Khatib & Alami (K&A) sponsors ESRI Middle East and North Africa User Conference 2016 and shares “Highlights on National and Local Government Geospatial Implementations in MEA”.

The Middle East and North African geospatial communities came together 8-10 November2016 at the Kempinski Hotel Ishtar, Dead Sea, Jordan, to learn, understand, and share their GIS technology experiences at this year’s ESRI Middle East and North Africa User Conference 2016. The conference offered more than 650 attendees a wide range of industry related and technical sessions, and included plenary sessions, technical seminars, user presentations, and an exhibition.

Given our reputation for innovative GIS solutions, it was only natural that K&A was a Gold sponsor, had a booth, and that our Senior Manager of Government and Commercial MENA, Dr. Mohamed Misbah, presented “Highlights on National and Local Government Geospatial Implementations in MEA” during the plenary sessions.

During the event, GIS solutions from the MENA region were celebrated across industries and it was clear that Web GIS, Big Data, and Internet of Things technologies are becoming increasingly prevalent with more organizations awakening to the value collaborative GIS brings. Esri president Mr. Jack Dangermond presented Esri's vision for how GIS is becoming a fundamental language for understanding and managing our world. Other highlights included the total unveiling of ArcGIS 10.5 and the new ESRI insights for ArcGIS and Geoanalytics.