Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Applications of GIS

GIS is a very important tool which is used to assit in various Town Planning applications.

Examples include:

• Conceptual Plans
• Township Layout Plans
• Land Use Plans
• Land Audits

Municipal Assistance

Emendo (Pty) Ltd provides assistance to Municipalities in various aspects using GIS.

Assistance includes, but is not limited to:

• Setting up a GIS system
• Capturing of data from as-built drawings
• Asset management
• Financial management

Training of Personnel

Emendo (Pty) Ltd provides training of personnel to use and understand GIS systems and data.

Training includes, but is not limited to:

• Capturing of data
• Setting up of spatial databases
• Editing data
• Displaying data in various formats

Spatial Databases

A database that is optimized for storing and querying data that represents objects defined in a geometric space.