Research on access and use of Geographic Information in the Republic of Moldova

Abstract

The development of National Spatial Data Infrastructure in the Republic Moldova has been developed rapidly in recent years thanks to donors, namely Norwegian Government, JICA, European Commission, World Bank and others. This has led to the development and implementation of NSDI law, the development of Geoportal containing metadata, interoperable data and services, GNSS MoldPOS Net, the creation of a stakeholders’ working group. The Geographic Information will provide important contributions on both mitigation and adaptation to climate and environmental changes. The Geographical Information will help also in the following ways: geographical information provided by separate government institutions will help with smart climate services, infrastructure and land use planning in key sectors, as well as Disaster Risk Management from climate change. This paper describes the research of current situation in the Republic of Moldova in access and using the geospatial information by stakeholders, and nationally consistent basic spatial data, including orthophoto data and derived digital maps, and deliver spatial information that is up to date. To develop this research, the authors sent a Stakeholder Questionnaire “How does your organization use Geospatial Information?”. Furthermore, were interviewed individuals from 43 key organizations users of geospatial information. The individuals were from the central and local public authorities, associations and organizations of professionals, academia and private companies