The officials and representatives of Georgia’s Spatial and Urban Development Agency (SUDA) attended a seminar in Seoul, South Korea. This joint seminar was organised by Asian Development Bank to share information about national spatial data infrastructure.
The information about this visit has been sharing on social media handles of agency. The glimpses of this international event have also been shared on official Facebook page of the Spatial and Urban Development Agency.
The official Facebook page of SUDA stated, “Specialists of the Spatial and Urban Development Agency in Seoul learned about the experience of creating a national spatial data infrastructure at a joint seminar. This seminar was organized by the Asian Development Bank (ADB – LX CORP).”
It also stated, the spatial technology and geoinformation systems infrastructure specialists of SUDA on this occasion had the opportunity to learn about the experience of different countries and share knowledge. They also received information about the advanced geospatial data infrastructure of South Korea.
It is worth noting that, the seminar goes for four days where in the format of panel discussions, issues of urban planning and cadastral management information systems (NSDI), digital city antilogs (Digital twins), aerial and satellite technologies and opportunities for regional cooperation in this direction were discussed in detail by all experts.
Moreover, the informative field visits were held to familiarize attendees of seminar with practical demonstrations of South Korean geospatial technologies. The seminar participants also had the opportunity to attend the Asia Geospatial Information Technology Exhibition – K-GEO Festa 2024, where the latest trends in the geospatial information industry were presented.
The seminar is a continuation of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) initiative, which aims to support member countries (DMCs) in establishing a strong National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) and is synchronized with ADB’s Corporate Strategy 2030.
Notably with the support of South Korea’s expert cooperation, it will be possible for participating countries to use the full potential of geospatial technologies, which will contribute to sustainable urban development.
