{"id":63765,"date":"2025-04-04T10:11:40","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T10:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=63765"},"modified":"2025-04-04T10:11:40","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T10:11:40","slug":"surveyor-general-unveils-drone-based-topographical-map-of-abuja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/04\/04\/surveyor-general-unveils-drone-based-topographical-map-of-abuja\/","title":{"rendered":"Surveyor General Unveils Drone-Based Topographical Map of Abuja"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Njoku Chijioke<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Office of the Surveyor General of the Federation has launched a revolutionary drone-powered topographical mapping project aimed at transforming the way Nigeria gathers and uses geospatial data.<\/p>\n<p>Unveiled at a workshop in Abuja by Surveyor General Abuduganiyu Adebomehin, the project leverages drone technology to capture over seventeen thousand images that will produce a high resolution, detailed map of the capital city. It is the first of its kind in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative, developed in collaboration with PLACE, a United States based non profit, is expected to boost national security, enhance disaster response, support agriculture, and strengthen flood prediction systems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a game changer,\u201d Adebomehin declared, stressing that effective information management drives progress.<\/p>\n<p>He urged stakeholders to embrace the technology and collaborate to address humanitarian and development challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Azeez Afeez, Head of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing at OSGOF, said the use of digital twin technology would enable real time monitoring of movements and strengthen airport and border security.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that digital representation of physical environments is essential for achieving smart city goals.<\/p>\n<p>Waddah Hago, Geospatial Technology Lead at PLACE, explained that the partnership aims to provide reliable, hyperlocal imagery that bridges the gap between public needs and private capacity.<\/p>\n<p>The landmark project signals a bold step into the future of urban planning and national development, setting Nigeria on course to lead in digital mapping across the continent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Njoku Chijioke The Office of the Surveyor General of the Federation has launched a revolutionary drone-powered topographical mapping project aimed at transforming the way Nigeria gathers and uses geospatial data. Unveiled at a workshop in Abuja by Surveyor General Abuduganiyu Adebomehin, the project leverages drone technology to capture over seventeen thousand images that will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":63766,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[177,172],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-63765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-abuja-reports","category-news","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63765"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63765\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63767,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63765\/revisions\/63767"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}