| GIS software helps organizations, agencies, and governments work together to develop strategies for sustainable development. It provides the tools to access and process information from a variety of sources and display it in a spatial and visual medium.
This supports decision making and promotes better organizational integration and knowledge management to improve the quality of life for future generations.
GIS Web Services
GIS Web services give a diverse user community access to geospatial content and capabilities. Public Services is free to developers building non-commercial, non-governmental applications. Commercial Services provides complete access all available data.
The Earth Charter
The Earth Charter reflects a set of global values and principles for a sustainable future.
Spatial Data Infrastructure
SDI is an Internet network that supports data sharing from local to global levels, providing timely and relevant information.
Global Map/GSDI Grant Program
Geographic information systems (GIS) are an important technology for managing spatial information at local, regional, national, and global levels. Digital map data is used for managing the natural environment, economic planning, emergency response, environmental conservation, public health programs, and a variety of other challenges facing society in the twenty-first century.
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