Applied Geoinformatics for Society and Environment (AGSE), AGSE 2009

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Irrigation Infrastructure Information Management System (IIIMS)

Gabriel Vincent Sanya

Last modified: 2009-05-21

Abstract


Currently, the Geographical Information Systems (GIS) available for management of irrigation infrastructure in Somalia are devoted to similar tasks but with such high complexity that only the GIS professionals can utilize them effectively. The increasing demand for irrigation data, both spatial and non spatial by the United Nations (UN) agencies, their partners, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other stakeholders is growing up. Clearly, the challenge is the need to have a system that will provide accurate information for the medium and large scale irrigation schemes but that which will not be too complex. The system will provide information on the current and planned irrigation projects, projects names and funding details of the intervening agencies, water supply and control infrastructure location and specification of areas covered by infrastructure and an estimate of farmers served. The infrastructural information will provide crucial information for planning and management of agricultural projects and more so for agencies and organizations working on or rehabilitating these irrigation infrastructures.

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