Onwani (my address); Addressing system makes address finding easy

Abu Dhabi, UAE, November 17, 2015:  The Abu Dhabi Municipality, in coordination with the Department of Municipal Affairs, has officially launched a new website, for the unified addressing system ‘Onwani’ www.onwani.abudhabi.ae. The website has been developed to help residents, stakeholders and visitors to the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, find any location with ease. It’s designed to be user friendly, and the information is presented in a way, that caters to the different levels of understanding possessed by different segments of the population.

The modern and innovative Onwani website is bilingual, with English and Arabic versions available. It has a friendly, welcoming feel to the way its content is arranged, and provides useful information about the Onwani addressing system. It allows address searches to be carried out, based on building numbers and street names in the UAE, and provides a route finding facility, with provision for sharing routes with others via social media, i.e.: what’s apps, emails and messages. The website features multiple tabs, presenting the latest news, media pages, frequently asked questions, information about QR codes, signs and panels, and a street map with a table, listing old and new street names. 

The Department of Municipal Affairs has also launched an Onwani mobile app, which you can download via the apple store and google play. In addition to the capabilities of the website, the mobile app allows users to scan building QR codes, and share them with others via social media. Scanning a QR code gives the user immediate access to details about the location, and points of interest nearby. The user can add these locations to favorites, saving them for future reference. The app’s convenience allows people to reduce journey time in the event of an emergency, when needing to reach a hospital for example. The entire Emirate of Abu Dhabi will benefit from this app eventually, including Al Ain and the western region.

The most important features of the app include:

• Access to any location within the region, by entering the building number and street name.
• Routing between two or more locations on a map, with step by step route explanation.
• Sharing location coordinates with others via social media applications, such as WhatsApp.
• Quick location finding with the ability to save locations to favourites.
• Identification of public facilities and points of interest near the searched location such as shops, malls, etc.