期刊名称：ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
印刷版ISSN：2194-9042
电子版ISSN：2194-9050
出版年度：2006
卷号：XXXVI Part 6
页码：264-271
出版社：Copernicus Publications
摘要：Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has initiated JICA NET Distance Education on remote sensing (RS) and GIS for developing countries since 2004 in cooperation with Japan Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (JSPRS). The teaching contents were prepared by the project team of JSPRS which are consisted of 12 modules each of remote sensing and GIS. JICA NET Distance Education has been implemented five times since 2004 as follows. 1st Round: October-December, 2004: Thailand, Malaysia and Turkey 2nd Round: January-March, 2005: Vietnam, Philippines and Laos 3rd Round: May-July, 2005: Kenya, Sri Lanka and Thailand 4th Round: October-December, 2005: Jordan, Turkey, Vietnam and Philippines 5 th Round: January-March, 2006: Malaysia, Cambodia and Laos Three more rounds are scheduled up to the end of March 2007. A module of the distance education is composed of 30 minutes lecture presented with power point images with video and voice, 30 minutes video conference for question and answer (Q&A) session. Three modules will be provided in a session of three hours and half. On the fourth day of each RS and GIS course, an examination is implemented in cooperation with a site facilitator in each country. So far, the JICA sponsored distance education is successful in terms of systematic education to governmental staff in developing countries who are working in the field of remote sensing and GIS with a focus of better management of natural resources and environment
关键词：distance education; developing countries; capacity building
