Our message
The right to access officially shareable data and information is considered a human right according to what is stated in the constitutions of many countries.
The mission of the Libya Spatial Data Infrastructure Project is embodied in empowering society and its institutions of this inherent right, by providing the opportunity for everyone to obtain the data available to the Libyan state, including statistical and spatial data and information, and sharing and exchanging data to ensure that it is used when needed, in an integrated framework that includes laws and legislation related to the project and is implemented in accordance with the latest standards.
Vision
Optimizing the use of spatial and statistical data and information and benefiting from it in all fields and services by providing the opportunity to find and access data in an efficient and effective manner.
Objectives
- Study the available metadata and work to encourage the participating parties in updating their metadata.
- Building spatial databases for all participating parties and those wishing to participate in the project.
- Preparing the national portal for indexing the spatial data of the Libyan state.
- Motivating the data producers and owners by entering their data into the databases to be shared according to specific controls and levels through the portal.
- Awareness of the importance of the project through conducting workshops and lectures and publishing papers and other means of awareness and information.
- Building and developing national capacities in the field of spatial data through training courses in the field of creating and entering data.
- Spreading societal and technical awareness about the importance of sharing spatial data and opening channels of information and knowledge flow between stakeholders, in order to reach institutional integration and exchange of spatial data through workshops, lectures, and resources that shed the light on the importance of the project.
- Studying and approving the standards and specifications for spatial data in partnership with the leading in the field.
- Studying and developing legal frameworks and legislation to meet the requirements of the project and preparing and submitting drafts of relevant laws to the competent authorities.
- Conducting studies in the field of scientific research and development and managing knowledge related to spatial data and its infrastructure.
- Preparing for an international scientific conference on spatial data infrastructure.
The Team
Project Management
Mr. Abdulbaset Mohammad Bendella, President
Dr. Abdulrahman Misbah Al-Furjani, Vice President
Dr. Tariq Ahmed Abu Shofa, Member
Dr. Omar Mahmoud Dareza, Member
Portal development
Mr. Fawzi Ibrahim Al-Ahjal
Mr. Said Ali Oun
Mr. Abdul Raouf Hassan Qreira
Specifications and Standards
Dr. Abdurahman Misbah Al Furjani
Dr. Jamal Ali Gledan
Mr. Mohammed A. Almajdoub
Dr. Otman Basir, Reviewer
Legal Framework
Dr. Jamal Ali Qalidan
Dr. Abdurahman Misbah Al Furjani
Dr. Al-Koni Abbouda, Reviewer
Data entry and preparation
Mr. Hussein Ayad Al-Majdoub
Mr. Mustafa Hadi Juha
Mr. Jamal Abdul Wahed Arhumah
Scientific research and development
Dr. Abdurahman Misbah Al Furjani
Dr. Jamal Ali Gledan
Mr. Mohammed A. Almajdoub