Celebrating the Transformative Power of Location Intelligence
AfriGIS (Pretoria, South Africa – 27 November 2025)
AfriGIS joins the global geospatial community in recognising GIS MONTH, an annual occasion to highlight how Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are shaping the way we live, work, and connect. For AfriGIS, GIS is not just a technology it’s the foundation of the business and a vital tool for understanding and improving the world around us.
What is GIS and Why It Matters
GIS is a scientific framework for gathering, analysing, and visualising geographic data to help us make better decisions. While a traditional map shows where things are, GIS reveals how they relate to one another.
By connecting data to a map and integrating location information with descriptive information, GIS allows organisations to stack layers of data such as streets, buildings, weather patterns, and population density to uncover patterns, relationships, and trends that would otherwise remain hidden.
From the navigation apps on our phones to systems managing national infrastructure, GIS is the invisible engine behind many of the everyday services we depend on.
“GIS is about seeing the world differently,” says Rochelle Mountany, CEO of AfriGIS. “It takes complex information and turns it into insight. Whether its helping governments plan smarter cities or businesses understand their customers, GIS gives us the power to make data-driven decisions that create real impact.”
Driving Innovation Through Geospatial Intelligence
As one of South Africa’s leading geospatial information companies, AfriGIS has spent more than two decades at the forefront of GIS innovation. The company’s Africa-specific, verified data and advanced analytics enable organisations and governments to solve real-world challenges, including:
- Logistics and e-commerce: precise address validation and route optimisation for faster, cost-effective deliveries.
- Risk assessment and fraud detection: GIS helps protect clients’ assets and improve their overall insurance experience.
- Urban planning and environmental management: location data supports sustainable growth.
- Public health and emergency response: GIS mapping helps authorities deploy resources where they’re needed most.
- Retail and finance: spatial intelligence enhances market understanding and site selection.Through its suite of geospatial solutions and API platforms, AfriGIS empowers organisations to understand where their customers are, how to reach them efficiently, and how to optimise operations across regions.
Through its suite of geospatial solutions and API platforms, AfriGIS empowers organisations to understand where their customers are, how to reach them efficiently, and how to optimise operations across regions.
Empowering Data-Driven Decisions Across Africa
GIS is rapidly becoming the cornerstone of data-driven transformation across Africa. As countries modernise infrastructure and improve governance, location intelligence provides the context needed to inform decisions, measure progress, and ensure inclusivity.
“GIS is the language of place, and in Africa, place matters,” says Mountany. “Our goal at AfriGIS has always been to make this technology accessible and actionable. To help our partners move from information to insight, and from insight to impact.”
Celebrating GIS Month 2025
Observed annually in November, GIS Month brings together professionals, educators, and innovators to celebrate the power of geography and data in solving global challenges. This year, AfriGIS joins the international community in raising awareness about how GIS enables smarter, more sustainable societies.
“GIS connects everything from people and infrastructure to the planet itself,” says Mountany. “It reminds us that every decision has a place, and when we plan with precision, we govern, build, and live with greater purpose.”
