AGeospatial Database for Secondary Schools Facilities in Zaria Education Zone, Kaduna State, Nigeria

Abstract

The National Policy of Education in Nigeria contends that the success of education for all hinged on proper
planning and effective location of school facilities with a data management. This paper focused on the creation
of geospatial database for effective management of secondary schools facilities in Zaria Education Zone. The
aim of the study was achieved through identification of public secondary schools in the study area by means of
mapping using their geographic coordinates. The spatial locations of the schools were complemented with the
attribute data of some basic facilities in creation of the geospatial database for the schools. Some attribute data
were obtained from Zaria Education Zone verified through administration of checklist to the schools heads and
completed during field observation. A satellite image of the study area was obtained using Google pro to derive
the maps through digitizing process. Finally, a geospatial database was created with the spatial and attribute data
encoded; and analysis carried out using ILWIS 3.3 software. The result of the analysis showed a clustered
distribution of schools in Zaria and Sabon-Gari parts of the study area, while it was dispersed in Soba Local
Lovernment Area. The database also provides the users with a working environment for data management. It
was recommended that more schools, classes, facilities and staff should be provided by government in the
deficit areas.