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related e Facilitate rapid socio-economic growth of the nation through set up NGDI focal unit in each node agency (the
Ness on widely available, accessible, current, reliable and membership and functions of the NGDI Committee are
imental authoritative GI for planning and decision-making spelt out in the document).
ational e Encourage data providers to use NSDI-endorsed standards in Funding: The policy addressed, in clear terms, means of
ide the order to create and maintain data at a high level of quality funding all aspects of the NGDI including data production.
cos and consistency, which can improve value of the data in This includes the provision of a National Geospatial Data
on with decision-making Infrastructure Fund “which shall accrue from: minimum of
GOSH) e. Provide a legal framework for the production, management, 2.5% of annual budget; 10% of National Ecological Fund
venu distribution and use of GD (or an equivalent Fund); 0.5% of profit-after-tax of private
y Stems e Promote relationships among organizations to support the organizations; all income generated from access charge
continuing development of the NSDI and data sales; and international funding and grants".
feram * Develop common solution that will enable discovery, Commercial Aspects: The policy under this heading
MSG-1) evaluation, access and exploitation of GD includes data pricing, with provision and guidelines for
Nigeria, e Promote the awareness of GI and its applications Mess and data fees, on differential basis, for
»data:to e Ensure adequate funding to maintain the momentum of research/educational, government to government, and
opment. change towards the NSDI vision and sustain the spirit of commercial/private use of community, private and value-
Use of cooperation and collaboration added datasets. is de
‚African e Ensure effective technology transfer in GIT in the country. Capacity Building: Dealing with human, institutional and
lopment e Promote investments in the production of geospatial teehinelogical capacity building. The policy makes i:
worksof databases. mandatory: to include training component in GI projects;
ed food e Promote research, training, education and capacity building io locally implement GI projects to a minimum level of
iter and related to geospatial data production, management and usage. 75%; that all GI producers shall provide evidence of the
3.2 Policy Items
The items/issues addressed in the GI policy are:
local contents of their production activities in compliance
with Government policy on local content; etc.
Related National Policies and Legislation; International
Treaties, Protocols and Cooperation: National Policies
and Legislation; International Treaties, Protocols and
e Geospatial datasets: Fundamental datasets and thematic d > 4 E >
ogy and datasets focussing on the policy statements for the Cann grato. Promotion of synergy. ER amicable
1 for the production, ownership/custodianship, archiving and revolution ofp possible conflicts, among Grid dette
: Space maintenance of fundamental and thematic geospatial p olicies and legislation while tins appropriate action f
SASSD) datasets. The datasets considered as “fundamental” in the incorporate iuto Rational dceislation. he trorational
stated policy are: geodetic controls, topographic data (at scale obligations Which me Country. has Eee Am de
nds on 1:50000 pending availability of national coverage at conventions and Ree for he purpose of NGDI
ilability 1:25000), digital imagery/image maps, administrative eene Ce Conner d pr pan mde
cessing, boundaries, cadastral database (national and states), progressive eve opment e f Intern o Proce fink on
hievable transportation (roads, inland water ways, railways, etc.), Coon erae m Regional and Glonal Shown as
al Data hydrography (rivers, lakes, etc.), land use/land cover, Infrastructures.
geological maps and demographic data. : ; :
« Standards: Standardisation of data production, transfer and 3-3 Poliey- Implementation Sirategies
HDI, the exchange, and of hardware and soft were : : After adopting a national GI policy, implementation should
Success e, Metadata: provision, standardisation and mnaintenanee of immediately take-off to sustain the interest of Government and
ablished inctadata for every geospatial data holding in the GI the tempo of activities. The following main strategies have been
Ge and community. | ; Br proposed for the implementation of the GI policy in Nigeria
far he * Legal : Issues: Policy ,88UCS pertaining to (not particularly arranged in any other of priority).
ders for ownership/custodianship ^ of datasets, intellectual
HE E ENTE and confidentiality, privacy and e Inaugurate the NGDI Council under the Chairmanship of the
dz : Vice President of the Federation
ghlights * Data Access and Data Security: Type of access, access Set up a 27-member NGDI Committee, as well as necessary
ent Fee e RR of clearinghouse, working groups. io we thon i t implementation of he NS
Snes ° Orel Aspects: Modalities for he organisations! Tm Cr pan - as agency and set up
> amansement of the NGDI, which took cognisance of the Carry out User Requirements Survey and Analysis including
ft n ne EE on inventory of the existing datasets and resources, and their
the mandate of stakeholders. Provision was made for a d + y ; : J ;
high-level"poliey-making, eightanember NGDI Council Make provision for immediate production of non-existent but
under the Chairmanship of the Vice President of the essentia] ,, fundamuntal datasets by he agency ply
ion of Federation with seven other Ministers as members as well man Se produce fie RN % e s qs
multiple 85 a 27-member NGDL Committee, and the necessa NGDI standards. A notable effort in this direction is the
istage of
working groups, to work on the implementation of the
NGDI in collaboration with NASRDA as lead agency and
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ongoing plan by the Federal Surveys Department, the
Surveyors Council of Nigeria (SURCON) and some Nigerian
Universities to densify, harmonise and adjust the national
