Taldor will rewrite the government maps website

Taldor won the tender to rewrite the government maps website of the Israel Mapping Center, using the Open Source solution, in order to save the organization the high licensing costs required by the current system.
"Taldor's Open Source solution, which we are currently implementing at Mapi, will not only affect the organization, but will save the entire country millions of shekels it spends every year on licensing GIS systems," said Ido Levy, "Many organizations and government offices are waiting impatiently for our results in MAPI, in order to move to an open source solution as well."
Today, the shelf tools for GIS systems - advanced geographic systems that display layers of accurate and up-to-date geographic information - require licenses that cost a lot of money - tens to hundreds of thousands of shekels for small organizations - and millions to large organizations such as Mapi.
"Implementing and maintaining open source GIS systems eliminates the costs of licensing and maintenance, which is a lot of money," says Levy, "but that's not the only advantage." In terms of security, Because the code is open, it is more secure, because security breaches can be found and corrected - which can not be done when the code is closed - there is also the principle of "community advantage." The code was written by many talented people who invest their energies to contribute to the open source community in Israel and around the world , Then more control is required, but when you do it correctly and in a controlled and methodical way, you get a great system, Includes - apart from geographical systems - both geographic tools such as: finding the ideal route between home and work - by car, bicycle Bthb"tz and engines based on Open Source, Big Data analysis based location and stunning visual displays and fast on the map, and more. "
Levy explains that the new systems know how to work at amazing speed and in an interface that provides an experience similar to that of computer games, all thanks to the principle of cooperation and contribution of each of the developers in the large community that contribute to it and thus improve the code regularly.
According to Levy, Taldor has extensive experience in developing Open Source tools and has open source products since 2008. With the help of open source, she has implemented GIS systems in dozens of municipal and water corporations, Israel Aerospace Industries and the Weizmann Institute, as well as other open source systems In an open source agreement to the Israel Securities Authority)
However, the transformation of the Center for Mapping Israel into a closed source code, which is currently being implemented, is considered particularly groundbreaking because of the fact that Mapi is the largest authority in Israel on the geographical issue, and that it is the conversion of a large and complex system that has been open to the public and government ministries for years Many of which security bodies also rely on.
"Organizations and government ministries are waiting to complete the conversion of the system for the Israel Mapping Center," says Levy. "Everyone knows that it could save them hundreds of thousands of shekels, and in general save the government millions and provide an innovative and quality solution."