The Geographic Institute of Guatemala recently launched its first set of cloud-based geoservices. Its news view service provides open access to more than 20 thematic layers on topics such as geodesy, vegetation cover, land use, geology, hydrology and road network, among others. The services use Geoserver and Geoexplorer and were developed with support from the GeoSUR Program and PAIGH, with funding from the Eye on Earth Alliance.
Miguel Blanco, a GeoSUR adviser, was in Guatemala in early November and worked with specialists from the Geographic Institute in order to prepare the geospatial data and geoservices that were placed in the cloud and registered with the GeoSUR Regional Portal.
As part of this initiative GeoSUR, UNEP, PAIGH and Spain´s CNIG are offering training, technical assistance and funding to more than 12 national agencies to stage some of their data and services in the cloud.
Click here to view the new map viewer.
Source: GIM International