By Ugwu, Okwudili John
GIS maps the exact location and survey coordinates of an object in space to provide answer to queries using a computer system. For the purpose of this research work, GIS was used to develop a detailed mapping where the facilities of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) located at Uwani in Enugu South LGA, of Enugu was spatially represented with their attributes. This will help in fast and easier retrieval of information for instantaneous use in the area of planning, monitoring and management of their facilities. The research work is aimed at using hand-held Global positioning system (GPS) to obtain the geographic coordinates of the facilities and other detailed information which will be used to build the attribute. The image of the study area was downloaded from Google Earth, added into Arc Map 10.1 and spatially georeferenced (UTM 32N, WGS 1984). Shapefiles for representing streets major road, electric poles, transformers e.t.c were created using the Arcatalogue of Arc GIS 10.1. Series of spatial search/query operation was carried out on the electric poles, feeders and transformers to provide answers to the pending questions that will lead to effective management of the facilities. The end products are the street guide map of Uwani, Uwani Electricity Distribution Maps, attributes tables of the facilities of EEDC, soft copy of Uwani power distribution maps.