Lands C’ssion sets up improved surveying system
The Lands Commission in its quest to stay abreast of technology is in the process of establishing a network system that is intended to make surveying easy.
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The system to be known as the Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS) will also reduce the turn-around time in surveying and improve data sharing and data inter - operatibility between the Lands Commission and its stakeholders.
The CORS will be an active network as compared to the existing one which is a passive network.
Networked stations
The Deputy Executive Secretary of the Lands Commission, Mr Jones Boadu, who announced this in Koforidua, said the 42 networked stations would be established in strategic areas in the country.
He was addressing the 2014 Geo User Conference, which was attended by participants from government agencies and the private sector.
He said the system would also serve as good infrastructure to determine the geo-identification for the country, help in seismic measurement in active zones, enhancing car navigation, help the police in effective crime scene detection and combat, among others.
Mr Boadu said the dynamics of surveying had changed over the past decades from normal land surveying to smarter socio - economic areas such as taxation, climate change, optimising land asset management, forest management and other issues toward building a sustainable future.
"With these sectors in mind, surveyors and professionals involved in the collection of geodetic spatial data, look out for technology that will minimise time and reduce risks to enable them to acquire data that is reliable and accurate for improved efficiency," he said.
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Mr Boadu said professional surveyors had to jump onto the technological bandwagon” to enable us to make meaningful and positive contributions towards the socio - economic development of our beloved country".
He commended Geo-Tech Systems Limited for organising the conference for engaging in a number of geodetic activities in the country.
The Chief Executive of Geo Tech Systems Limitec, Mr Stephen Djaba, underscored the need for surveyors to share information and avoid low cost systems.
"We need to share information so as to catch up with technology since we have key roles towards the betterment of society," he said.