SDI Act

Official Name of Act

Spatial Data Infrastructure Act, 2003 [Act No. 54, 2003]

The SDI Act was passed in South Africa in January 2004, while sections 1-11, 13 and 19-22 came into operation in May 2006. Sections 12 and 14-18 of the Act were promulgated in April 2015.

The Act applies to:

• Organs of state that hold spatial information;
• Users of spatial information.

The Act establishes:

• The South African Spatial Data Infrastructure (SASDI);
• The Committee for Spatial Information (CSI);
• An Electronic Metadata Catalogue (EMC).

The Act provides for:

• The determination of standards and prescriptions to facilitate the sharing of spatial information
• The avoidance of duplication in data capture;
• The capture and publishing of metadata.

SDI Act

Official Name of Act

Spatial Data Infrastructure Act, 2003 [Act No. 54, 2003]

The SDI Act was passed in South Africa in January 2004, while sections 1-11, 13 and 19-22 came into operation in May 2006. Sections 12 and 14-18 of the Act were promulgated in April 2015.

Important contents of the Act

The South African Spatial Data Infrastructure (SASDI) - Section 3.

• Establishment and objectives of SASDI

Powers of the Minister - Section 4.

• Delegation of powers – Section 19

Committee for Spatial Information (CSI) – Sections 5 to - 10

• Membership - Section 5.
• Powers and functions - Section 6.
• Terms of office - Section 7.
• Disqualification– Section 8.
• Meetings– Section 9.
• Subcommittees – Section 10.

Spatial Information Standards and Prescriptions – Section 11. 

Capturing and publishing Metadata – Section 12.

Spatial information capture, management, maintenance, access, distribution and use – Sections 13 to - 18

• Access to spatial information - Section 13
• Accountability – Section 14
• Use – Section 15
• Collaborative Maintenance – Section 16
• Data Quality – Section 17
• Security – Section 18

Regulations – Section 20

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