Completion of Phase 1 in National Spatial Information Integration and Utilization Improvement Project... 90 Billion KRW Saved Over 5 Years

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Jiwon] The first phase of the cloud-based spatial information data integration and convergence utilization system project, aimed at creating an environment where anyone can easily use national spatial information, was successfully completed on the 20th.

According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on the 25th, since its establishment in May 2009, the National Spatial Information Center has played a hub role by collecting and providing various national spatial information produced by 45 institutions and 73 information systems.

However, there were many inconveniences due to different system environments and separated operating equipment locations, and the systems were aging, leading to many demands for overall improvement.

Accordingly, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has been promoting the establishment of a spatial information convergence utilization foundation in three phases from last year to 2022. The cloud-based national spatial information integrated platform (K-GeoPlatform) built through this project provides a standardized national spatial information supply and service utilization environment.

Looking at the main contents of the recently completed first phase, the computing resources that were distributed between the National Information Resources Service Gwangju Center and Daejeon Center were integrated and built into the Gwangju G-Cloud, and new computing resources were introduced to secure operational convenience and stability. Overseas software was replaced with domestic products to reduce maintenance costs and strengthen domestic technological competitiveness.

Also, a spatial information development framework named K-GeoPlatform was established, providing various development convenience functions within the platform. The existing spatial information 'Dream' services, such as 'Map Dream' (free creation of various maps using spatial information), 'Statistics Dream' (various visualization analyses such as thematic maps and charts based on building, land, and price-related statistics), and 'Modu Dream' (application and acquisition of data held by the center), were migrated to the cloud platform environment, significantly enhancing their functions.

The cloud-based national spatial information convergence utilization system is expected to save about 90 billion KRW in costs over the next five years.

Nam Youngwoo, Director of National Land Information Policy at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, said, "Spatial information is no longer information unrelated to me but should be information that anyone can easily access and utilize," adding, "We expect that the establishment of a cloud-based national spatial information convergence utilization system will reduce the technical burden of building spatial information platforms."

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