ICIMOD through its Mountain Environment and Natural Resources Information System (MENRIS) program has been focussing on GIS capacity building and networking of the national institutions in the region to promote the development of geographic information, its sharing and effective use of GIS and RS in the region since early 1990. The advent of Internet technology has revolutionised the concept of networking and information sharing. Internet provides a big potential for efficient and effective ways in obtaining, using and sharing geographic information. The recent developments in Internet Mapping technology have leverage to publish potential map/geographic information and associated data so that user can have access to them through the Internet.
The project intends to develop a system using the Internet technology to serve the geographic information and databases on the HKH region that MENRIS has developed over a decade. Easy access to these resources will contribute in the development of the region by helping the researchers, development workers and decision-makers in integrating various socio-economic and biophysical data, thus providing a better understanding of the problems for specific solutions. The system, once developed, will be a step ahead in the use of Internet by ICIMOD for its networking and outreach objectives.
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2004 updated 2008