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Moving Forward in Developing Timor-Leste’s Spatial Data Infrastructure

Moving Forward in Developing Timor-Leste’s Spatial Data Infrastructure. What is SDI?. A Coordinated Framework for Creating, Managing and Sharing Spatial Data and Information ‘Coordinated’ – organized, systematic, structured, formal, transparent

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Moving Forward in Developing Timor-Leste’s Spatial Data Infrastructure

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  1. Moving Forward in Developing Timor-Leste’s Spatial Data Infrastructure

  2. What is SDI? A Coordinated Framework for Creating, Managing and Sharing Spatial Data and Information ‘Coordinated’ – organized, systematic, structured, formal, transparent ‘Managing – creating, processing, storing, maintaining, updating, analyzing and communicating spatial data and information ‘Spatial data and information’ – computer files that define the fundamental geography of Timor-Leste

  3. What Are Fundamental Geographic Datasets (FGDS)? Key layers of geographic data that everybody uses Define basic geography of Timor-Leste Common property – belong to the people of Timor-Leste Not confidential, sensitive or classified • Administrative boundaries • Roads • Rivers and lakes • Environmental protected areas • Aerial Photographs • Satellite Imagery • Geodetic Control • Schools • Health facilities • Landuse • Property boundaries • ??? • ???

  4. GIS and Mapping Community Existing Situation Future Vision

  5. SDI Framework – Solid Foundation Services & Functions ItaNiaRai ALGIS Census Mapping Office IPG Mapping Policies & Legislation Standards Organization Technology, Procedures

  6. Why is SDI Important for Timor-Leste? Spatial Data Infrastructure is needed to provide the technical, legal and institutional framework for developing, maintaining and sharing the most important geographic datasets among all stakeholders

  7. Why is SDI Important for Timor-Leste? • To be able to govern transparently, fairly, equitably and accountably, a country MUST have accurate and up-to-date geographic data of many different kinds … • … and much of that data MUST be easily accessible to all sectors of society • More efficient and cost effective in long run • Timing and Opportunity … Timor-Leste is at the right stage in its development to START addressing SDI issues

  8. What happens if we ignore SDI and don’t take steps towards implementing it? • Information will continue to be scattered in many agencies, in many different forms • We won’t understand the data that we have • Agencies will carry on collecting overlapping datasets • Important data will quickly become out-of-date and we’ll have no plans for updating • The sharing of data will continue to be mostly ad hoc and bilateral • Serious data quality issues will remain unresolved

  9. What will it take to initiate and operate SDI? Long Term … • Time – 5 to 10 years to lay foundation; implementation continuous, never ends • Political commitment • Technical expertise • Funding • Leadership and coordination

  10. Phased Development Approach Phase 1 - Initiation Phase 2 – Foundation Building SDI programs seem to go through similar phases of development in all countries ….. Phase 3 - Institutionalization Phase 4 – Monitoring and Adaptation

  11. Phase I – Initiation • Form national TLSDI core working group – (small group of people … informed, committed, able and willing to contribute) • Begin to identify potential champions at senior levels in government, donor and NGO communities – DN, DG, SoS, Ministers, Mission Directors, Country Representatives • Develop outreach and communications strategy for informing and building support for SDI among different audiences … technical, policy and management, scientific and academic, etc

  12. Outreach and Communications Opportunity the third Timor-Leste GIS and Mapping Expo a multi-day, multi-media, multi-agency event to celebrate Geography Awareness Week and International GIS Day

  13. What is a GIS and Mapping Expo?

  14. International GIS Day 20th November 2013 Timor-Leste GIS and Mapping Expo 18th – 22nd November 2013

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