18th Annual World Bank Conference 2017, Land and Poverty : REPUBLIC OF KOSOVA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONEMENT AND SPATIAL PLANING Kosovo Cadastre Agency Establishing a National Spatial Data Infrastructure in the Republic of Kosovo Prof.Dr. Murat MEHA, CEO of Kosovo Cadastre Agency 18th Annual World Bank Conference 2017, Land and Poverty : Responsible Land Governance Towards an Evidence-Based Approach March 20-24, 2017 Washington, DC

CONTENT What is a NSDI? Why NSDI for Republic of Kosovo? INSPIRE How was the Kosovo NSDI built(Strategy, Law)? Digital Kosovo The geoportal http://geoportal.rks-gov.net

National Spatial Data Infrastructure??

Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe The INSPIRE directive came into force on 15 May 2007 and will be fully implemented in 2019. This will enable the sharing of environmental spatial information among public sector organizations and better facilitate public access to spatial information across Europe. A European Spatial Data Infrastructure will assist in policy-making across boundaries.

Core components of the NSDI in the R. Kosovo How was the Kosovo NSDI built (Strategy & Law)? Partnerships Portal and dataservices Metadata Partnership and access model Framework Geodata Research and development Standards

Why NSDI for Republic of Kosovo? From Data to Information A large variety of formats exist, Many geographical gaps still remain, Reference systems are not harmonized, Many data sources are not consistent, Scales are not compatible, All data are not interoperable, Costs and access restrictions The Republic of Kosovo is to become a member of the European Union (EU). Harmonized NSDI with INSPIRE Directive 2007/2 is obligatory for EU-member states, while it is a condition for countries aspirant for EU membership. Removing obstacles in data sharing between public authorities is the key issue Bottom-up, open and transparent development of Implementing rules through stakeholder participation

Why should we share the data? Better exploitation of common basic data Cost-efficiency in public sector Facilitate digital services in administration Implementation of INSPIRE Collecting and creating data Sharing data

Digital Kosovo agreeing to share data Even the law on NSDI in Kosovo is not promulgated, agreement is to share data, More than 30 public authorities More than private stakeholders, Municipalities (38) Electricity companies (4) Post-telecom companies and providers This initiative enhances the availability and use of quality geographic information Digital Kosovo partners

Kosovo SDI organisation Coordinating bodies NSDI Council (Executive) NSDI Coordination Committee (Managerial) KCA Mapping Authority (National geodata coordinator) (Secretariat to the NSDI coordination committee) Stakeholders – involved parties National, regional and local levels Technology WG Thematic Map WG Business WG Institutional WG Working Groups advisory

A variety of geo-spatial data in Kosovo Rivers Routes Borders Buildings Orthophoto DTM Aerial photograph Cadastral map

Geodata services in the NSDI/Geo-portal KCLIS Orthophoto Borders Map. Topographic Routes, Rivers

Search, views, download… Geodata services Search, views, download… WMS WFS WS-Addresses WS-Parcels

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