Development of NGISDevelopment of NGISin Taiwanin Taiwan

Prof. Feng-Tyan LIN*Prof. Feng-Tyan LIN*Graduate Institute of Building and PlanningGraduate Institute of Building and Planning

National Taiwan UniversityNational Taiwan University

**Also with The Institute of Information ScienceAlso with The Institute of Information ScienceAcademia SinicaAcademia Sinica

ContentsContents

The NGIS project in TaiwanThe NGIS project in Taiwan Major achievementsMajor achievements Emerging TechnologiesEmerging Technologies StrategiesStrategies ConclusionsConclusions

Spatial Data InfrastructureSpatial Data Infrastructure

Geographic Information Systems Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is a ‘new’ technology to collect, (GIS) is a ‘new’ technology to collect, digitize, analyze, and share spatial digitize, analyze, and share spatial data.data.

GIS, together with GPS and remote GIS, together with GPS and remote sensing, becomes an essential part sensing, becomes an essential part of spatial data infrastructure in many of spatial data infrastructure in many countries.countries.

The NGIS ProjectThe NGIS Project

In 1994, Taiwan launched her National GIn 1994, Taiwan launched her National GIS project and established a task force to IS project and established a task force to implement the project.implement the project.

The task force is co-chaired by deputy-mThe task force is co-chaired by deputy-ministers of the Ministry of Interior (MOI) ainisters of the Ministry of Interior (MOI) and Council of Economic Planning and Dend Council of Economic Planning and Development (CEPD). velopment (CEPD). Members are from Members are from related mrelated ministries inistries and local governmenand local governments.ts.

NGIS -- GoalNGIS -- Goal

Building up high-quality base maps Building up high-quality base maps and circulation environment forand circulation environment for• Sustainable developmentSustainable development• Administrative governance and Administrative governance and

international competitivenessinternational competitiveness• National Land Use ManagementNational Land Use Management• Natural disaster response and Natural disaster response and

preventionprevention• E-commerce E-commerce • Awareness of public policiesAwareness of public policies• Academic researchesAcademic researches

NGIS -- organizationNGIS -- organization

Nowadays, the task force has 10 Nowadays, the task force has 10 working groups.working groups.• A planning group is responsible for A planning group is responsible for

strategic planning and standardization.strategic planning and standardization.• 9 database groups are responsible for 9 database groups are responsible for

building up and maintaining base maps building up and maintaining base maps concerning topography, land concerning topography, land ownerships, land use and control, ownerships, land use and control, transportation, natural resources, transportation, natural resources, environment management, agriculture, environment management, agriculture, socio-economics, etc.socio-economics, etc.

NGIS – the 1NGIS – the 1stst Phase Phase

1998-20031998-2003 44 sub-projects in 4 categories:44 sub-projects in 4 categories:

• Regional and local GIS applicationsRegional and local GIS applications• Web based architectureWeb based architecture• Technological and supporting Technological and supporting

organizationsorganizations• Conducting promotional education and Conducting promotional education and

manpower training manpower training

NGIS – the 1NGIS – the 1stst Phase Phase

ApplicationsApplications Population censusPopulation census fire fighting, natural disaster fire fighting, natural disaster

management, regional land use management, regional land use managements, demographic managements, demographic statistics, social welfare, statistics, social welfare, underground pipeline management, underground pipeline management, etc.etc.

The NGIS Project – the 2The NGIS Project – the 2ndnd phase phase

Short term: 2004-2007Short term: 2004-2007 Medium term: 2008-2011Medium term: 2008-2011 Long term: 2012 - Long term: 2012 -

Major AchievementsMajor Achievements

parcel maps with different parcel maps with different coordination systems and scalescoordination systems and scales

topographical maps and aerial topographical maps and aerial photos with individual addresses at photos with individual addresses at 1/1000 of major cities.1/1000 of major cities.

Various thematic maps, such as land Various thematic maps, such as land use, transportation, geology, use, transportation, geology, demography, … demography, …

National levelNational level

National land use planningNational land use planning

http://hazard.bp.ntu.edu.tw/urbanweb/http://hazard.bp.ntu.edu.tw/urbanweb/

Web-basedWeb-based 1/5000-1/25000 1/5000-1/25000

Local levelLocal level

Taipei City GovernmentTaipei City Government Public work:Public work:

• http://addr.taipei.gov.twhttp://addr.taipei.gov.tw Urban planningUrban planning Intelligent Transportation Systems Intelligent Transportation Systems Land managementLand management Finance and taxFinance and tax

Emerging technologiesEmerging technologies

Data warehouse / data miningData warehouse / data mining Open GIS Open GIS XML/GML StandardsXML/GML Standards Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)

• Sharing data and analysis functions Sharing data and analysis functions GRID computingGRID computing OntologyOntology Knowledge managementKnowledge management

StrategiesStrategies

Consulting teamConsulting team Public / private cooperationPublic / private cooperation Golden Map AwardGolden Map Award Professional qualification Professional qualification

examinationexamination

ConclusionsConclusions GIS has been applied to government administrGIS has been applied to government administr

ation affairs, engineering, natural and social scation affairs, engineering, natural and social sciences, and public health. iences, and public health.

Archived maps are still needed to be digitized, Archived maps are still needed to be digitized, vectorized and further utilized. vectorized and further utilized.

Historians have employed GIS/ GPS/ Satellite iHistorians have employed GIS/ GPS/ Satellite images/ Google Earth to explore facts in ancienmages/ Google Earth to explore facts in ancient time.t time.

There is a strong link with library science in terThere is a strong link with library science in terms of meta-data, map/ feature/ location findinms of meta-data, map/ feature/ location finding, and knowledge management.g, and knowledge management.