GIS Development Weekly November 07, 2005

7th November 2005 VOL.1 ISSUE 15

The ocean of opportunity called 'Municipalities'

The biggest declaration on decentralised development was the Local Agenda 21 in 1992, by the UN. This was followed by a series of strategies by governments across the globe that embarked upon shifting the decision-making power to the grassroots. India also passed the 73rd and 74th amendment to the Constitution, whereby the first attempt to transfer planning rights to Municipalities and village bodies was achieved. However till date, for most developing countries, municipal or village level development plans remain obscure.

Then in late nineties, Local Agenda 21 was perceived to be achievable by e-Governance. But again, in many instances, this was sadly understood as exercises of mere computerisation. However, in the last 3 years, e-Gov drive has found renewed emphasis. With the emergence of WSIS, the tempo is high. Massive plans by governments and multilateral agencies are underway. Municipalities are now interested beyond 'box-buying' and are answerable. The tools and setting has re-arrived. The vision has been re-painted. For all obvious reasons, isn’t it apparent that here lies a huge future market for the GeoICT setting?

Editor

WORLD THIS WEEK

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	NOAA awards Lockheed Martin $10 million contract
	NRSA to introduce ‘image atlas’
	Peter Batty to join Intergraph Corporation
	NOAA conducts aerial photography missions over regions hit by Hurricane Wilma

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THEME OF THE WEEK: MUNICIPAL GIS

TOP STORIES

Satellite images used to compare Africa’s lakes

Some lakes in Africa are shrinking due to deforestation, climate change or poor farming methods according to a recent report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The report, based on a comparison of contemporary satellite imagery of Africa's lakes and satellite photographs taken over recent decades, was released recently

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Maps to support South Asia earthquake relief

European and international aid agencies responding to the South Asia Earthquake have been supported by rapidly produced crisis and damage maps based on satellite images. The detailed geographical information provided by the ESA backed consortium named Respond remains vital to humanitarian relief efforts.

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USGS reports preliminary wetland loss estimates

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita transformed some 100 square miles of marsh to open water in southeastern Louisiana, according to preliminary estimates by USGS based on an analysis of Landsat satellite data from September and October. Future observations will allow scientists to determine how much of the loss is permanent and how the marsh recovers.

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ARTICLES OF THE WEEK

AM/FM system for stormwater and underground facilities

Alper Cabuk
Associate Professor
Department of Architecture
Anadolu University
Turkey

This paper represents the stages and the method of implemetation of AM/FM system as well as the advantages and disadvantages of utilizing high-resolution satellite images and RTK survey for AM/FM systems with regard to the Riyadh Municipality.



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