Development of NGIS in Taiwan Prof. Feng-Tyan LIN* Graduate Institute of Building and Planning National Taiwan University * Also with The Institute of Information Science Academia Sinica

Contents The NGIS project in Taiwan The NGIS project in Taiwan Major achievements Major achievements Emerging Technologies Emerging Technologies Strategies Strategies Conclusions Conclusions

Spatial Data Infrastructure Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is a ‘ new ’ technology to collect, digitize, analyze, and share spatial data. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is a ‘ new ’ technology to collect, digitize, analyze, and share spatial data. GIS, together with GPS and remote sensing, becomes an essential part of spatial data infrastructure in many countries. GIS, together with GPS and remote sensing, becomes an essential part of spatial data infrastructure in many countries.

The NGIS Project In 1994, Taiwan launched her National GIS project and established a task force to implement the project. In 1994, Taiwan launched her National GIS project and established a task force to implement the project. The task force is co-chaired by deputy-ministers of the Ministry of Interior (MOI) and Council of Economic Planning and Development (CEPD). Members are from related ministries and local governments. The task force is co-chaired by deputy-ministers of the Ministry of Interior (MOI) and Council of Economic Planning and Development (CEPD). Members are from related ministries and local governments.

NGIS -- Goal Building up high-quality base maps and circulation environment for Building up high-quality base maps and circulation environment for Sustainable developmentSustainable development Administrative governance and international competitivenessAdministrative governance and international competitiveness National Land Use ManagementNational Land Use Management Natural disaster response and preventionNatural disaster response and prevention E-commerceE-commerce Awareness of public policiesAwareness of public policies Academic researchesAcademic researches

NGIS -- organization Nowadays, the task force has 10 working groups. Nowadays, the task force has 10 working groups. A planning group is responsible for strategic planning and standardization.A planning group is responsible for strategic planning and standardization. 9 database groups are responsible for building up and maintaining base maps concerning topography, land ownerships, land use and control, transportation, natural resources, environment management, agriculture, socio- economics, etc. 9 database groups are responsible for building up and maintaining base maps concerning topography, land ownerships, land use and control, transportation, natural resources, environment management, agriculture, socio- economics, etc.

NGIS – the 1 st Phase sub-projects in 4 categories: 44 sub-projects in 4 categories: Regional and local GIS applicationsRegional and local GIS applications Web based architectureWeb based architecture Technological and supporting organizationsTechnological and supporting organizations Conducting promotional education and manpower trainingConducting promotional education and manpower training

NGIS – the 1 st Phase Applications Population census Population census fire fighting, natural disaster management, regional land use managements, demographic statistics, social welfare, underground pipeline management, etc. fire fighting, natural disaster management, regional land use managements, demographic statistics, social welfare, underground pipeline management, etc.

The NGIS Project – the 2 nd phase Short term: Short term: Medium term: Medium term: Long term: Long term:

Major Achievements parcel maps with different coordination systems and scales parcel maps with different coordination systems and scales topographical maps and aerial photos with individual addresses at 1/1000 of major cities. topographical maps and aerial photos with individual addresses at 1/1000 of major cities. Various thematic maps, such as land use, transportation, geology, demography, … Various thematic maps, such as land use, transportation, geology, demography, …

National level National land use planning Web-based Web-based 1/5000-1/ /5000-1/25000

Local level Taipei City Government Public work: Public work: Urban planning Urban planning Intelligent Transportation Systems Intelligent Transportation Systems Land management Land management Finance and tax Finance and tax

Emerging technologies Data warehouse / data mining Data warehouse / data mining Open GIS Open GIS XML/GML Standards XML/GML Standards Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Sharing data and analysis functionsSharing data and analysis functions GRID computing GRID computing Ontology Ontology Knowledge management Knowledge management

Strategies Consulting team Consulting team Public / private cooperation Public / private cooperation Golden Map Award Golden Map Award Professional qualification examination Professional qualification examination

Conclusions GIS has been applied to government administration affairs, engineering, natural and social sciences, and public health. GIS has been applied to government administration affairs, engineering, natural and social sciences, and public health. Archived maps are still needed to be digitized, vectorized and further utilized. Archived maps are still needed to be digitized, vectorized and further utilized. Historians have employed GIS/ GPS/ Satellite images/ Google Earth to explore facts in ancient time. Historians have employed GIS/ GPS/ Satellite images/ Google Earth to explore facts in ancient time. There is a strong link with library science in terms of meta-data, map/ feature/ location finding, and knowledge management. There is a strong link with library science in terms of meta-data, map/ feature/ location finding, and knowledge management.