GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS):
SUPPORTING EDUCATION
INFRASTRUCTURE DECISION-MAKING
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What is GIS and how does it work with SIMS?
 GIS is a computer system designed to enable users to collect,
manage, analyze big quantities of spatial data to help in planning
and decision-taking for a community or region.
 The MoES GIS application uses the data collected in the national
school survey and stored in SIMS. It turns numbers into visual data.
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can be shown at different levels of detail allowing
decisions to be made at an individual school level, a village level, a
regional level and a national level.
 It allows data to be compared across the country.
 Each SIMS report can have a GIS application associated with it.
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GIS Module Architecture
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Analyze, display Data
Update GIS Data
Produce new map scenarios
Feed Web-GIS with new data
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GIS Module Users
Web Based GIS
(operates in any Web-Browser)
GIS Server
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ArcGIS Desktop
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dBase Server
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How does GIS support policy-driven decision making?
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In any education ministry around the world, staff ask similar questions that impact on
planning for the future. They are policy-related questions that depend on an evidencebase to provide accurate answers. These questions may include:
PQ - 1.
Do we need 4796 schools in Albania? Can we rationalize the number
of schools so that we have more money to spend on a smaller number of
schools?
 Which schools could we close?
PQ - 2.
Are there any
schools that need to be closed because they pose a threat to
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the lives of students and teachers?
 What other schools could the students be sent to?
PQ - 3.
Are there schools that pose a health risk to students because of lack
of water and sanitation?
 What could be done to ensure that girls continue to go to school?
GIS HELPS US ANSWER THESE POLICY QUESTIONS
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SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM
(SIMS)
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School Infrastructure Management System
System Users
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 SIMS is an interactive, multi-user information management tool that
provides easy access to the infrastructure data of all Albanian preUniversity schools
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School Infrastructure Management System
SIMS Architecture
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School Infrastructure Management System
System Components Description
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Enables SIMS users to view all of the data collected for any institution
It offers a search utility to quickly locate the desired institution(school and
building)
Easy navigation with tabs to jump to the section of interest
 Reporting
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 Data Viewer
Enable decision makers to generate various reports for each of the
thematic areas
SIMS reports offer charts and summary tables with aggregation at multiple
levels, and drill
down and up capabilities
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 Data Entry
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Enables SIMS users to update the school infrastructure data
It offers the look and feel of the auditing forms used in the field and it
validates the information entered to ensure the quality of the data entry
 Administration
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Enables the administration of the user permissions, by defining what data
and functionalities will be available to the different users
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