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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