Current set up of SDI in Malaysia

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Current set up of SDI in Malaysia

• The Malaysian Centre for Geospatial Data
  Infrastructure (MaCGDI) was established on 1st
  December 2002 under the Ministry of Natural
  Resources and Environment (NRE).
• MaCGDI plays crucial roles to spearhead the
  geospatial industry in Malaysia towards
  materialising the benefits of geospatial
  information.
• MaCGDI will provide better services to merge the
  geospatial industry into the mainstream IT in
  Malaysia
• MaCGDI was founded to establish the Malaysian
  Geospatial Data Infrastructure (MyGDI) as the
  Malaysian NSDI.

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Current set up of SDI in Malaysia

• MyGDI as MALAYSIAN NSDI
• MyGDI comprises of technology, policies,
  standards and procedures for data provider
  agencies to cooperatively produce and share
  geospatial information.
• MyGDI is an initiative by the government to
  enhance the awareness about data availability and
  improve access to geospatial information by
  facilitating data sharing among participating
  agencies.
• MyGDI provides a basis for spatial data
  exploration, evaluation and application for users
  and data providers, within all levels of
  government, commercial, and non-profit sectors,
  academia and the public.

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Current set up of SDI in Malaysia

• MyGDI MANAGEMENT
• STRUCTURE

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Current set up of SDI in Malaysia

• MyGDI BUSINESS MODEL

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Current set up of SDI in Malaysia
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Role of MaCGDI

• To be an advisor to the Government of Malaysia in
  the formulation and implementation of policies
  regarding geospatial data
• To be a coordinating body for the development of
  geospatial data and information standard for
  geographic information/geomatics
• To act as the national centre for dissemination
  of geospatial data
• To be a technical reference centre for advisory
  and consulting services with regard to the
  development and application of geospatial data
• To develop and coordinate MyGDI Clearinghouse
  activities
• To plan and develop a GIS human resource
  development programme
• To conduct various activities in, the promotion
  of MYCDI throughout the country to encourage its
  utilisation
• To become an RD centre for GIS
• To represent the public sector in international
  forum and meetings concerning geospatial data

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Types of data provided by MaCGDI

• Aeronautical This category contains the
  geospatial information related to air space and
  aerodrome.
• Demarcation This category holds information on
  topographic, maritime and cadastral.
• Hydrography The Hydrography category includes
  geospatial data on coastal hydrograph, shoreline
  structures, fishing facilities, ports and
  harbours, navigation aids, danger and hazard,
  depth information, inland water, river structure,
  offshore and miscellaneous.
• Soil This category contains geospatial features
  such as Histosols, Spodosols, Andisols, Oxisols,
  Vertisols, Ultisols, Mollisols, Alfisols,
  Inceptisols and Entisols.

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Types of data provided by MaCGDI

• Utility This category contains the geospatial
  information related to electricity,
  telecommunication, water supply, oil and gas,
  broadcasting, sewerage, waste management and
  meteorological.
• Special Use(Dataset Specific) Terrain Analysis
  Dataset and Meteorological Dataset
• Built Environment Building, property or place
  designated for use as premises for residential,
  commercial, industrial, institutional,
  educational, religious, recreational, cemetery
  and built-up.
• Geology The Geology category includes all
  geological mapping information and related
  geoscience geospatial data including
  geolithology, mineral, fossils, mining,
  exploration, and geological features

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Types of data provided by MaCGDI

• Hypsography This category contains the
  geospatial information related to relief
  portrayal.
• Transportation The Transportation category
  includes both land and water transportation
  geospatial information.
• Vegetation The Vegetation category includes
  geospatial data on cropland (Perennials),
  cropland (Annuals), cropland (Cash-Crops),
  natural vegetation (Dryland), natural vegetation
  (Wetland) and natural vegetation (Miscellaneous)
• General The General category includes geospatial
  data on Control Points such as GPS stations,
  Trigonometry station and Gravity Reference Point.

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Types of data provided by MACGDI
MyGDI Search Page
MyGDI Application
View Metadata
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Types of data provided by MACGDI
SEARCHING RESULT
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Use of Spatial data by Malaysia govt. agencies
G4E
Natural Resources Management
Integrated GIS Management and maintain spatial
data in Local Government
Survey, plan, design
Consulting Company
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Use of Spatial data by Malaysia govt. agencies

• GEOINFORMATION FOR EXECUTIVE (G4E)
• A GIS decision making application for executive
  (G4E) was developed and implemented. Target users
  are mainly government executives at Federal and
  State levels.
• To make informed decision in planning, monitoring
  and enforcement, the right information has to be
  gathered using the best data available.

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Use of Spatial data by Malaysia govt. agencies
EXAMPLE of SCREEN for G4NRE
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Use of Spatial data by Malaysia govt. agencies
EXAMPLE of SCREEN for G4NRE
Flooded area in Kuala Lumpur 2007