Staff of the Lands Commission are receiving training in Drones Assembling and Development from scratch, to be able to use them in land surveying, registration and cadastral works, and to build the capacity of staff.
The training is being spearheaded by the Chief Executive Officer of Micro-Aerial Project Incorporation, Mr. Walter Volkamann.
In a meeting at the Lands Commission in Accra to look at the rules of engagement, Mr. Walter Volkamann said his company is undertaking the project on behalf of Omidyar Network, an NGO that supports land rights in developing countries, and stated that his company had received funding to undertake similar projects in the Philippines and Columbia.
He said the objective of his outfit is to formalize land rights and the idea, to make drones and maps in Ghana.
The Chairman of the National Lands Commission, Stephen Ayesu Ntim, expressed his utmost gratitude to the team, and stated that this is in line with efforts by the Lands Commission to migrate unto a digital environment, and ensure that the turnaround time for land registration process is met.
The Executive secretary of the Lands Commission, Alhaji Sulemana Daud Mahama, who chaired the meeting, said the intention is to facilitate the incorporation and usage of drones in land surveying, registration and cadastral works, and was emphatic that this was a step in the right direction as the Commission is making efforts to go digital or paperless.
He stressed that the Lands Commission has not relented in its efforts to go digital that is why it is currently piloting the Ghana Enterprise Land Information System (GELIS) of four districts in Accra.
Mr. Edwin Addo-Tawiah, acting Director of the Survey and Mapping Division introduced staff of the Commission that undertook the training to the Executive Secretary and National Chairman, and stated that several training sessions had already been held, and that the objective of the project was to use technology and the introduction of drones to facilitate effective land services delivery by improving survey and mapping records, and geospatial data to achieve improved land administration in the country.
Mr. Walter Volkamann and his team donated items including: Traven Drones and Parts; Complete Tool Box to repair Drones; Mobile Work Station and High Specs; Processing Software; and Four (4) Terabyte External Hard Drive.
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By: citinewsroom.com|Ghana
