18 May 2011 - Launched a year ago, OneMap is an integrated map platform which enables the public to access government agencies’ location-based services and information. Two new services, PropertyPrices and Space2Lease, have recently been added to OneMap to help individuals interested in the residential property market information and businesses in search of commercial space.

PropertyPrices

2 PropertyPrices is a new service on OneMap that will be of interest to property buyers and sellers as it shows the transacted prices of both private housing and Housing and Development Board (HDB) resale flats over the past year on a map. Users can also view information such as size of the unit, tenure type (freehold or leasehold) and transaction date.

3 PropertyPrices complements existing property market information services provided by Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and HDB. It combines property transaction data provided by the URA and HDB on a common map platform.

Space2Lease

4 Space2Lease is a new service on OneMap which allows businesses to check for government properties available for rent by the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) and HDB. Information such as the floor area and monthly rental of available commercial space can be viewed at a glance on a map, saving businesses the hassle of having to visit each government agency’s website.

Mobile Applications

5 OneMap is now also available on the iPhone. Developers can use the set of Application Programming Interface (APIs) to develop applications for the mobile platform using the OneMap infrastructure. Several iPhone apps have already been published using this platform, including NParks’ Parks Live, URA’s Masterplan 2008 and Property Market Information, as well as Nanyang Polytechnic’s Pocket OneMap.

6 Nanyang Polytechnic, OneMap’s Academic Institution Partner, has designed and recently rolled out the iPhone and iPad version of Pocket OneMap, making it easy for users to access OneMap information and services while on the go.

7 “We are glad to have the opportunity to develop and deliver useful applications such as the Pocket OneMap application and the Parks Live application leveraging on OneMap. We hope to continue this close collaboration and develop more such applications using OneMap that will be of use to the public,” said Mr Lai Poh Hing, Director, School of Information Technology, Nanyang Polytechnic.

Enhancing the geospatial community

8 Since its launch in March 2010, OneMap has enabled the public to access a wide range of government information from more than 40 thematic layers of information and value-added services ranging from education, culture, to community, to the environment. One popular value-added service is LandQuery.

9 “I find the LandQuery service useful as I can find out if a site is State land or managed by a Statutory Board or owned by a private owner. It even has a link for me to send an enquiry about the land,” said Phyllis Chua, 27, general manager, who uses this function to find suitable land to organize her company’s outdoor events.

Evolving with public feedback

10 Since its launch, OneMap has been well received. The public has also given useful suggestions to improve OneMap.

11 “I sent feedback to OneMap some time ago to suggest that public transport routing services be included to complement the car routing one. I was pleasantly surprised to receive updates from the OneMap Facebook fan page when it became available!” said marketing executive, Sylvia Sim, 25.

12 The Public Transport Routing service provides travel directions and journey planning on public buses and the MRT. Powered by TransitLink currently, it enables users to choose the route best suited to their needs and calculates the trip fare, estimated travel time and travel distance to their destinations.

Multi-windows approach for greater accessibility

13 OneMap offers an additional channel through which information from different government sources is made available. The user experience is enhanced because more than one type of information may be viewed simultaneously on the same platform.

14 Since OneMap’s launch, a number of new services, themes and enhancements have been added to enhance the user experience (refer to Annex A for more information). Companies in the private sector are also encouraged to use OneMap for their own applications and to create value-added services.

15 Visit OneMap at http://www.onemap.sg/ or the OneMap Facebook page at www.facebook.com/onemap. The free OneMap iPhone app can also be downloaded from the App Store.

For a list of enhancements and other new services, please refer to Annex A.
For images of OneMap services, please refer to Annex B.

Issued by:
The Singapore Land Authority
18 May 2011

About OneMap
OneMap is an integrated map system for government agencies to deliver location-based services and information. It is a multi-agency collaboration with many government agencies currently participating and contributing information. It is managed and operated by the Singapore Land Authority on behalf of the government.

It can also be used by the private sector and the community to create useful and value-added services. The public can find locations using intelligent search, get driving directions, public transport routing, obtain comprehensive information contributed by government agencies and explore the maps using a variety of widgets.

OneMap also provides links to other government agencies and commercial organizations, allowing users to access more services from the same platform.
Visit OneMap at http://www.onemap.sg/.