VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam's Information Centre of Natural Resources and Environment (CIREN) has introduced for the first time a beta version of a web-based map service.

The service provides users with accurate information on national parks, conservation zones, mangrove forests, wetland areas, and environment observatory system in Vietnam at http://ciren.gov.vn.

Environmentally polluted sites, waste water system, underground water sources, water works, the national hydro-meteorology network are on display.

The service also gives information on land use and plans to use land nationwide and especially at economic zones, as well as land maps and seabed topography at the 1/1,000,000 and 1/25,000 ratio.

(Source: VNA)