GIS is a collection of computer hardware, software, and geographic data for capturing, managing, analysing, and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information. With this technology users can analyse complex situations, visualize problems, and create geographic plans and solutions.  They can also increase efficiency, reduce costs, and help people make faster and better decisions that consider all the geographic factors necessary to create a sustainable future.

The Planning Institute of Jamaica PIOJ performs many functions with special responsibility to strengthen the overall planning capacity of the government. A number of these functions can be directly supported by the use of GIS. These include:

• Coordinating planning for the sustainable development of Jamaica
• Disaster Impact Assessment and Reporting
• Monitoring the implementation of plans and projects
• Undertaking training and research
• Maintaining various data and indicators
• Managing technical programmes

The maps in this section represent some of the work done by the PIOJ with the assistance of GIS.

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