GIS Capacity Building
The Geographic Information System was known quite early in Vietnam and is now widely applied in many areas, but mainly focusing in the fields of resource management and environment. In urban planning, GIS has only recently received attention with some research demonstrating applications for GIS in surveying and measurement work, planning management, and technical infrastructure management (green trees, water supply, etc).
Goal
The overall purpose of the Capacity Building Plan for Urban planning and GIS is to increase technical skills and spatial data exploration for local authorities and department staff in urban management and decision making.
This Plan sets out the framework, guiding principles, and key elements for capacity building activities to be implemented in the CRUIV Project. It also describes the implementation, coordination, and monitoring of these activities.
Objective
- Raise awareness in local authorities on recent and relevant initiatives and policies of the government of Viet Nam on strengthening climate-resilient urban planning and relevant GIS applications.
- Enhance knowledge with leaders and government officers on practical approaches of GIS based urban planning for climate-smart cities.
- Strengthen capacity with government officers and departments’ staff GIS technical skills and technology in urban sustainable development.
Expected Outcomes
- Capacity to use basic tools in GIS software; open data files, make small edits, print maps as required for projects and decision making.
- Capacity to collect and integrate simple data into GIS database.
