Municipal professionals
Create, review and maintain thematic spatial information for their area of responsibility.
Software Engineering / Municipal GIS & Geoportals
One spatial environment for the information a city needs to manage.
MapSoft designs municipal GIS platforms that bring spatial data, thematic applications, institutional users and public information into one managed digital environment.
REAL UI EVIDENCESpatial information becomes operational through the platform.
Municipal challenge
Spatial information exists. The problem is making it usable across the municipality.
Different departments often maintain planning, property, infrastructure and thematic information independently. A municipal GIS should do more than publish maps: it should establish a controlled environment in which spatial information can be structured, maintained, searched, combined and shared according to user responsibilities.
PlanningCadastrePropertyInfrastructureEnvironment↓MUNICIPAL GIS
Users & roles
The same spatial foundation. Different responsibilities.
Public enterprises
Access and manage relevant infrastructure, service and operational information.
Planning & technical departments
Work with planning documents, cadastral context, infrastructure and spatial constraints.
Management
Review information across departments through maps, indicators and analytical views.
Citizens & external users
Access selected public information without specialist GIS software.
Data foundation
A municipal GIS becomes valuable when different datasets work together.
Territory & planning
Spatial and urban plans · zoning · land use · planning constraints
Land & property
Cadastral context · parcels · buildings · public property · administrative boundaries
Infrastructure & services
Roads · water and sewer · utilities · public facilities
Environment & urban assets
Green areas · environmental data · protected areas · public-space assets
Development & public information
Investment locations · permits · thematic registers · public layers
The exact dataset structure depends on available data, institutional responsibilities and the workflows that need to be supported. MapSoft does not impose one universal municipal data model.
From map to system
A geoportal should support work — not only display maps.
Search & discover
Find locations, objects, parcels, addresses and thematic information.
View & analyse
Combine layers, inspect attributes, measure, compare and perform spatial queries.
Edit & maintain
Update geometry, attributes, status, documents and thematic content according to permissions.
Publish
Expose selected information to departments, partner organizations or the public.
Attach & document
Connect spatial objects with documents, photographs and related records.
Report
Generate structured information and analytical outputs from managed data.
Administer
Manage users, roles, configuration, reference values and access rights.
Sustainable operating model
Build the platform. Enable the municipality to keep it alive.
Where appropriate, MapSoft establishes the platform, initial data environment, roles and publishing workflows, then enables trained municipal specialists to continue maintaining and publishing thematic information themselves. MapSoft can support long-term operation through maintenance, technical assistance and platform extensions.
Architecture & interoperability
Designed to work with the municipality's existing environment.
Municipal GIS rarely starts from zero. Existing databases, CAD/GIS files, document repositories and institutional systems can remain part of the environment while spatial databases, GIS services and web applications provide a common managed foundation.
Municipal databasesCAD / GISDocumentsExternal services
↓SPATIAL DATABASE + GIS SERVICES↓Web GISDesktop GISMobilePublic portal
Platform evolution
Start with a reliable spatial foundation. Extend it as needs evolve.
A municipal GIS can begin with planning and administrative information and expand into asset management, environmental systems, field workflows, public services, analytics and 3D applications without creating a new isolated system for every requirement.
Base GIS→Planning & property→Assets & environment→Public services & analytics
Explore Smart City solutions →Project evidence
Evidence from municipal implementations
Serbia / City of Vranje
GIS Vranje — Municipal Geoportal & Geospatial Data Platform
From fragmented municipal data to a living platform: baseline data, specialist applications, client-enabled publishing and long-term support.
Project evidence →Serbia / Municipality of ParaćinParaćin Municipal Web GIS Platform
Central spatial database, Web GIS, desktop GIS, thematic modules, role-based access, deployment and training.
Project evidence →Serbia / Šumadija DistrictKragujevac Regional Municipal Web GIS Platform
Regional municipal platform combining Web GIS with operational modules for work orders, work diaries, requests and reporting.
Project evidence →Montenegro / Adriatic coastHerceg Novi Geospatial Data & Solar Potential Geoportal
Municipal geospatial data extended into building-level solar analytics and an operational 2D/3D browser environment.
Project evidence →Operational outcomes
What a municipal GIS should enable
One managed spatial foundation
Reduce dependence on disconnected local files and individual desktop environments.
Faster access to municipal information
Users can find and combine relevant information through one controlled platform.
Cross-department use
Different organizational units work from a shared spatial context.
Controlled data maintenance
Roles and permissions determine who can view, update and publish information.
Public access where appropriate
Selected information can be exposed without opening internal administration functions.
A foundation for new digital services
The same platform can support future thematic and operational applications.
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