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Spatial Data Infrastructure in the Management of the Lagos Lagoon

2009; Springer Nature (Netherlands); Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/978-1-4020-9720-1_3

1384-6434

Peter C. Nwilo, Dennis A. Osanwuta, Alex O. Onojeghuo, Olukunle O. Oni,

Coastal and Marine Management

The Lagos lagoon is the largest lagoon in West Africa and empties into the Atlantic Ocean through Lagos harbour. In recent years however, overpopulation, sand filling of the wetlands for property development and dumping of industrial and domestic wastes have adversely affected the health of the Lagos lagoon. This chapter discusses the need to establish SDI for the Lagos Lagoon stressing that the SDI will assist in planning and development in and around the lagoon. It emphasizes the need for standardization of datasets, development of a metadata bank and a clearinghouse.