1. NAME OF NATION: Bermuda

2. Name of Person Supplying Information:

Title (if any): Land Surveyor, Survey Section, Ministry of Works & Engineering, Govt. of Bermuda

Mailing Address: PO Box HM1545, Hamilton HMFX, Bermuda

E-mail Address: mgriffin@bdagov.bm

Telephone Number: 441 2977612

Fax Number: 441 2955658

3. Does your nation have an active or proposed initiative for developing a

national spatial data infrastructure (or its equivalent)?

YES

4. LEADERSHIP

Agency/Organization Name: Survey Section, Ministry of Works & Engineering, Govt. of Bermuda

Mailing Address: PO Box HM525, Hamilton HM CX, Bermuda

E-mail Address: survey@bdagov.bm

Telephone Number: 441 2977613

Fax Number: 441 2955658

Name of Agency Head or Primary Contact Person: Tim Viney

5. AVAILABILITY:

Spatial information captured and maintained by the Survey Section including topographical map database, geodetic control network, administrative boundaries, address database, government terrier.

6. MECHANICS OF ACCESS:

Data can be accessed by applying to the Chief Surveyor.

7. LEGAL AND ECONOMIC FRAMEWORKS FOR ACCESS:

Data captured and maintained by the Survey Section is considered to be government property and is not available to the public without official permission.

8. DATA COLLECTION COORDINATION:

At present all data is collected by the Survey Section though there are plans to include the private sector in the area of geodetic control.

9. PRICING:

Prices are based upon the premise that if data is paid for it has a greater perceived worth. One copy of the complete island is $2400 with annual maintenance at $800. A 2km x 2km tile is $60 with no maintenance offered. There is a small discount for multiple copies purchased. Reproduction Licence Fees are $25 for a single hardcopy reproduction of up to 2km x 2km and $655 for unlimited reproductions from either the digital or existing hardcopy mapping for a year.

Existing hardcopy mapping is not the same dataset as the digital mapping i.e. pre-dates digital mapping, and is available at $5 a sheet.

10. COMMERCIAL INVOLVEMENT:

No commercial involvement at present.

11. PUBLIC DOMAIN DATA SETS:

None.

12. PUBLIC GOODS ASPECTS OF NSDI:

Informal free enquiry regarding addresses, geodetic control etc.

13. PRIVACY:

Basic internal security. Applicability of the Data Protection Act unclear.

14. AUTHORITY:

NO

15. FUNDING:

YES

1. Digitisation of large scale mapping

2. Digitisation of Terrier.

3. Purchase of hardware and software.

4. Consultation.

5. Orthophotography.

16. INCLUSIVENESS:

Staff of Survey Section.

17. COMPONENTS:

A. METADATA YES

B. CLEARINGHOUSE YES

C. DATA STANDARDS YES

D. CORE DATA YES

18. RESEARCH

YES

A. Land Registration feasibility study, 1990

B. Bermuda Land Information Service Plan, 1996

19. LINKAGE TO GENERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS

NONE

20. GLOBAL SPATIAL DATASETS:

NO

21. GLOBAL OR REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INITIATIVES:

NO

22. LONG TERM VISION OR STRATEGIC PLAN:

Yes

‘Bermuda Land Information Service – Strategy’ 1997

Not available

23. GRAND CHALLENGES:

Commitment to and understanding of the subject.

24. FURTHER INFORMATION

NONE