Surveyor-General calls for mapping of states

He urged state governors to adequately map their states as this will help in the fight against terrorism. Nwilo stated this during a press briefing in Abuja.He noted that there are so many ways mapping can be used, adding that the military can effectively use mapping for surveillance and counter terrorism.The Surveyor-General pointed out that […]

He urged state governors to adequately map their states as this will help in the fight against terrorism. Nwilo stated this during a press briefing in Abuja.
He noted that there are so many ways mapping can be used, adding that the military can effectively use mapping for surveillance and counter terrorism.
The Surveyor-General pointed out that the military as well state governments are not optimising mapping and geo-spatial information available to them.  
He said, “And I believe that in northern Nigeria, a lot of surveys they have made are based on information from maps and remote sensing.
“You can’t do military intelligence without the maps and imageries.  
“Where you have a forest, it’s more difficult. Therefore, you’ll need to use some other methods of remote sensing.
“If we optimise the information we will know that it is useful to everybody. So what I’m saying is that we have not optimally used what is available to us.”
According to Nwilo, Lagos is the only state in Nigeria that is fully and properly mapped.
He said, “You can see how Lagos State generates so much income. It’s based on information on geo-spatial observation.
“Now, other states are trying to map. Under the present civilian government, Cross River State was the first to map in year 2000 and they’re in the process of doing it again.
“Anambra tried to do some mapping but it was nowhere near what Lagos did. Enugu started but they didn’t complete it.
“I know that Nasarawa is mapping presently at a scale that is just like that of Lagos. They’re doing that because they know that they’re very close to Abuja and want to attract much development,” he explained.