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"I recently returned from a GIS conference held at Qatar. Qatar has perhaps the FIRST Societal GIS in the world. They are leading the way for the rest of us. I wish all of ESRI could have been there to see what they are doing." - Jack Dangermond
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" I enjoyed it very much. This has been my second visit to the GIS Conference in Doha. I think they have done a wonderful job not only in terms of doing it for Qatar itself, but also exposing the idea beyond Qatar itself." - Dr. Abdulrahman H.
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" I am enjoying it a great deal. I think it's very useful & helpful to the people from a number of developing countries who can share in the experience here in Qatar and possibly save themselves a lot of time & money in developing GIS in their countries." - Dr. Jerry C. Coiner |
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"GIS/GPS Conference '97 was a significant conference in the Middle East because it brought GIS and GPS users together for the first time. GPS has proven to be a very valuable tool in Qatar - firstly to define the Qatar National Datum which is used as the underlying coordinate base of Qatar's GIS, and secondly, as a surveying tool to provide the required coordinates to the collected GIS data. Conference participants have seen "how it should be done" and can take Qatar's experience home with them to apply in their own jobs and projects. Over the past 25 years I've attended many conferences around the world and I can state without question that the conference site, the conference program, GIS City, the hospitality, and the friendships developed at GIS/GPS '97 are second to none." - Charles Chamberlain |
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"The value of having a working example of a National GIS, in daily use by thousands of people, is incalculable. It has been said that of all the reasons to try something new, "knowing it can be done" is the most powerful and effective. Qatar's GIS definitely provides such an example!" - William N. Wally |
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