Application of GIS in Estate Management (A Case Study of Araromi Phase IV, Oyo. Nigeria)

The aim  of the project is the application of Geographic  Information System  in the  effective management  of  Estate  and its resources.  While  the objectives included  capturing  of geometric and  attribute data  about the estate features,  such  as road,  parcel building,  electric  poles, wells, land use,  ownership  and  address,  design  of  a  database for the estate, perform  spatial  analysis  and product  presentation.  The geometric  data  acquisition was carried  out using  GPS and Total  Station while  oral  interview  was used for attribute data  acquisition.  The processed  data was drafted  with AutoCAD  2002 software  while  the database was designed using  Arcview 3.2a. Database (Extraction) queries were generated  in  Arcview  3.2a and the result of these queries is a useful tool  towards decision making. These  queries  are  useful  tools  for the management  of  the Estate by the local  government  authority towards effective  tax  collection  and  provision  of basic amenities. The  job was successfully  executed  with  the result  obtained at  the end.