VISION, MISSION, GOALS AND

OBJECTIVES FOR GHANA SPATIAL

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DATA INFRASTRUCTURE (GSDI)

BY PRINCE ABOKYE

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 OUTLINE
 INTRODUCTION
 VISION
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 MISSION
 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
 MEANING OF TERMS AND
ACRONYMS USED
 REFERENCE

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 INTRODUCTION
Ghana is a sub-­saharan African country (shown in Figure 1) with a land
surface area of 239,460km, a population of 24.66 million (Ghana
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Statistical Service, 2010) and a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of GHS

73,101.9 million (Ghana Statistical Service (2013)).

Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) is the technology, policies, standards,

human resources, and related activities necessary to acquire, process,
distribute, use, maintain, and preserve spatial data.
As a focal point for my country, I identified land information availability
as a priority and provided an opportunity for a more coherent
framework on environmental and resource management information
and decided to setup the Ghana Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI).
Below is the vision, mission, goals and objectives for the GSDI.

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 INTRODUCTION
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 VISION STATEMENT
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Availability of current and accurate

geospatial data at local, regional and
national levels for sustained
economic growth by the GSDI.

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 MISSION STATEMENT
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To support stakeholders in meeting

their goals and objectives by
providing them with reliable and
interoperable geospatial data of the
GSDI.

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 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
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GOAL ONE
Enable the access, sharing and use
geographic data across agencies.

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OBJECTIVE ONE OF GOAL ONE

The GSDI Secretariat together with stakeholders
(Policy maker, Producer, Provider, Broker, Value-Added
Reseller and End User) will enable the access, sharing
and use geographic data across agencies (Survey
Department, Lands Commission, Soil Research
Institute, Meteorological Services Department,
CERSGIS, EPA, Department of Feeder Roads) by 2021.

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OBJECTIVE TWO OF GOAL ONE

The GSDI Secretariat will reduce the duplication of

effort among agencies (Survey Department, Lands
Commission, Soil Research Institute, Meteorological
Services Department, CERSGIS, EPA, Department of
Feeder Roads) collecting spatial data by 2021.

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OBJECTIVE THREE OF GOAL ONE

The GSDI Secretariat together with stakeholders will

collect and make geographic data more accessible to
agencies (Survey Department, Lands Commission,
Soil Research Institute, Meteorological Services
Department, CERSGIS, EPA, Department of Feeder
Roads) by 2021.

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GOAL TWO

Establish spatial data and metadata

standards.

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OBJECTIVE ONE OF GOAL TWO

The GSDI Secretariat together with

stakeholders (Policy maker, Producer, Provider,
Broker, Value-Added Reseller and End User) will
establish spatial data and metadata standards
by 2021.

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OBJECTIVE TWO OF GOAL TWO

The GSDI Secretariat together with stakeholders

will integrate and use advanced technologies
(e.g. Web-based, sensors, GPS, and mobile
technologies) and their associated standards
and best practices by 2021.

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OBJECTIVE THREE OF GOAL TWO

The GSDI Secretariat together with

stakeholders will provide a process for
creating and managing geospatial data
and service standards by 2021.

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GOAL THREE

Establish key partnerships with cities,

academia and the private sector to
increase data availability.

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OBJECTIVE ONE OF GOAL THREE

The GSDI Secretariat together with

stakeholders will establish key partnerships
with cities, academia and the private sector
(through the Public-Private Partnerships) to
increase data availability by 2021.

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OBJECTIVE TWO OF GOAL THREE

The GSDI Secretariat together with stakeholders will

create the awareness of the benefits of using existing
agency (Survey Department, Lands Commission, Soil
Research Institute, Meteorological Services
Department, CERSGIS, EPA, Department of Feeder
Roads) data by 2021.

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OBJECTIVE THREE OF GOAL THREE

The GSDI Secretariat together with
stakeholders will make data
discoverable for innovation by all by
2021.

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GOAL FOUR
Improve the quality, quantity, and
reduction of costs related to
geographic information.

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OBJECTIVE ONE OF GOAL FOUR

The GSDI Secretariat together with
stakeholders will improve the quality,
quantity, and reduction of costs related
to geographic information by 2021.

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OBJECTIVE TWO OF GOAL FOUR

The GSDI Secretariat together with stakeholders
(Policy maker, Producer, Provider, Broker, Value-
Added Reseller and End User) will create
institutional knowledge about stakeholder
geospatial data needs and subsequent
collaborative acquisition and use by 2021.

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OBJECTIVE THREE OF GOAL FOUR

A framework of personnel will be created by
the GSDI Secretariat dedicated to
understanding and supporting the geospatial
needs of stakeholders (Policy maker, Producer,
Provider, Broker, Value-Added Reseller and
End User) by 2021.

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 MEANING OF TERMS AND ACRONYMS USED
Stakeholder Description Importance
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Policy maker A stakeholder who High

sets the policy
pursued by an SDI
and all its
stakeholders
Producer A stakeholder who High
produces SDI data
or services
Provider A stakeholder who High
provides data or
services to users
through an SDI

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Stakeholder Description Importance

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Broker A stakeholder who Medium

brings users and
providers together
and assists in the
negotiation of
contracts between
them

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Stakeholder Description Importance

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Value-­Added A stakeholder who Low

Reseller (VAR) adds some new
feature to an
existing product or
group of products,
and then makes it
available as a new
product
End User A stakeholder who High
uses the SDI for its
intended purpose

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 MEANING OF TERMS AND ACRONYMS USED

GSDI – Ghana Spatial Data Infrastructure

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SDI – Spatial Data Infrastructure

CERSGIS – Centre for Remote Sensing and Geographic
Information Services
GERMP – Ghana Environmental Resource
Management Project
EPA – Environmental Protection Agency
DANIDA – Danish International Development Agency
VAR - Value-­Added Reseller

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 REFERENCE
1. Banahene et al (2014), A Description of Spatial
Data Infrastructure Stakeholders in Ghana Using
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the ICA Model, (https

://www.researchgate.net/publication/260423654)
2. Hofstrand (2016), Vision and Mission Statements –
a Roadmap of Where You Want to Go and How to
Get There, (www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm)
3. Arctic Spatial Data Infrastructure Strategic Plan
2015-2020
4. Definition of Strategic Mission and Vision

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MERCI !!!!!

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