| Title | GIS [Geographical Information System] and mapping tools for water and sanitation infrastructure |
| Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
| Year of Publication | 2011 |
| Authors | Hayward, T |
| Secondary Title | Practice Note |
| Volume | 3 |
| Pagination | 2 p.; 3 fig. |
| Date Published | 2011-05-01 |
| Publisher | Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor, WSUP |
| Place Published | London, UK |
| Keywords | computer programs, geographic information systems, infrastructure |
| Abstract | Continuing developments in geographic information system (GIS) software are opening up a number of possibilities for capturing and processing geographical data, and then presenting it via the internet. The ability to manage information on water and sanitation services, and then overlay it onto Google Earth images, has wide-ranging benefits for project planning and design, and for monitoring, advocacy and accountability. This practice note introduces three tools of this type – Google Fusion Tables as used by WSUP, WaterAid’s WaterPoint Mapper and Water For People’s FLOW – and briefly discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each. [authors abstract] |
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