Web GIS Albania Platform, an Informative Technology for the Albanian Territory

The paper offers a detailed analysis of GIS integration as a curricula and technology in the Albanian market and institutional environment. The growing market needs for GIS utilities in Albania and the handicap, due to the lack of experts in geospatial technology constitutes a major concern. The research goal is to concentrate on the undisputed fact that the development of GIS curricula in the academic institutions will have an imminent impact on the integration of GIS technology in the market environment and vice versa the growing market needs for GIS specialists with increase the predisposition for a closer approach toward this technology in the academic environment. It is presented the development of a geospatial platform (Web GIS Albania) able to be managed and exploited, not only as a web mapping source of information, but also for individual scientific investigations, academic researches, business management, etc. Developing a platform such as Web GIS Albania will give a new impetus to every potential field, where geospatial technology can be integrated. It will have an imminent impact on both academic and market environment. Also it will create a new vision of managing specific issues by performing individual researches. In this paper it is presented a general overview necessary for a proper interpretation of the Web GIS Albania platform.