Islamabad: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) and the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) announced their decision to collaborate with one another to train the government authority’s officials so that they may be able to utilize the Geographic Information System (GIS) in their daily duties, according to news sources.
The training will improve the performance capacity of CDA officials and assist them so that they may better monitor the federal capital, particularly factors like deforestation, urban cover, city expansion, and encroachments. It will also help the authority exercise building control in Islamabad, with the use of satellite imaging and advanced data.
The training programme is expected to be four weeks long and will be conducted at the GIS lab, which is situated in the development authority’s Planning Wing.
A few months back, the CDA and SUPARCO had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to monitor different city dynamics through satellites, and this training programme is part of that agreement.
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