Proposed Stucture for Standardized Reports
For a better organization of information, statistical analysis and
future improvement of Com3 Web Inventory, FIG Com3 National delegates
are kindly requested to:
- follow the following standardized structure for their Country
Reports,
- include any available information that is given by example in the
following Sections (the level of contribution to each section is
optional)
- update this information frequently
Section 1: general information- basic statistical indicators
- Country area, population (optional)
- Brief description about education in geoinformatics (post
graduation courses-on going training in SIM)
- The role of Surveyor in SIM
- Internet access and its increasing rate
- Main publications in the field (magazines, conferences)
Section 2: short description of the state of the art in NSDI -vision
- Has the government so far reached the consensus that NSDI is
necessary for sustainable Land Administration?
- Does a working system for SD exchange at national/ local/ or
experimental level already exist at your country? Is there a
responsible agency/ organization?
- What are the budgets- recoverability perspectives?
- Is there a SIM policy (access, pricing, privacy, liability,
copyright)
- Preparatory activity (standardization of data etc)
- Description of existing problems, barriers (i.e. lack of
infrastructure, education, funds, coordination, legal framework)
Section 3: legal Framework for NSDI
- Political support, brief description of existing legislation for
the establishment of a responsible agency/ operational regulation/
strategy
- Protection of databases, copyright, Internet services
- Existing Legislation relevant to Spatial Data
Section 4: basic characteristics about NSDI organizations/agencies
- Web address, Organizational plan, human resources, data providers/
users
Section 5: technical aspects of the data sharing system
- Structure, software/hardware, data modeling, standards/technical
specifications, metadata, compilation time, updating frequency, data
capturing/updating methods, quality control, geodetic
infrastructure-control networks, reference systems, projections
- Map series-scales-coverage
- Products, value-added products/ services
- Clearinghouses, delivery mechanisms
- Accessibility
- Internet (data/services)
Section 6: pricing policy-financial issues
- Partnerships-privatization-customers
- Price of data-services
- Profit-self recoverability
Section 7: future plans- strategies, and research activity within
the agency
Section 8: international co operation, participation to
international or transnational projects
Section 9: identity data of the author, email address, references
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