Counties should establish gis-driven systems for smart planning and development

GIS-driven platforms, which enable the easy manipulation, presentation and dissemination of spatial data, are powerful tools for efficient land governance and decision-making.

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Kenya was late in seizing the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology for development. However, it’s been catching up, even if rather slowly.

That’s why I was excited to see the Council of Governors, in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (Fao) and the European Union (EU), recently launched some guidelines that will govern the implementation of GIS-driven platforms in Counties.

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