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DLNR to replace microfilms in archiving
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Posted on Jan 07 2006
The Department of Lands and Natural Resources will soon replace its “antiquated” microfilm archiving technology for land documents in the CNMI by acquiring a more robust digital system that will be capable of storing huge amounts of data.
Just before giving up his post last Friday, DLNR Secretary Richard Seman announced that the department is looking at replacing its microfilm system with the procurement and implementation of a digital archiving system for land documents that are being stored in the data warehouse of the department at the Lower Base.
Seman said that, once land documents are digitized, there would be faster retrieval of information on matters about the CNMI lands.
“The software and hardware have already been identified,” said Seman, adding that further approval and the allocation of a budget for the project would soon follow.
He said the acquisition of such a system would mean a more user-friendly application for all the staff.
Seman said it’s about time that the department’s system is upgraded so that systems used by other agencies or other systems within the department itself could be “seamlessly integrated” with several computer applications.
Seman officially steps down today, Sunday, but he opted to spend his last day at work on Friday. He served as DLNR secretary for two years.
He earlier said the years he had spent at the department of were “very challenging yet very enjoyable.”
He considers the distribution of commercial farm plot to local farmers as one of his legacies to the department. Seman said he started the project immediately when he took office. He said his office lobbied for a smoother and faster regulatory requirement implementation. He said these regulations usually cause the delay in the distribution of the lots for local farmers.
