Abstract
GIS Based Decision Support System for School Planning and Management
Track: User Presentations - Administration and Policy
Authors: Anurag Ohri
In India by Right of Education, free and compulsory Education to the Children of 6-14 years age group becomes a Fundamental Right. Planners are try to creating GIS based decision support system (DSS) for better management of basic education at school level. In this study a GIS based DSS using ESRI ArcGIS software has been developed for Kashi Vidyapeeth block of district Varanasi. Spatial and non spatial database of schools has been created in GIS. This data is used to analyze the present scenario of schools (2011-12), comparing the records of different years, deriving useful conclusions about the progress of school with regard to its base year, building spatial and non spatial queries for planning and management purpose and updating of data of schools. This DSS will enable administrators and planners to effectively and efficiently deploy resources to needy institutions and communities.
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