How GIS Technology Is Improving Efficiency In Laikipia
Updated on: Oct 18, 2020
The Geographic Information System (GIS) is a modern way of locating the actual placement of anything whether in underground, under water or on the surface of the earth.
The County Government of Laikipia has adopted the new technology to seal all county revenue loopholes which has contributed to loss of revenue.
With the new system that will be incorporated in all business premises, relevant officers will be in a position to have a clear figure of the number of enterprise in the county. The system also indicates the number of those who have paid their bills and thus help point out illegal businesses which may have found their way in the market.
As various organizations and departments try to encompass the digital system, Nanyuki Water and Sewerage Company (NAWASCO) is already leading the way. Though the company had started to use the GIS in 2014, it was not until 2017 that they started using it comprehensively.
According to the Nawasco GIS expert Mr. James Kirumba, the company has developed two versions of the technology to help even those at the lowest levels to use the rather complicated system.
We have the main GIS systems for the experts and a simplified online version to be used even
on a mobile phone, he said, stating that the simplified version came to be in 2018.
For the workers on the ground, the online type helps in reading the metres in a thorough manner without skipping any, hence increasing the revenue. Before connecting the GIS in the metres, the readers had a rough time searching for nonconspicuous metres.
The system helped in updating maps and showing the exact location of the pipeline system as well as the metres.
The system has been helping Nawasco make guided decisions supported by facts like knowing the actual length of pipes needed in a certain area, while still in the office. This has greatly saved on wastage of materials for the company.
Upgrading of pipes in a given locality necessitated by an increasing population is only possible through this new way of information system a larger population a given area calls for a wider pipe to serve them steadily with adequate water.
Destruction of pipes or other underground fibre optics is a thing of the past as then people used to guess the location of the pipe system. Estimation are bound to have some faults and hence the need to upgrade to a modern connectivity.
Once all the systems in the county adopts the GIS system there will be a quick implementation of all the projects. The system provides all the information and the real situation in the ground from an officer in the office.
However, the system is not a thing to encourage laziness and armchair way of doings things, but rather a guiding principle to base any decision without guess work.
The County Government of Laikipia has adopted the new technology to seal all county revenue loopholes which has contributed to loss of revenue.
With the new system that will be incorporated in all business premises, relevant officers will be in a position to have a clear figure of the number of enterprise in the county. The system also indicates the number of those who have paid their bills and thus help point out illegal businesses which may have found their way in the market.
As various organizations and departments try to encompass the digital system, Nanyuki Water and Sewerage Company (NAWASCO) is already leading the way. Though the company had started to use the GIS in 2014, it was not until 2017 that they started using it comprehensively.
According to the Nawasco GIS expert Mr. James Kirumba, the company has developed two versions of the technology to help even those at the lowest levels to use the rather complicated system.
We have the main GIS systems for the experts and a simplified online version to be used even
on a mobile phone, he said, stating that the simplified version came to be in 2018.
For the workers on the ground, the online type helps in reading the metres in a thorough manner without skipping any, hence increasing the revenue. Before connecting the GIS in the metres, the readers had a rough time searching for nonconspicuous metres.
The system helped in updating maps and showing the exact location of the pipeline system as well as the metres.
The system has been helping Nawasco make guided decisions supported by facts like knowing the actual length of pipes needed in a certain area, while still in the office. This has greatly saved on wastage of materials for the company.
Upgrading of pipes in a given locality necessitated by an increasing population is only possible through this new way of information system a larger population a given area calls for a wider pipe to serve them steadily with adequate water.
Destruction of pipes or other underground fibre optics is a thing of the past as then people used to guess the location of the pipe system. Estimation are bound to have some faults and hence the need to upgrade to a modern connectivity.
Once all the systems in the county adopts the GIS system there will be a quick implementation of all the projects. The system provides all the information and the real situation in the ground from an officer in the office.
However, the system is not a thing to encourage laziness and armchair way of doings things, but rather a guiding principle to base any decision without guess work.
