Abu Dhabi Education Council Honored at Esri's EdUC

The annual Esri Education User Conference (EdUC) provides the opportunity to not only exchange information and ideas among educators but also honor individuals and organizations for their exceptional work in implementing geographic information system (GIS) solutions. At this year's conference, Dr. Michael Gould, Esri director of education for industry solutions, presented the Making a Difference in Education Award to His Excellency Dr. Mugheer Khamis Al-Khaili, director general, Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC).

GIS is used at ADEC to help it implement its 10-year strategic plan. This includes
•      Analyzing the use of current school buildings
•      Planning the location of new schools
•      Reducing student performance gaps between schools
•      Balancing the classroom instruction load among the teachers

GIS is also used to achieve other ADEC initiatives such as the management of student transportation, replacement of aging facilities, and improvement of student access to high-quality education. In addition, the ADEC GIS has been successfully integrated with its other enterprise databases, including the student information system, which maintains student records and is used as a basis in preparing administrative reports, and its enterprise resource planning system, used for educational resource management.

Internet: www.esri.com/education