Ministry of Habitat, Infrastructure and Land Transport |23 October 2017

Did you know?

Centre for Geographical Information System (GIS)

• The Centre for Geographical Information System officially came into being in the mid-1990s.
• The Centre for GIS provides the following services:
• Production of Orthophoto maps
• Custodian of spatial data
• In-house GIS training
• Support to GIS users
• Promotes the concepts of the GIS through workshops, seminars demonstration and publications
  • The Centre for GIS is the body mandated by the government to create, store, manipulate and share spatial data on a digital platform.
  • WebGIS, a combination of World Wide Web (www) and geographical information systems (GIS), is a paradigm for how people everywhere access and use geographic information.  Its functionality is made available through a regular web browser and an integrated viewer with a user-friendly GIS interface.
  • The WebGIS does not require users to sign-up and has no hidden fees. It is absolutely FREE!  Simply log on www.webgis.gov.sc

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