District and Urban Road (DUR) Mapping and Roads Database Project
in UGANDA
District and Urban Road (DUR) Mapping and Roads Database Project
in UGANDA A GIS Approach to Road Management in UgandaRoads and
Bridges Department,Ministry of Works and TransportKisitu
TimothyBackgroundThe Government of Japan, through JICA, formulated
a technical cooperation project for the Government of Uganda,
through the Ministry of works and Transport
Currently the DUR database contains road inventory and condition
data for District and Urban roads.PROJECT OUTPUTSOut Put 1: A GIS
Digital base Map of DUR was preparedOut Put 2: Road Inventory &
condition data was collected and managed properly through the
collaboration between MoWT and DUCs.
Out Put 3: DUR database was established and is properly
maintained by MoWT
A GIS Digital base Map of DUR was prepared
An Integration of various GIS data sets from different sectors
that are xxxxxxx by the road sector ; Population source
UBOSAdministrative Boundaries - source UBOSPublic Facilities
(Schools & Hospitals)Land ConditionTopographic Maps
Current CoverageAcholi Sub-Region
JICA Pilot Project
WorkBank Integration -Current CoverageJICA Pilot
ProjectDeveloped World Bank under TSDP Project
Road Inventory data was collectedCATEGORYRAMPS(km)Extension (By
LG km)Total Survey Length KmDiff. based on infor from LGs%
DifferenceRemarksDISTRICT15,279.11 11,829.30 11,386
(443.37)-3.75%URBAN N/A7,643.66 4,810.87
(2,832.79)-37.06%CATEGORYATSPR(KM)Total Survey Length Km%
contributionRemarksDISTRICT32,000 13,110 41% Results for road
network in 38 districts out of 111 districts URBAN
13,0004,81137%Results for road network in 51 Urban councils out of
196 urban councils
Comparison with Local Government records Comparison with
reported national figure DUR Database was establishedRoad Condition
Data;Road ClassSurface typeDrainage conditionSurface
conditionShoulder conditionCarriageway WidthShoulder width
Road Structure condition Data;Structure typeStructure
conditionStructure size Structure location
Thematic Maps Road intervention prioritizationStructure
intervention prioritizationAvailable Data currently Data currently
Available Road Surface TypeRoad Surface ConditionSurface
ConditionCarriage Way WidthCarriage Way WidthRoad ClassRoad
Structure condition Data;
Structure typeStructure conditionStructure size Structure
location
Expected benefits & uses of DUR DatabaseFirst step to
establishment of a Transport Sector Data Management System;Aid
allocation of Road maintenance Resources;Monitoring Road
maintenance;Modeling and scenario analysis;Evaluation of road
development and maintenance;Objective Prioritization of road sector
development & maintenance; Provides spatial information of the
road location, drainage conditions;
Public Facilities Health
Public Facilities Schools
Population Distribution
Future of Road database Basic data on road facilities is
collected into a database. The database will contain structure data
and other textural and numerical information as well as associated
drawings, pictures, and other image data. The database will be a
warehouse for such data, from which information can be sent to
other service systems. TSDMS(DUR)Transport servicesRoad Condition
Survey dataOther Road related Service dataRoutine
MaintenanceBudgeting and PlanningRoad Disaster PreventionTransport
RegulationSurvey and Statistical serviceRoad DevelopmentNational
Roads Management and MaintenanceRAMPSRCDSChallenges No Specific
budget has been alotted for updating and maintaining dataNeed
resources both money and PersonnelLow capacity at LG Continued
capacity building, untill the wheel is moving>>>>
