New navigation system for Dubai
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The GIS Department of Dubai Municipality recently developed the National Coordinates, a new comprehensive navigation system. The new system was launched by Eng Hussain Nassir Lootah , director general of Dubai Municipality. 
“The NCG system will be fully functioning in the first half of 2013 and will be updated as much as possible as per requirement from individuals and companies. GIS Department in collaboration with Garmin will distribute a special location number and barcode to each and every place and building in the emirate to identify the desired location with a single click on any smart phone, navigator or computer,” Lootah said.
The strategic project is aimed to help and support all government organizations, companies, residents and tourists with different nationalities and languages to locate and reach any place in Dubai easily using digital maps available on smart mobiles, tablet PCs, notebooks, and navigation devices.
A national coordinate grid will be developed on a digital map, developing applications and fixing plates that carries location information on all the buildings in Dubai. All types of buildings will be covered like government organizations, hospitals, parks, commercial buildings, houses, factories, warehouses among others.
