1.
Sri Lankan Government and OSM
S.Suthakaran,
Sri Lanka.
ST Consultant,
The World Bank.

2.
Administrative System
9 Provinces
25 Districts
292 DS
Divisions
14157 GN
Divisions

3.
• Disaster Management Centre
• National Building Research Organization
• Department of Survey
• Land Use Policy Planning Department
• Urban Development Authority
• District Secretariat - District Secretary
• Municipal Council - Commissioner
• Divisional Secretariat - DS Secretary
• Development officers
• GN Officers
Government Department and Officers
Government
Agencies
Administrative

4.
OSM Projects in Sri Lanka

5.
02nd May 2013 04th May 2013
BEFORE AFTER
Before and After Building Tracing of Building - Batticaloa Town
14 DS
Divisions
Roads
Buildings
Land uses
Point of
Interest

6.
Update GN Boundary

7.
• Collect information on disaster exposure and develop local
level multi-hazard risk maps
• Develop decision support tools to assist in emergency
response, preparedness planning and development planning
• Facilitate sharing of data and information among agencies to
enhance disaster resilience
• Providing the technical support to District Secretariat to
establish the Information Management System in the District
unit
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROECT

8.
MN Municipal Council

9.
District Secretariat Batticaloa

10.
Challenges and Improvement of OSM
• High cost of Internet Services.
• Need of decent Equipment.
• Reluctance to accept the new Technology in our Society.
• Insufficient up-to-date imagery.
• Lack of Media support.

11.
QUESTIONS?
THANK YOU
Email : karansuthakaran@yahoo.com
Contact No : 094777167278