The Land Information Council of Jamaica (LICJ) was established by Government in 1991 and is comprised of nine sub-committees. The Council is responsible for organizing and ensuring the development and maintenance of a national networked geographical information system for Jamaica, through the collaborative efforts of land and land related agencies. More

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The Ministry of Agriculture/LICJ signs $32 Million contract

The Ministry of Agriculture on March 11 signed a contract valued at some $32 million for the installation of a National Virtual Reference Network. The system, which will be provided by Spatial Innovision Limited along with its global partner Trimble Navigation Limited, will provide an advanced positioning and navigation system, which will facilitate real time surveying as well as mapping and data collection services 24-hours per day from anywhere across the island. Full Article

 

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LICJ 2008 Meeting Schedule

Meeting DateMeeting Topic
April 24Introducing TOPCON Positioning Systems
May 22Mobile and Web GIS Services
June 26GIS Applied - Disaster Management
July 24Evolving GIS Technology - GIS MASHUP

Upcoming Training

Training DateCourse Name
May 12 - 16Database Design and Implementation
June 2 - 6Data Automation
May 5 - 9Developing & Managing a GIS
April 29 - 30Metadata Managezment Workshop

Upcoming Events

Event DateEvent Name
August 4 - 8, 2008ESRI International User Conference
August 25 - 29, 2008URISA Caribbean Conference
November 16 - 22, 2008Geography Awareness Week
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