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National Geographic Information Infrastructure in LATVIA

National Geographic Information Infrastructure in LATVIA. Valdis Vanags and Arvids Ozols State Land Service of Latvia. Basic facts about Latvia. area 64000 sq.km population 2.4 million capital Riga more info - http://www.latnet.lv. Public data providers for geographic information .

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National Geographic Information Infrastructure in LATVIA

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  1. National Geographic Information Infrastructure in LATVIA Valdis Vanags and Arvids Ozols State Land Service of Latvia

  2. Basic facts about Latvia • area 64000 sq.km • population 2.4 million • capital Riga • more info - http://www.latnet.lv

  3. Public data providers for geographic information • State Land Service of the Republic of Latvia (SLS) • Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (http://www.csb.lv) • Latvian Environment Data Center (http://www.vdc.lv) • State Hidrographic Service of Latvia • State Geological Survey of Latvia (http://www.vgd.gov.lv/geo/en/_main.html) • State Forest Service (http://www.vmd.gov.lv)

  4. Main users of GI (1) • The Ministry of Justice (http://www.jm.gov.lv/): • State Land Service of the Republic of Latvia (SLS) • Land Book Department • The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development (http://www.varam.gov.lv): • Spatial Development Planning Center • Latvian Environment Data Center (http://www.vdc.lv) • State Geological Service of Latvia (http://www.vgd.gov.lv/geo/en/_main.html)

  5. Main users of GI (2) • The Ministry of Defence: • National Armed Forces, • Geoinformation Bureau • The Ministry of Interior Affairs: • State Police • State Borderguard • State Firefighting and Rescue Service (http://www.ugdd.lv)

  6. Main users of GI (3) • The Ministry of Transport (http://www.sam.gov.lv): • Road directorate • SJSC "Latvijas Dzelzcelsh" (Latvian Railroad) http://www.ldz.lv • Port administrations • The Ministry of Culture: • State Inspection for the Protection of Cultural Heritage

  7. Main users of GI (4) • The Ministry of Economy: • Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (http://www.csb.lv) • The Ministry of Agriculture: • State Forest Service (http://www.vmd.gov.lv) • The Ministry of Education and Science: • Scools and universities (Latvian Agricultural University, Riga Technical University, University of Latvia, National Defence Academy)

  8. Main users of GI (5) • Other public institutions: • State Real Estate Agency (http://www.vnia.lv) • Municipalities (municipal surveyors, architects, utilities) • “Latvijas pasts” • JSC “Latvenergo” (http://www.energo.lv) • JSC “Latvijas gāze” • Company “Lattelekom” • and others ...

  9. Legal framework • Law on the State Land Service • Cartography Development Concept • Law on Geodesy and Cartography (in progess)

  10. Data sets provided by SLS • Real Estate Cadastre Register • Address register • Cartographic data bases • Orthophotos, technical and topographic maps • Administrative boundaries • Data base of Place names • Geodetic data base

  11. Inter-agencies cooperation • Cooperation and data exchange agreements between SLS and other institutions • Coordination Council of Geodesy and Cartography

  12. Private/Public Partnership • Agreements between SLS and topographic data providers (chartered surveyors, licensed surveying companies)

  13. GI technologies • ESRI • Intergraph/Bentley • AutoDesk • Smallworld • MapInfo

  14. Thank you for your attention !

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