MalaysiaGIS.com

Kuala Lumpur, Wed - The Department of Survey and Mapping Malaysia will extend the scope of its electronic commerce to include the use of e-wallets and credit cards, said Land and Co-operative Development Minister Tan Sri Kasitah Gaddam today.

To be launched by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad on Oct 24, the move would allow licensed surveyors and land developers to purchase the department's survey data more conveniently.

Products such as digital cadastral survey data and certified plan images could be speedily provided to those involved in planning and implementing land development projects, Kasitah told reporters.

An exhibition will be held on other information technology projects by the Ministry's agencies.

Visitors will be able to witness the intricacies of marking and measuring the international borders of Malaysia with neighbours Thailand and Indonesia, he added.

Besides displaying a CD-ROM version of an interactive map, the exhibition will also feature, the technology used for accurate global positioning, computerised land registration and allocation of land to children of a deceased Muslim.