SLA optimises land resources for Singapore's social and economic development.

[3] With the vision of 'Limited Land, Unlimited Space', SLA is responsible for maximising Singapore's land resources, by:[4] SLA has two functional roles: developmental and regulatory.

SLA also operates GeoWorks, Southeast Asia's first geospatial industry centre.

[6] As a co-working space, GeoWorks aims to nurture and strengthen the geospatial ecosystem in Singapore and beyond, bringing together MNCs, scale-ups and government agencies through partnership, collaboration and innovation.

The GeoWorks GeoInnovation Programme is home to more than 20 startups and scale-ups in geospatial and related domains, including artificial intelligence, drones, autonomous vehicles, augmented reality, virtual reality, geospatial analysis, satellite imagery and route optimisation.