TITLE:
Developing a Web-Based Water Distribution Geospatial Information System for Nairobi Northern Region
AUTHORS:
Lucy Mulongo Mamai, Moses Gachari, Godfrey Makokha
KEYWORDS:
Geographic Information System, Open Source Software, Spatial Database, WebGIS
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Geographic Information System,
Vol.9 No.1,
February
28,
2017
ABSTRACT: This research aimed at developing a web system that
will allow effective dissemination, extraction and analysis of water utilities
information over the internet. The northern region, one of the administrative
regions of the Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company was used as a case
study. The research has customized and integrated an open source WebGIS system
based on Quantum GIS for spatial data creation, MapServer as a web GIS server
and PostgreSQL/PostGIS as a relational database. GeoMOOSE was used for the
development of an interactive and friendly geographic user interface. The
developed system enables users to view and interact with the spatial data. The
research focused on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the decision
making process and data sharing.