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DESCRIPTION:UNICEF is leveraging geospatial technologies in order to geo-en
 able UNICEF’s data\, systems and processes to transform data into easily
  accessible\, readily available and actionable geospatial information. Suc
 h information is essential to address key questions\, such as: “How many
  children are affected by climate change?”\, “Where children have limi
 ted access to schools AND limited access to health services?” to support
  evidence-based advocacy and decision-making for better results for childr
 en.\nUNICEF has adopted a hybrid geospatial architecture\, benefiting from
  both commercial and open-source GIS solutions. Open-source approach allow
 s us to have more flexibility and enables cost-effective scalability of co
 rporate GIS systems\, making them available to all UNICEF users.\nGeoSight
  is an open-source web geospatial data platform developed by UNICEF for ea
 sy data visualization and analysis. It is specifically designed to simplif
 y the creation of online maps for visualizing multiple indicators at a sub
 national level to support evidence-based decision-making. Using GeoSight\,
  UNICEF users and partners can easily overlay multiple indicators represen
 ting various thematic areas\, such as natural hazards\, climate-related ri
 sks\, but also conflicts\, health\, education\, poverty and other socio-ec
 onomic indicators.\nGeoSight is developed using Django backend and React a
 t a frontend. It has a robust backend interface where users can manage ind
 icator data\, basemaps\, contextual layers\, styles as well as create new 
 projects (dashboards) for publishing data. A dashboard is the main GeoSigh
 t product for end-users to interact with the data. It is consists of an in
 teractive map (developed using MapLibre) with multiple indicator layers re
 presenting various statistics\, typically at national or subnational level
 s. Indicator layers can be queried and analyzed at different administrativ
 e levels (e.g. province or district) at a specific date and time. Addition
 ally\, users can cross-query multiple indicators using filters. The map ma
 y also contain contextual layers (which can be any point\, line\, polygon 
 or raster layers) as well as custom basemaps. \nGeoSight has a robust API 
 that allows for system-to-system integrations. This is a powerful feature\
 , which is used for creating automated data pipelines that feed in data fr
 om multiple sources and make them available for all users.\nGeoSight is a 
 self-service platform that equips UNICEF users at all country offices with
  an easy to use and powerful geospatial analytical system. The platform ha
 s been already used to support UNICEF response in many emergency contexts\
 , including Ukraine and Gaza. It is also used as a dissemination tool for 
 global and regional initiative such as Child Climate Risk Index-Disaster R
 isk Model (CCRI-DRM)\, WASH Insecurity Analysis (WIA) and many others.\n
 “UNICEF has over 70-year history of innovating for children and believes
  that new approaches\, partnerships\, and technologies that support the re
 alization of children’s rights are critical to improving their lives. Ea
 rly on\, UNICEF established guiding principles for innovation and technolo
 gy in development\, which influences the Principles for Digital Developmen
 t. One of these – Use Open Standards\, Open Data\, Open Source\, and Ope
 n Innovation – explicitly advocates for the licensing of open source sof
 tware to enable greater impact in international development and cooperatio
 n. This Principle has guided UNICEF’s approach in creating\, investing i
 n\, and supporting innovations” (https://www.unicef.org/innovation/dpg-p
 athfinding-countries). Following this principle\, UNICEF has made GeoSight
  source code publicly available under the terms of an AGPL-3.0 license.\nO
 pen source approach is also one of the key elements of the Frontier Data N
 etwork - UNICEF’s strategic initiative designed to promote innovation an
 d capacity building in data science\, helping us make data-driven decision
 s that truly benefit children. Open source solutions are part of how we of
 fer the underlying capabilities that are necessary to actually enable the 
 production and provision of solutions.\nWe believe that GeoSight can benef
 it many organizations\, both private\, NGOs and public\, not only in the h
 umanitarian and development sectors. We would like to encourage organizati
 ons and individual developers to contribute to GeoSight project and help u
 s and our partners leverage open-source geospatial technology to support t
 he lives of children around the world.
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LOCATION:Room III
SUMMARY:How open-source GIS drives better results for children - Jan Burdzi
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URL:https://talks.staging.osgeo.org/foss4g-2024/talk/TQ8WPJ/
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