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Ministry of Tourism maps Ghanaian coastline
Accra, Sept. 25, GNA - In its bid to boost tourism in the
country, the Ministry of Tourism and Diasporan Relations, on
Thursday launched a catalogue of aerial photographs and
Ortho-photos of the nation's entire coastline.
Ortho-photos are geographical maps, which can be used in all
issues relating to land development.
The project, which started three years ago, was executed by
CTK Network Aviation Limited, a geometric and aviation
consultancy firm.
Launching the project, Mrs Oboshie Sai-Coffie, sector
minister, expressed her appreciation to former Minister Jake
Obestebi Lamptey for taking the initiative adding that, the
project would be beneficial to all the ministries,
department and agencies.
"This product we are launching today will be very beneficial
to the navy, fishery agencies, local and district assemblies
and many other departments and individuals," she added.
She noted that the Ortho-photos had already been used in the
preparation of investment profiles and schemes to attract
private investors to develop tourism facilities along the
nation's coastlines.
The minister pointed out that the map would be beneficial in
the work of the proposed Coastal Management Authority, which
would monitor, inspect and keep sanity at the nation's
coastlines.
Enumerating the importance of the project, Mr Kingsley Nana
Osei, Data Manager of CTK Network Aviation Limited, said it
would be beneficial in landscape architecture, flood
analysis and management, soil erosion assessment and
environmental impact assessment, among others.
He noted that the Ortho-photos were now available in both
softcopy and hardcopy at the head office of the Survey
Department.
The map was also able to identify some water bodies, which
could be developed into tourist sites.
GNA
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