Integrated land use planning information system (I-Plan) applications in urban planning and management

Abstract

As the custodian of land use data, PLANMalaysia in 2015 developed a system called the Integrated Land Use Planning Information System (I-Plan) to improve the quality of service delivery by facilitating on-line access of land use information in Peninsular Malaysia. The system was developed using open source software and its implementation involves collaboration between the federal, state and local authorities. I-Plan facilitates the management, storing and updating of land use data through an integrated land use database and on-line smart sharing. With I-Plan, an integrated database system has made possible for land use data collection and updating activities to be standardised and help to produce more accurate and reliable land use data. It also facilitates data sharing between agencies in which all land use data is stored and made available in I-Plan. The introduction of I-Plan provides tremendous benefits not only to PLANMalaysia but also to the government, private sectors and the public. Land use information is updated by I-Plan on a regular basis hence contributes to more up-to-date land use information. I-Plan also helps to reduce cost and save time on geospatial data development planning as it avoids duplication of work previously done by various parties. More importantly, I-Plan helps to facilitate decision-making and also to monitor physical development and land use changes in the country.