Armenia to launch national geoportal for mining and construction  permits

ArmInfo. Armenia is set to centralize all spatial data and state permits on a unified National Geoportal. On April 29, the National Assembly's Economic  Affairs Committee approved amendments to the Law "On Spatial Data."

Introducing the amendments, Suren Tovmasyan, Chairman of the Cadastre  Committee, noted that the continuous development of spatial data is  the basis for integrating information stored and managed by various  bodies and ensuring its accessibility to entities investing or  planning to invest in Armenia. With this data, investors will be able  to make informed decisions using the spatial data infrastructure—the  national geoportal and its associated integrated layers. Tovmasyan  stated that the project aims to integrate all types of permits issued  by communities and government agencies into the national spatial data  infrastructure— the geoportal—within a set timeframe. 

"This means that any government agency issuing permits for, for  example, mining, water use, or construction must, within a specific  timeframe, must show this information on the RA national geoportal,  and it must be available to public," the head of the Cadastre  Committee clarified.