Application of electronic Atlas for land management in Hanoi

Abstract

Management of land is one of the very important tasks and a challenge for governments at all levels. In order to do a good land management work, many different instruments are needed, including maps. Presently, cadastral, land use and land use planning maps provide necessary land information for different users. These information need to be uploaded on the Internet to facilitate their access and use. In order to support this task, the establishment of websites and electronic maps on land information is necessary. Electronic atlas with ability of storing data in digital format, managing data by a database management system will allow to rapidly execute the data for determination of geographical coordinates, distance, perimeter, land cell area and other necessary information. The distribution of electronic atlas on internet also allows the access and search of the objects with given parameters. This article addresses the use of cartography, GIS and Multimedia technologies to establish The electronic atlas supporting; land management in Hanoi. It is the experiments of establishing and uploading electronic atlas to Web. The Atlas with information on land administration, land use and land use planning at district level is a useful instrument for the use and management of land by citizen and land management organizations.