The base map
additions will include aerial photographs of Abu Dhabi and nearby islands, as
well as 3D topographic features of roads, trees, electricity poles and natural
landmarks.
"The
Base Map project is part of the municipal system's efforts aimed at providing
logistical support and accurate data to serve projects, and the sustainable
development in Abu Dhabi. It also contributes to the efforts of boosting the
infrastructural setup through providing accurate, detailed and reliable
information," said Musabbah Mubarak Al Murar, Acting General Manager of
the Abu Dhabi City Municipality.
Al
Murar said the second phase of the project will update the base map and provide
additional details.
"Starting
phase 2 of Base Map maintenance project brings about improvements of the
spatial database of the base map through carrying out field verification and
audit of the base map data, and providing correct data of various
landmarks," he said. "Works also include supplementing the metadata
such as types of trees, building uses and heights, types of manholes,
directional signs, greens, pavements, road assets, utility assets, basements,
sub-structural facilities, bridges, tunnels, and parking among others. The
project will also improve the data of the base map to meet the needs of
customers for carrying out various spatial analyses."
"The
budget allocated for the project has amounted to Dh17,931,410 of which
Dh13,615,370 is apportioned to the project implementation. The remainder is set
for maintenance for a period of three years after the final delivery of the
project," said Khalfan Al Nuaimi, Acting Executive Director of Town
Planning at Abu Dhabi City Municipality.
Al
Nuaimi added that to complement the project, the municipality has developed an
electronic link between various municipality divisions to provide updates to
the government, consultants and other key partners whenever changes are made to
the spatial databases.
"The
municipality has been designing a mechanism for sustaining the base map data
update by processing the daily building permit transactions and approving
infrastructure projects, besides benefiting from the effort and time lost in
processing transactions in updating the base map data," he said.
"This practice was kept on in order to ensure a sustainable update of the
base map data of Abu Dhabi. It has thus had a positive bearing on all urban
development projects and infrastructure, and brought about a quantum leap in
the speed and accuracy of planning and completing these projects."
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