Abstract

Expanding Geospatial Community in Malaysia

Dato’ Prof. Sr. Dr. Abdul Kadir bin Taib
Deputy Director General
JUPEM, Malaysia


Abstract
Geospatial Data Infrastructure is a set of basic services needed for the efficient exploitation of geographic information in the community. In Malaysia, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE) is responsible for the establishment of the Malaysian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (MyGDI). JUPEM which is the national survey and mapping organization has played the key role in providing the key elements of geospatial data infrastructure for the country. It helps to realize the role of MyGDI through its cadastral survey, mapping and geodetic initiatives. This paper discusses the initiatives undertaken by JUPEM in support of MyGDI and its future focus in meeting the challenge of providing the geospatial industry and community with ready access to this wealth of geospatial information which will in turn provide an important ingredient in the growth of national prosperity and the standard of living for Malaysians in the coming decades. The biggest challenge in Geospatial Data Infrastructure is to bring all related parties in the community together to agree on a set of policies and standards. Another challenge is to bring data supplier communities together to reduce duplication in data collection.