At the end of the project, instead of establishing a common database, the MEA (which is part of central government and has access to significant funds) took the leading role in creating a digital base map to suit their specific needs. The MEA believed that an investment in GIS would be returned almost immediately through the collection of additional tariffs. A similar route was followed in cities in many developed countries where a utility agency took a leading role, Australia for example. The MEA created its base map at a scale of 1:1000 by digitizing the DOL maps which were from the same source as those used for BLIS.