The much- anticipated National Digital Property Address System, which is expected to make it easier for locations to be found across the country and boost emergency service delivery, has been launched in Accra.
Vokacom, a Ghanaian information technology firm, designed the system and is partnering the Ghana Post Company Limited to roll it out, with the National Information Technology Agency (NITA) expected to host the data.
The system
Dubbed the GhanaPostGPS, it is a global addressing system which divides Ghana into grids of 5m x 5m squares and assigns each one a unique address, known as a digital address. With this system, every land and property gets a permanent address.
The system is location-based and it is expected to provide an effective means of providing an address to every location and place in the country, including undeveloped parcels of land, using an information technology application (app).
The app will generate a unique code for every property or location in Ghana with the use of the Global Positioning System (GPS) technology.
A national address registry will be imbedded in the system to enable individuals to validate their home and business addresses for easy direction and identification.
How it works
The first step is to visit your app store to download the GhanaPostGPS App for free, from Google Play Store for Android users and Apple store for IOS users.
Once the app is installed, follow the instructions to register, verify and confirm your login details. After this process, you are ready to use the GhanaPostGPS app.
No payment is required for the download or use of the GhanaPostGPS app.
Generating address
First, ensure that your phone's location button is turned on. Then open the GhanaPostGPS app and click on the button. Your unique address will appear next to the digital address, for example Digital Address: GA-543-0125.
Accuracy of the address is important. Just below the address code, the accuracy of the address is shown. Always endeavour to have the address within three metres accuracy. It is advised that you stand in front of your property to produce the most accurate address.
Locating properties
To locate a given address, you need to have the GhanaPostGPS app on your phone and the given digital address. Key in the digital address in the search column and click on the search button. Full details of the address will be generated. Then click on the route option below it to navigate to your specified address location.
To find landmarks, type the name of the landmark into the search tab. Then drop downwill appear with options to choose from. Select the required landmark and the digital address will automatically be generated.
Emergency services
To contact emergency services, click on the emergency button on the app. Then select the service you require, that is Police Service, Ghana National Fire Service or Ambulance Service. From there, type in additional information and click on the ‘send location’ button. A pop-up message will ask that you close or continue with the request.
To verify an address, click on the menu button. A menu will appear with a ‘verify your address’ button. Click on the button to verify your address.
Launch
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who launched the digital property address system in Accra on Wednesday, described it as the dawn of a new era when Ghanaians would no longer use landmarks to give directions and locate property.
He said the digital property system would also help transform the economy because of its multi-faceted benefits.
“With this new system, the location of the blue kiosk, the ‘waakye’ seller or the ‘koko’ seller will have an address,” the President said, adding that, “The property addressing system also means that the ‘koko’ seller can now open a bank account.”
President Akufo-Addo said the system would further make access to financial service and credit facilities less cumbersome.
Source: Daily Graphic
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@ Nana Boakye How many times have they started something which is so important to the people and have not completed it becos of corruption.If it has taken just ten months for a serious person to to it, why must not credit be given to him? They could not complete the 200 schools, affordable houses, address systerm,teacher taining allowance,free shs etc.Waa look at looing brigade!
Brilliant work by young Ghanaian minds. Congratulations to VOKACOM. It WORKS!!! I located my house unfortunately the Street is UNNAMED, same as on Google Map. The Metropolitan Assembly should take the opportunity to populate the Satellite database. Congratulations to Nana Addo's government for recognising the ability of the Ghanaian. For once we can preserve some FX. Congratulations once again VOKACOM. You do all
Finally Ghana we are going somewhere, AWESOME.
Please check the features of AsaaseGPS on play store which has over 5 thousand downloads and compare it to yesterday GhanaPostGPS to know the origin of this app. its a long known app which is already on the market.
I used my laptop to access both my office and residential address (East Legon and Mallam) and BAM! I got both. You can even use the satellite system to locate your house. Hey, who says it doesn't work. Indeed l was able to locate my grandmother's house at Berekum, BA. This thing works papa, if you are not computer savvy please ask for help. My only problem is that l use Windows phone and the app is not yet for that platform. Please help those of us using Windows phones.
Please the system is not functioning at all. The developers should have a second look at it please. Feedback I get is ERROR SENDING REQUEST. My network is also active.
always taking credit for something they did not start..they will never tell ghanaians the truth about the origin....
Please take politics out of this, this initiative was reiterated and several steps were taken under the mahama administration to get it up.It is not the idea of Nana addos administration, same as the paperless system at the port and the "gifmis". this is not a manifesto promise and can never be.. give credit to all the stakeholder administration, from kuffour, mills, and mahama...
This big stride Nana's Government has taken.Realy Nana will take us to the promised land. Ghana will soon take it's rightful position on the world map. I live outside Ghana. If I need a taxi I will only send my house number, street number and by GPS the taxi will be in my apartment to pick me just in 5 minutes or even less than that.This is good for our country.
I have tried several times, it's not working