The SDIR project (spatial data infrastructure of the RSK region) will be a powerful investment for the development, productivity and attractiveness of the territories of the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region. The main objective of the development of this SDI is to provide an environment conducive to cooperation between stakeholders, users, and producers of spatial information, effectively and efficiently.
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Spatial Data Infrastructures in Morocco (From the Diagnosis to the Success of the Implementation)
Elmostaphi Elomari (Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, Morocco) and Hassan Rhinane (Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco)
Copyright: © 2019
|Pages: 18
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5939-9.ch005
Abstract
A spatial data infrastructure (SDI) is a platform for coordinating the exchange and sharing of spatial data between several producers or users of spatially referenced data. In Morocco, there is a massive production of spatial data and several generally public administrations are starting to feel the need for geographic information governance through a mechanism of exchange and management of data to optimize their efforts and avoid a redundant production. The purpose of this chapter is to draw up an inventory of the state of the art of geo-spatial data, systems, and tools existing in the central administrations in Morocco in relation with the collection, management, storage, and dissemination of geographical information. Through this study, it was found that the problem is more a question of global governance, and that the current context has assets for the establishment of a spatial data infrastructure in Morocco.