Sharjah, UAE. 12 October 2011. - A seminar on the use of Geographic Information System in spatial thinking concluded yesterday in the University of Sharjah. Organized by Technology Integration Events Management (TIEM), in cooperation with University of Sharjah, this academic workshop especially designed for students and faculty staff focused on the importance of GIS in today's world and the need to introduce it in several disciplines to develop critical thinking mindset among the participants.
Esri Global Education Manager Dr. Michael Gould gave an introduction on the history of GIS followed by some examples of the development and use of GIS in business, health and public safety, facility management, utilities, among other industries. Projects and works of different universities, libraries and museums in the GIS field were also showcased during the event. Gould emphasized on the importance of GIS in critical thinking and promoting the spatial approach of any problem for best solutions.
The event aimed to increase awareness among students and faculty staff on the business of the corporate sector through the presence of GISTEC, the official Esri distributor in the UAE; GIS software world leader, Esri; and Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (SEWA) who offered the attendees work placement opportunities after presenting practical examples and uses of GIS in their industry.
The recently held seminar was organized in line with an important part of GISTEC's corporate social responsibility - to spread awareness among students about GIS technology. With the unprecedented growth of UAE being one of the largest users of GIS in the Middle East, the company has committed itself to encourage Emiratis to learn more about GIS technology and the wide range of opportunities available today for GIS practitioners.
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GISTEC is a professional GIS services company specializing in the development of intelligent, enterprise wide geospatial solutions for clients in a variety of disciplines and industries. Our services include GIS consulting, database services, geographic imaging, applications development, server and web GIS, and training.
Apart from offering leading GIS software from Esri, we also support field and smart phone solutions from 3-GIS, Geocortex Web GIS solutions from Latitude Geographics, utility GIS solutions from AED-SICAD, ETL software from Safe Software, telecom GIS products from Telcordia, and remote sensing and image processing solutions from PCI Geomatics, among others. GISTEC does not just sell these software products, but develops solutions to meet the unique business requirements of its customers.
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