WISP

Water Information Sharing Platform

Chris Seremet

Technical Advisor – Water Supply and Sanitation

March 30, 2011

ICT4 Development Conference

Lusaka, Zambia

Introduction

• Chris Seremet• Technical Advisor – Water Supply and

Sanitation• Based in PQSD at HQ

Project Background

• WISP will link together the field data collection tools, with local and regional GIS databases, and expose the database content through reports and map viewers to any authorized agencies and donors, over the world wide web

• Systems to be used for project planning and M&E purposes

Project Background

• Ease of populating a database and generating reports and maps from data

• Pilot in Kenya and possibly Ethiopia

WATER Information Sharing Platform

• Coordination Improvement Areas

• ICT4D Investments by WVI and CRS

• Millennium Water Alliance

• Hydrologic Relationships (Topology)

Water INFORMATION Sharing Platform

• System Design

• Ease of Use

• Operational Constraints

• Database Design

• Data Collection

• Data Management

Water Information SHARING Platform

• Information Sharing• Geographic Integration• Federated Information Sharing /

Replication• Transparency• Collaboration• Hydrographic Basemap

Water Information Sharing PLATFORM

• Enterprise GIS• Organizational Scaling• User Community• Platform Scaling• Open Architectures

• Interoperability• Developer Support

• Technical Support

ICT Solution

• NetHope, ESRI, World Vision, and the Millennium Water Alliance

• PDAs, ArcGIS, FormBuilder• IT and staff support provided by NetHope

and ESRI

Project Background

ArcGIS for iOS

ArcGIS .com

ArcGIS Mobile

Amazon EC2

ArcGISServer

EnterpriseGeodatabase

ArcGIS OnlineGroups and Web Mapping

Connected Mobile Clients

Connected or Disconnected Field Data Collection

ArcGIS APIs for Silverlight(Flex, Javascript, SharePoint)

Custom Web Dashboards

Web Services PublishingEnterprise Data Management

ArcGIS Desktop

Full Desktop GIS

OfflineField Solution

Windows 7

Android

Project Background

Proposal

• Funded Initiative

• Scaled for Implementation

• Expansion of Stakeholder Group to a broad base of participation

Scaled Deployment

• Proof of Concept Prototype developed and hosted

• Integration of Millennium Water Alliance M&E template

• Mobile Data Application

• Basic training webcasts & start up documentation

• Completion est. April 2011

WISP Phase & Project Vision

NetHope Members Primarily Involved

PHASE I PHASE II

Requirements& Prototype

TBD

Phase I

• Currently, WISP in is Phase I• ESRI is supporting Nethope members

CRS and World Vision in the definition of requirements for the WISP system capabilities

Phase I

• A WISP prototype will be developed and hosted, including a mobile data collection application for M&E

• Using a series of webcasts to members to demonstrate the solution and explore the software architecture

• Documentation of the solution will facilitate member implementation of the system

• Plan for scaling deployment to Phase 2

Phase I (cont)

• GIS technical leaders are collaborating with CRS and WVI currently working on water projects in East Africa to document their needs for water information and data sharing. CRS and WVI will provide input and validation concerning the needs of donors and participants for project reporting, mapping, and data provision.

Phase I (cont)

• Defining WISP requirements• Recommending an information system

architecture• Demonstrating prototype of a hydrologic

web-based data viewer• Discussed during weekly conference calls

Phase II

• In addition, a pilot project will be proposed at the conclusion of Phase I. The pilot project, for Phase II, will initiate the implementation of the WISP system, and serve as a proof-of-concept for the WISP system design.

Phase II Benefits

• Cost Savings and New Capacity to NGO’s thru GIS Data Made Available from Other Sources

• Ongoing View Of Current Projects In East Africa

• Visibility of Data to National Governments and Donors

• Cost Savings to National Governments and Donors

Phase II Benefits (cont)

• Intersectoral awareness of water– e.g. health, forestry, rural development

Phase II Benefits (cont)

• Extend data sharing architecture, best practices, workflows, etc. beyond water (to other sectors)

• Extend Reach and Impact of Projects• Multiplier Effect of Capacity Building for All

Participants• Benefits to East African citizens and

agencies

Sustainability

• Training• Capacity building / train the trainer

engagements• Technical documentation

Key Challenges

• We are still in the development stage• Deciding on which WASH indicators to

collect data • CRS Global M&E System?

– vs. Regional? vs. Country-level?• Millennium Water Alliance – Kenya• Howard G Buffett Foundation Global

Water Initiative• ICT and GIS are not the issue

Lessons Learned

• Still a work in progress– WISP Phase I demo in April/May 2011

Next Steps

• Review Data Model• Application Design / Testing• Mobile Editing Activity • Cloud Editing Activity• Final Phase I Demonstrations • ESRI Washington DC Briefings (April)• A full proposal to Donors following

Phase I to develop & broadly implement the Water Information Sharing Platform

Thank You!