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Municipal GIS: The Gorakhpur experience

Vaishali Nandan
Society for Planning & Research in Sustainable Management (PRISM)
S-04, MHU, IIM Campus, Bannerghatta Road,Bangalore – 560076 (Karnataka), India
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Email: vnandan@indiatimes.com



Abstract
Municipal GIS is by far one of the most critical uses for the geographical information system at the city level. Visually represented property data that is generated through this exercise facilitates the process of municipal property assessment/ reassessment and provides the key to a financially stable Urban Local Body. This easy model developed for the Gorakhpur Municipal Corporation through the joint efforts of the Society for Planning & Research in Sustainable Management (PRISM) and The Gorakhpur Municipal Corporation is being replicated in 11 cities within the State of Uttar Pradesh, including Gorakhpur.