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Abu Dhabi gets online gateway to geographic data
The latest data about Abu Dhabi's habitats, wildlife, agriculture, forestry, soils and water, among other topics can now be accessed with just a click of a button.
- Staff Report
- Published: 15:47 October 12, 2008
Abu Dhabi: The latest data about Abu Dhabi's habitats, wildlife, agriculture, forestry, soils and water, among other topics can now be accessed with just a click of a button.
The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) has developed a geospatial data portal that makes environmental data and metadata readily available to government organizations and the general public. The portal can be accessed at www.geoportal.ae
The portal, with a new interface in both Arabic and English, is a one-stop access point for environmental data in Abu Dhabi. The general public can now quickly and easily access EAD's entire catalogue of geospatial data, maps and information about the data that was used to make those maps. The Geoportal even offers the ability to build your own map.
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