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Evan Trowbridge

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I work with cities in Africa to build tax systems that are more fair and that citizens trust. Based in Turin, Italy.

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Brilliant

29.01.2026 17:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

speak softly and carry a big drumstick

14.01.2026 12:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Alternative headline: "Two wheat and a brick could rise to eight sheep"

25.05.2025 20:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸŽ‰ Big Changes Ahead: QGIS Is Moving to Qt6 and Launching QGIS 4.0! Exciting times are ahead for the QGIS project! We’re thrilled to share some major updates coming to the QGIS platform over the next few months. These changes are part of a long-planned technical mi…

Have you been wondering when #QGIS 4.0 will come out? Today we posted the roadmap to 4.0 on the QGIS blog!

blog.qgis.org/2025/04/17/q...

17.04.2025 11:30 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

nice

16.02.2025 11:33 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Exciting update to R's tmap package for visualizing spatial data!

29.01.2025 17:45 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cleaning data for a new property database in Makeni, Sierra Leone. These talented technicians have made impressive progress using ArcGIS Online over the past four months.

10.01.2025 16:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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And a couple more photos

I was told the skewer was a "snail" from the sea -- but it was difficult to get much more clarity than that.

07.01.2025 14:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm back in Sierra Leone for a few weeks. Lots to do, but also lots to appreciate!

Traveling the last 175km by ferry and motorcycle has been a memorable part of the experience.

Even got some #RStats work done on the ferry

07.01.2025 14:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Some other sessions that sounded interesting (3/3)
May 17
Geospatial Data Systems for Sustainable Spatial Planning and Urban Development
Land Valuation, Titling, and Rights: Trends, Innovations and ICT Applications

06.05.2024 10:06 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Some other sessions that sounded interesting (2/3)

May 16
Open and Inclusive Land Governance Data for Climate Action and Accountability
Sustainable Financing of Land Registration and Land Administration

06.05.2024 10:05 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Some other sessions that sounded interesting

May 15:
Earth Observation Based Solutions to Leverage Development Assistance for Urban Planning & Development
Inclusive & Transparent Land Governance Practices for Land Administration Institutions
Land & Property Valuation for Sustainable Urbanization

06.05.2024 10:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
LoGRI at the World Bank Land Conference 2024 - ICTD Register and attend Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) sessions and panel discussion at the World Bank's Land Conference, 13 to 17 May 2024.

A link to some info about LoGRI-related sessions: www.ictd.ac/event/logri-...

06.05.2024 10:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Other colleagues will be presenting research that, unfortunately, will not be available to virtual attendees (Sripriya Iyengar Srivatsa, Nicolas Orgeira Pillai, and Kevin Grieco)

06.05.2024 10:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

May 16
Leveraging Property Taxation to Strengthen Land Management and Sustainability – New Models to Accelerate Reform Progress with Wilson Prichard, Rosetta Wilson, and Colette Nyirakamana

06.05.2024 10:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

May 14:
Revolutionizing Land Administration: A Debate on Cadaster-first Versus Fit-for-Purpose and Property Tax-first Approaches to Achieve Tenure Security with Wilson Prichard

06.05.2024 10:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There is still time to sign up for virtual attendance at The World Bank Land Conference. If you do, I might suggest several sessions with my colleagues from Local Government Revenue Initiative:

06.05.2024 10:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0