Surveyor General Wants Development of National Geospatial Data Infrastructure

Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja

The Surveyor General of the Federation (SGoF) Abuduganiyu Adebomehin, has harped on  the need for the country to develop a National Geospatial Data Infrastructure (NGDI).

 He stated that this would become a repository of all sets of information about materials, institutions, agencies, among others, at national and subnational levels throughout the nation.

Speaking during a pre-event interactive session in Abuja ahead of the 2023 Geoscience Information System (GIS) day celebration, Adebomehin said many countries had already developed their own (NGDI).

According to the surveyor general, these countries now largely depend on the infrastructure for real time accurate information about their environment, rather than depending on Google.

He noted that many times, information from Google is inaccurate as it may lack the correct coordinates.

He explained that the NGDI when operational, would be a locally developed spatial data repository or one-stop shop where different sets of data about the various components, locations of incidents in the country can easily accessed for decision-making real time at the click of a button.

Adebomehin added that creating more awareness while promoting collaboration and networking among stakeholders through the GIS expo is a step towards achieving the NGDI dream.

He also urged all Nigerians to avail themselves of the opportunity by participating in the 2023 GIS day celebration slated for this November in Abuja.