Libyan Spatial Data Infrastructure - Existing Situation & Future VisionThursday October 3rd 2013 / Corintia Hotel, Tripoli - Libya
NSDI EXPERIENCES AND FEEDBACK
Christophe DEKEYNE - International Development Director
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PRESENTATION SUMMARY
4- Main difficulties Description Recommendations
6- Some examples Technical assistance for the creation of an
NSDI in Serbia Geomatic National Plan in Gabon
7- Situation in Libya Actors, data & project Tentative Road map
1- What is an NSDI?
2- Why implement an NSDI?
3- NSDI – What’s in? Reference data Thematic data
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1- Definition & perimeter (1/2)
A National Spatial Data Infrastructure can be regarded as a set of technologies, policies, standards and human resources necessary to:- acquire,- process, - distribute,- use, - exploit, - conserve, - preserve a government’s geospatial data
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By extension, the term NSDI covers all processes of implementation and the promotion of the use and the sharing of the geographic data at all levels of government, public or private sectors or the academic sector of a government: Organisation Methods/ Good practices Training…
1- Definition & perimeter (2/2)
The set of actions that constitute an NSDI as well as those of the implementation of it’s optimised usage at all levels is often referred to as a National Geomatic Plan
SDI/ NSDI…The concept of SDI is broad and covers all technologies, laws, standards, public policy, legal and institutional arrangements necessary to share and make public information available
National Geomatic Plan (Road Map)Management and coordination of spatial data infrastructure and applications in the field of geomatic at national level
NICI (National information and communication Infrastructures) The United Nations official terminology for information and communication infrastructure national plan
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2- Main components
Distribution - Services• Cataloguing• Geo portal• Web Services
Data/Metadata• Specifications• Production• Updates
Legal aspects• Norms/Standards• Decrees
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Why create an NSDI?
1- To optimise the use of geographic information By structuring and standardising the methods and techniques used to constitute reference
data
2- To have access to spatial data and share them
To be able to find the spatial data that we need via metadata searches
3- To improve the decision process and thus improve the quality of the services provided by the government
Between different public organisations (Transportation, Development, Environment,
Agriculture, Health, Education, Economy, …)
Between those working in the public and private sectors
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Summary: NSDI, a response to global needs
Improve good governance and the competitivity
of governments
Create an environment conducive to sharing and
the use of data
Improve the qualityof geographic data
• Improved competitiveness for government services (rationalisation of expenses or investments)
• Creation/improvement of decision-support tools
• Development of new markets (maintenance of data, geoservices), employment support
• Definition of rules for the sharing of information
• Creation of platforms for exchanges and information between local authorities, institutions and the private sector
• Clearly defined rules for updating (Who does what?)
• Definition of reference databases, production of missing data, improvement of existing data
• Harmonisation of data (structures, formats)
• Definition of updating methodologies
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STATEMENTS CONSEQUENCES
Low mapping coverage in Africa at various scales Lack of data and of geographic information up to date
Lack of norms Low data interoperability
Lack of cooperation between the data producing entities
Redundant productions
Lack of metadata Poor use of data at the origin of errors
Lack of qualified human resourcesDestabilise the organisation of the data producing entities
Overview of the main NSDI issues in Africa
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3- NSDI : WHAT’S IN? The importance of the reference data set
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Geodetic reference network
A geodetic reference network must be…
• Precise
• Easily accessible
• Stable on the long term
• Reproducible
• Compatible with GPS
• Part of international geodetic systems
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reference data
A topographic description of the territory
An image of the territory
A cadastral reference database Altimetric data
Land use data
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thematic data
Thematic data that correspond to the stakes of the governments and to the legal aspects
Agriculture
Forestry
Water resources
Roadway infrastructures
Geology
Health infrastructures
…
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An example –the French Ministry of Sustainable development
Geographic information is a
decision-support tool . Its
efficiency depends on the
quantity, the reliability, the
updates and the availability of
the data.
Energy and climate change
Housing
Sustainable planning
Natural resources
Risk prevention
Sustainable development
Transportation and road security
Sea/ coastal fringe
International
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• Semantic and geometric features
• Metadata
• Production line• Updates
• needs• modeling
Specifications Collect
Quality checkAvailability
The data production process: a technical and organisational process
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4- MAIN DIFFICULTIES
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1- Main difficulties of leading NSDI project
The projects can be long, ambitious and necessitate a lot of resources
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Main difficulties of leading NSDI projects (1)
Difficulty : the lack of information concerning the informations that is actually available.
Difficulty : ignorance within governments as to what an NSDI is
No matter what the country, launching an NSDI project requires that the interest of the procedure be demonstrated and that the highest authorities be convinced because they must:
Lead the procedure and make sure that it enters into a binding strategic framework
Unite all of the data-producing institutions
An NSDI project that is not linked to a national development strategy is very unlikely to succeed.
Data may be inconsistent in terms of production, updates and availability.
Few metadata exist that indicate the source of the data, their level of quality…
This ignorance of existing data leads to poor exploitation, under-utilisation or redundant production.
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Main difficulties of leading NSDI projects (2)
Difficulty : trying to do too much too quickly, and too much at once
Difficulty : underestimate psycological roadblocks
Technical difficulties are not the only ones you will face:
Leadership problems from one administration to another can be problematic
Short-term visions (elections…) Reluctancy generated by changes in work
methodsNSDI projects are very ambitious, you must accept that the work will happen progressively with a detailed plan for short, medium and long term
In order to help your project succeed: Take time for the procedure Use what already exists
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Main difficulties of leading NSDI projects (3)
Difficulty 5: Financing the NSDI
Donors Convince for the Infrastructure needs
Emphasise on the good governance
Emphasise on the return on investment
Emphasise on Economy of scale
Land Administration vs NSDI
PPP Dialogue with private partners
Co-financing
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Main difficulties- Recommendations
Implementation phase by phase, centered around several axes
A project supported by organisations
Contribution to the development of a GIS culture that is as shared as possible
Serve as support for the coherent development of business applications of the administration
Complete the reference database the increase the capacity of the mapping agencies at the same time
Create the reference database and make the data available
Mutualise actions and coordinate those involved by the implementation of a pilot and work groups
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5 – MAIN REFERENCES - NSDI
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Recent references
NATIONAL GEOMATIC PLAN - GABONGabon is a country full of important mineral and environmental resources. In order to accompany the national “Emerging Gabon” development strategy created by the President of the Republic, geographic information has become a valuable tool. IGN France International was commissioned by the Gabonese government to conduct the preliminary study for the implementation of a National geomatic plan.
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE CREATION OF A NATIONAL SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE
The Serbian Geodetic Institute (RGZ) in charge of establishing cadastre in Serbia will soon become the Centre for Geographic Information for the Serbian Republic in accordance with the European SDI standards that should be in place by 2015. A collaboration has been established between the RGZ and the consortium of EADS Astrium - IGN France International that will allow the deployment of highly technological components, capacity building and a unique transfer of experience.
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Technical assistance for the creation of an NSDI - Serbia
In Partnership with :
ASTRIUM GEOINFORMATION SERVICES
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The deployment phase
PROVISION OF DATA• Regular satellite image coverage for the country• Aerial photography coverage (40 cm) for the country• Aerial image coverage (10 cm) for certain cities•LiDAR data over certain areas
CONSULTANCY• Study tour• Definition of products• Data dissemination policy•Marketing aspects/Communication
IMPLEMENTATION OF PRODUCTION WORKSHOPS• Image processing workshop• Stereoplotting workshop• Mapping workshop• Workshop for the scanning and updating of master plates• Remote sensing workshop•LiDAR data processing workshop
IMPLEMENTATION OF AN NSDI• Central Data Repository • Web portals:- Cataloguing of INSPIRE metadata for external dissemination- Mapping web application for the internal needs of the Serbian government
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The deployment phase
Central database
Image processing workshop
Stereoplotting workshop
Mapping workshop
WEB portal
Processing workshop
LIDAR data processing workshop
Remote sensing workshop
Services
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Deployment phase
Customisation
Year 1
Pre-installationTests (France)
Support Technical assistance
TrainingProduction pilot projects
Installation
Tests
Year 2
Aerial photography (1/2)LIDAR
Specifications
Consultancy
Satellite images
Web portals
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Implementation of the central database
Year 3
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National Geomatic Plan - Gabon
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The pilot phase
The deploymentThe diagnosis
DIAGNOSIS: • Piloting of the diagnosis by the General Directorate of the Budget• Conducted by a team of experts from IGN France International / BRGM / ONFI / InfoGeoConseil • Interviews with those in charge of geographic information in Gabon and the users of geographic
information (Sector-oriented ministries / NGO / Agencies)• Summary of what exists and of needs• Proposal of 6 recommandations for the implementation of the plan
Phase 1: The diagnosis (April-May 2011)
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Recommendations around 6 axes
National Geomatic Plan
R1. Piloting and coordination
R2. Data
R3. Infrastructure and dissemination of geographic information
R4. Pilot projects
R5. Training in geomatics
R6. Communication
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Le diagnosis The deploymentThe pilot phase
The pilot phase: April-May 2011
Why use a pilot phase?
• Start inital actions,• Perform highly valuable actions over a limited area • Raise awareness• Specify the reference data and the first sector-oriented data• Propose a support and communication plan• Propose a detailed plan of action with the required means
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The pilot phase: 4 pilot projects
Pilot phase • In order to demonstrate the interest of geomatics as an effective and efficient decision-making tool, the National geomatic Plan relied on the implementation of real applications.
• 4 pilot projects were executed that went along with the national ‘Emerging Gabon’ development strategy.
Zoning of agricultural land
Maintenance and development of
the roadway network
Study of aquiferous and hydraulic resources
Health care cartography
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The pilot phase: definition of the GGRD (Gabonese Geographic Reference Database)
Core station networks
Geodetic reference database
Medium scale basemapEntire country
Altimetry
Ortho-image
2D vector database
Cartography 100 k
Large scale basemapUrban and high-risk areas
High-precision altimetry
Ortho-photos
3D vector database
Large-scale cartography
Geodesy
Pilot phase
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Pilot phase: Implementation of a coordination structure
Pilot phase
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Pilot phase: Implementation of a coordination structure
The diagnosis The pilot phase The deployment
What does this phase consist of?
• Ensure that the reference database is institutionally anchored• Reinforce the production capacities of the mapping agency• Implementation of a policy for data acquisition by mutualising the efforts of
the different partners• Create the reference database• Consolidate and guarantee the circuits of information flow• Implementation of services/data access policies/Support for the creation of
products with added value• Develop the use of geographic information in the ministries• Train, support, communicate
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The deployment phase – 2012-2016 (currently being implemented)
Deployment Recommandations Advocations
R1 Piloting and coordination
Piloting and follow-up of the Geomatic Plan’s deployment
Creation of National Counsel of Coordination of Geographic Information (CNCIG)
Increase the production capacities of the mapping agency
R2 DataCreate the Gabonese Geographic Reference Database
Production of trade data by the sector-oriented ministries
R3 Web Services Creation of the portal for the cataloguing and dissemination of data
R4 Sector-oriented projects Deploy the use of geographic information in the ministries
R5 Training Deploy the training plan
R6 Support/Communication Deploy the communication plan
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Deployment phase: Preparing project per sectors
ELABORATING TERMS OF REFERENCES FOR EACH SECTOR• Training & equipment needed• Thematic data acquisition & management• Development of useful applications• Data sharing specifications
SECTORS• Transportation• Health• Agriculture• Forestry
Deployment phase
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Situation in Libya
Many Actors
Many Needs
Some projects running
Some projects stopped
NEED FOR A ROAD MAP
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THE IGN FI EXPERTISE
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2- IGN France International’s offer
Global procedure• Diagnostic phase (inventory, needs analysis…)• Definition of orientations and an action plan for the geomatic plan• Implementation of the plan and execution of related projects
Project management assistance
Technical assistance/capacity building
Production/production support
Training/awareness campaigns
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3- The importance of global support
Advice, expertise and audits for the modernisation of tools or the strategy of the cartographic production organisation
Assistance for a national or regional SDI procedure, implementation of SDI or of National geomatics plans
Specification of cartographic products Creation of a national geodetic reference
through a materialised network Aerial photography, acquisition of satellite
images Creation of digital terrain and elevation
models, orthophotographs Stereoplotting in 3D and 2D data entry on
ortho-images
Modelling and implementation of geographic databases, definition of metadata
Definition and completion of web portals Database quality control Basic topographic cartography using
international standards Thematic cartographies Implementation of a generalisation process Printing of maps Theoretical and practical training in France
or on-site Creation of cartographic production chains
with capacity building Technical assistance
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4- The means that we dedicate to your projects
“GEOGRAPHIC DATABASE” EXPERTS
Geodetic experts Photogrammetry experts Spatial imagery specialists Surveyors GIS specialists Cartographers Quality experts…
“PORTAL CREATION” EXPERTS Systems engineers Analysts Developers Experts of European standards
(Inspire)
“THEMATIC MAPS” SECTOR EXPERTS
EXPERIENCED DIRECTORS OR PROJECT LEADERS
GEOVIEW (IGN’s tool for the production of
cartographic data)
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5- Our added value
The resources and reputation of the IGN In order to carry out its projects, IGN France International is supported by the force of the IGN: 1640 people, 4 world-renowned research laboratories, IGN Espace (leading French satellite image processing centre, IGN Conseil, department for expertise in geographic information, SGN, IGN’s geodetic department…
The IGN’s Inspire experienceThe IGN is involved in the process to develop the INSPIRE directive by its technical experts in each of the teams (Metadata; Specifications; Network services; Transportation networks; Reference systems; Geographic denominations; Cadastral parcels).
The of leading partners in their fieldsIGN France International does not hesitate to call upon leading companies in certain fields for its projects (SHOM for marine cartography, ONF International for the forestry sector, General Directorate of Public Finances in the land field…).
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Christophe DEKEYNEInternational development [email protected]
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