News – GEO RĪGA

Riga’s residents associations are eligible for support in maintaining municipal areas

05.08.2025

Until August 20, the Riga Municipality invites residents’ associations that wish to clean up a municipal land plot and create a more attractive environment in their neighborhood to apply for municipal support – waste collection containers, topsoil and compost for setting up lawns and flowerbeds, as well as grass seeds.

Riga Data in ArcGIS Living Atlas

21.07.2025

With the release of base datasets, we are beginning to make the spatial data of Riga Municipality available through the ArcGIS Living Atlas. To improve accessibility for Esri software users, the Living Atlas collection will gradually be expanded with additional municipal data.

GEO RĪGA receives international ESRI award for achievements in the field of GIS

17.07.2025

The GEO RĪGA portal has gained international recognition by receiving an award from the world's leading GIS software developer Esri for special achievements in the field of geographic information systems (GIS). This is one of the highest awards given in the field of GIS in the world.

Number of permanent residents

16.07.2025

The thematic map Riga Basic Data displays the Central Statistical Bureau’s data on the number of residents by registered place of residence in 2025, aggregated into 100 × 100 m grid cells.

Swimming areas in Rīga

14.07.2025

In the GEO RIGA section Highlights, information about eight swimming areas in the Riga City Municipality — including three Blue Flag sites — has been published. The map displays up-to-date information for the 2025 swimming season, compiled by the Department of Housing and Environment.