Ralph Elsäßer

Transforming Irrigation Management in Nigeria

• Development of the basin-level information system (.Net, C#).
• Integration of Google web services.
• Development of the web GIS-based national digital dam inventory (ASP .Net C#, TatukGIS, Google Earth Engine).
• QGIS training for staff of the catchment area authorities and the Ministry of Water.

• Conducting a national geo-coded inventory of water and wastewater facilities using mobile devices.
• Creating the national water and wastewater atlas, including print layouts for jamoats, regions, and the national level.
• Designing and technically specifying the national web and GIS-based management information system for urban water management, defined as a web-based multi-stakeholder system with configurable access rights.
• QGIS training for Ministry of Water staff.

• MCC Due Diligence Consultant for remote sensing, geo-informatics, data acquisition, integration, and analysis.
• Development of the ESRI-based Project Data Management Framework, including mobile data collection and AGOL-based project dashboards for the MCC projects "Transport&Trade" and "Water Demand and Productivity".
• Development of a WebGIS-based interface for geo-based access to project data, environmental data, and socially relevant datasets, including an analysis platform.

• Scoping mission for the Austrian Development Agency to introduce satellite and geo-based tools for flood forecasting.
• Flood protection in the Pungwe-Save-Buzi catchment areas.

• Analysis of the existing IT system at NASFAM (National Smallholder Farmers Association).
• Specification of a new IT system to strengthen agricultural advisory services, including product tracking.

• Identification of innovative ICT solutions for smallholder irrigation farming in Niger.
• Knowledge transfer, knowledge management, e-learning.

• Upgrade of the GIS-based evaluation tools SIG-AEP and BD-INO, aligning them with the Sustainable Development Goals (ArcGIS Desktop add-in development with .NET C#, MapWindow plugin development with C# .NET).
• Creation of the national atlas for rural water supply.
• Data integration, structuring, storage, and backup.

• Development of the WASH-MIS Rwanda (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Management Information System).
• Frontend: Web GIS interface and Android app.
• Cloud hosting of services.
• Software architect, data management, training.

• Introducing precision agriculture on three farms (macadamia, lychee, avocado) in Mozambique and Brazil.
• Use of GIS, integration of drone-based remote monitoring.
• Use of sensors for irrigation and soil quality.
• Development of a GIS-supported in-house ERP system.
• Feasibility study for introducing barcodes to ensure product traceability.

Transforming Irrigation Management in Nigeria

• Development of the basin-level information system (.NET, C#).
• Integration of Google Web Services.
• Development of the WebGIS-based National Digital Dam Inventory (ASP.NET C#, TatukGIS, Google Earth Engine).
• QGIS training for staff of watershed authorities and the Ministry of Water.

• Consulting the company on geoinformatics issues (performance optimization of the ESRI ArcGIS Server/ArcSDE-Oracle DB/ArcObjects/ArcGIS Online/GEONIS/MapApps network environment).
• GIS training for ESRI, SDE, QGIS.
• Oracle Spatial DB performance training for Vattenfall IS.
• Further development of the TBOME software for risk assessment and slope stability calculation in open-pit mining (C# .Net).
• Development of a prototype for a geoportal for the mining damage information system, including geocoding (.Net C#, ArcGIS Runtime, Oracle).

• Development of the GIS-based Sugar Industry Management Information System SIMIS, including database and data migration (ESRI ArcGIS Runtime, ArcGIS Desktop, .Net C#).
• Development of a GIS-based management system for the interplay of harvesting, transport, and processing of sugarcane (ESRI ArcGIS, C# .Net).
• Development of models to determine the harvest time.
• Satellite image-based land use classification.
• Data integration.
• Drone-based detection of pest infestation.
• GIS training (ESRI and QGIS) and refinement of existing geodata processing.

• Spatial multi-criteria analysis of 2,000 km of roads in Benin to prioritize rehabilitation or new construction (ESRI ArcGIS).
• Creation of maps for environmental impact assessments, for return migration and trade flows.
• Provision of geodata through web GIS applications.
• Incorporation of ultra-high-resolution UAV remote sensing data.
• Setup of a GIS database, data modeling (ESRI ArcGIS).
• Assessment of opportunities to improve agricultural productivity, promote women's rights, and protect the environment and resources.

• Requirements analysis and technical specification for the development of a modular management information system for the regulatory authority.
• Modules for calculating performance indicators of water suppliers, tariff calculation, and benchmarking.
• Dynamic visualization using maps and charts.

• Design, implementation, and maintenance of geotechnical expert systems for the approval and management of dams.
• Implementation of specialized extensions in ESRI ArcGIS and C# .Net.
• Modules for online sensor data, document management, geotagged photos.
• Database setup, data integration, data quality assurance.
• Technical documentation and client staff training.

• Creation of the national hydrogeological maps of Benin (ArcGIS).

• Specification of TOR for the creation of the national water information system of Burkina Faso SNIEAU.
• Data modeling, tendering and evaluation.
• Monitoring of implementation.
• Needs analysis workshops, stakeholder dialogues.

• Designed and developed several WebGIS-based information systems (fleet register, port, water, and dam information systems) for the five member countries of the basin authority (Dem. Rep. of the Congo, Cameroon, Rep. of the Congo, Central African Republic).
• Led an interdisciplinary team to specify a national water information system for the Dem. Rep. of the Congo.
• Created hydrological maps, navigation charts, and hydroelectric maps of the transnational basin.
• Conducted needs analysis workshops, stakeholder dialogues, data modeling, and training on GIS and data integration.

• Designed, implemented, and maintained the ESRI GIS-based information system IS Deichsicherheit Dessau/Elbe.
• Developed using C# .Net.
• Integrated online sensors (water level, soil moisture).
• Created technical documentation and trained client staff.

• Conducted a feasibility study on using GIS and remote sensing to optimize and monitor on-farm water management.
• Developed a cost-effective remote sensing method to annually determine water needs of irrigated agriculture using Landsat data.
• Identified and evaluated existing geodata and software landscape.
• Provided training and client support.

Project Eau Long Terme

• Analysis of the existing GI landscape at DGPRE. Development of concepts to optimize the databases and GIS models for sustainable data maintenance.
• Identifying gaps in geodata for the two project regions.
• Developing a training plan for the GIS/remote sensing team at DGPRE.

• Development of the ArcView extension 'Flood Protection Information System in the Lower Rhine'.

• Design, implementation, and maintenance of the GIS-based information systems IS Dike Safety and IS Flood Protection for various district administrations in Germany (Cologne/Bonn, Krefeld, Arnsberg) and other clients.
• Design and implementation of a web-based map server application (ArcIMS) for managing flood protection structures on the Rhine and Sieg rivers.
• Implementation using ArcView/Avenue, later in C# .Net.
• Technical documentation and training of client staff.

• Development of the ArcView extension 'Biotope Information System Freiburg'.

• Development of a GIS-based user interface for the storage optimization model of Wageningen University.
• Integration of the model into the DGETH database environment.
• Training at the client's site.

• Handled contaminated site issues, planned and carried out climate monitoring of landfills.
• Conducted AutoCAD user training.
• Performed technical landfill investigations.
• Conducted geophysical surveys (ground-penetrating radar).
• Provided network support.

• Focus areas: engineering geology and hydrogeology.
• Thesis: 'GIS-based modeling of groundwater recharge rate in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan'.
• Grade: very good.

• Topic of the thesis: "Implementing a test device to generate an HDLC data frame in the format of the Meteosat MDD (Meteorological Data Distribution) mission".
• Practical training: Dornier GmbH Friedrichshafen.
• Rating: good.