Municipal Web GIS

Paraćin Municipal Web GIS Platform

One spatial platform for planning, investment, tourism and public-property workflows

One municipal platform connecting planning, cadastral, investment, tourism and public-property workflows through a common spatial database and Web GIS.

LocationParaćin

ClientAdministration for Investments and Sustainable Development, Municipality of Paraćin

MapSoft roleDirect contracted service provider and accountable system integrator responsible for project planning, data modelling, centralized database implementation, data processing/migration, GeoServer/MapStore/Web GIS implementation, thematic modules, deployment, training, warranty and maintenance support.

Project period10.2020 – 03.2021

Project interface showing the implemented workflow.

Platform operational · confirmed September 2026Visit gis.paracin.rs ↗

Project context

Replace fragmented municipal spatial information with one maintained platform

Paraćin needed a centralized municipal GIS environment that could replace fragmented access to planning, cadastral and thematic information with one maintained spatial database, standards-based services, professional desktop workflows and public/authorized Web GIS applications. The project also had to turn location-related municipal processes such as investment promotion, tourism and public-property records into structured spatial applications.

3 modulesOperational thematic modules

Investment locations, tourism and public-property management.

4 themesRGZ-aligned data themes

Digital cadastral plan, address system, spatial-unit register and public property.

10 working daysRole-specific training

5 days QGIS + 3 administration + 2 Web GIS.

2 yearsWarranty / support

Two-year contractual functional warranty and maintenance/error-correction support from formal handover.

Create an extendable open-source municipal platform for collecting, harmonizing, maintaining, publishing and using authoritative and thematic geospatial information across professional, administrative and public workflows.

Transform heterogeneous planning, cadastral and thematic municipal source data into one governed spatial database and usable Web GIS environment while enabling different user groups to maintain, analyse and publish information.

Shared spatial foundation

Planning, cadastral and municipal reference data in the same operating environment

The implemented platform combined municipal spatial units, planning content and other authoritative or thematic information in a common browser environment backed by a centralized spatial database.

Paraćin Web GIS showing municipal spatial-unit and boundary layers over imagery. — **Municipal spatial units and boundaries**Real Web GIS view demonstrating municipal spatial-unit and boundary layers inside the shared platform.

**Planning-data integration**General Regulation Plan and Spatial Plan content published over orthophoto with structured layer groups.

Central PostgreSQL/PostGIS municipal databasePlanning, cadastral and authoritative-data preparationMapStore Web GIS and GeoServer service layerQGIS professional maintenance environmentInvestment, tourism and public-property modules

Thematic applications

Location-based municipal processes became structured Web GIS workflows

Investment and tourism modules connected mapped locations with structured records and public-facing content, allowing users to move from spatial context to the information needed for municipal services and promotion.

**Investment-location module**Selected industrial-zone location linked to structured location, ownership, use, infrastructure and access data.

**Tourism and investment portal view**Real public-facing thematic map with categorized tourism points and selected-object information.

Public-property management

Property records linked to map context and operational views

The public-property module connected cadastral layers, records and map-based inspection inside the same municipal platform. The displayed counters are historical interface values from the captured system state.

Real public-property UI with cadastral layers and operational counters; screenshot values are not treated as authoritative totals. — **Public-property application**The on-screen counters are a historical snapshot of the interface at the time of capture and may differ from current system totals.

Paraćin public-property map view combining mapped property features with aerial imagery. — **Public-property cartographic layer**Real cartographic view of the public-property workflow, used as interface evidence rather than as an authoritative inventory.

Open-source architecture

Professional maintenance, a central spatial database and standards-based Web publication

Implemented open-source stack: PostgreSQL/PostGIS central database, GeoServer service layer, MapStore Web GIS portal and QGIS desktop environment, deployed on the Municipality server.

01QGISProfessional maintenance and advanced analysis

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02PostgreSQL / PostGISCentral multi-user spatial database

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03GeoServerControlled geospatial service publication

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04MapStoreWeb GIS, thematic applications and role-based access

Municipal planning/cadastral/address/spatial-unit/public-property and thematic data were harmonized in the central platform. The final report documents standards-based access to RGZ/GeoSrbija services and supported OGC web-service families.

01Inventory and prepare municipal source data
02Model and load the centralized spatial database
03Publish controlled services through GeoServer
04Configure professional QGIS workflows
05Build Web GIS and thematic applications in MapStore
06Deploy in the municipal environment and configure user roles
07Train users and transition to warranty/support

Training & enablement

The handover included role-specific training and operational knowledge transfer

Training covered professional GIS users, system administrators and occasional users across QGIS, administration and Web GIS workflows, followed by warranty and support obligations.

Anonymized crop of an online Paraćin training session showing real geostory configuration in the municipal Web GIS. — **Online training and geostory configuration**Participant identities were removed from the published training visual.

5Professional GIS users trained

3System administrators trained

more than 20Occasional users trained

10Role-specific training

Training covered 5 professional GIS users, 3 system administrators and more than 20 occasional users over 10 working days: 5 days QGIS, 3 days administration and 2 days Web GIS. The contract provided a two-year functional warranty and maintenance/error-correction support.

Delivered system

A complete municipal GIS stack rather than a standalone map viewer

Central municipal GIS database

PostgreSQL/PostGIS database with domain-specific models and processed client data.

PostgreSQL / PostGIS

Municipal Web GIS portal

MapStore portal for central access to maps, data and applications.

Web GIS

Planning and authoritative-data integration

Supplied spatial/urban plans processed and integrated together with RGZ-aligned themes and external authoritative services.

Spatial database / OGC services

Investment-location module

Brownfield/greenfield data model, map functions and structured investment information.

Web application

Tourism web/mobile module

Tourism locations, heritage, services and related media/content.

Web / mobile application

Public-property module

Parcel/building/special-part, rights/encumbrance and mapping/valuation functions.

Web application

Training and documentation

QGIS, administration and Web GIS training plus Geoportal user documentation.

Training / documentation · 10 working days

What this project proves

MapSoft can directly integrate municipal data, software, services and user workflows into one extensible geospatial platform

Paraćin proves MapSoft can deliver a complete open-source municipal spatial platform as direct contractor: data modelling and migration, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, GeoServer, QGIS, Web GIS, thematic applications, standards-based authoritative-data access, role governance, deployment and user enablement.

Central municipal geospatial database and portalPlanning, cadastral and public-property information in structured workflowsInvestment and tourism information linked directly to locationProfessional, administrator and occasional-user training completed

Implementation scope. The implemented database, portal, services, processed data and training were completed. Formal closure and continued operation were confirmed by MapSoft in September 2026. The page therefore focuses on verified implementation scope rather than extrapolated usage statistics.

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Municipal spatial systems and digital platforms

GIS & Spatial Systems Data Platforms & Integrations Custom Digital Platforms & Applications

Industries

Government & Public Administration Cadastre & Land Administration

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