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GUIDELINES OF BEST PRACTICE FOR THE
ACQUISITION, STORAGE, MAINTENANCE
AND DISSEMINATION OF FUNDAMENTAL
GEO-SPATIAL DATASETS
(MAPPING AFRICA FOR AFRICA)
by
Dr Derek Clarke
May 2011
The views and opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not
necessarily represent the official position.


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MAPPING AFRICA FOR AFRICA
The next project being worked on is:
Guidelines for Best Practice for the
Acquisition, Storage, Maintenance and
Dissemination of Fundamental Geo-spatial
Datasets
‘Hands-on’ toolkit;
Based on expertise and experience from
around the world;
Appropriate for African conditions.


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Guidelines of Best Practice
• Minimal to no theory but practical guide
• Include standards, procedures, example
specifications
• Produced in print (hardcopy), digital (CD)
and web (on-line)
• Estimated 1000 pages @ A4
• English with translation into French
• Will be a ‘living’ document with updates
• As chapters are completed they will be
distributed – no need to wait for complete
document to be ready


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Guidelines of Best Practice Content
Content chapters:
PART A: INTRODUCTION
1: Purpose and Scope
2: How to use this Guideline
3: Glossary of Terminology
PART B: ONTOLOGY OF FUNDAMENTAL GEO-SPATIAL
DATASETS
4: Defining the Fundamental Geo-spatial Datasets
5: Reference Frames, Map Projections and Coordinate
Systems for Africa
6: Data Quality
7: Metadata
8: Data Models for Fundamental Geo-Spatial Datasets
9: Fundamental Geo-Spatial Datasets in National Spatial
Data Infrastructure


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Guidelines of Best Practice –
Content (cont.)
PART C: STANDARDS FOR FUNDAMENTAL GEOSPATIAL DATASETS
10: Standards for Acquisition and Maintenance of
Fundamental Geo-Spatial Datasets
11: Standards for Dissemination of Fundamental GeoSpatial Datasets
PART D: ACQUISITION OF FUNDAMENTAL GEO-SPATIAL
DATASETS
12: Acquisition Methods and Processes (first acquisition)
13: Converting Existing Maps (hardcopy) to Digital Format
14: Acquisition Technologies


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Guidelines of Best Practice –
Content (cont.)
PART E: STORAGE OF FUNDAMENTAL GEO-SPATIAL
DATASETS
15: Database Management
16: Archiving
17: Technologies for Storage
PART F: MAINTENANCE OF FUNDAMENTAL GEOSPATIAL DATASETS
18: Determining the Need for Maintenance
19: Methods and Processes of Maintenance
20: Technologies for Maintenance


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Guidelines of Best Practice –
Content (cont.)
PART G: DISSEMINATION OF FUNDAMENTAL GEOSPATIAL DATASETS
21: Map Design
22: Methods and Processes for Map Production
23: Geo-spatial data catalogues
24: Dissemination of Fundamental Geo-spatial Datasets
25: On-line Dissemination
26: Other Services
27: Technologies for Dissemination


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Guidelines of Best Practice –
Content (cont.)
PART H: ORGANISATIONAL ISSUES
28: Programme Management Approach
29: Organisational Design
30: Human Resources
31: Financing Fundamental Geo-Spatial Data
32: Legal Issues
33: Policies and Legislation
PART I: USERS PERSPECTIVE OF FUNDAMENTAL GEOSPATIAL DATASETS
34: Determining User Needs for Fundamental Geo-spatial
Datasets
35: User’s Perspective on Access to Fundamental Geo-spatial
Datasets
36: User’s Perspective on Use of Fundamental Geo-spatial
Datasets


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Guidelines of Best Practice
What must still be done:
 Prepare project funding proposal
 Obtain funding from one or more sources
 Call for expression of interest to author content
 Assign authors and produce content
 Edit and prepare for printing in English
 Print/cut CDs/web content
 Translation into French
 Print/cut CDs/web content in French
 Distribution
 Maintenance of document (on-going)


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ALL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CONTENT
AND PRODUCTION ARE ENCOURAGED

PLEASE COMPLETE AND RETURN THE
QUESTIONNAIRE

[email protected]

www.ngi.gov.za