What kind of SDI?Beyond Legal Compliance

Msc. Lorenc Çala

Planning is CrucialPublic Institutions need to prepare plans, projects,applications in various fields.

Their first encounter is with the geospatial data

‐ In most cases missing

‐ Exist but with no precise Geodetic Reference System

‐ Exist but are in manual form , not digital‐ Exist in digital form but not updated‐ Exist but not Accessible

Decisions

80% of the decisions of the central/ local government are directly 

related to the Territory

Incorrect Geospatial information is  risk of wrong decision

Year 2012

Need for an Integrated Solution for the Sector

Law No.72/2012     date of aproval 28.06.2012“FOR THE  ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION   IN THE REPUBLIC OF 

ALBANIA ”

GoA proposed to the Parliament of Albania a Law which was based fully on INSPIRE Directive 

Establishing the Institution Based on the Law the State Authority for Geospatial Information (ASIG) was establish

15 Employee

1. Establishing an Albanian geodetic reference frame in accordance withEuropean standards, to enable the support of a unique map for the entireterritory of the Republic of Albania

2. Establishing a national spatial data infrastructure in Albania

3. Preparation and Development of Standards in the field Geospatial DataImplementation in the Public Government Institutions , who areresponsible for Creating , Managing, Updating the Geospatial Data

Year 2014

How you start?

How you deal with more than 18 leading institutions in the Country to establish the NSDI? It is very easy: You simply can not

Need a very good Strategic Business PlanNeed support from countries with good experience 

(in our case):

1 mil Euro (technical assistance)

IMPULS project for Balkan Countries

StrategyTo establish an NSDI is very important “the understanding of it” by the Stakeholders.Convince the three main leading institutions and then the other will follow them.Need to show it practically (http://geoportal.asig.gov.al)

StrategyMap the exiting situation and prepare a detailed budget needed for investments.

Find resources from:

1. State Budget

2. Donors

3. World Bank

4. Other

StrategyShow to the Government the existing situation and propose solutions.

6 mil Euro of property ownership service revenue are used for the data improvement each year.

StrategyStart with projects which are fundamental for data updating for various Institutions. 

(State Budget 3 mil Euro.)

Nr LOT  ZONE AREA (km2 )

Aerial imagery(GSD meter)

Orthophoto LiDAR Scanning

1 LOT 1 Urban Area 1 028 0.08 Nga fotografitëajrore me GSD 

0.08

5 pikë/m2

2 LOT 2 Rural Area 10 340 0.20 Nga fotografitëajrore me GSD 

0.20

2 pikë/m2

3 LOT 3 Mountainous Area 17 380 0.35 Nga fotografitëajrore me GSD 

0.35

1 pikë/m2

StrategyStart with preparation and approval of geoinformation standards, by keeping the INSPIRE 

guidelines as bases 

Results Year 2016

Geoportal fully compliant with Inspire 

Directive(under test 

environment)Funded by Kartverket

Norway

Results Year 201646 WMS  & WMTS online services free of charge

ResultsAerial Imagery and Lidar Scanning Data

Results Year 2016Different Studies from other institutions based on the ASIG geoportal

Results Year 2016EBM for Albania based on Eurogeographic requirements

Hydrography

Administrative Borders

Cadastral Parcels

Buildings

Year 2016Results

Addresses

Approval by D.C.M GeoInformation Standards

Results Year 201651 Employee

Results Year 2016All of this activities led Government of 

Albania to initiate the Integrated Land Management Reform

Where the key Supporter is World Bank

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