The project allows the compiling and geo-tagging of various assets (electric poles, roads, drains, buildings etc..) on a visual GIS dashboard and easily allow officers to monitor and edit these assets (repairs, maintenance) and remedial actions. Data collection is being achieved through a mobile App used by field officers or virtual tagging on the GeoServer.

Infrastructure at the GOC has been set up for hosting all assets’ data, the GIS software and applications as well as secured connectivity.

The GIS Assets is being integrated with the Council Project Management (CPM) and would allow the LA to closely monitor assets in near real time. Future systems such as Fleet Management and Permits & Licenses will be eventually incorporated.

The results obtained from the successful deployment of the pilot site now enables officers to quickly monitor the status of various assets, flag any faults or issues which are easily viewed on a map. The dashboard can be accessed by technical and senior management for near real time remedial actions.

The impact of the project is a shift from manual processes to an efficient GIS based monitoring of assets and flagging of alerts. The system allows simultaneous access by multiple officers and enables more efficient decision making.

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• Mauritius

• Remote and rural communities
• Municipalities and District Councils and their constituent citizens

The pilot project has been deployed at one LA namely District Council of Moka (DCM). Officers have been trained for using the GIS system and they have nearly completed the asset tagging.

During the next phases the project will be replicated for the remaining 11 Local Authorities. The NCB will again be providing the infrastructure and training.

One last phase would be the implementing of a centralised system linking the GIS systems of all the Local Authorities.

Definitely the project is sustainable in terms that the monitoring and maintenance of assets is an ongoing process. There will always be new assets to be catered for such as local markets, buildings, playgrounds and others.

The project, which is based on open source technologies is also economically sustainable given the free licensing costs when compared to commercial costly solutions.

This project contributes in the partnership between stakeholders to cater for the needs of a resilient infrastructure and promoting the use of Technology in providing efficient services to the local community. The assets management is a major work for the local authority since there is a constant monitoring, schedule of work, planning and future development for the whole community.