GeoSUMR Geoinformation for Sustainable Urban Management & Resilience a public-private partnership for capacity building & outreach Fernando R. Echavarria,

GeoSUMR

Geoinformation for Sustainable Urban Management & Resilience

a public-private partnership for capacity building & outreach

Fernando R. Echavarria, Ph.D., US Department of State

Luis Fernandez, Geosistec – local partner of Esri

Kirstin Miller, EcoCity Builders

GeoSUMR

• Use | geospatial tools and geographic information | GIS, GPS, Imagery

• Geodesign | efficient and sustainable urban infrastructure

• Link | urban natural resources and social characteristics

• Engage | citizen, governments, civil society

• Develop | professional capacity and public outreach

Geoinformation and Urban Management

• Water Infrastructure Management - Amman, Jordan• Participatory Planning – South Sudan• Slum Upgrading – Caracas, Venezuela• Property Survey/Mapping – Hargeisa, Somalia

Current Collaborations

• Ecocitizen Map- Rio de Janeiro, Manila, Kathmandu

• Eye on Earth- Community Sustainability and Resilience (CSR) Special Initiative

• RIGUR

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