

United States(Colorado)

Thomas Brothers Maps (TBM)

Geonex, USA

2000

Geographic Planning Collaborative (GPC) as a main contractor has assigned the task of digital data conversion and updating of GIS database of Thomas Brothers Maps to Global Geobits.

System integration (HW/SW delivery)

Data conversion from hardcopy maps

GIS Database development

Egypt(Cairo)

Building a GIS Unit

Centerof AfricanStudies

2000

Global Geobtis assisted the Center of African Studies of Cairo University in building their GIS Unit including Hardware and Software installation and system integration

System integration (HW/SW delivery)

Consultation

Egypt (Cairo)

Participatory Urban Management Program (PUMP) Project

GTZ, German Technical Assistance

2000

GTZ has chosen Global Geobits to act as a consultant in preparing a dynamic and interactive DBMS for the upgrading of two informal settlements in Cairo, namely

Manshiet Naser and Bulak Eldakrour.    

Consultation

DBMS

GIS Database development

GIS applications development

Egypt(6^th October City)

GIS for Dream Land

DreamLand(Bahgat Group)

2000/ 2002

DreamLandis a highly prestigious resort area with a variety of activities developed by Bahgat Group. Global Geobits built a GIS unit in Dream Land, besides offering consultation services and tailored training. A GIS system was developed including archiving, management, marketing, planning, analysis, emergency response, and maintenance modules.

System integration (HW/SW delivery)

Consultation

Data conversion from hardcopy maps

Digital mapping

GIS Database development

GIS applications development

Training

 USA

GIS for Centex Homes Inc.

Centex Homes, Inland Empire Division, Irvine, California

2000-2001

Global Geobits, Inc. has been supporting Centex Homes in the incremental development of a comprehensive real estate and Housing development GIS Infrastructure. The development of this infrastructure has been initiated within the market analysis and land acquisition functions of the company. Information was compiled from many different sources and integrated geographically for analysis of optimum market housing products as well as the identification and assessment of various land acquisition strategies. The system has been structured to support extension and refinements of the basic data and GIS software tools to support other parts of the company’s operations.

Consultation

GIS applications development

USA

Cambria Community Services District (CCSD), San Luis Obispo Country

2000-2001

in a second subproject, Geobits worked with the District’s engineers to refine the original parcel base to a greater level of spatial accuracy. This was done by conducting global positioning system (GPS) data collection and the rectification of the parcel base.

Consultation

Data conversion from hardcopy maps

GIS Database development

 Egypt (Cairo)

Restoration of Historical Cairo

Ministry of Culture / ECC

2000,2001

Global Geobits as a sub-contractor to the Engineering Consultation Center (ECC), has won two public tenders (Y 2000 & 2001) for the surveying, photographic and architectural documentation of several historical monuments in old Cairo as well as production of digital base maps. These included Bab Elnasr, Bab Elfotouh, Cairo Sur, Beshtak Palace, Sultan Enal Path, Kameliah School, and Abd Elatif Alkorafy Mosque.

Consultation

Digital mapping

GIS Database development

Surveying / GPS

Egypt(Sharqia)

GIS for Canal Electric Distributing Company (CEDC)

Ministry of Electricity

2000

Based on the success of our previous project in 1997, a new contract was awarded to Global Geobits to develop a customized application for Elzakazik and Abukebeer cities in Sharqia Governorate, including production of digital base maps, electrical network, and GIS database development.

System integration (HW/SW delivery)

Consultation

Data conversion from hardcopy maps

GIS Database development

Remote sensing/ production from satellite images

GIS applications development

Training

Egypt(Cairo)

Data Conversion

OpenSoft / MobiNil Telecom Company 

2001

Global Geobits embarked on an ongoing data conversion and GIS database development project for several cities and villages all over Egypt. The work includes among others production of 1:5000 map scale from IKONOS satellite imagery as well as converting 1:250000 map sheets into digital form. The work includes GPS control densification as well as attribute data collection for 22 major cities.

Consultation

Data conversion from hardcopy maps

Digital mapping

GIS Database development

Remote sensing/ production from satellite images

GIS applications development

Training

United States(California)

Lease-To-Own (LTO) Project 

Geographic Planning Collaborative (GPC), USA 

2001

Global Geobits worked closely with Geographic Planning Collaborative (GPC) , a USA based GIS Company to develop a Parcel-Based data conversion project for subsequent database management , utility and GIS applications. The project started in a limited geographic area in California “Nipomo”, a community located in San Luis Obispo County.   

Consultation

GIS applications development

Data Conversion for Greater Cairo

Quality Standards  

2001

Quality Standards, ESRI representative in Egypt has selected Global Geobits to provide it with 1:25,000 digital maps for Greater Cairo Region developed from original hardcopy

Data conversion from hardcopy maps

GIS Database development

Egypt(Ismailia)

Sustainable Development Project

IsmailiaGovernorate 

2001-2003

Developing a GIS/DBMS customized application aim towards upgrading of two informal regions in Ismailia, Elhalous and Elbahteeni regions the work includes digital mapping and GIS database development.   

System integration (HW/SW delivery)

Consultation

Data conversion from hardcopy maps

Digital mapping

GIS Database development

Surveying / GPS

GIS applications development

Training

Egypt(Greater Cairo)

GIS for Greater Cairo Region 

General Organization for Physical Planning (GOPP)

2001

Global Geobits, being enlisted as a consultant company in the area of GIS and Surveying in the General Organization for physical planning, has been asked to digitally convert 1:1000,000, 1:50,000, and 1:25,000 maps and to develop a GIS landuse and planning application for the area of Greater Cairo inside the new proposed outer ring rood.

Data conversion from hardcopy maps

GIS Database development

Training

Egypt(Cairo)

GIS Production line

Agricultural Research Center (SWERI)

2002

Establishment and development of a GIS production line including application development using ARC GIS software and VBA programming language, training, and GIS database production.

Digital maps production covering Egypt with a scale 1:1000000, Nile delta and Nile Valley with a scale of 50000:1, and Sinai with a scale of 1:250000

System integration (HW/SW delivery)

Consultation

Data conversion from hardcopy maps

GIS Database development

GIS applications development

Training

Egypt(Cairo)

Base maps/ GIS database development for Nile Valley

Egyptian Survey Authority (ESA)

2002

Production of digital base maps and a GIS data base for Nile Delta and Nile Valley from hardcopy maps 1:50000 produced by ESA

Data conversion from hardcopy maps

GIS database development

Egypt(Assuit)

GIS database development

Assuit Cement Factory / QS

2002

Digital mapping & GIS database development

Data conversion from hardcopy maps

GIS database development

Egypt(East Delta Region)

GIS for Canal Electric Distributing Company (CEDC)

Ministry of Electricity

2002/2004

Having achieved clear success in our previous assignments with CEDC, Global Geobits was awarded a new contract to implement GIS to the rest of Sharkia governorate, Port-Said, Suez and Harghada.

System integration (HW/SW delivery)

Consultation

Data conversion from hardcopy maps

Digital mapping

GIS database development

Remote sensing/ production from satellite images

GIS applications development

Training

Egypt(Cairo)

Integrated Dynamic System for Soil & Agricultural Data Acquisition and Database & Maps Updating  

Agricultural Research Center (SWERI)

2003

Establishment and development of an Integrated Dynamic System for Soil & Agricultural Data Acquisition and Database & Maps Updating   including hardware delivery and installation, application development using ARC GIS software and VBA programming language, training, and GIS database production.

System integration (HW/SW delivery)

Consultation

Data conversion from hardcopy maps

GIS database development

GIS applications development

Training

Egypt(Cairo)

GIS for Industrial Zones

Ministry of Industry, the General organization for Industrialization 

2003/2005

In a joint venture with Quality standards (ESRI representative in Egypt), Global Geobits is working in this major project for the perpetration of digital maps for some major governorates, cities, and industrial zones all over Egypt. This is phase I of a major project that is expected to cover all of Egypt over the next few years.

Consultation

Data conversion from hardcopy maps

Digital mapping

GIS database development

Remote sensing/ production from satellite images

Surveying / GPS

GIS applications development

Training

Algeria

Digital Mapping & GIS Database Development of Alger Major Cities

Orascom Telecom

2004

Production of Digital detailed maps 1:5000 & GIS Database Development of 5 Cities in Algeria from Quick Bird Satellite Imagery.

Data conversion from hardcopy maps

Digital mapping

GIS database development

Algeria

Digital Mapping & GIS Database Development of Algeria City

Orascom Telecom

2004

Production of Digital detailed maps 1:5000 & GIS Database Development of Algeria City from Quick Bird Satellite Imagery (400 km2).

Digital mapping

GIS database development

Remote sensing/ production from satellite images

Egypt(Matrouh)

GIS Database Development & Digital Mapping 1:5000 for Matrouh City

Traffic Authority, Mersa Matrouh / Inotek

2004

GIS Database Development & Digital Mapping 1:5000 for Matrouh City from Quick Bird Satellite Imagery Including Production, Field Survey, Data Collection, and Final GIS Database Development.

Digital mapping

GIS database development

Remote sensing/ production from satellite images

Surveying / GPS

Egypt(Cairo)

GIS Health Records System

Ministry of Health / Procylab/ QS

2005

GIS Enterprise System Development for the Health Records in 4 Governorates. 

Consultation

GIS applications development

Egypt(Cairo)

GIS Dynamic System for Development and updating of GIS City Maps 

Agricultural Research Center (SWERI)

2005

Complete System Development and Integration, Including HW & Sw Delivery, GIS Application Development, Digital Mapping, and Training

System integration (HW/SW delivery)

Consultation

Digital mapping

GIS database development

Remote sensing/ production from satellite images

Surveying / GPS

GIS applications development

Training

Egypt(East Delta Region)

GIS Dynamic System, GIS Enterprise & Consultation for CEDC

Canal Electrical Distribution Company

2005

Development and Implementation of GIS Enterprise Solution and GIS Dynamic System Beside GIS Consultation & Technical Support. 

System integration (HW/SW delivery)

Consultation

Data conversion from hardcopy maps

Digital mapping

GIS database development

GIS applications development

Training

Egypt

Crop Area Estimation

ARC/ ERSS

2005

Digital Mapping and Data Conversion of Hardcopy maps 1:50000 as well as Application Development of Automatic Crop area Estimation System Using Imagine SW.

Consultation

Data conversion from hardcopy maps

GIS database development

Remote sensing/ production from satellite images

GIS applications development

Training

Egypt

Matrooh Investment Application

2005

Interprise Solution using SQL and Mapobject with VB

GIS applications development

Training

Syria

Railway in Syria

2005

Planning railways in Syria

Egypt

Tracking System

2005

Testing tracking system in Egypt

Using MapObject and VB