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Digital urban management programme - Evolution of Bangalore GIS model


4.The Projects Dealt By The Stakeholders:

Bangalore Development Authority - BDA
  1. Mapping of Bangalore Metropolitan Area (NRSA Map)
    Issues : Delay in completing the base map, the foremost need for all agencies and the GIS projects (Started in 1998-99, only 12 Sqkm out of 1424 Sqkm so far)
  2. GIS Project (Layout development)
    Issues : There is no use of base map or standard data (manual survey), software used also Intergraph (Geomedia), different from BWSSB and BMTC
Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB)
  1. Computerized mapping, GIS development and utilities
    Base map used is different from BDA (Since the delay in acquisition of NRSA base map from BDA, BWSSB has directly acquiring map from NRSA)- ISSUE IS THE COST FACTOR
    The Software/Hardware used, is different from other agencies like BDA and BMTC
  2. Master plan: Bangalore Water supply and Environmental Sanitation
    Non availability of Base map for the entire city poses problem for GIS component of the project
Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC)
  1. Bus Monitoring Using GIS/GPS
    Base map used is different from other agencies (no NRSA map)
Bangalore City Corporation (BCC)
  1. GIS for Revenue and taxation department and other departments (DIMAP)
    Delay in approving the project proposal (submitted on July 2000)by BCC
  2. GIS/GPS for Garbage Truck Monitoring (Swachha Banglaore Part II)
    Delay in approving and executing the project by BCC
Police Department
GIS for Police department-Using GIS/GPS for patrol vehicle and database development - Issue: Financing and executing the project

Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL)
  1. State level GIS (Grid Map of Karnataka)
    • Using Survey of India map ( as a raster image) and digitized administrative district map (roads & landmarks)
    • Software used - MapInfo
    • The various layers of information - Power generation stations-Thermal/Hydel/Gas Turbine Diesel/Nuclear, all the substations
    • Consultant - Infodesk Manipal
    • Year completed - 1998
    • Applications - Planning new substations at state level and updating
  2. Bangalore GIS
    • Using the digitized map of BDA Comprehensive Development Plan -2000
    • Software Used - MapInfo
    • The various layers of information -Transformers, Power lines and roads
    • Consultant - Infodesk Manipal
    • Year completed - 1998
    • Applications - Planning at city level and updating
  3. Issues
    • Accuracy of map used for GIS
    • Base map that BDA is developing -the delay (of two years) in the process
    • Need to add more layers of information like Distribution Poles (DP), Cable route
5. Methodology for GIS Action plan



6. GIS Steering Committee



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