Traffic on Gloucester Road in Wan Chai. In a good start, the Lands Department has launched a public information portal called GeoInfo Map, which contains over 180 kinds of spatial data provided by 26 government departments. Photo: AFP Traffic on Gloucester Road in Wan Chai. In a good start, the Lands Department has launched a public information portal called GeoInfo Map, which contains over 180 kinds of spatial data provided by 26 government departments. Photo: AFP
Traffic on Gloucester Road in Wan Chai. In a good start, the Lands Department has launched a public information portal called GeoInfo Map, which contains over 180 kinds of spatial data provided by 26 government departments. Photo: AFP
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Hong Kong needs a data revolution at the very top

Winnie Tang calls on the government to build solid infrastructure for spatial data, so citizens and companies can use it to devise innovative solutions for urban living

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Winnie Tang
Winnie Tang

Updated: 2:54pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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Traffic on Gloucester Road in Wan Chai. In a good start, the Lands Department has launched a public information portal called GeoInfo Map, which contains over 180 kinds of spatial data provided by 26 government departments. Photo: AFP Traffic on Gloucester Road in Wan Chai. In a good start, the Lands Department has launched a public information portal called GeoInfo Map, which contains over 180 kinds of spatial data provided by 26 government departments. Photo: AFP
Traffic on Gloucester Road in Wan Chai. In a good start, the Lands Department has launched a public information portal called GeoInfo Map, which contains over 180 kinds of spatial data provided by 26 government departments. Photo: AFP
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