Fiji Land Information System - FLIS

"Land is our most valuable resource and the means of our existence. It is therefore very important that it is carefully preserved and managed and accurately described and recorded." - Ratu Mosese Volavola (1990)

The Fiji Land Information System is a major government project designed to create a coordinated system for storing and providing 'core' information about land in the Republic of Fiji.

Established in 1991, the FLIS project has progressed with funding and manpower assistance by the Fiji and New Zealand Governments. The assistance and support form the NZ Government was withdrawn during the May 2000 upheaval. Recently, the Fiji Government is once again seeking continuous-link in the FLIS programme to the NZ Government, and consultation process is still under way.

Fiji Land Information Council - FLIC

The Fiji LIS project is managed by the Fiji Land Information Council, chaired by the Permanent Secretary for Lands and Mineral Resources. The council consists of the heads of key governement and non government organisations. The council reports to Cabinet through the Minister for Fijian Affairs and Provincial Development. The Council is serviced by the FLIS Support Centre, which manages day-to-day operations, the computer networks, supports individual Land Information Systems and provides technical expertise and staff training to departments.

FLIS Support Centre

The FLIS Support Centre is administratively, under the Mapping and Land Information Division of the Department of Lands and Survey. The Support Center's responsibilities encompass all agencies represented in the Fiji Land Information Council (FLIC) and other organisations that regard land as the common denominator in their daily work. The responsibilities include:-

• Provide and maintain quality land and geographic information to assist and improve decision making and promote the sustainable use and management of land, sea resources and Government limited assets,
• Ensure that the fundamental land information datasets (database systems) are provided, maintained, kept up-to-date, and secured from disasters,
• Develop policies and standards to support the maintenance and management of the FLIC Member agencies Database systems, Land Information Systems [LIS] and Gegraphical Information Systems [GIS],
• Maximise community access to land and geographic information with due regards to issues of privacy, confidentiality, liability and national security,
• Support the FLIS training program to ensure that the management and development of FLIS projects whether in Land Information System (LIS), Geographic Information System (GIS), Remote Sensing (RS), and related technologies are in the hands of local personnel with little reliance on overseas expertise