Geographic Information System (GIS) is a fast emerging technology, and keeping pace with advances made by DCC in other fronts. It embarked upon an ambitious plan to enable the easy archival, retrieval and analysis of data pertaining to its various department in the corporation. Steps have been taken to make data base in the various networking of the roads, foot path , drainage , traffic town planning, land and estate, holding with land use, no of floors electricity line, water supply lines, telecom lines, slum Solid waste management facilities etc. with the associate attribute information on the length and width, area as will as various spatial and non-spatial data analysis of them. The ward map contains base map, road network map, holding distribution map, land use map. Preparation of Ward Based GIS Mapping was undertaken in 1998-99 on a pilot basis with its own limited revenue sources. 75 wards out of total 90 wards have already been completed. The completed wards were Ward No-1, 5, 17-40, 42-90.
How to collect GIS map
One can collect a Ward map from the Urban Planning Department on payment by chalan of taka 200 in Sonali Bank, Nogor Bhaban branch.
Contact Person for GIS map
Kazi Hasiba Jahan
Geographer
11th Floor, Nogor Bhaban
Ph. 9552917.
