On Thursday, 4 June 2025, the City of Cape Town’s GIS & Surveys unit, in partnership with Esri South Africa, hosted its annual GIS Tech Day. This year’s event brought together industry experts and thought leaders to showcase the latest innovations, trends, and advancements in GIS and surveying technology. The theme for 2025, ‘Unlocking Efficiency: Data Insights for Better Business’ highlighted the transformative role of geospatial intelligence in driving smarter, data-informed decision-making across sectors.
‘The event placed a strong emphasis on knowledge sharing and collaborative problem-solving, featuring informative presentations and interactive demonstrations of cutting-edge GIS and geospatial software, tools, and applications. It served as a valuable platform for stakeholders to exchange ideas, explore practical solutions to real-world challenges faced by the City, and advance smarter, more efficient approaches to property and urban management through the power of geospatial intelligence,’ said the City’s Executive Director for Economic Growth, Ruby Gelderbloem.
Esri South Africa is a geographic information system (GIS) software company that organises, integrates, analyses and shares geospatial information through innovative Geographic Information Systems Technology.
‘It was a privilege for Esri South Africa to partner with the City’s GIS & Surveys unit, where multiple stakeholders, including Horts, showcased cutting-edge technology in facilities management and digital twin applications. It’s encouraging to see the Esri platform being applied to meet diverse needs, delivering real value to our clients. The GIS Tech Day is an excellent initiative, and we eagerly anticipate continuing our partnership with the City going forward,’ said Regional Manager for Esri South Africa, Stephen Canter.
Red Delicious
Interview with a pirate:
There was a pirate who had agreed to do an interview with a local tv station. The reporter was very courteous and professional, giving a bit of background as to the pirate\’s business. She then began interviewing him.
\”So Mr. Longbeard, are there any risks to your business? I see you have a peg leg- how did that come about?\”
\”Well, y\’see I were sailing along the coast of South Africa, looking to plunder some locals when as I boarded the small boat from the ship, a great white shark came up and got my leg clean off. \’twas scary yes, but thus is the life of a pirate.\”
\”Wow, that is pretty scary- well, how about your hook? What happened to your hand with that?\”
\”Oh now that\’s quite the tale, y\’see I were fighting a rival pirate, and we had locked swords. We had been fighting for a few hours, and were both terribly fatigued. I had a bit of exhaustion and confusion, and when I went to block one of his sword blows, I met him with me hand instead of me sword. Took it right off, but it shocked him so much I managed to get him back pretty good and have him submit. So the hook hand was given as a replacement.\”
\”Wow. Simply fascinating. Now, what about your eye patch? How did that happen?\”
\”Well, one day, a seagull was flying overhead, and I looked up. It pooped right in me eye.\”
\”… Well wow. I must admit, I wouldn\’t think just seagull poop could damage the eye that badly.\”
\”Oh, I forgot to mention… it were me first day with the hook.\”
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Droewors – dried sausage [droo-ah-vors] A term used to describe a dried sausage, very similar to biltong or the German bratwurst or mettwurst.