IMPROVEMENT OF QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEM IN CROATIA
S. Lemajic *, N. RoZié, M. Rapaié
Croatian Geodetic Institute, Savska 41/XVI, 10144 Zagreb p.p.19, Croatia - hgi@hgi.hinet.hr
KEY WORDS: Geoinformation project, Data upgrade, Quality control, Quality Plan, Croatian Geodetic Institute, ISO
ABSTRACT:
Croatian Geodetic Institute (CGI) was founded in February 2001 and started with professional work at December of 2001. CGI is an
independent institution but working closely with State Geodetic Administration (SGA). According to Law on State Survey and Real
Estate Cadastre (Croatian Parliament, 1999) CGI is responsible for scientific geodetic and surveying works and for quality control of
geodetic products produced by geodetic companies. At the beginning of professional work CGI started with performing of digital
orthophoto control and analogue topographic maps control. At that time the CGI quality system was not in accordance with ISO
standards. The Book of Ordinance (State Geodetic Administration, 2001) was the key document for ensuring quality control. Lack
of software systems and hardware infrastructure, supporting data necessary for quality control, procedures and formal QC
documentation were the main reason to start establishment and development of new CGI Quality System for quality control of
geodetic products. Croatian-Norwegian Geoinformation Project (CRONO GIP) started in June 2002. Implementation of component
c) of the Norwegian assisted Project in Croatia for enhancing the capabilities of the Croatian Government to build a National Spatial
Data Infrastructure has according to Terms of reference (Statens Kartverk, 2001) three objectives: CGI shall be able to control the
quality of topographic data produced by geodetic companies for SGA, CGI shall be able to perform satisfactory controlling of the
quality of topographic maps and orthophotos produced by geodetic companies and CGI shall be able to prepare draft regulations and
standards in line with international standards, to be applied by geodetic companies for assuring and documenting quality in the
production of geographic data. Before Implementation of CRONO GIP results, CGI performed the Test Quality Control. The
Dataset, which was the subject of Control, CGI have controlled according to Specification which are made for Data Upgrade. The
Results with Reports of Test Control are delivered to Producers for corrections. After Corrections the Structure of Dataset was
acceptable for further methods of control.
1. INTRODUCTION - Specification and procurement of
(hardware and software)
Education in the use of new equipment (training)
equipment
At the end of 2001 CGI started with professional work in the =
field of control of orthophoto in the scale 1:5000 and control of = Practical execution of controls on products and
topographic map in the scale 1:25000. The control of these making the reports.
products was not based on ISO rules. Lack of experience, The realization of the Project is based on a set of
equipment and specifications which were needed for control, documentations:
demanded to make full control of these products. Also, before - Products and product specifications
establishment of CGI there was no institutional system for - A Quality plan
making quality control but CGI started with improvement of the - A Procedures and checklists
quality of products. - A. Reporting.
CRONO GIP which started in June 2002 had a main goal to
improve quality control system in CGI. Consultant Team made
Inception study report (Program Management and Mapping -
PMM, 2002) for producing detailed project plan, for reviewing
all activities defined in Terms of Reference, for verifying the
project objectives and local awareness for the Project, setting
guidelines and procedures for execution and building the team.
The base activity of CRONO GIP which is connected with
Croatian Geodetic Institute is to establish capacity in CGI to
control the quality of geodetic data produced by geodetic
companies for State Geodetic Administration. From the
beginning, the planned activities if the Project are:
- Specification and verification of controlling
procedures and methods for CGI according to ISO
- Verification of existing documentation with
comparing to ISO standards
- A Drafting new regulations and standards
* Slavko Lemajié, dipl.ing.geod. Croatian Geodetic
slavko.lemajic@hgi.hinet.hr
Institute,
1.1 Products
Product is a set of work results, which can be used for several
purposes. The Product is defined by Product Specifications. For
each Product, requirements are set to the Process leading up to
the final product. These processes are subject to Process
Specifications. The process specification will mainly be
required to process documentation. The Process Specifications
are subject to more frequent changes due to development of
technology and methodology, compared to the product
specifications that are of a more permanent character.
Product Specifications and Process Specifications are related to
Quality Elements and Quality Sub elements ISO/DIS 19113 and
ISO/DIN 19114 (International Organization for
Standardization, 2001 and 2002). Each of these elements is
described with:
- Definition of the quality element/sub element
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