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Spatial Data Infrastructure Act, 2003 (Act No. 54 of 2003)

3. Establishment and objectives of South African Spatial Data Infrastructure

 

(1) The South African Spatial Data Infrastructure is hereby established as the national technical, institutional and policy framework to facilitate the capture, management, maintenance, integration, distribution and use of spatial information.

 

(2) The objectives of the SASDI are to—
(a) facilitate the capture of spatial information through co-operation among organs of state;
(b) promote effective management and maintenance of spatial information;
(c) promote the use and sharing of spatial information in support of spatial planning, socio-economic development and related activities;
(d) create an environment which facilitates co-ordination among all stakeholders regarding access to spatial information;
(e) eliminate duplication in the capturing of spatial information;
(f) promote universal access to such information; and
(g) facilitate the protection of the copyright of the state in work relating to spatial information.

 

(3) The Director-General administers this Act and the South African Spatial Data Infrastructure.