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Vulnerability Mapping and Assessment of Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) Masts in Akure South Local Government Area

Abstract

Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) was introduced in Nigeria in May, 2001. Since then, GSM subscriber base has grown astronomically leading to the indiscriminate installation of Masts and Base Transceiver Stations (BTS) across the country. Meanwhile; The Nigerian communications commission (NCC) and the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) established environmental standards in 2009 and 2011 respectively to regulate the installation of these stations. In this study attempt was made to scrutinize the compliance or otherwise of GSM service providers with the established guidelines for the mounting of BTSs and Masts, hence; revealing the level of Vulnerability of the residence within the study area using ground survey techniques, to acquire both  primary and secondary data alongside their attributes for the existing Mast. Using the instrumentality of ArcGIS 10.3.1 software, the survey data with attributes were imported, processed and analyzed respectively. The result obtained reveals that, a total of 61 locations were attended over the data collection period with Fifty-six (91.80% ) of these facilities  categorized as being compliant with the WHO standard which ruled for the 10m buffer. With the exception of five (8.2%) indiscriminately installed masts. Therefore this study is hereby recommended for adoption by (NCC) and (NESREA) in Ondo state for effective sanctioning of guilty network providers and for the monitoring of upcoming stations.

Country : Nigeria

1 Tukka A.A

  1. Assistant Lecturer, Department of Surveying and Geo informatic, Federal University of Technology Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria

IRJIET, Volume 3, Issue 1, January 2019 pp. 14-19

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