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Optimising Facility Management in the South African National Defence Force through Advanced GIS Solutions: A Case of the Faculty of Military Science
Thesis (MMil)--Stellenbosch University, 2026.
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2026
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| author | Nyembe, Sipokuhle |
| author2 | Henrico, I. |
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/136035 Optimising Facility Management in the South African National Defence Force through Advanced GIS Solutions: A Case of the Faculty of Military Science Nyembe, Sipokuhle Henrico, I. Mtshawu, B. Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Military Science. School for Geospatial Studies and Information Systems. Thesis (MMil)--Stellenbosch University, 2026. Nyembe, S. 2026. Optimising Facility Management in the South African National Defence Force through Advanced GIS Solutions: A Case of the Faculty of Military Science. Unpublished masters thesis. Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch University [online]. Available: https://scholar.sun.ac.za/items/47f19c52-ec66-4ae4-a149-fd816e6a27f4 University campuses, as knowledge hubs, significantly shape our understanding and thinking. Campus planning and the management of facilities require efficient spatial data storage for seamless decision-making, repairs, and maintenance. The advent of geospatial tools has revolutionised various fields, offering numerous advantages over traditional methods by integrating spatial and non-spatial data into a unified system. Incorporating Geographic Information Systems (GIS) plays an innovative role in facility management and campus planning. This study focuses on employing GIS as an effective tool to enhance campus planning and facility management, particularly at the Faculty of Military Science (FMS) on the Saldanha campus, located on the West Coast of South Africa. The study addresses the challenges encountered during the 2017 refurbishment of the South African Military Academy, where the lack of reticulation plans and maps led to inefficiencies in locating underground pipes. By developing a GIS database that incorporates spatial and non-spatial data of FMS facilities and creating a 3-D model, this study aims to improve campus planning and facility management (FM) at the FMS campus of SU. The data sources included GPS, Google Earth images, AutoCAD files, and shapefiles from ESRI. A geospatial database was developed, and all data collected was georeferenced to ensure consistency across sources. Then, digitising was carried out, resulting in newly created features stored as shapefiles. The geospatial database, which incorporates both spatial and non-spatial data, serves as a user-friendly tool to improve FM planning for FMS. The proposed framework, supported by results and studies, shows significant potential to optimise SANDF facility management, with wide adoption promising unified standards, improved readiness, and enhanced defence capabilities. Masters 2026-04-21T07:46:53Z 2026-04-21T07:46:53Z 2026-03 Thesis https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/136035 en Stellenbosch University 101 pages application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Nyembe, Sipokuhle Optimising Facility Management in the South African National Defence Force through Advanced GIS Solutions: A Case of the Faculty of Military Science |
| title | Optimising Facility Management in the South African National Defence Force through Advanced GIS Solutions: A Case of the Faculty of Military Science |
| title_full | Optimising Facility Management in the South African National Defence Force through Advanced GIS Solutions: A Case of the Faculty of Military Science |
| title_fullStr | Optimising Facility Management in the South African National Defence Force through Advanced GIS Solutions: A Case of the Faculty of Military Science |
| title_full_unstemmed | Optimising Facility Management in the South African National Defence Force through Advanced GIS Solutions: A Case of the Faculty of Military Science |
| title_short | Optimising Facility Management in the South African National Defence Force through Advanced GIS Solutions: A Case of the Faculty of Military Science |
| title_sort | optimising facility management in the south african national defence force through advanced gis solutions a case of the faculty of military science |
| url | https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/136035 |
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