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National Geographic Information Infrastructure in LATVIA. Valdis Vanags and Arvids Ozols State Land Service of Latvia. Basic facts about Latvia. area 64000 sq.km population 2.4 million capital Riga more info - http://www.latnet.lv. Public data providers for geographic information .
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National Geographic Information Infrastructure in LATVIA Valdis Vanags and Arvids Ozols State Land Service of Latvia
Basic facts about Latvia • area 64000 sq.km • population 2.4 million • capital Riga • more info - http://www.latnet.lv
Public data providers for geographic information • State Land Service of the Republic of Latvia (SLS) • Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (http://www.csb.lv) • Latvian Environment Data Center (http://www.vdc.lv) • State Hidrographic Service of Latvia • State Geological Survey of Latvia (http://www.vgd.gov.lv/geo/en/_main.html) • State Forest Service (http://www.vmd.gov.lv)
Main users of GI (1) • The Ministry of Justice (http://www.jm.gov.lv/): • State Land Service of the Republic of Latvia (SLS) • Land Book Department • The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development (http://www.varam.gov.lv): • Spatial Development Planning Center • Latvian Environment Data Center (http://www.vdc.lv) • State Geological Service of Latvia (http://www.vgd.gov.lv/geo/en/_main.html)
Main users of GI (2) • The Ministry of Defence: • National Armed Forces, • Geoinformation Bureau • The Ministry of Interior Affairs: • State Police • State Borderguard • State Firefighting and Rescue Service (http://www.ugdd.lv)
Main users of GI (3) • The Ministry of Transport (http://www.sam.gov.lv): • Road directorate • SJSC "Latvijas Dzelzcelsh" (Latvian Railroad) http://www.ldz.lv • Port administrations • The Ministry of Culture: • State Inspection for the Protection of Cultural Heritage
Main users of GI (4) • The Ministry of Economy: • Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (http://www.csb.lv) • The Ministry of Agriculture: • State Forest Service (http://www.vmd.gov.lv) • The Ministry of Education and Science: • Scools and universities (Latvian Agricultural University, Riga Technical University, University of Latvia, National Defence Academy)
Main users of GI (5) • Other public institutions: • State Real Estate Agency (http://www.vnia.lv) • Municipalities (municipal surveyors, architects, utilities) • “Latvijas pasts” • JSC “Latvenergo” (http://www.energo.lv) • JSC “Latvijas gāze” • Company “Lattelekom” • and others ...
Legal framework • Law on the State Land Service • Cartography Development Concept • Law on Geodesy and Cartography (in progess)
Data sets provided by SLS • Real Estate Cadastre Register • Address register • Cartographic data bases • Orthophotos, technical and topographic maps • Administrative boundaries • Data base of Place names • Geodetic data base
Inter-agencies cooperation • Cooperation and data exchange agreements between SLS and other institutions • Coordination Council of Geodesy and Cartography
Private/Public Partnership • Agreements between SLS and topographic data providers (chartered surveyors, licensed surveying companies)
GI technologies • ESRI • Intergraph/Bentley • AutoDesk • Smallworld • MapInfo