OMS and GIS Global Image sign strategic MOU

Organisational Management Systems (OMS) an information systems integration company based in Nairobi, Kenya and South Africa’s GIS Global Image, a leading Geographical Information Systems (GIS) practitioner have signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU) that will see the toe companies working towards implementing and providing GIS solutions in East Africa.

During a recent visit to South Africa, management from both OMS and GIS Global Image, agreed on the establishment of the strategic MOU that will see transfer of skills and technology between the two organizations in addition to leveraging on their respective expertise and networks.

The basis for the MOU is mutual support in the implementation and development of GIS products and services in the East African Region. “GIS Global Image has been in this industry for a long time and we have developed a diverse skills base and understanding of the GIS technologies,” said Mr. Nico Elema, the Managing Director at GIS Global Image. “This coupled with OMS’s knowledge of the East African market, we feel that we shall be able to deliver unmatched GIS solutions in this region,” he continued.

GIS Global Image, has extensive experience in the implementation and management of GIS projects in various levels of Government and the Private Sector within the Southern African Region. Currently the company is assisting the Stellenbosch Municipality in developing and implementing their information management system on a GIS platform. Other projects undertaken include the Housing Demand Database for the Department of National Housing and the Open Source Map Viewer.

OMS on the other hand specializes on information management systems and products including records management, knowledge management and decision support systems that can be mapped on a GIS platform. With the implementation of this MOU, GIS projects and initiatives undertaken by OMS, will benefit from the extensive experience from GIS Global Image, with local skills being developed within the East African Region.

“We are excited about this partnership and are looking forward and committed to giving our clients best-of-the-breed technology solutions to help them manage their organizations better,” said Mr. Harry Hare, the Managing Director at OMS. “GIS Global Image adds a lot of value to our existing skills and solutions base to the benefit of our clients,” he continued.

Under this MOU, OMS will be responsible in rolling out an Integrated Management Information System, dubbed Papyrus, in the region. Papyrus enables Local Authorities to access information from different departments. These departments include the Town Planning-, Building Control-, Engineering and Treasury departments. All systems are GIS-based and developed on central servers, enabling the user to access data and GIS maps from an Intranet platform.