The Geospatial Information Board (BIG) is an advisory body of ASIG and the Council of Ministers, to realize the creation of the National Geospatial Information Infrastructure in the Republic of Albania.

The establishment of the Geospatial Information Board is defined in Article 10 of Law no. 72/2012 “For the organization and operation of the National Infrastructure of Geospatial Information in the Republic of Albania”. The composition, organization, and functioning of the Geospatial Information Board (BIG) are defined in Order no. 40, dated 20.02.2020, of the Prime Minister, "On the composition, organization, and functioning of the Geospatial Information Board".

The Board is chaired by the Director of the Department of Development and Good Governance at the Prime Minister and has the following members:

  1. General Director of the State Authority for Geospatial Information;
  2. General Director of the National Agency for Information Society;
  3. General Director of the National Agency for Territorial Planning;
  4. General Director of the State Cadaster Agency;
  5. Director of the Institute of Geography and Military Infrastructure;
  6. General Director of the Albanian Geological Survey;
  7. A representative of the Ministry of Finance and Economy;
  8. A representative of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development;
  9. A representative of the Ministry of Tourism and Environment;
  10. A representative of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy.

Are invited to participate in the meetings of the Geospatial Information Board;

  1. Head of the Department of Geodesy, at the Faculty of Civil Engineering;
  2. Representatives of Municipal Associations;
  3. Representatives of the Association of Surveying Engineers, licensed;
  4. Representatives of public authorities responsible for geospatial information topics depending on the topic under consideration;
  5. Experts in different fields depending on the topic under consideration.

The activity scope of the Geospatial Information Board (BIG) is advising and formulating opinions and proposals regarding:

  • development of national policy for geospatial information infrastructure;
  • improving and supplementing the legislation in force on the geospatial information infrastructure 
  • development and improvement of technology in the field of geospatial information;
  • determining other topics according to the provisions of this law; 
  • ASIG decisions on the collection, processing and / or updating of geospatial data by public authorities according to the relevant topics;
  • setting state standards and uniform rules for the creation of geographic information systems, for each topic; 
  • rules developed by ASIG for the creation, updating, exchange, access and use of geospatial data sets, geospatial services and metadata; 
  • rules developed by ASIG for achieving interoperability;
  • defining the conditions and standards related to the establishment of the national GIS;
  • establishing rules for access and exchange of geospatial information by public and private entities; 
  • initiatives of public institutions in the field of geospatial information; 
  • determining the technical rules and administration of the National Geoportal; 
  • any other issues related to geospatial information infrastructure.

The Geospatial Information Board exercises its activity in accordance with the internal regulation, "On the organization and functioning of the Geospatial Information Board", approved by Order no. 40, dated 20.02.2020, of the Prime Minister.