GIS Cell
Geospatial techniques are an array of technologies that give latest information of any place in the form of very high-resolution images, 3D point data, and attribute information. These technologies clubbed with other technologies are resulting into excellent applications that are widely used across the world.
GIS Cell, AIILSG has been a pioneer in applying these techniques to many urban situations. The Institute has now set up a specialized GIS Cell at its New Delhi Regional Centre and works with state-of-the-art technologies and software manned by a team of skilled personnel. This GIS Cell in New Delhi is thus well-equipped to work with a range of stakeholders including Urban Local Bodies across the country. Having mapped over 60 towns in Maharashtra State, AIILSG has also played a vital role in spreading the use of GIS in the State and outside. GIS training imparted by AIILSG has shaped careers of many and has added to skilled resources of many organisations. AIILSG thus is looked upon as a trusted service provider by both, government and non-government organisations across the country.
GIS based assignments
- GIS based Development Plan (DP)
Development Plan for any urban space is a crucial input because this DP defines how the city would grow up in the years to come. Development Planning is a complex subject as it needs contemplation over many factors and needs to take into account the issues of several stakeholder groups.
It is evident now that use of GIS and allied technologies yields more precise data in comparatively much lesser time. Also, it allows the planners to consider different scenarios and compare their impacts spatially & otherwise.
Maharashtra State has been in the forefront of using GIS and allied technologies in its planning processes where AIILSG’s GIS Cell has played a valuable role.
- GIS based Property Tax Management
Property Tax is a key subject in local governance. In most cases Property Tax is the primary source of revenue of local governments and therefore it is vitally important that this subject receives maximum attention, proper administration and effective levy and recovery of the tax.
GIS based property tax has multiple benefits – it shows which part of the city/town has higher deficits in tax collection, where greater number of cases of unauthorised property usages exists and thus the tax collection/recovery effort gets proper direction. GIS data is easy to integrate with any of the online applications and payment gateway, thereby contributing to good governance.
- Election ward mapping
GIS based mapping of enumeration blocks (as per Census 2011) and electoral wards for elections at Gram Panchayat, Urban Local Bodies, Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti was carried out for villages, towns & districts in Maharashtra State.
- Expert Manpower
Technical experts provided by GIS team have been contributing to preparation of Development Plan of Mumbai by Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM). Data prepared in this project is also being utilised for ambitious online application ‘One MCGM GIS’.
Directorate of Town & Country Planning (DTCP), Karnataka State is now utilising expert manpower of AIILSG for GIS based assignments such as high-resolutionting of GIS maps onto web portal, linking GIS maps with property tax data, etc.
