BOTSWANA: VISIONARY GEOINFORMATION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING'

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BOTSWANA VISIONARY GEO-INFORMATION
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING.

• BRYSON BAROKA HOFMEYR MOREBODI
• DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF SURVEYS
  MAPPING(DSM)
• REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA.
• CAMBRIDGE CONFERENCE, 20TH 26TH JULY 2003

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THE NEED FOR A NATIONAL
VISION

• THE CHANGING WORLD
• RE- FOCUSSING AND ENHANCEMENT OF NATIONAL
  DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES
• DEMOCRACY, DEVELOPMENT, SELF-RELIANCE , UNITY AND
  MODESTY
• PRIDE AND NATIONHOOD
• SUSTAINED DEVELOPMENT, RAPID ECONOMIC GROWTH,
  ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
• OWNING THE FUTURE
• TOWARDS PROSPERITY FOR ALL

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A LONG TERM VISION FOR BOTSWANA 2016

• AN EDUCATED AND INFORMED NATION,
• A PROSPEROUS, PRODUCTIVE AND INNOVATIVE NATION,
• A COMPASSIONATE, JUST AND CARING, SAFE AND SECURE
  NATION,
• AN OPEN, DEMOCRATIC AND ACCOUNTABLE NATION ,
• A MORAL AND TOLERANT NATION ,
• A UNITED AND PROUD NATION.

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DEPARTMENTAL VISION

• WE, THE DEPARTMENT OF SURVEYS AND MAPPING WILL
  EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY PROVIDE PROMPT AND
  QUALITY SERVICES AND PRODUCTS IN GEOGRAPHIC AND
  LAND INFORMATION.

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DEPARTMENTAL MISSION

•   WE COMMIT OURSELVES TO PROVIDE SUPERIOR
  QUALITY SERVICES ON LAND SURVEY, CADASTRE,
  MAPPING, LAND AND GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION TO OUR
  CUSTOMERS AND STAKEHOLDERS, WITH A VIEW TO
  ENSURING THAT LAND MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT ARE
  SOUNDLY BASED TO ACHIEVE NATIONAL OBJECTIVES.WE
  DEDICATE OURSELVES TO ACHIEVE THIS THROUGH
  STRATEGIC MODERNIZATION OF PRODUCTION SYSTEMS AND
  A WELL TRAINED, COMMITTED, MOTIVATED, CARING AND
  DISCIPLINED WORK FORCE

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DEPARTMENTAL STRATEGIC FUNCTIONS

• GEODETIC INFORMATION AND SERVICES
• TOPOGRAPHIC INFORMATION AND SERVICES
• CADASTRAL INFORMATION AND SERVICES
• OFFICE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
• SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE  

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DSM STRATEGIC GOALS

• CREATION OF EFFECTIVE SPATIAL LAND INFORMATION
• MAKE INPUTS TO, AND ENHANCE THE IMPLEMENTATION
  OF NATIONAL POLICIES
• SURVEY, ANALYSE AND EFFICIENTLY COPE WITH USER
  NEEDS
• ENSURE SECURITY OF TENURE

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DSM STRATEGIC GOALS

• PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE HUMAN SETTLEMENT
• PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL
  STRATEGIES
• INTEGRATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS IN
  DEVELOPMENT
• PROMOTE STRATEGY OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

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INTEGRATED GEO-INFORMATION AND GEOSPATIAL
DATABASES

• NATIONAL ATLAS/PC ATLAS
• CADASTRAL DATABASE
• TOPOGRAPHIC DATABASE/GEOGRAPHIC NAMES DATABASE
• GEODETIC CONTROL DATABASE
• REMOTE SENSING AND AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY DATABASES
• DIGITAL PHOTOGRAMMETRIC/ ORTHOPHOTOMAPPING
  PRODUCTION
• AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND DIGITAL ORTHOPHOTOMAPPING
  OF ENTIRE COUNTRY
• ZERO ORDER GEODETIC NETWORK (BNGRS-2000)

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INSTITUTIONAL AND POLICY MATTERS

• DSM MAIN PRODUCER, AND DISTRIBUTOR OF SPATIAL
  DATA
• HAS HAD SOLE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PRODUCTION OF
  MAPPING AND SURVEY STANDARDS
• NO COORDINATION AND STANDARDIZATION BODY
• STUDY SPECIFICALLY FOR THE COORDINATION AND
  STANDARDISATION OF GIS IN THE COUNTRY
  COMMISSIONED IN 1994
• RECOMMENDED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A GIS
  COORDINATING CENTER TO BE INITIATED BY THE
  COUNTRYS IT DEPARTMENT
• WILL FACILITATE CONCEPTUALIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT
  OF PERTINENT GEO-INFORMATION POLICIES AND PROGRAMS

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DSM GEO- INFORMATION SYSTEM
Information Distribution System
PC Atlas
Cadastral
Topographic
Photogrammetry
Geodetic
Spatial Data Engines
Data Server
SURVEY AND MAPPING INFORMATION
ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESOURCE INFORMATION
IGI Software Domain
Network Server System
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NATIONAL GEO-SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE

• SDI MOST APPROPRIATE FOR SUCCESSFUL
  IMPLEMENTATION OF A NATIONAL AND ORGANISATIONAL
  VISION
• SPATIAL INFORMATION INDESPENSABLE PREREQUISTE FOR
  SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
• COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY THAT RESOURCES ARE
  POOLED TOGETHER
• POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR BALANCED ADOPTION OF
  MODERN TECHNOLOGY FOR HIGH PRODUCTIVITY,
• STANDARDISATION OF SPATIAL SYSTEMS AND OUTPUTS
  ENABLE INTEGRATION FOR EFFECTIVE DEVELOPMENT,
• PROCUREMENT OF APPROPRIATE HARD AND SOFTWRAE
  PRODUCTS, GENERATES ECONOMIES OF SCALE
• COORDINATION AND INTEGRATION OF DISPARATE LAND
  AND GEOGRAPHIC SYSTEMS
• IMPROVEMENT OF ACCESS TO GEO-INFORMATION
• HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT FOR BOTH PRODUCERS
  AND USERS
• COORDINATED AND SYSTEMATIC IMPLEMENTATION OF
  PROJECTS
• ENSURES COST EFFECTIVENESS AND AVOIDS
  DUPLICATION OF EFFORT

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GEO-INFORMATION COORDINATION

• THE STUDY HAS PRODUCED AN IMPLEMENTATION MASTER
  PLAN ON
• GEO-INFORMATION POLICY FORMULATION
• FORMATION OF A GEO-INFORMATION COORDINATING
  COMMITTEE
• DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONAL GEO-SPATIAL DATA
  INFRASTRUCTURE
• STANDARDISATION, METADATABASE, SPATIAL DATA
  DISSEMINATION,
• NETWORKING AND CREATION 0F CLEARING HOUSE PORTALS
  FOR SPATIAL DATA DISTRIBUTION
• HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT etc

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DSM CONTRIBUTION TO A BOTSWANA NGSDI

• COMMISSIONED COUNTRY-WIDE GIS STUDY OF 1994
• CONDUCTED OVER 20 STUDIES UNDERTAKEN BY
  SWEDESURVEY UNDER INSTITUTIONAL COOPERATION
• STUDIES ON DATA STANDARDISATION, DIGITISATION,
  STRUCTURING AND FORMATTING, DATA CAPTURE,
  INTEGRATION,ANALYSIS, STORAGE, DISSEMINATION,
  RETRIEVAL, UTILISATION ETC
• DSM PLAYING LEADING ROLE IN POLICY FORMULATION,
  CREATION OF FORMAL NGSDI IN COOPERATION WITH
  OTHER STAKE HOLDERS
• THE INTEGRATED GEO-INFORMATION PROJECT MAIN
  CONTRIBUTER
• VIRTUALLY SOLE NATIONAL GEO SPTIAL DATA PRODUCER

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CONCLUSION

• GEO-SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE WILL ALLOW EASY
  ACCESS TO SPATIAL DATA AND INFORMATION TO A
  MULTIPLICITY OF USERS -
• WILL ENSURE CONFORMITY TO SPECIFIED STANDARDS
  AND THUS ENSURE THE AVAILABILITY OF DATA AND
  INFORMATION IN APPROPRIATE FORMAT
• HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT OF MAJOR USER STAFF
  WILL ENSURE GREATER USE OF SPATIAL DATA AND
  RESULT IN INFORMED DECISION MAKING
• CREATION OF STANDARD METADATABASES WILL OCCUR
  THUS ENHANCING THE VALUE OF THE SPATIAL PRODUCTS

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CONCLUSION

• THE INTEGRATED GIS, HAS TRANSFORMED DSM TO A
  HIGH PRODUCTION MODERN SURVEY AND MAPPING
  ORGANIZATION
• ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT AND
  ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES SUCH AS THE GLOBAL MAP,
  GSDI ENHANCED.
• MORE PEOPLE HAVE BECOME AWARE OF THE POTENTIALITY
  OF SPATIAL DATA THUS USE IT FOR SUSTAINABLE
  DEVELOPMENTAND OTHER SOCIO-POLITICAL DECISIONS
• A WIDER BUT MORE INTENSIVE USE OF GEOSPATIAL DATA
  ESSENTIAL TO COPE WITH THE CHANGING TIMES.
• IMPROVED SPATIAL DATA PIVOTAL TO PEACEFUL
  RESOLUTION OF INTERNAL AND INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY
  DISPUTES
• GOVERNANCE ISSUES SUCH AS POPULATION CENSUS AND
  CONSTITUENCY DEMARCATION
• DEVELOPING COUNTRIES NEED THE WIDER USE OF
  GEOINFORMATION FOR ALL DEVELOPMENT, EVEN MORE
  THAN OTHERS

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GEO SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE
Survey Division
Geodesy, Geodetic Ground Control, Cadastral
Engineering Surveys
Photogrammetry, Cartography, Aerial Photography,
Remote Sensing
THE VISION
Archival Maintenance Quality Control Dissemination

Aerial Photo Satellite Images Basic Map
Line Map Thematic Ortho Map Place Names
Land Inventory Cadastral Plans National
International Boundaries
Horizontal Vertical Geodetic Control Reference
Marks Bench Marks
SECURITY OF TENURE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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QUID ERAT DEMONSTRANDUM
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B.B.H. MOREBODI SURVEYS and MAPPING BOTSWANA