Enhancing Geospatial Cooperation: Strengthening National Geospatial Security Initiative and Data Governance

2023-09-04 05:30:58

It included data governance and strengthening the National Geospatial Security Initiative

Diriyah: The Diriyah Gate Development Authority and the General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information signed a joint memorandum of understanding with the aim of enhancing cooperation between the two sides in the areas of exchanging data, information and geospatial services, supporting survey projects and drones, exchanging experiences, knowledge and technical consultations, and training and development operations.

The memorandum of understanding, which was signed by Jerry Inzerillo, CEO of the Diriyah Gate Development Authority, and Dr. Eng. Muhammad bin Yahya Al Sayel, President of the General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information, included the adoption of the official map of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia issued by the Geospatial Authority as a basic map, and an approved official source for the international borders of the Kingdom. And areas of administrative supervision, and locations of places within the Kingdom, in addition to supporting the “Diriyah Gate” in using the national spatial reference, as a unified reference for all geospatial data.

The CEO of the Diriyah Gate Development Authority confirmed that the memorandum of understanding with the General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information comes within the framework of the efforts of the Diriyah Gate to enhance joint cooperation with the relevant authorities to achieve mutual benefit in various fields, especially since the General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information represents the reference. The unified official for all geospatial data, and it has great efforts and outstanding achievements in this field.

Anzerillo added: “The memorandum of understanding includes many aspects of joint cooperation, including, for example: the Diriyah Gate Development Authority will benefit from the products and services of the national network of continuous monitoring stations, and benefit from the national geospatial platform. In return, the General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information will be supported in The field of building and implementing the national geospatial strategy, data governance, and the exchange of information of common interest, in addition to providing the necessary support to enhance the national geospatial security initiative.

For his part, Dr. Muhammad Al Sayel, Chairman of the General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information, expressed his happiness at signing the memorandum of understanding, stressing that cooperation with the Diriyah Gate Development Authority is an integral part of the authority’s directions, and its role in organizing the survey and geospatial information sector, and photography related to its work in the Kingdom. , upgrading and supervising it, praising at the same time the projects of the Diriyah Gate Development Authority, which aim to develop and rehabilitate one of the most prominent historical sites in the Kingdom and the region, with what it represents of ancient history and culture, and a human and civilizational heritage that extends back hundreds of years.

Al Sayel pointed out that “the memorandum of understanding also included several axes in the field of training, qualification and building national capacities, strengthening the partnership to support efforts to introduce the products and projects of both sides, exchanging experiences, knowledge and technical consultations, and supporting research activities that are being worked on, in addition to organizing seminars, conferences and workshops.” Work of common interest in the existing areas of cooperation, and benefit from the geospatial information of the Geospatial Authority, as a technical and advisory reference, especially with regard to planning to carry out survey works or setting the conditions and regulations governing them.

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