1. Spatial Data Infrastructure in KOSOVO
REPUBLIC OF KOSOVA
Ministry Of Environment and Spatial Planning
Kosovo Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Information System
Spatial Data Infrastructure in KOSOVO
17 February 2008
Tomor Qela / director of EIS
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2. But, we have lot of spatial data in institutional level
Total Area – km2 (KAK)
Administrative Units – 30 municipalities (38 with decentralization proces)
Population – about 2.2 million / h (SOK)
Administrative Units:
Municipalities
Cadastral Zones
Settlements
KOSOVO Don’t have SDI, in national level
But, we have lot of spatial data in institutional level
Government is in process to build national web GIS
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􀂉 The implementation of a spatial data infrastructure for the:
Cadastral data
Mining data
Agricultural data
Environmental data
Transport and telecommunication data
Other vectorial data
Census GIS database started in It will be used for the pre-census activities,during the general enumeration and for the post-census phase, It aims to be a first SDI for Kosova, towards compliance with the GISCO reference database and INSPIRE initiative
Ministry of Energy, Mine and Minerals start too implement project for the nacional web GIS, in 2008
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Main components and characteristics of the spatial data
Raster data: digital colored othophotos taken in 2004
Raster data: digital colored Satellite images, september 2008
Vector layers:
Administrative and statistical units
Roads
Buildings
Points of interest
Natural Protection areas
Cultural heritages protection areas
Mining areas
Other layers
Attribute data:
Codes
Estimates of the number of dwellings by administrative and statistical units
Estimates of the number of households by administrative and statistical units
Road names in urban areas
Cartographic products:
Administrative maps
EA maps in official languages
Spatial reference system: KOSOVAREF (ETRS89 Transverse Mercator)
Statistical Office of Kosova
“Spatial data infrastructure in SOK”
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5. THE SPATIAL CENSUS DATA. Administrative and statistical units8
THE SPATIAL CENSUS DATA. Administrative and statistical units
Administrative Units:
Municipalities
Cadastral Zones
Settlements
Statistical Units:
Census supervisor areas
Census controller areas
Census Enumeration Areas
Statistical Office of Kosova
Settlements, 1,466
Municipalities, 30
“GIS for Statistics”, Luxembourg, March 3, 2008
Example of the output of map updating
activity at EA level with reference to
the 2004 data source:
Census Enumeration Areas, 5,000 (approximately)
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Cadastral Zones, 1,301

6. Kadastral Agency of Kosova7
THE SPATIAL CENSUS DATA. Aerial ortho-imageries, Now SOK have and Satellite Images - September 2008
Statistical Office of Kosova
15 cm
Kadastral Agency of Kosova
“GIS for Statistics”, Luxembourg, March 3, 2008
20 cm
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7. Grid of aerial ortho-imageries, 1 sq km9
THE SPATIAL CENSUS DATA. Other census geographic data
Statistical Office of Kosova
“GIS for Statistics”, Luxembourg, March 3, 2008
Grid of aerial ortho-imageries, 1 sq km
Buildings, 520,000 (estimate)
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THE GEOGRAPHIC HIERARCHY FOR THE GIS CENSUS DATABASE
Statistical Office of Kosova
Pomozotin
Settlements & Cadastral Zones
Municipalities
“GIS for Statistics”, Luxembourg, March 3, 2008
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Buildings in one EA
Enumeration Areas

9. GIS Data Base for Maiming areas in Kosovo
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10. Municipality Spatial Data Infrastructure in local level
Environmental GIS data Base
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Municipality Spatial Data Infrastructure in local level

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Thanks ?
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