GIS Information About the Urban Information System Focus: Çankırı Example

Abstract

In the last fifty years, the population of the cities has increased rapidly due to the migration from the rural areas to the cities. A technology-based platform was needed in cities in order to meet various expectations and solve problems effectively. Many urban administrations have turned to the use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in the rational application of urban services to identify and address the needs of people living in urban areas. This trend developed over time, leading to the emergence of the Urban Information System (UIS). The UIS, which emerged from the use of GIS architecture, has begun to be formed in municipalities that are trying to find solutions to all the issues related to the city, providing resources for these operations and in direct contact with people. Local governments can use UIS to increase the quality of services provided, to collect taxes, to make plans, to carry out infrastructure works and to solve problems in all kinds of issues that fall within the municipality's duties and powers. In this study, the main service areas of municipalities in Çankırı Municipality were evaluated, such as reconstruction, science works, water and sewage structures, park and garden services, cemetery services and similar activities carried out in these areas. For this purpose, the present situation of the legal, institutional and information systems infrastructure of the municipality has been examined. What is the application of UIS for the municipalities; the structure of the municipalities, their duties, and the information they need to implement these duties. In the next step, the Çankırı Municipality was introduced and the data used as the base for the existing UIS application were examined and the software used in designing and studying the database was examined. The existing structure of the municipality, the units, the location of the units and the non-spatial information were examined and the problems encountered were determined. At the last stage, the purpose of the system is to assess the needs, objectives, practices, sharing, and coordination of the inquiries. Today, municipalities use UIS as a solution to the problem of collecting, storing and analyzing necessary information about the city and making it impossible to be presented by traditional methods. The use of UIS is crucial in ensuring the fulfilment of the various institutional services dealing with the work of the municipalities, the efficiency of services, the provision of resources and time, the availability of current and reliable information during decision making, and the efficiency of work.

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GIS Information About the Urban Information System Focus: Çankırı Example
Samet DOĞAN
Kastamonu University, Küre Vocational School of Higher Education, Kastamonu-TURKEY
Corresponding Author: muh.sametdogan@gmail.com
Abstract: In the last fifty years, the population of the cities has increased rapidly due to the migration from the
rural areas to the cities. A technology-based platform was needed in cities in order to meet various expectations
and solve problems effectively. Many urban administrations have turned to the use of Geographical Information
Systems (GIS) in the rational application of urban services to identify and address the needs of people living in
urban areas. This trend developed over time, leading to the emergence of the Urban Information System (UIS).
The UIS, which emerged from the use of GIS architecture, has begun to be formed in municipalities that are
trying to find solutions to all the issues related to the city, providing resources for these operations and in direct
contact with people. Local governments can use UIS to increase the quality of services provided, to collect taxes,
to make plans, to carry out infrastructure works and to solve problems in all kinds of issues that fall within the
municipality's duties and powers.
In this study, the main service areas of municipalities in Çankırı Municipality were evaluated, such as
reconstruction, science works, water and sewage structures, park and garden services, cemetery services and
similar activities carried out in these areas. For this purpose, the present situation of the legal, institutional and
information systems infrastructure of the municipality has been examined. What is the application of UIS for the
municipalities; the structure of the municipalities, their duties, and the information they need to implement these
duties. In the next step, the Çankırı Municipality was introduced and the data used as the base for the existing
UIS application were examined and the software used in designing and studying the database was examined. The
existing structure of the municipality, the units, the location of the units and the non-spatial information were
examined and the problems encountered were determined. At the last stage, the purpose of the system is to
assess the needs, objectives, practices, sharing, and coordination of the inquiries.
Today, municipalities use UIS as a solution to the problem of collecting, storing and analyzing necessary
information about the city and making it impossible to be presented by traditional methods. The use of UIS is
crucial in ensuring the fulfilment of the various institutional services dealing with the work of the municipalities,
the efficiency of services, the provision of resources and time, the availability of current and reliable information
during decision making, and the efficiency of work.
Keywords: Geographical Information System, Urban Information System, Municipal Services, Çankırı