Deputy Minister of Justice, Tornike Cheishvili presented today the draft law developed by the Ministry of Justice to the Regional Policy and Self-Government Committee of the Parliament.

The legislative initiative envisions the creation of a national geoportal, which will be the official web portal of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI). It reflects relevant spatial data owned by public institutions or, in certain cases, natural and/or private legal entities. Spatial data will be easily exchangeable and accessible at central, regional and local levels.

The creation of NSDI will contribute to the regulation of transport, tourism, environmental issues; management, planning and efficient operation of agriculture, defense, infrastructure projects, emergency situations, communication systems, land, government and utility services; attracting investments and increasing economic activity.

In addition, one of the goals of the draft law is to facilitate the integration of the national spatial data infrastructure into the unified spatial information infrastructure of the EU countries (INSPIRE).