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Abstract
There are various core areas where the municipal bodies are involved for providing their services for the betterment of the city. These services are often described as the obligatory and the discrenatory functions. It is with these functions only where the municipal bodies have to perform in a way that they could maximise their revenue generation and perform and deliver the services in a better way. One of the important thing which is missing in the system is that data is not managed properly. Because of the improper management of the data and records, it often becomes difficult to know about the functioning of the system in an efficient way. The core solution to maximise the profit generation and efficient delivery of the urban services lies in the overall management of the data system of the organisation. The data’s are always linked to each other and often lies in an isolated form. It is very important to manage the data in an integrated way so that complexity of the various systems could be reduced to solve various issues related to the functions of the municipal bodies.

The project about the municipal applications of GIS involves various components which could enhance the revenue base of the municipal systems. Some of the projects already exists in certain bodies or are under process. The important issue is to see the sustainability of that project within the organisation and how cost effective the project is for the organisation. Often it is found that the project conceived is failed to meet the desired goals of the organisation.

The project "Logistics Management and spatial Planning for Solid Waste Management using Geographic Information System" is based mainly on the practical observations regarding the functions and the city needs from time to time. The objective is simply to increase the revenue base of the local bodies and deliver the services in an efficient way.

Solid Waste Management is one of the important area where the problems arise from time to time. Municipal bodies are unable to provide an 100% efficient system and even are not able to reach to the efficiency of 60%. Some of the following observations which are commonly observed in urban local bodies are: the citizens often complain that solid waste is never lifted from its place, it is observed that the bins are full and the waste is lying for days without being lifted it to the landfill site, the municipal authorities say that citizens often donot throw the garbage in the bins and it usually lies there outside the bins, the other reason for which is claimed by the authorities is that , there is shortage of manpower and equipments and machines which could do the needful, the current lifting capacity is just 50% against the total waste generated.

Outcome of the "Logistics Management and Spatial Planning for Solid Waste Management System using Geographic Information System" :

1. The objective of such a GIS enabled system will help to identify the exact location of the dustbins and will help to place the dustbins properly along the entire city.
2. The minimum distance between the dustbins can be found easily using the GIS system
3. Location of problematic areas where more waste is collected can be found based on the waste generated from different areas and particular storage bins.
4. Proper inventory of the bins will be available ward wise/ sector wise
5. Each bin will be having an unique number by which bins can be located easily for the complaint redressal system.
6. Identification of the areas where the platform need to raised / provided for the proper base of the bins.
7. Identification of the areas where hoardings can be provided for the bins to increase the aesthetic value and maximise the revenue generation of the municipality.
8. Daily waste generation map showing the waste generated along the main roads, along the streets and ward wise, sector wise.
9. Identification and inventory of the permanent and temporary sweepers ward wise, sector wise.
10. Lifting cycle pattern identification based on the waste generated along the main roads, street roads, ward wise and sector wise.
11. Hourly cycle pattern plan for the different wards, sectors and main roads.

After observing and analysing various issues an efficient system can be developed by which various problems could be solved. From this innovative system, one can define the travel collection route, waste generating areas, presence of NGOs, location of bins, efficient redressal system, cost reduction and efficient planning for the overall Solid Waste Management system for a city.