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SINGAPORE: The government on Wednesday launched a common map platform for public agencies to publish information and deliver map-based services.
Moreover, Law Minister K Shanmugam said OneMap can also be a platform for innovative applications by businesses and the general public.
OneMap is part of the larger "Singapore Geospatial Collaborative Environment" initiative driven by the Singapore Land Authority and the Infocomm Development Authority.
The initiative brings together multiple public agencies to establish common standards and policies, so that there can be greater sharing and usage of geospatial information among the public agencies.
Mr Shanmugam said it would not only make it more efficient but also increase the effectiveness of the public agencies' policy planning and operations, as well as in the delivery of services to the public.
"A local community can create say, its own "My Kampong" web portal," said K Shanmugam, Singapore’s Law and Second Home Affairs Minister.
"Using the OneMap platform, they can encourage residents to contribute information about the people, food, shops, recreation and landmarks in and around their community. They can even build on this information and create heritage or food trails in their own portal for use by residents or even tourists."
OneMap is an intelligent map system where users can look up services under six broad themes - Culture, Environment, Family and Community, Health, Recreation and Sports.
For instance, under the Health category, users can find updates on dengue clusters, while Recreation carries a list of wireless hotspots.
Another service offered under OneMap is SchoolQuery. Parents can use this service to find out if their homes are within one or two kilometres of a certain primary school.
The Nature Society of Singapore is also using the platform to show where various types of wild birds can be found in Singapore, complete with information about the habitats.
Several companies have also become OneMap pioneer users, using it to display search results for users of location-based services.
The service can be accessed at www.onemap.sg .
- CNA/sc/yb
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