National Mapping Organisation Of South Africa Dr Derek Clarke National Geo-spatial Information NMO-Industry Forum 2011
National Geo-spatial Information is the national mapping organisation of South Africa Mandate from legislation Land Survey Act Spatial Data Infrastructure Act National Mapping Organisation of South Africa
Responsible for: Geodetic and topographic surveying; National spatial reference frame; National aerial imagery; National mapping; National spatial data infrastructure (2010) Archive of records Not responsible for: Regulating cadastral surveys Cadastral mapping National Mapping Organisation of South Africa
Key work programme for 2011/12: Maintain 980 of the trig beacons; Operate CORS (GNSS) real time and post process – currently 56 stations; High accuracy geoid of South Africa; Complete fully structured topographic database mid nominal scale 1:50000; Update changes to topographic database – 99% of main features within 12 months; Acquire km 2 of digital aerial imagery and process to ortho-image; National Mapping Organisation of South Africa
Land cover and land use mapping (new programme) – test methodology; SA Spatial Data Infrastructure (SASDI): –Review legislation for SDI –Formulation of key policies –Assign official data custodians –Publication of key standards –Promote meta-data discovery facility. Budget: US$16.7 million National Mapping Organisation of South Africa
Some challenges: Conflict between political agenda of rural development and mandate of NMO; Budgetary cuts – not able to achieve user- demanded targets; Recruitment of skilled professional and technical staff; Making up lost ground with SASDI; Ground truthing/local knowledge – budget and staff limitations; User awareness; Product distribution. National Mapping Organisation of South Africa