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Meeting within the project “Establishing a Geoinformation Centre for the western Ballkans”
In the meeting organized today by the Agricultural University of Tirana, within the project “Establishing a Geoinformation Centre for the western Ballkans”, the Director General of the State Authority for Geospatial Information, Ms. Vilma Tomco.
This project is being developed by the Agricultural University of Tirana in cooperation with the German Institute IAMO and with funding from the German Government, the mission of the creation of this center is to support the agricultural sectors of all Western Balkan countries in the EU membership process by improving capacities human in the analysis of geospatial data, the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing technologies..
Ms. Tomço in her speech, made a presentation of the steps taken by ASIG in the creation of the National Geospatial Information Infrastructure in Albania, also emphasizing the ever-increasing cooperation of ASIG with the academic world.
Training with the technical staff of Durres Municipality
The trainings for increasing the capacities of the technical staff of the country’s municipalities by the experts of the State Authority for Geospatial Information (ASIG) continue. The next training took place yesterday on 28.03.2024, in the premises of the Durrës Municipality, with the participation of the technical staff of:
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- Directorate of Control and Development of the Territory;
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- Directorate of Projects and Public Infrastructure;
Public property and asset management sector.
Meeting of the Geospatial Information Board, dated 28.03.2024
The meeting of the Geospatial Information Board (BIG) took place today, 28.03.2024, in the premises of the Prime Minister’s Office, under the direction of the Chairman of this board, Mr. Ermal Nufi. In the presentation held by the General Director of the State Authority for Geospatial Information (ASIG), Mrs. Vilma Tomço, the main achievements of ASIG during 2023 and the work objectives for 2024 were highlighted. At the end of the presentation, the chairman of BIG Mr. Ermal Nufi appreciated the achievements of ASIG and asked for the cooperation of the institutions that represent BIG members as important actors in the field of geoinformation. Also, at this meeting, two draft acts foreseen by ASIG for the year 2024 were presented:
- The draft law “On some changes and additions to the law no. 72/2012 “On the organization and operation of the national geospatial information infrastructure in the Republic of Albania”
- Draft decision for a change in the document “State Standards for Technical Specifications of Geospatial Information in Albania – Topic: Image of the base map”.
After the presentations and discussions, BIG members expressed their approval for these draft acts.
Another item on the agenda at this meeting was the presentation of projects and the role of the Institute of Geography and Military Infrastructure in the field of geoinformation in Albania.
IGJIU representatives made an exposition of the history of cartography in Albania and IGJIU
projects in the field of geoinformation
Training with the technical staff of the municipalities of Vorë, Shijak and Krujë
In order to increase the capacities of the technical staff of the country’s municipalities, ASIG experts from the National GIS sector, the Geoinformation Standards Sector and the Satellite Imagery Processing Sector, continued the training with the technical staff of the municipalities of Vorë, Shijak and Krujë.
Training with the technical staff of Kamez Municipality
State Authority for Geospatial Information continues training in order to increase the capacities of the technical staff of the country’s municipalities. ASIG experts conducted today the training with the technical staff of Kamez Municipality with the participation of representatives from:
- Directorate of Planning and Development of the Territory
- Cadastre Directorate, Board of Drainage, Forests and Pastures and Management and Administration of Assets
- Directorate of Projects and Investments
- Territory Protection Inspectorate
Training with the technical staff of the Municipality of Tirana
Within the initiative taken by the State Authority for Geospatial Information (ASIG)on purposeincreasing the capacities of the technical staff of the country’s municipalities, the training took place today in the Municipality of Tirana.
The training aimed to provide knowledge to the technical staff of the municipality in the use of the National Geoportal and GIS applications, in order to create, update and publish geospatial data in the National Geoportal, as well as knowledge on the products obtained from the Satellite Service project.
The topics covered in this training are:
- Acquaintance with the functionalities of the National Geoportal;
- Data collection according to geoinformation topics for: Administrative units and the villages in their composition (order 4 and 5), Local road transport network;
- Presentation of the products obtained from the Satellite Service project.
Those present at this training were introduced to:
- The use of new modules and functionalities of the improved National Geoportal system such as: editor module, georeferencing module, map functionalities, metadata catalog, network services, etc.
- The use of basic layers for the creation and updating of geospatial data from GIS applications using the services of the National Geoportal network.
- Technical assistance of specific requirements related to systems and data in the field of geoinformation
- Harmonization and standardization of geospatial data according to geoinformation topics.
- The use of satellite images for special issues in the interest of municipalities.
Open lecture with POLIS university students
The experts of the State Authority for Geospatial Information (ASIG) conducted in the premises of the Europa hall, on 11.03.2024, a lecture open to the first-year students, professional master for “Urban Planning and GIS”, of POLIS University.
The topic of this lecture was “National Geoportal and its use” and was led by ASIG experts, Mr. Kristaq Qirko and Mr. Erin Mlloja who explained the importance of geoinformation and the many possibilities of its use through the National Geoportal during urban planning and territory management.
ASIG participates in the “NSDI Day 2024” Conference in Skopje, North Macedonia
Representatives of the State Authority for Geospatial Information (ASIG) participated in the “NSDI Day 2024” conference held in Skopje, North Macedonia, on February 21-22. The conference was organized by the Agency of Cadastre for Real Estate Cadastre of North Macedonia (AREC) and focused on regional trends and innovations in the field of national infrastructure for geospatial data.
The conference was organized into 5 sessions, where participants from the region, such as Kosovo, North Macedonia, Greece, Slovenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Croatia, presented their developments in the field of NSDI.
ASIG representatives from the Coordination and Legal Affairs Sector and the National GIS Sector presented at this conference the achievements of objectives in accordance with strategic areas including legal framework, infrastructure, cooperation and coordination with responsible institutions, construction of the Albanian Geodetic Reference Framework, development and updating of GIS and National Geoportal. Additionally, innovations in the field of geoinformation were highlighted, including monitoring of territory with advanced technology, ongoing projects, as well as ASIG’s plans and objectives for the future for the development of geospatial information infrastructure in Albania.
ASIG participates in the 4th International Workshop on Spatial Data Quality
In the 4th International Workshop on Spatial Data Quality which took place on October 11 – 12, 2023, in Brussels, by EuroGeographics and EuroSDR, representatives of the State Authority for Geospatial Information (ASIG) were also present, from the Geoinformation Standards Sector.
The purpose of this workshop was to acquaint the participants with the best practices for increasing the reliability of geospatial data sources and their quality.
The representatives of ASIG in their presentation brought to the attendees’ information on the quality of geospatial data, how these data are controlled, the software used, as well as future objectives on increasing the security of geospatial data.
ASIG participates in the workshop on “Integration of geospatial and statistical data”
Representatives of the State Authority for Geospatial Information participated in the Workshop organized by UNECE, Eurostat and UN-GGIM Europe, on the topic “Integration of geospatial and statistical data”, which took place on 04-05 October 2023, in Belgrade.
This workshop was focused on presenting and sharing innovative practices, promoting cooperation between national geospatial and statistical agencies, promoting international cooperation using common standards, and identifying areas for future cooperation.
The topics that were addressed in this workshop were;
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- Effective governance,
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- Data and technology,
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- Public and partnerships.
ASIG, as part of the Task Force “Problems and Standardization”, presented in this workshop the information on the National Geospatial Information Infrastructure for the development of the statistics sector in Albania.
