Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has expressed delight over the completion of the aerial photography of the state.
Speaking when he received the ten-centimeter multi-spectral Aerial Photography of the entire state with documents on the project from Aeroprecisa, the contractors, on Monday at the Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Awka, Obiano expressed delight at the prompt delivery of the project.
The governor commended the contractors for providing a veritable tool for effective infrastructural development of the state.
Expressing joy over the manner the job was done, Obiano said, “I congratulate you for this great work, which will help a great deal in our planning. In fact, it is the nucleus for the development of Anambra, which every administration will find very useful.”
Obiano stated that the materials presented to him would be relevant in identifying potentials for land, and agricultural applications, provide coordinates that would enhance the existing security system in the State as well as help the state to achieve its Geographic Information System management activities.
According to him, “I have no doubt that the quantum of data generated with proper coordinates will help us in most of our programmes like land management, agriculture, housing and even security.”
The governor also commended the contractors for a job well done and assured that the state would work with them to train government officials in ministries and agencies to effectively utilise the materials for the benefit of the state.
Contract for the high resolution Aerial Photography of Anambra was awarded in 2015 following the successful completion of the aerial photography of Awka Capital Territory. The project covered a total of 4,850 square kilometers with the ability to identify small objects of up to ten centimeters.
Earlier in his presentation, the Chief Executive Officer of Aeroprecisa, Dr. Karmal Azar, stated that with the Aerial photography project Anambra could enhance the effective delivery of its programmes.
Expressing joy over the manner the job was done, Obiano said, “I congratulate you for this great work, which will help a great deal in our planning. In fact, it is the nucleus for the development of Anambra, which every administration will find very useful.”
Obiano stated that the materials presented to him would be relevant in identifying potentials for land, and agricultural applications, provide coordinates that would enhance the existing security system in the State as well as help the state to achieve its Geographic Information System management activities.
According to him, “I have no doubt that the quantum of data generated with proper coordinates will help us in most of our programmes like land management, agriculture, housing and even security.”
The governor also commended the contractors for a job well done and assured that the state would work with them to train government officials in ministries and agencies to effectively utilise the materials for the benefit of the state.
Contract for the high resolution Aerial Photography of Anambra was awarded in 2015 following the successful completion of the aerial photography of Awka Capital Territory. The project covered a total of 4,850 square kilometers with the ability to identify small objects of up to ten centimeters.
Earlier in his presentation, the Chief Executive Officer of Aeroprecisa, Dr. Karmal Azar, stated that with the Aerial photography project Anambra could enhance the effective delivery of its programmes.
Azar identified three broad areas where the project could be of immense benefit to the state, including mapping/GIS, land management and infrastructural planning.
He noted that the delivery of the project had put Anambra in the comity of states keying into the provisions of the 21st century technological advancements for the benefit of its people.
Also speaking, the Managing Director, Awka Capital Territory Development Authority, the coordinating Agency for the Project, Mr. Mike Okonkwo, said that the Aerial photography was a prelude to the take-off of the GIS under which land management across the state would be digitized and automated as it obtains in developed cities of the world.
Okonkwo explained that the system would create efficiency and precision, which would translate into serious improvement in government land management and development control measures with great potentials for IGR and environmental management.
On his part, GIS Analyst with Telecom Technologies International Limited, Project Consultants, Mr. Chuka Ossai, certified that the contractors executed the project in line with global standards and fulfilled all the parameters set for the state.
On his part, GIS Analyst with Telecom Technologies International Limited, Project Consultants, Mr. Chuka Ossai, certified that the contractors executed the project in line with global standards and fulfilled all the parameters set for the state.
The highpoint of the event was the formal handover of the software and other digital materials and documents for the Aerial photography to the governor.
