Dr. Munkhbaatar Enkhbayar Chairman State Administration of Geodesy and Cartography Ikh toiruu 15 Ulaanbaatar 210644 Mongolia sagac@mongol.net tel/fax. +976 1 322 683
3. (Question 3 from 1998 questionnaire) Which agency or organization is coordinating or leading national spatial data infrastructure (NSDI) development efforts in your nation? (If no single agency is coordinating, please provide a primary point of contact from whom we may learn more.)
Same as in point 2 above
4. (Question 24 from 1998 questionnaire) If an NSDI WEB SITE exists where information about NSDI efforts in your nation may be found, please provide the web site address.
No web site
5. Since the submission of the 1998 questionnaire response, what progress has been made relative to technical achievements or advancements in support of spatial data infrastructure development activities in your nation?
- During 1999 and 2000 we have purchased equipments and software of Intergraph Corp. to digitize existing maps in analog form and produce New maps in digital form
- Participation in the campaign of APRGP99 (5 GPS points) and APRGP2000 (6 GPS points) organized by PCGIAP
- Organization of the 3rd Workshop of Working Group 1, PCGIAP in Ulaanbaatar from August 16-18, 2000
-Establishment of first Mongolian Permanent Reference Station in Ulaanbaatar in August 2000, this station receives both GPS and GLONASS
-Establishment of calibration laboratory, equipped with Sokkia equipments
-1997-1999 campaign for Mongolian GPS network. The final computation of Mongolian GPS network will be available by the end of 2000. The results Are com[puted and processed in collaboration with the Swedish Swedesurvey
- Participation in Global Mapping, classified as C level participant
- Discussion with NIMA for future cooperation in gravimetry and geoid model of Mongolia.
6. Since the 1998 response, what progress has been made relative to policy, legal or organizational advancements in support of spatial data infrastructure development activities in your nation?
In December of 1999, the Law of Cadastral survey and Land Cadsatre has been approved by the Parliament of Mongolia. Thus established the base for the cadastral system development in Mongolia.
7. What would you say is the most pressing current challenge for spatial data infrastructure developments in your nation?
The current challenge for spatial data infrastructure developments is lack of financing. During the Donor countries meeting in Mongolia, we did not succeed to obtain financial support for development of NSDI. We are planning to raise this issue again during the next meeting to be held in Paris. |