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IIARD INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (IJGEM )

E-ISSN 2504-8821
P-ISSN 2695-1878
VOL. 9 NO. 6 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56201/ijgem.v9.no6.2023.pg159.177

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Design and Implementation of a Cadastral Information System and Assessment of the Utilization of Facilities in Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria

Innocent E. BELLO, & Alex S. ORTESE

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Abstract

Cadastral Information System (CIS) is an organized system that records land information which describes spatial and non-spatial entities. The study was, therefore, aimed at designing and implementing a CIS as well as examine the utilization of facilities in the Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK) using Geographic Information System GIS techniques. The objectives of the study were to: design and update the digital map of the institution, design and implement a CIS and analyze the efficiency of the database, and assess the utilization of the facilities in the the institution. The spatial data used are coordinates and attribute information of facilities obtained from the field using Garmin GPS, existing plan and topographic map obtained from the university planning unit, and high resolution satellite image covering NSUK extracted from Google Earth Pro platform. Information on the utilization of facilities in NSUK were collated from the administered questionnaire and direct field reconnaissance survey. Purposive sampling technique was used to sample 50 respondents on facility utilization in the institution (targeting lecturers and students). SPSS software was used to analyze the questionnaire. The local coordinates obtained from the field were transformed using the Universal Traverse Mercator (UTM) coordinate system and then used to plot the digital Map in ArcGIS 10.5 software. The database design was done in phases which include the conceptual design, the logical design, the physical design, and the implementation phase,. The attribute data were linked with the spatial data to build the digital CIS and selected queries were performed using Structural Query Language (SQL) to test the efficacy of the implemented CIS database. The study established the capability of CIS in handling spatial and non-spatial data and result reveal that availability of facilities were insufficient, hence; not s

keywords:

Cadastral Information System (CIS), GIS, Facility Mapping, LIS, NSUK, SQL

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