Since its establishment in 2019, the UAE’s Federal Geographic Information Center (FGIC) has made significant strides in enabling vital sectors to access geographic data to enhance their performance and elevate their services. The Center plays a major role in the sector due to the growing importance of spatial data in the development of economic, social, humanitarian, and environmental fields at a global level.

The FGIC has launched an ambitious strategic plan for the years 2023-2026, which represent the Center’s roadmap towards developing the Geospatial Data sector at the national level. In doing so, the Center aims to enhance the leading position of the UAE, support its ongoing efforts to elevate this sector and ensure the implementation of national strategies. The Center’s strategic plan enables it to contribute to building a more prosperous society, support the UAE’s standing as a global hub for the new economy, accelerate international cooperation, and create a leading system to achieve ‘We the UAE 2031’ vision.

The FGIC aims to establish a key role in the Geospatial Data sector and to raise the UAE's ranking in global competitiveness indicators, which is considered a fundamental pillar and a major requirement in all development plans within the initiatives of the fifty projects that the country is implementing in its march to reach the "UAE Centennial 2071", from By proceeding with the development, organization and governance of spatial data, and working to benefit from smart technologies in designing geospatial applications that support the process of foreseeing the future, decision-making and crystallizing ideas that serve the national interest.

The Center has achieved major progress in establishing an integrated and sustainable infrastructure for geospatial data to serve national strategies and support decision-making processes. It has also succeeded in regulating the Geospatial Data sector in cooperation with stakeholders on the local, federal, and private levels, to meet the needs of all providers and users of geospatial data in the UAE. The Center works constantly and diligently to develop frameworks, policies, and criteria to manage, unify, disseminate, integrate, and protect the confidentiality of geospatial data, according to international standards and using the best and latest technologies. Additionally, the Center remains steadfast in its commitment to raising geospatial awareness levels locally and globally.

The Center is committed to playing an active role in attracting human talents, supporting researchers and academics, and building partnerships by launching a range of initiatives and transformational projects that serve various sectors in the UAE. The Center is also aiming to launch a number of other vital strategic projects to be completed in the coming years, in cooperation with various partners and stakeholders, to support the UAE’s strategies for data, digital transformation, artificial intelligence, and innovation. These projects will also support the integration of sectors and unify efforts at the federal, local, and private levels.