New website provides geographical data on Belgium

Citizens, companies and government departments now have easy access to all available geographical data on Flanders and Brussels via the portal site Geopunt.be. The online application was presented yesterday during a meeting of the Flemish Geographical Information Agency in Ghent.

On the site, you can find aerial photos of the past 20 years, for instance, and topographical maps from the 18th century.  With the info, experts could, say, analyse the historical evolution of soil use or interested citizens could check how their own plots looked in the past. In the course of next year, more data and apps will be added. By May of next year, Geopunt will include information on road works, making it possible to avoid them on your route.

www.geopunt.be