Geoinformatics as a Tool for Facilities Management
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2000-04-28
Authors
Nwilo, P.C
Peters, O
Badejo, O.T
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Nigerian Institution of Surveyors
Abstract
Nigeria has invested several billions of naira in the establishment of infrastructures and facilities for communication, oil and gas exploitation and water development. Most of these facilities are in most cases buried underground. The recent tragedy in Jesse has brought to the forefront the need for the effective management of these facilities. Geoinformatics technology can play a major role in achieving the above objective. Maps, positions and other attributes about the infrastructure can 1 l0 W h r stored, updated and easily retrieved through the medium of the computer. The GPS positioning system, remote sensing and Geographic information system can be integrate a to achieve good results very quickly. These will help in improving decision-making. For example, the map of all the pipelines of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation with all necessary metadata about them could be stored in a digital format in a computer, accessed and updated as needed. This approach could be used to manage the problems of encroachment on the right of way and also help in reducing oil and gas spill problems. In recent times, however, some utilities and oil companies
in Nigeria such as Shel lPetroleum Development Company have used geoinformation technology to manage their facilities. A lot still needs to be done. The Federal, State, Local Government and their parastatals need to take advantage of the capabilities
of geoinformation technology in the management of their facilities. There is also a need for capacity building in these establishments through training. Finally , there is a need for facilities management policy in Nigeria. Use of geoinformation technology in facilities management should form an important component of th is proposed policy.
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Geoinformatics , Technology
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Nwilo, P.C, Peters,O. & Badejo, O.T (2000) Geoinformatics as a Tool for Facilities Management. Proceedings of the Technical Session of the 32nd Annual General Meeting and Conference Held at Benin City, Edo State