Spatial Data Services & Mapping (SDS Mapping) is a small U.S. consulting company specializing in the institutionalization of spatial information technologies. The company provides tailored consulting services to organizations wishing to startup or develop capabilities and applications using Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) technologies.
The company is focused on the provision of institutional support for international development with a particular emphasis on Africa and African Institutions. The company has worked throughout Africa with both governmental and non-governmental organizations across a wide range of disciplines and projects that have had spatial components. The principal technical consultant of the company is Mr. Joe Dooley,MS, MRP. Mr. Dooley has over seventeen years of experience working in Africa on community development and the application of spatial information technologies.
The types of spatial data and applications with which the company is acquainted include Natural Resource & Wildlife Assessments, Land Management and Community Development, Water Resources and Irrigation, Agriculture and Livestock, Drought Preparedness and Emergency Mitigation, Cadastral and Population Mapping, Public Health, Project Monitoring and Evaluation, and Internet based mapping solutions. Donor and other funding organizations with which SDS Mapping has worked include USAID, the UN-FAO, GTZ, WWF, WRI, and the USGS.