Micro Level Utility Mapping for Health and Social Infrastrcture by GPS Survey The Extension in other Sector The success of the booth wise mapping in the Polio and sub center level mapping of Routine Immunization gave the system of micro level mapping with hand held GPS gave a state wise recognition and as an immediate result West Bengal state Electricity board took a decision to map the group supply wise networking with GIS under APDRP Project of the World Bank and asked Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority to Execute The POWER GIS for them.  Environment Cell of KMDA 189 group supply is within the present grip of this project and all electrical utilities of 63 group electric supply have been mapped by hand held GPS . The POWER GIS networking starts from the sub center and ends up with the consumer and in between, the feeder, the HT lines, the DTR, the poles are connected.  The present mapping includes 2 million electrical utility mapping with their respective data base in a GIS platform being operated with a customized GIS /GPS soft ware.  The Conclusion The learning process of the entire system is about the simplicity in its operation and replicablility. It was fast, cost effective and acceptable. The GIS/GPS technology though so far being promoted as a tool for planning but never been taken in a such a ground level real level application, both in social and physical infrastructural mapping. The technology is available easily and does not need any high level sophistication. However the entire data base finally is being managed by a server base centrally located Data Management Center but in its day to day application it is only the stake holder who operates the system in their place of work. This has given the entire system a speed, a sense of competitiveness and finally a sustainability through increase revenue generation in the Physical sector and a improved Health Care system in case of Social Sectors
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