1. The legal component, one of the key segments for NSDI development in Republic of Macedonia
Sonja Dimova, state advisor for geomatics
AGENCY FOR REAL ESTATE CADASTRE

2. AREC competence for NSDI
LAW FOR REAL ESTATE CADASTRE – 2013 (Official Gazette of R.M. no. 55 dated )
Article 8
The Agency is authorized to:
- Manage the geodetic-cadastre information system;
- Perform basic geodetic works;
- Perform real property survey;
- Perform survey and maintenance of the state borderline;
- Perform geodetic works for special purposes
- Establish and maintain the real estate cadastre;
- Perform mass valuation of real properties registered in the real estate cadastre
- Establish and administer the graphic registry of construction land;
- Produce topographic maps;
- Administration a spatial units register;
- Administration graphic registry of streets and house numbers,
- Establishing, maintaining and providing public access to the National Spatial Data Infrastructure in compliance to a separate law;
- Monitor and supervise the performance of the sole proprietors – authorized surveyors and the trade companies for geodetic works.
(2) The survey and the maintenance of the state borderline as well as the geodetic works for special purposes of significance to the Republic of Macedonia shall be performed by the Agency.
(3) The geodetic works for special purposes stipulated in paragraph 2 of this Article are defined by a Decision enacted by the Government of Republic of Macedonia

3. Base for NSDI First NSDI Strategy 2010-2012
Define Strategic Mission and Vision
Build Business Case
Define Governance Structures
Legal Framework
Interoperability Infrastructure
Outreach and Capacity Building
NSDI Implementation Roadmap
Alignment with European and National Policy
Business Requirements
Political will & engagement
INSPIRE Transposition
Existing IT Infrastructure
Stakeholder Engagement
Outline Programme Plan
Business Model
NSDI Coordination Body
NSDI Regulations
Geospatial Data
Interoperability Forum
Mission and Vision
Roles and Responsibilities
Funding Model
Data Sharing Regulations
Metadata
Use case development
Objectives
Inter-Ministerial Working Groups
Performance Monitoring
Partnering Model
Interoperability of Spatial Data
Pilot Applications
Guiding Principles
Risk Management
Cost Benefit Analysis
Private/public sector engagement
Network Services
Training
ToR for Government Geoportal
Communications Plan
Data Sharing
Promotional Materials
Base for NSDI
Registries
Government
Geoportal

4. -Preparation of NSDI law finished (September)
2012
Government of R.M. established a WG for preparation of NSDI law (September)
2013
-Preparation of NSDI law finished (September)
-Open debate for NSDI law
-Law for NSDI is in Government procedure
for adoption (December)
2014
-Macedonian government adopted the NSDI law
-Macedonian parliament adopted the NSDI law
2016
-NSDI law was amended. Two new members included

5. NSDI LAW (Official Gazette of R.M. no.38/2014 and 106/2016 )
General provisions
Metadata
Interoperability of spatial data sets and services
Network services
Data-sharing
Bodies, Coordination and complementary measures
Final provisions
TRANSPOSITION = 72%

6. Article 5 & INSPIRE Annexes 1,2,3
Coordinate reference systems; Geographical grid systems; Geographical names; Administrative units; Addresses; Cadastre parcels; Transport networks; Hydrography; Protected sites.
ANNEX 2
Elevation;
Land cover;
Ortho imagery;
Geology.
ANNEX 3
Statistical units; Buildings; Soil; Land use; Human health and safety; Utility and governmental services; Environmental monitoring facilities; Production and industrial facilities; Agricultural and aquaculture facilities; Population distribution-demography;-Area management/restriction,… units-Natural risk zones; Atmospheric conditions; Metrological geographical features; Oceanographic geographical features; Sea regions; Bio-geographical regions; Habitats and Biotopes; Species distribution; Energy resources; Mineral resources.

7. REALISED NSDI GOVERNANCE
NSDI Council
NSDI Committee
Working groups
Legal
Technical
PR and
awareness
Economy

8. Members of the NSDI Council
1. Ministry of Justice
2. Ministry for Defense
3. Ministry of Internal Affairs
4. Ministry of Economy
5. Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management
6. Ministry of Local Self - Government
7. Ministry of Culture
8. Ministry of Transport and Communications
9. Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning
10. Ministry of Information Society and Administration
11. Secretary for implementation of frame agreement
12. State Statistical Office
13. Agency for Real Estate Cadastre
14. Agency for Spatial Planning
15. Central Registry of Republic of Macedonia
16. Center for Crisis Management
City of Skopje
18. Economic Chamber of Republic of Macedonia
19. Geological institute of Republic of Macedonia
20. Association of economic chambers of R. Macedonia

9. NSDI Council/ Working groups/ Committee

10. Implementation of the national geo-portal
-ToR for development and
implementation of NSDI geo-portal
-Establishment of the NSDI geo-portal
GENERAL STRUCTURE
Center for crises management
City of Skopje
Ministry of environment
State statistical office

11. National geo-portal http://nipp.katastar.gov.mk
Web-based solution which enables searching and publishing of the spatial data and services
Has possibility for publication of the geo-spatial data by the all NSDI members
A third party with permission can to link his data and services to the portal

12. Functionalities
 Provides a tool for creating meta data (metadata editor)
 Search by key words
 Data catalog
 E payment for data & services
 Contains a map viewer application

13. Type of users  Ministries (internal user-NSDI member)
 Government Agencies (internal user-NSDI member)
 External users (third party-private companies and citizen)
 Administrator

14. Data/services according INSPIRE

15. Data sharing agreement
Prepared by legal WG
Goal-Easier exchange of data/services
Accepted by NSDI Committee
NSDI Council gave positive opinion
Information sent to the Government of Republic of Macedonia
9 NSDI subjects signed agreement
Annex 1
List of datasets and services for which the NSDI Subject is responsible
Annex 2
Request for activating/excluding the right of access to datasets exchange

16. Next steps
Technical
Enrich the number of data and services on the geo-portal
Creating an interoperable infrastructure
Building capacities for production of updated spatial Data and Services
Legal
Enlarge the number of signed data sharing agreement
Develop bylaws for metadata and network services
Protect Data
Governance
Raising the awareness about NSDI and
Informing the stakeholders about the significance of the NSDI and encouraging them to get involved
Finance
Financial support from the state budget
Other models for funding

17. Thank you for your attention