VIENTIANE, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Government and private sector representatives of Laos and Thailand on Tuesday exchanged information on using a geographic information system (GIS) to build a single map for improved natural resources management.
One map via geographic information system will benefit natural resources management while saving time and budget resources for investment on information surveys and mapping.
It also benefits communication, sharing and collaboration between government and private sectors, according to information at a meeting held Tuesday in Lao capital Vientiane.
Lao Minister of Science and Technology Boviengkham Vongdara chaired the meeting, which was organized by Technology and Innovation Department under Ministry of Science and Technology, Thepsymeuang Trading Company from Thailand and their development partners, reported Lao state-run media Vientiane Times on Tuesday.
The purpose is to raise understanding and exchange of information development on "one map one community one nation," to build online systems for closer integration between government and private sectors.
The meeting highlighted the role of GIS to enable everyone to easily discover, use and share maps from any device, anywhere and anytime. The benefits of a single shared map include authoritative data, high-quality mapping, improved visualizations, spatial analysis and models and rich applications.
It also allows greater sharing and collaboration for government operation centers and clarifies administrative boundaries, transportation, hydrology, land parcels, forest boundaries and other topographic features.
