Purpose

• To collect, manage, analyze, and service groundwater data
• To construct and manage a computer system for groundwater data management

Legal basis : Article 5-2 of the Groundwater Act

History

• 1993 Conceptualization of a basic plan for groundwater database management
• 1995 ~ 2002 Development of groundwater database and computer systems
• 2003 GIMS established
• 2004 Data Service and P.R. via GIMS homepage
• 2004.6 National groundwater observation network management system construction
• 2004.8 Construction and operation of national groundwater information center website (www.gims.go.kr)
• 2004.12 Construction of linkage management system for administrative information (regional development)
• 2008.12 Development of secondary groundwater observation network management system
• 2016.6 Real-time linkage system of auxiliary groundwater observation network
• 2015 ~ 2016 National groundwater information map construction for 104 regions