Data collection, transfer and the development of national standards – critical components necessary for the success of a GIS in South Africa

Abstract

In this article, it talks about Data collection, transfer and the development of national standards – critical components necessary for the success of a GIS in South Africa. It again includes National Government’s responsibility in the creation of standards, collection, provision and maintenance of key spatial datasets and also development and maintenance of data standards, generation of standards for spatial information by the SABS development of International standards by ISO/TC 211, developing national data dictionaries and metadata repositories improving awareness about, and reducing the duplication of, existing data sets by making available spatial and national datasets on the internet