More than 11 focus groups were reached and close to 400 people trained with varied depths of hands - on - sessions.
- For trainers who were going to retrain others, two day training events were conducted
- For University students interested in using this data for their final year project or for spatial analysis, 3 - 5 hour one day trainings were conducted.
- For G.I.S. developers and Professionals seeking to share data, develop similar platforms or use Virtual Kenya for internal use, 2 hour presentations were conducted to give them an indepth understanding of the sites capabilities
The training was basically broken down to three categories:
- Beginners : Primary and High school teachers and students who teach/use Geography and locations in class
- Intermediates : College/University level students who are already using G.I.S. but would like to expand their knowledge
- Advanced : G.I.S professionals and tutors who have advanced knowledge of different platforms and have some capacity to so spatial analysis or web based developments
- International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Kabete - Nairobi G.I.S Professionals
- Regional Center for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) - RCMRD staff
- Train the Trainers for Education and Conservation - WCK,KWS and K.I.E staff
- Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (J.K.U.A.T) - Geomatics Department
- University of Nairobi - Geospatial Engineering
- Global Youth Forum World Bank Youth
- University of Nairobi - ICT School of Computing
- SCGIS ESRI - GIS users in conservation
- Geospatial Users Group Kenya iHub - GIS power users
- Applied Geoinformatics for Society and Environment (AGSE) - A.G.S.E focus group
- Eye on Earth Summit , Abu Dhabi
To view see more about the training events and photos on the same please visit the Community Page and The Virtual Kenya Facebook Page
