The Coordination Council for the National Spatial Data Infrastructure has adopted a strategy, an action plan, and sectoral regulations. The Ministry of Justice of Georgia shared the glimpses of the of the plan along with a brief note about it on its official Facebook Page on Sseptember 30, 2026.
The representatives from the ministries and other state agencies that are members of the Council attended the meeting, which was chaired by Deputy Minister of Justice Tamar Zodelava.
The objective of the Coordination Council—established by a government decree—is to support the creation, operation, and development of the national spatial data infrastructure in the country.
At the inter-agency meeting, the parties discussed the 4-year strategy for the development of the national spatial data infrastructure, 1-year action plan and draft 9 field regulations. The documents that will be submitted to the government for approval were prepared by the coordinating agency – the National Agency of the Public Register of the Ministry of Justice in close cooperation with the member agencies of the Coordinating Council.
In addition, the data will be compatible with the EU Spatial Data Infrastructure (INSPIRE) and will be easily shared via the National Geoportal (standardized as a single word in GIS/mapping contexts).
The goal of the reform is to implement modern standards for spatial data management and sharing. In this process, with the support of the World Bank, within the framework of the Georgian Sustainable Agriculture Irrigation and Soil Project (GRAIL), the Public Register has created the first multifunctional geoportal – NSDI.GOV.GE. More than 160 metadata entries from around 30 institutions are already posted on the National Geo Portal and publicly available.
Accurate geographical data helps the public and private sectors make informed decisions, which is important for both infrastructure projects and businesses to respond quickly and effectively to crisis situations.
