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Foundation Level — Batch 2

IsDB Geoinformatics Data Platform (GEIDA) · Staff Certification Programme

September–October 2026 · Hybrid: IsDB HQ Jeddah + Online

Batch 2 is the second cohort of the GEIDA Foundation Level Certification Training. It was delivered alongside the IsDB Operations Boot Camp while colleagues from the Regional Hubs were gathered at Headquarters, and runs in three parts.

Part 3 complete

Both sessions have been delivered. The recordings, the slide decks and the Moroto case study manual are on the Part 3 page. Follow-up sessions on participants' own projects will be arranged with those who attended.

How Batch 2 is structured

Part 1 — Preparatory. Self-paced materials issued before the in-person day, covering the fundamentals and the tools. Available in Resources.

Part 2 — In-person day. A full day at IsDB HQ Jeddah on 10 September 2026, covering the project cycle from quality at entry through implementation monitoring to completion and evaluation, working with participants' own ongoing and pipeline projects.

Part 3 — Online practical follow-up. Two guided online sessions of approximately four hours each, working through the IsDB project cycle with real data, and completing the Foundation Level requirements.

Programme at a glance

Part When Focus
Part 1 — Preparatory Before 10 September Self-paced materials: EO fundamentals, tools, project data template
Part 2 — In-person day 10 September 2026 Morning: EO and geoinformatics fundamentals · Afternoon: spatial analysis and the eToolkit
Part 3 — Online follow-up 29 September and 13 October 2026 Project mapping, baseline and risk screening · site identification, access analysis and site screening across the project cycle

Tools used

All tools are web-based — no desktop software is required.

Tool Purpose
eToolkit Automated EO report generation for a project area
Google Earth Web Digitising project locations, KML export
GeoLibre Web-based spatial analysis, boundaries, buffers
GADM Administrative boundaries by country

eToolkit access

Batch 2 participants should continue to use the eToolkit credentials issued to them before the in-person day. If you no longer have them, contact the GEIDA Programme team.