Consultancy services through GIS and Mapping Centre (U) Limited to assess GIS needs and proposed target IT Architecture necessary to set up a GIS Unit in the Directorate of Physical Planning and Urban Development in the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development Kampala, and Uganda.
The project involves collecting information from the individual staff, sections and departments under the Directorate of Physical Planning and Urban Development and 14 municipalities. Information such as GIS requirements, strategy, capability, staffing, data, hardware technology (equipment) and software resources were identified during the interviews and group discussions.
Conclusions and recommendations were made towards the implementation of the GIS system at the ministry and municipalities.
