Fighting Covid-19: Science in Action | Science for Today Forum Series | Pt. 1 - July 29, 2020. The Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of the West Indies Presents: Tracking and Predicting COVID-19 - Dr. Parris Lyew-Ayee Jr., Director, Mona Geoinformatics. Tracking and...
A new Goldsmiths, University of London project will map hurricane adaptations, survivals and recoveries in the Caribbean, creating a resource to help mitigate future disasters. Led by Dr Adom Philogene Heron (Department of Anthropology), Caribbean Cyclone Cartography (CCC) researchers will...
The Mona GeoInformatics Institute (MGI) at the University of the West Indies Mona has been tasked with the responsibility to select the communities that will be provided with COVID-19 support across Jamaica. MGI’s Director, Dr. Parris Lyew-Ayee Jr has been working with the PSOJ, CVSS, JCF, JDF and...
The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) has so far raised J$110 million through its ongoing PSOJ COVID-19 Jamaica Response Fund, aimed at mobilizing and distributing resources for the protection and welfare of Jamaican citizens. The Mona GeoInformatics Institute (MGI) at the University...
The Mona GeoInformatics Institute (MGI) is the recipient this year’s RJRGleaner Honour Award in the category of Science and Technology. MGI collected the Commemorative Profile at last night’s RJRGleaner Gala Awards Dinner at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. Here is a listing of...
Loop News - The Mona GeoInformatics Institute (MGI) is conducting hydrodynamic modelling of solid waste in the Kingston Harbour to gauge the impact of the distribution and spread of garbage flowing into this major water body from multiple land-based sources. The MGI exercise seeks to look at the...
The Gleaner - The Mona GeoInformatics Institute (MGI) is currently conducting hydrodynamic modelling of solid waste in the Kingston Harbour to gauge the impact of the distribution and spread of garbage flowing into this major water body from multiple land-based sources. MGI is building on some...
Located on the campus of The University of the West Indies, Mona, St Andrew, this organisation is the brainchild behind Jamaica's global positioning system. It has also identified crash hotspots and offered a wide range of advanced geographic information science solutions. But for director of Mona...
"No regrets about our recommendation. Oxo-biodegradable plastics are a non-solution solution. There are tremendous opportunities for innovation now that can result in a net increase in employment and a better environment. My only concern is the timeline, which was not the recommendation of the...
Data Collation and Analysis - Geospatial Technologies: Driving Logistics and Transportation was presented by MGI’s Odean Wright. The 10th annual GIS Business Executive Forum was held on November 6, 2018 at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston. The GIS forum was put on by the Ministry of...