Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

A geographic information system (GIS) is a computer system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present all types of geographical data.

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.