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October 4, 2016

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Dataset release sees 100 000 address additions

Dataset release sees 100 000 address additions Oct 4 2016Spatial data company AfriGIS has released its third quarter updates to its 14 national datasets on 21 September 2016. The release included 101 468 street address (NAD) addtions, 3644 links that were added to the Street Centrelines dataset and 38 864 Land Parcel additions...

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September 27, 2016

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AfriGIS 3rd Quarter Data and Spatial Workshop

AfriGIS 3rd Quarter Data and Spatial Workshop Sep 27 2016AfriGIS hosted their 3rd quarter Data and Spatial workshop at Bytes Conference Centre in Midrand, Gauteng on 21 September 2016. The workshop highlighted new exciting changes and additions to the AfriGIS Dataset & Spatial Environment...

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August 10, 2016

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Local Government Elections 2016

Local Government Elections 2016 Aug 10 2016South Africa’s Local Government Elections took place on 3 August 2016. The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) manages the National and Local Government Elections in South Africa and declares the results of those elections. “We are very excited as an organisation. We ran a smooth operation, and had some challenges here and there but all in all...

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July 19, 2016

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AfriGIS, answering WHERE

AfriGIS, answering WHERE Jul 19 2016We answer WHERE by giving you easy access to quality location information and insights. Exact location and related quality information thereof have become a prerequisite in corporate master data management. AfriGIS understands that reality and has been creating trusted base datasets for more than 15 years...

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July 18, 2016

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AfriGIS employees dedicate their 67 Minutes for Mandela Day to Employment Solutions

AfriGIS employees dedicate their 67 Minutes for Mandela Day to Employment Solutions Jul 18 2016As part of AfriGIS’s ongoing commitment to be involved and make a difference in our community AfriGIS employees devoted their 67 minutes for Mandela Day this year by visiting Employment Solutions, a non-profit organisation which was established in April 1999...

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July 15, 2016

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AfriGIS cares – comfort packs handed to SAPS Woman and Child Abuse Unit

AfriGIS cares – comfort packs handed to SAPS Woman and Child Abuse Unit Jul 15 2016AfriGIS contributed 100 comfort packs to the SAPS Woman and Child Abuse Unit who assist victims involved in abusive circumstances. AfriGIS HR Manager, Christa Welthagen remarked: “Our initiative, in the spirit of Mandela Day on 18 July...

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July 13, 2016

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Financial Mail’s Business Essentials speaks to AfriGIS

Financial Mail’s Business Essentials speaks to AfriGIS Jul 13 2016AfriGIS Director, Magnus Rademeyer sits in with Financial Mail’s Business Essentials to give a short interview of who we are and how we give easy access to quality information and insights. We are passionate about innovation, and specifically innovation around location by answering the WHERE questions...

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June 21, 2016

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Data workshop looks at data processes to close business gaps

Data workshop looks at data processes to close business gaps Jun 21 2016Geospatial data company AfriGIS’s second quarter Data and Spatial Workshop on 15 June 2016 looked at monitoring and reporting as the final elements in a spatial information strategy framework. Previous elements in the series included data, hardware, software and other aspects...

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June 10, 2016

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Use Smart Addresses to answer the “Where?” questions of your business

Use Smart Addresses to answer the “Where?” questions of your business Jun 10 2016 Because if you know “Where?” – then you will know, when, who and how. Where to sell? Where to improve? Where are we? Where are they? Where to go? Where to next? Where we connect?

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June 3, 2016

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Open source plug-in for road network analyses

Open source plug-in for road network analyses Jun 3 2016AfriGIS supports open-source initiatives and has recently released the Disconnected Islands QGIS Plugin. QGIS is a cross-platform free and open-source desktop geographic information system (GIS) application for data viewing, editing, and analysis.

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