Land and Survey Departments are multi-discipline government agency comprising land, survey, planning and valuation services. These Departments maintains a well-established and unified land cadastral and land registration system for the State.
VMAPS helps these agencies with land and cadastral information which forms the core data for land administration and land management by converting them into digital and geospatial application as an integrated land information systems which records land ownership, land values, land use and other land-related data.
The application of GIS technology has helped provide the necessary datasets of various land information to facilitate the work of planners. The immediate advantage is seen in the handling of various planning applications for development and in the formulation of master plans, structure plans and local plans. GIS has allowed multiple-information such as land use, land commitment, aerial photographs, topography, land tenure and other land-related information to be overlaid with the cadastral layer, making the work of planners more effective and efficient.