Tajikistan will be connected to the CIS Geoportal, a unified digital platform of spatial data, within the next two years. This was announced at the 109th meeting of the CIS Economic Council in Moscow.
The meeting was chaired by the First Deputy Prime Minister of Tajikistan, Hakim Kholikzoda, with the participation of the Secretary General of the CIS, Sergey Lebedev, as stated in a report on the CIS Executive Committee portal..
According to the head of Rosreestr, Oleg Skufinsky, several countries, including Tajikistan, will be gradually connected to the CIS Geoportal in 2026–2027. This will provide access to open spatial data, reference information, and digital services in a unified system.
The CIS Geoportal was put into operation in 2026. It already hosts data from Russia and Belarus.
The platform features 48 basic thematic layers and about 15 million objects, with the number of users exceeding 20,000.
In the first phase, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia gained access to the data.
The connection of Tajikistan and other countries in the region will be the next stage in the project’s development.
According to Skufinsky, the geoinformation platform includes a unified electronic cartographic base that merges official maps of the states. Special attention is given to practical services. In particular, the platform will allow users to plot tourist routes considering points of interest and to obtain information on real estate for implementing investment projects.
Moreover, the services “I am a Student” and “I am a Worker” are available, which can be useful for Tajikistani citizens when choosing education and employment opportunities.
In the future, the creation of a CIS Digital Atlas is planned based on the Geoportal, which will be used for educational, scientific, and economic purposes, including the development of tourism and attracting investments.
Meeting participants noted that concluding interagency agreements for populating the platform with data remains an important task. This also applies to Tajikistan, which is participating in the project.
It is also reported that within the program, 689 specialists from CIS countries, including Tajikistan, have already been trained in the fields of geodesy, cartography, cadastre, and geoinformation technologies.
During the meeting, the necessity of developing a new Interstate Cooperation Program until 2030, with a prospect until 2036, was emphasized.
Additionally, representatives from CIS countries are invited to participate in the first international scientific and technical conference and exhibition in the field of geodesy, cartography, and spatial data, which will be held this fall in Russia.
