Dubai Municipality to launch Geo Address System for buildings and locations

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Dubai Geo Address System

Dubai Municipality is set to launch a new address system which will make it easier to find the exact location of more than 130,000 buildings and locations in the city by the end of 2014.

No more waiting or confusion to identify any place, building, street or locality in Dubai, if you are using the new Geo Address System developed by Dubai Municipality’s Geographical Information Systems Department.

The department has so far numbered 130,000 entities in Dubai, which will be installed with a plaque with a 10-digit unique number.

Dubai Municipality said it aimed to have the Geo-Address System up and running by the end of 2014, once the numbering or entire buildings and locations is completed.

The system with create a national coordinate grid, which will enable users to find and reach any location in Dubai via smart phones, iPads, computers and navigators.

From Arabian Business

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