The Ho Chi Minh City National University has worked with the southwest provinces of Dong Thap, Soc Trang, Can Tho and Long An to implement "Mekong Delta geographic information systems" (MGIS).
According to Professor, Academician Nguyen Van Hieu, head of the project drafting board, over recent years, a number of localities in the Mekong Delta have started applying geographic information systems. However they are discrete and do not connect with a unified system to better serve the leadership and management of socio-economic development of the localities as well as the whole region.
Therefore, the MGIS is a good solution to help the Steering Committee for the Southwestern Region, the People's Committees of 13 provinces and cities in the region have fully updated information on the status of natural conditions, natural resources, natural disasters and socio- economic situation and development.
The Mekong Delta Geographic Information System includes information technology infrastructure, interdisciplinary science and technology staff, information processing and database as a the intelligent maps. It is expected that the construction of geographic information systems in the Mekong Delta will be completed in five years. 

Before implementing the MGIS project, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment implemented a small-scale project on surveying, measuring and establishing maps for building database of management, conservation and sustainable development of wetlands of Dong Thap Muoi.