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Institute for eGovernment

In short, a GIS makes it possible to know what's going on where, or what the physical state and other properties of a particular location are at a given point in time.

Announcing the launch here on Saturday, K.R. Srivathsan, Director of the institute, said publication and distribution of spatial data were becoming increasingly important for scientific and business organisations to make smart decisions.

The state government is the single largest service provider to the citizens, a map based e-governance which is the most effective technology includes spatially referenced data base, Himachal Pradesh chief secretary Asha Swaroop said while presiding over the inaugural session of the one-day workshop on 'GIS', an official release said.

According to a recent report by KWA’s Non-Revenue Water Management (NRWM) division in Kochi, the most densely populated city in Kerala with a population of over 600,000, only half of the total drinking water produced at the Aluva water treatment plant reaches the public.

Today, the click of a mouse can reveal even its tiniest of details — population data, number and kinds of factories here, the raw material available in this area and the kind of industries it can support, tourist spots (the location of the 15th century Veerasegara temple can be found here). All thanks to students D Karthikk, R Meenakshi and P K Madhumathi, from A C College of Engineering and Technology, Karaikudi, who created this website.

The Ina-GeoPortal will give government agencies and the general public real time access to authoritative spatial information on areas that are prone to natural disasters such as earthquakes and floods.

The initiative stemmed from the national government’s master plan for the acceleration and expansion of economic development throughout the entire Indonesian Territory.

The seminar was organized on the initiative of the Ministry of Communications & IT (MCIT) with support of company Integris. At the seminar Integris and Data+ presented solutions to automate collection, processing and accounting of analytical information about accidents and branch-wise GIS. They pointed to the possibility of using such systems in environmental research, mapping, agriculture, road construction, disaster management, health care, communications, statistics, trade, urban planning, inventory systems, tourism, military and police activity.

As it was the first time to celebrate this day here in the northern region of Iraq, for many it was even the first time hearing the word. The clueless audience was listening with curiosity as presentations including basic and more detailed information about how GIS can change and improve their lives were shown.

The Irish Spatial Data Exchange (ISDE) will operate as an inter-departmental and cross-agency online service that will allow the public to search multiple databases.

It will also be a vital service for the construction industry, geologists, students, archaeologists, researchers and businesspeople alike.

Rund 750.000 Zugriffe hat "Openkat", das E-Government-Portal der Grundbuch- und Katasterverwaltung allein in den ersten fünf Monaten dieses Jahres verzeichnet. "Dies zeigt eindrücklich, wie groß der Bedarf an bürgernahen, Zeit, Kosten und Bürokratie sparenden Lösungen ist und wie sehr wir damit ein Bedürfnis unserer Ansprechpartner befriedigen", so Berger. Das neue Angebot sei ein weiterer Schritt hin zu einem effizienten E-Government: "Bis dato war das Portal 'Openkat' eine Einbahnstraße, das heißt, nur auf die Einsichtnahme in die Kataster- und Grundbuchsakten ausgelegt", erklärt der Landesrat, der als Zuständiger für die Informatik und den Grundbuch- und Katasterbereich gleich doppelt involviert ist.

Im Auftrag der Schutzkommission beim Bundesinnenministerium hat die Kata- strophenforschungsstelle des Instituts für Soziologie der Uni Kiel, unter der Leitung von Dr. Wolf Dombrowsky, einen "Schutzdatenatlas" (SDA) entwickelt. Diese neue Software zum Gefahren-Management wird der Öffentlichkeit erstmals auf der Hannover Messe 2003 (7.-12.4.2003) präsentiert. Die Kieler Arbeitsgruppe ist am Norddeutschen Gemeinschaftsstand 'Innovationsmarkt Forschung und Technologie' (Halle 18, EG Stand A 04) zu finden.