The Hindu 28.01.2011
GIS application to be made available to people in April
Web-based GIS (Geographic Information System) application being developed for Gobichettipalayam Municipality in Erode district is likely to be made available to the public in April this year.
The application will be utilised in urban planning and civic services, including monitoring of property tax assessment and collection, drinking water supply and traffic management.
Gobichettipalayam is one of the two municipalities in the State selected by the department of municipal administration for the implementation of the GIS application.
The other municipality selected for the project is Rajapalayam. The work is being carried out under the World Bank-funded Tamil Nadu Urban Development Project, Collector T. Soundiah told The Hindu.
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), which has been selected for the development of the application, has already completed the field survey, preparation of base maps using the satellite images obtained from National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA). The entire town's infrastructure such as buildings, roads, water distribution networks, hospitals, educational institutions, bus stands, streets, parks and playgrounds had already been mapped.
“We are now cross-verifying the data collected during the field survey with the municipal information records. The variations found during the verification process will be provided to the TCS officials, who will make necessary corrections in the application,” an official in the municipality here said.
The verification process is expected to be completed before the end of February. Training programmes would be conducted for the staff at the municipality on the effective utilisation of the GIS technology before the implementation of the application.
“Once completed, the application will help civic officials in a number of ways particularly in streamlining the property tax assessment and collection.
People can also get the required information at the click of a mouse,” he added.
