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NAGALAND GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
SYSTEM CENTRE
The Department of Planning &
Co-ordination has taken the initiatives of setting
up the Nagaland Geographical Information System
(GIS) Centre under the direct control of
Development Commissioner. The Geographical
Information System, the emerging technology in the
field of Information Technology can be a solution
that can lead a State like Nagaland ahead and in
the right direction. GIS technology application
will meet the requirement of all developmental
departments for decision making and policy
formulation while on the other hand it will also
be a tool in keeping track of all the
developmental activities.
Introduction :
Nagaland attained its statehood on 1st
December, 1963 with the state capital at Kohima.
It is bordering in the East Myanmar and Arunachal
Pradesh, West & North by Assam, and South by
Manipur. Nagaland lies in the longitude of 93.20 E
to 95.15 E and Latitude 25.6 N to 26.4 N. Nagaland
has 11 district Viz. Dimapur, Kohima, Mokokchung,
Mon, Phek, Tuensang, Wokha, Zunheboto, Peren,
Longleng and Kiphire. It has an Area (in Sq. Km)
of 16,579. The percentage of forest cover is about
86 %( as per FSI, MoEF, GOI Report 1997)
Nagaland holds a unique natural treasure
of picturesque rolling mountains, fascinating hill
slopes and valleys , virgin and turbulent rivers
piercing occasionally through narrow gorges along
with a dense, luxuriates and healthy floral &
faunal treasure. The sixteen main tribes and few
other sub- tribes inhabiting this small oriental
state of the Indian Union have penchant for dances
and festivals, which is periodically celebrated
with enthusiasm, Pageantry and gaiety. All tribes
have their own dialect and certain other specified
character – some of which are reflected in the
combination of colors of their traditional
apparels such as shawls, Mekhalas, Ornaments etc.
and others through their cultural traits and
attributes such as costumes and festivals.
Setting up ‘Nagaland Geographical Information
System and Remote Sensing Centre’ and Creation of
an Integrated Digital database for Development
Planning for the whole state.
The aim of starting a Geographical Information
System (GIS) and Remote Sensing Centre of Nagaland
is to have a digital information system of the
state using the latest in the field of information
Technology (IT) which will be user friendly,
easily accessible, easy to modify, easy to store
and it will answer to any information required for
assessing the potentialities and liabilities in
planning process for the State, District, Block,
Administrative circles levels and to the village
level.
Effective management of Rural Development
activities is of central
importance to
any development state as stated in the 73rd
and 74th constitution amendments. At
present, the local authorities do not have ready
access to the information needed for the
formulation of local areas development. Crucial
data about development collected by various
agencies is not shared systematically and often
not checked for accuracy. Some of the major
problems with the existing data management system
at the district level are:
i.
The administrative machinery is geared to
centralized planning without taking into account
specialized local requirements.
ii.
No arrangements are made available through
which complex location specific problems are
studied quickly on the spot.
iii.
Data requirement for local area planning
having not been fully identified.
iv. Conventional methods of data collection/
collation, storage are not amenable to quick
updation, retrieval and integrated analysis.
v. Inter-Sectoral data flow mechanisms are
not efficient.
vi. Lack of compatible/standardized
procedures for data collection and validation
inhabits integration.
vii. No scientific methodology for supporting
decision of local area Planning developed tasted
and demonstrated.
viii. Non-availability of
institutional back-up at the local level fully
equipped with required tolls and skills.
ix. Reluctance of the developmental
machinery at the local level to adopt the new
technologies and tendency to continue with the
conventional modes of planning.
Objectives:
The main objectives of the study are to build
Digital GIS Platform for developmental processes
for Nagaland state through application of modern
science and technology. It is designed to provide
the state /district based managers and
implementation agencies, sensitive tools and update
technique for rapid information retrieval and
analysis/ integration of multiple data. This will
help them in arriving at informed planning
decisions through optimization exercise using
computers. There will be four basic targets:
a.
Setting up the centre
b.
Creation of digital data base
c.
Building up GIS based system
d.
Training of personnel.
The objectives are expanded below by following
activities.
- Digital Decision Support System for State
Planning and Developmental Activities
- Development of Resources Profile of the Whole
State.
- Development of Integrated Database with
Spatial and non-Spatial layers.
- Application Development as per need of users
Departments
- Application Development for District and
Village Level Planning.
The objectives enumerated above are further
elaborated as fallows:
Objective 1: To interact with District
authorities and assess their precipitation of the
problem of management for development at district
and grass root level and assess the prospects of
improvement in planning process through
application of digital technology.
Objective 2: To design appropriate digital
data structure, procure and install computer
hardware and software system and set up a state
–of-art Geographic Information System and Remote
Sensing Centre.
Objective 3: To create a digital database on
the state of human scenario of the state in terms
of demography, literacy level, occupation, human
development index and quality of life.
Concern Parties/Target Ushers of Output of the
Proposed Project:
The target ushers of the project output will be
the development Department, planners at State /
District / Block / Administrative circle level and
State Government as a whole. The output will also
be useful to the different NGOs implementing
agencies engaged in developmental activities in
the state and the region as a whole.
The project outputs will consist of the following:
a)
Multi- disciplinary data on natural
resource and co-lateral data on demographic,
social and economic parameters in standardize
computer compatible format.
b)
Retrieve of data (through effective
analysis of database) in user define formats
(Tables, Report, Thematic Maps etc) through
specially developed software packages.
c)
Demonstration of utility of database for
development planning to district sub division and
blocks level authorities and state agenesis.
Status at the end of project:
At the end of the project the proposed center will
have a functional digital set up with adequate
hardware/ software and library support. In
addition the centre will have digital database and
thematic digital maps covering almost all relevant
parameters required for developmental planning.
a)
Database on anthropogenic activities :
i.
Agriculture
ii.
Forest
iii.
Horticulture
iv.
Transport
v.
Communication network
vi.
Drainage system
vii.
Educational facilities
viii.
Health facilities
ix.
Power / Transmission
b)
Database on human resources including
literacy level, occupation pattern, income level,
health status, availability of amenities /
infrastructures.
The project will be implemented through
Government of Nagaland and all Departments and the
district / sub division administration will be the
major beneficiaries of the project. The expected
outputs from the project will be made available
contentiously via Internet in a Website
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