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VISION
Our vision is to become
a Premier Regional Centre of Excellence in the Promotion
of Geo-information Application in the Sustainable Development
of Africa by the year 2010.
MISSION
The new mission of
the Centre is, "To Promote the Development and
Use of Geoinformation in Sustainable Development of Africa".
The main
geo-information technologies promoted by the Centre are Geographic
Information System (GIS), Satellite Remote Sensing (SRS),
Global Positioning system (GPS) and Information Technology
(IT). The Centre is also vigorously involved in the promotion
of the development of National Spatial Data Infrastructure
(SDI) in its member States. SDI is defined as an “umbrella” of policies, standards and procedures under which organizations
and technologies interact to foster more efficient use, management
and production of geo-spatial data.
THE
NEW MISSION AND OBJECTIVES OF THE CENTRE.
During
the last twenty-five years, significant developments have
taken place in the technology and methodology of data gathering,
processing, storage, and dissemination of natural resource,
environmental and development information. As a result, the
member States have acquired or are in the process of acquiring
the new advanced technologies for which they require initiation
and back stopping by the Centre. Therefore, in order to facilitate
appropriate response by the Centre to the rapidly changing
technologies as well as the socio-economic and operational
needs of the member States, the Governing Council (GC) of
the Centre commissioned the review of the Centre’s agreement,
its mandate, its relationship with member governments and
partners as well as decrees which guide its policies. The
review team prepared a document entitled "Centre’s
2020 Vision" which was adopted by the Governing
Council in December 1997. The team recommended that the Centre
should be transformed into an active partner in development
rather than a passive service Centre. To implement this, they
recommended the restructuring of the Centre.
The restructuring
of the Centre was undertaken in 2000 and the outcome of this
process led to formulation of new mission and objectives.
KEY
OBJECTIVES
- To develop and constantly
update harmonized and standardized land resources and urban
development digital data and information infrastructure
for the region, based on demand;
- To develop a regional
early warning system for food security, environmental monitoring
and disaster management using mainly satellite technology;
- In collaboration
with member States, national institutions, undertake projects
for creation of spatial information system suitable for
development planning at national, regional and community
levels;
- Coordinate the harmonization
of the fragmented regional and African datum using accurate
geodetic GPS techniques and research into the field of data
processing methodologies;
- Develop capability
and capacity in the maintenance of surveying and mapping
equipment and offer advisory and maintenance services to
the member States;
- In collaboration with
national and international institutions, undertake research
and training in the application of geo-information in land
resources and urban development mapping and assessment for
sustainable development.
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