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National Geological Survey begins sharing GIS Data internationally
New World Congress Initiative is "right up our alley" said KMD Subsidiary Chief
Sulari, Duchy of Suldanor
August 30, 5525


Technicians at NGS use Computer Aided Cartography in GIS platform to plot precise maps

Kalistani Cartographers are among the foremost in the world at providing accurately surveyed information about the world's environs. In addition to creation of one of the first physical atlases of Northern Selaya, Kalistani cartographers working for the National Geological Survey have also been working with a KalMD subsidiary in developing a new computer based platform to both measure and create extremely accurate maps based off rigorous geodesic survey. And now, the subsidiary, Kalistani Affiliated Engineering (KalSiE: KAE) is teaming up with the World Congress to provide data regarding not only the Kalistani Landscape and resource pictures, but also to enhance the information available to the world about other nations.

"We know Kalistan does not participate in the World Congress," said KAE CEO Janet Bonham. "But nationally, we have an open door policy for information technology, and if our sharing this information enhances human understanding of the world around us and under our feet, it is in our interest to do so. We have seen atrocious efforts at map making and just bizarre claims about resources available to some countries, and we feel that correcting that record with rigorous, science based data will help us all better evaluate what is actually real and what is science fiction."

Bonham has obtained clearance to release data obtained the GPS/GIS (Geo-Positioning System/Geographical Information System) programs sponsored by the Kalistani Geologogical Survey, founded just over 200 years ago, and hopes it will be used to enhance the knowledge of the world. "It is our intent," said Bonham, "to complete new maps of Kalistani resources, including agricultural zones in the near future. We also want to study the world's climate zones and plate tectonics to provide a better understanding of how weather works and how volcanoes and earthquakes work. We have recently had the opportunity to begin visiting this last question recently with the uptick of minor earthquakes in north eastern Ananto, and would like to not only cooperate with the NGS to better understand these events, but also share the data with others."

KAE will be investing more than ₭25 million to develop an open source data platform that will be considered a "state of the art" platform for the compilation of public survey and scientific data, which should be released in early 5528. "We will also develop a link with the OICT servers on Whale Island to make this information not only publicly available, but also publicly verifiable by others, to ensure that our data is not only useful, but rigorous and accurate. The World Congress Initiative is right up our alley: It merges several things that Kalistan does well, and gives us a new avenue for the advancement of human knowledge."