FAQ

FAQ

Yes, students from public universities within the country may apply for basic geospatial data shared through the MyGDI Program with a fee exemption. However, the application must first be submitted through their respective University Dean. Nevertheless, the sharing and release of geospatial information at the academic level are also subject to the approval of the relevant Data Provider Agency (APD).

Applications for basic geospatial data are only applicable to Government Agencies (G2G), Public University Students within the country (G2E), and Data Provider Agencies (APD) only. Applicants outside of these categories may refer to the relevant APD.

No. The UPI application is open to the public.

Yes. Users can access the UPI Application via the link: https://mygos.mygeoportal.gov.my/upi/ Users can download the list of land administration boundary codes and names in pdf and excel format through the download function found in the application. Data sharing in spatial format can be obtained through an official application to PGN.

No. The UPI application only displays the code structure and name of land administration boundaries such as State, District/ Colony/ Division/ Daerah Kecil/ Jajahan Kecil, Mukim/ Bandar/ Pekan/ Land/ Town District/ Village and Section/ Precinct/ Block/ Section/ Kampung/ Island. Information about the lot number is not displayed in this application.

Yes. The jawi spelling image in the MyGeoName application has been reviewed and verified by the Munsyi Dewan (Jawi), an individual who has been commissioned by the Language and Literature Council (DBP) to carry out the jawi spelling transliteration work. Pronunciation audio of geographical names in Official Malay and Local Dialects has been verified by linguists who have been appointed by PGN and approved by DBP.

All feedback and inquiries should be directed to:

Policy and Outreach Section
Policy, Standards, and Outreach Development Branch
National Geospatial Centre (PGN)
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability
Levels 7 & 8, Menara Petra
No. 25, Persiaran Perdana, Presint 4
Federal Government Administrative Centre
62574 Putrajaya, MALAYSIA.

Tel: 03-8886 1209
Fax: 03-8889 4851
Email: p&o@nres.gov.my

  • The MS 1759 application can be accessed via: http://ms1759.mygeoportal.gov.my/ms1759v3/index.php. Alternatively, users can also purchase the Malaysian Standard MS 1759: 2015, Geographic Information/ Geomatics - Feature and Attribute Codes document through the Department of Standard Malaysia.

Applications for geospatial data at PGN can be made through an official letter signed by the Head of Department or University Dean. Please refer to the link for more information.
(The list of FGD data can be obtained through the following links: https://www.mygeoportal.gov.my/en/perkongsian-data-mygdi).

The policy of sharing and disseminating geospatial information through the MyGDI Program is established through Circular Letter on the Implementation of the National Geospatial Data Infrastructure (MyGDI) No. 1 Year 2024: Guidelines for the Development and Implementation of MyGDI as well as Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Sharing and Release of Geospatial Information under MyGDI which was published in January 2024.

Data requests will be processed within 10 working days.

FGD data is accessible to registered users under the MyGDI program through the MyGDI Data Services application. Currently, FGD data sharing is only available to government agencies.