GIS in Rodrigues

Enhancing resource management with GIS by MDPA

MDPA is providing technical assistance to Rodrigues for the review of its existing Natural Resource Information System (NRIS) and extending into a full fledged integrated Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to be used by various Commissions and Departments. 

During the mission to Rodrigues, MDPA held consultations with various stakeholders to better understand the requirements for spatial layers and the scale of deployment of the GIS. The main sectors involved are Agriculture, Tourism, Fisheries, Infrastructure, Forestry, Environment and Water Resources.