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ESRI and ENVI ITTHarris Sales and GIS consultancy

We offer highly specialized and experienced GIS consultancy services in Namibia and beyond. Training services are facilitated by ESRI certified instructors which can be provided at our own training centre.

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Sales

  • We specialize in the sale and supply of both hardware and software for GIS and GIS and Remote Sensing related systems. This includes the full product range of ESRI and ENVI L3Harris.
  • We also specialize in the sale and supply of Mobile GIS Solutions on Trimble GPS Platforms.

Consultancy and Project Management

  • GIS Project Management
  • Total GIS Outsourced Solutions
  • Spatial Data Integration
  • Database Design, Development and Implementation
  • Geospatial Analysis
  • Metadata Implementation
  • Aerial surveys, orthophoto production, intimate sensing (ArcPAD Mobile GIS)

Application Development

  • Customization of GIS applications for client requirements
  • Standalone and embedded GIS application developments
  • Web based mapping and web page development
  • Geodatabase design and development

Data Services

  • Data Capture
  • Data Conversion
  • Data Compilation
  • Coordinate Transformation

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Training and Support

  • Accredited ArcGIS (ESRI-developed courses, and user customized courses)
  • ArcView GIS (ESRI)
  • ArcPAD, ArcPAD Application Builder (ArcPAD Studio)

Our Team

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Allan le Hané
Managing Director

Allan le Hané is the Managing Director of Geocarta and has held this position for the past seventeen years since its inception and is a GIS Specialist. Allan has been working as GIS project manager on various topographic map revision projects for twenty-two years. In early 2006 Allan joined the ESRI international teaching program and obtained his authorization to teach ESRI-developed courses.

He also has been managing other businesses outside the spatial industry for more than twenty one years. The most noticeable of which is his involvement in the small farmers development in Namibia and his own farm production and produce marketing strategy which is strengthening the local requirements for locally produced goods and value addition to local production. Berry Buzz Farming is his brain child. Its progress can be followed on their website .

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Mattias Metz
Technical Director

Matthias Metz is a GIS Specialist and the Geocarta Technical Director. He has a master’s degree in Geography. Since the year 2000, he has worked as an Advisor in the GIS field on various GIS projects in Southern Africa. His main area of interest and expertise are GIS in spatial planning, infrastructure management such as roads and electricity networks, embedding GIS in organizations, spatial data management.

In early 2006 Matthias joined the ESRI international teaching program and obtained his authorization to teach ESRI-developed courses.

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Olaf von Plato
Technical Product Manager

Olaf von Plato is the ArcGIS Technical Product Manager. Olaf has been working on various topographic mapping and GIS projects for the past sixteen years. Olaf also has experience in the Remote Sensing applications and Geophysical Exploration.

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Our Projects

Completed Projects

Since
2004

  • Completed Projects

    100%

2017-2018
Contracting Authority: Erongo RED
Lead consultant: Green Enterprise Solutions
Project Description:
  • GIS systems implementation for Erongo RED.
  • Set up of Geodatabase and Migration of existing data into ArcGIS format.
  • Linked ArcGIS to RDBMS system.

2006-2021
Contracting Authority: MAWLR
Lead consultant: Stubenrauch Planning Consultants
Project Description:
  • GIS Database Setup, Data Capture and Data Analysis for Land use Plan (Karas, Hardap and Kavango Regions).
  • Implementation of LUCIS mapping in the Kavango Integrated Regional Land Use Plan in collaboration with Chris Brooks from SAREP.
Contracting Authority: MAWLR
Lead consultant: Geocarta
Project Description:
  • Land use Plan for Omaheke Region.
  • Planning Consultant and GIS Database Setup, Data Capture and Data Analysis for Land use Plan.
Contracting Authority: GIZ
Lead consultant: Geocarta
Project Description:
  • Monitor and Evaluation System to manage Land Reform Activities in Namibia.
  • RDBMS Development for monitoring and evaluation of land reform activities.
  • ArcSDE geodatabase generation on SQL Server Express with regard to the Ministries Resettlement Program.
  • GIS application development (Cadastre Capture Tools) for the Ministry’s Resettlement Registry.
Contracting Authority: MAWLR
Lead consultant: Geocarta
Project Description:
  • Topographic Map Revision for the Omaheke Region.
  • Reproduction and renewal of 1:10 000; 1:50 000 and 1:250 000 map sheets for the region and set up of the Regional Topographic Database. .
Contracting Authority: MAWLR
Lead consultant: Green Enterprise Solutions
Project Description:
  • Field work for the Topographic Map Revision for the Erongo Region for reproduction and renewal of 1:10 000; 1:50 000 and 1:250 000 map sheets for the region and set up of the Regional Topographic Database.
Contracting Authority: MAWLR
Lead consultant: Swede Survey
Project Description:
  • Places of interest field survey in the Karas and Hadap regions.
Contracting Authority: GIZ
Lead consultant: GOPA Consultants
Project Description:
  • Geodatabase development and maintenance for the Community-based Rangeland Management in the Northern Communal Areas of Namibia
  • Technical support for the creation of land use maps for identified rangeland intervention areas.

2006
Contracting Authority: MME
Lead consultant: Consulting Services Africa
Project Description:
  • Assisted with GIS requirement for the Off-Grid Electrification Plan.

2015
Contracting Authority: MURD
Lead consultant: Robust (Pty) Ltd
Project Description:
  • GIS Systems software supply.
  • Software implementation and annual license renewal and backup.

2006
Contracting Authority: Lux Development
Lead consultant: Geocarta
Project Description:
  • National GIS Survey and Data Collection.

2008/2011
Contracting Authority: NTB
Lead consultant: Dr Yves Baudot
Project Description:
  • Assistance to NTB in production of 2008/2011 Namibia Tourism Map.

2008-2010
Contracting Authority: Spanish Development Agency
Lead consultant: ESRI Spain
Project Description:
  • Technical Support with the implementation of a Bachelors Degree in Geoinformation Technology (BGIT) at Polytechnic of Namibia (PoN). The project was initiated by Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). The support included the review of educational material compiled by ESRI Spain.
  • Trained Lecturers at the Land Management Department of PoN.
  • Delivered ESRI Spain developed courses to BGIT students
  • General technical support with regard to the operation and management of the established ESRI laboratory.
  • Technical support to the CBS census mapping exercise in preparation of the 2011 National housing and population census project. It included the training of the CBS GIS staff in the utilization of GIS and Mobile GIS Technology.

2015-2017
Contracting Authority: NAMPOL
Lead consultant: CSS Tactical Solutions
Project Description:
  • Developed a GIS based crime capturing platform and set up of a Geodatabase for the Namibian Police Force (NAMPOL).
  • Trained NAMPOL designated staff.
  • Prepared the base data for the Geo-policing system and population of sample crime data that was incorporated into the system

2021 - 2022
Contracting Authority: NAMCOR
Lead consultant: Geocarta
Project Description:
  • Developed a GIS Based Web Portal for the newly formed NAMCOR Exploration and Production Company.
  • Trained staff in the usage and maintenance of the web portal.
  • The project included ArcGIS training and updating of current GIS databases.

2017/2020
Contracting Authority: RFA
Lead consultant: ARTEE Project Engineers, Dunamis Consulting Engineers and Ingenium Consulting Engineers
Project Description:
  • Technical Assistance to Local Authorities (LA’s) and Regional Councils (RC’s) for RFA subsidized pavement management funding.
  • Provision of GIS support services to the engineering companies for management of the RFA contributions to LA’s and RC’s for road maintenance.

2007
Contracting Authority: Rossing Uranium (Pty) Ltd
Lead consultant: Dr. John Kinahan
Project Description:
  • Mapping and Animation of an Archeological Site.

2006
Contracting Authority: Various
Lead consultant: Urban Dynamics
Project Description:
  • develop an ArcGis tool for Qatar based oil company
  • Assisted with the data capturing of the Luderitz railway study.

2009 - Present
Contracting Authority: Various
Lead consultant: Corridor Development Consultants
Project Description:
  • Business Survey for Assessing the Impact of Corridor Development on Developing Communities.
  • Corridor Impact mapping and analysis.

2017 - Present
Contracting Authority: GSN
Lead consultant: Geocarta
Project Description:
  • Assistance with setting up and maintenance of Geodatabase.
  • Staff training and general maintenance assistance.

2004 - Present
Contracting Authority: Otjiwarongo, Tsumeb and Okahandja.
Lead consultant: Geocarta
Project Description:
  • Implementation of the Cadastral Management Systems.
  • Ad hoc projects as per client requirements.

2006 - Present
Contracting Authority: MAWLR
Lead consultant: Geocarta
Project Description:
  • ArcCadastre, ArcGIS and map production training to all sectors and divisions.
  • Field Work Exercises, data capture and software support on various ongoing projects.

2012 - Present
Contracting Authority: NSA
Lead consultant: Geocarta
Project Description:
  • Training and Support to National data Collection since the 2012 census.

2005 - Present
Contracting Authority: RA
Lead consultant: Burmeister and partners, Element Consulting Engineers and Pregon (Current)
Project Description:
  • Technical support and Road proclamation
  • GOS Maintenance on the Road Referencing System (RRS).

2004 - Present
  • GIS training program (ESRI Developed Course)
  • Taking on University of Namibia (UNAM) and Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) students for in-service training and industry readiness preparation..

Ongoing Projects

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