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Capacity building regarding Spatial Data Infrastructure of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Capacity building regarding Spatial Data Infrastructure of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

In order to build capacity regarding Spatial Data Infrastructure of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (SDI FBiH), the Federal Administration for Geodetic and Real Property Affairs (FGA) in the work plan for Year 2024 and in budget funds ensured the education of employees of the subjects of IPP FBiH for 2024, which will be done through a qualified service provider with experience in capacity building in the field of SDI and spatial data in general. The company GAUSS d.o.o. Tuzla was selected as a service provider regarding this topic.

The training program included three types of training, each with specific competencies that participants should acquire in order to improve their understanding of thematic areas. The main goal is to acquire competences in the field of spatial data management, their preparation, presentation and sharing, as well as the acquisition of basic knowledge when it comes to spatial data infrastructure.

Interest in training was expressed by 24 institutions/public companies recognized as SDI stakeholders. During the entire September, 4 basic trainings, 5 advanced trainings and 3 trainings related to the INSPIRE directive will be held.

All three training cycles and capacity building in these areas represent an important step towards strengthening the infrastructure of spatial data in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and enables institutions to better use spatial data in their activities. The Federal Administration for Geodetic and Real Property Affairs continues to invest in the development and training of its employees as well as employees of other institutions in order to ensure a better use of spatial data in the future.

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Study visit within the DELEF project, component 3 – Spatial Data Infrastructure

Study visit within the DELEF project, component 3 - Spatial Data Infrastructure

In the period from August 26 to August 30, 2024 a study visit was realized within the component 3 of the DELEF project; Support for the development of Spatial Data Infrastructure. The delegation stayed at the headquarters of the Swedish Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registration Authority – Lantmäteriet, and they had the opportunity to visit several other institutions, such as the SCB – Statistics Sweden, and the Municipality of Sollentuna, which belongs to the metropolitan area of ​​Stockholm.

The delegation of the Federal Geodetic Administration consisted of Mr. Jasmin Ćatić, coordinator of the component 3, Mrs. Jelena Zelić, member of the SDI working group, and Mr. Benjamin Emirhafizović, also a member of the working group.

The study visit was realized according to the DELEF project annual activity plan, and the main goal was the exchange of experiences, examples of good practices in the domain of network service implementation, Geoportal development, and activities related to communication with SDI entities, communication platforms, strategies and plans. The remaining activities for 2024 were also planned in detail, and a preliminary draft of the plan for 2025 was created when it comes to the Spatial Data Infrastructure component.

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Conference “Days of Spatial Data Infrastructure of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina” – First Announcement

Conference "Days of Spatial Data Infrastructure of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina" – First Announcement

The Federal Administration for Geodetic and Real Property Affairs, as the coordinating body of the Spatial Data Infrastructure in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, is organizing the fifth conference “Days of Spatial Data Infrastructure of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina,” from October 17th to 18th, 2024, in Neum, at the Sunce Hotel.

Detailed information about the conference (program, invited lectures and speakers) will be published in the second announcement during September. The conference will feature lectures and presentations by renowned experts from the Kingdom of Sweden and the Netherlands, as well as from the region and Bosnia and Herzegovina, including the private and academic sectors.

The Federal Administration for Geodetic and Real Property Affairs invites all interested participants to plan the mentioned conference dates and to follow all announcements and notifications regarding registration and participation in the coming period.

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The 16th Regional Conference on Cadastre and Spatial Data Infrastructure

The 16th Regional Conference on Cadastre and Spatial Data Infrastructure

The 16th Regional Conference on Cadastre and Spatial Data Infrastructure 2024 was held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Laktaši from June 24 to June 26, in the organization of the Republic Authority for Geodetic and Real Property Affairs of the Republic of Srpska.

The Conference gathered a large number of managers and representatives of the cadastral agencies of the Western Balkan region, as well as representatives of the World Bank, the Swedish Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registration Authority- Lantmäteriet, The Netherlands’ Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency- Kadaster, Eurogeographics and others.

The topics of this year’s conference focused on the following areas:

  1. Cadastre and geodetic infrastructure
  2. Spatial Data Infrastructure
  3. Mass valuation

The Federal Administration for Geodetic and Real Property Affairs actively participated in the work for all the mentioned areas, and Mrs. Jelena Zelić, Mr. Jasmin Ćatić and Mr. Denis Tabučić, during the conference session, were held lectures on the general status of activities and progress during 2024.

At this year’s conference, attention was paid to the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation in the field of Cadastre, Topographic Surveying and Cartography, Geodetic Networks and Spatial Data Infrastructure signed in 2019, and the directors of cadastral and cartographic institutions held discussions related to the possibilities of organizing a regional project for capacity building of the institutions.

At the end, appropriate conclusions were adopted and the next Regional Conference will be held in Montenegro.

On behalf of the FGA at the Conference attended director Mr. Željko Obradović with the assistant and officials mentioned above.

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Workshop on the topic “SDI Registers and Data Entry” held

Workshop on the topic “SDI Registers and Data Entry” held

On June 24, 2024, a workshop on the topic ” SDI Registers and Data Entry” was held in Sarajevo. Ten representatives from the following institutions attended the workshop:

  • Federal Hydrometeorological Institute
  • Federal Ministry of Education and Science
  • Federal Ministry of Trade
  • Cantonal Institute for Urbanism, Spatial Planning and Protection of the Cultural and Historical Heritage of the Central Bosnia Canton
  • Ministry of Spatial Planning, Construction, and Environmental Protection of the West Herzegovina Canton
  • Administration for Geodetic and Real Property Affairs of the Central Bosnia Canton
  • Anticorruption and Quality Control Office of the Sarajevo Canton

During the workshop, participants were introduced to the Organizational Model of the Spatial Data Infrastructure of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (SDI FBiH) and the SDI FBiH Registers. The application solution for the SDI Registers and the method for entering data into the SDI Registers were presented. Following the introduction, participants, with the help of the organizers, entered basic information about the institutions accessing SDI FBiH as SDI FBiH stakeholders.

At the end of the workshop, participants were also given a brief introduction to the concept of the Metadata Catalogue and the entry of information on spatial data sources into the Spatial Data Source Register of SDI FBiH as well as the Metadata Catalogue.

The inclusion of the aforementioned institutions in SDI FBiH represents an important step towards enhancing the metadata database and ensures that stakeholders included in SDI FBiH are equipped with the knowledge and tools necessary for consistent management and updating of spatial data and metadata.

The Federal Administration for Geodetic and Real Property Affairs remains committed to providing support to all SDI FBiH stakeholders and continuously improving the quality and availability of spatial data.

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Workshop Held on the Topic: Entry and Update of Metadata

Workshop Held on the Topic: Entry and Update of Metadata

On June 12, 2024, a workshop on the topic “Entry and Update of Metadata” was held at the premises of the Federal Administration for Geodetic and Real Property Affairs. The workshop was attended by nine representatives of the stakeholders of the Spatial Data Infrastructure of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (SDI FBiH). Representatives attended on behalf of the following stakeholders:

  • Federal Hydrometeorological Institute
  • Federal Institute for Geology
  • Fund for Environmental Protection of the Federation of BiH
  • Agency for the Sava River Basin
  • Federal Ministry of Physical Planning
  • Roads of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo
  • Public Company Motorways of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Ltd. Mostar

During the workshop, participants were introduced to the new version of the Metadata Catalogue, the implementation rules for metadata, and the new SDI FBiH metadata profile. Additionally, a demonstration of data entry into the Metadata Catalogue was conducted, providing practical insight into the process crucial for maintaining the accuracy and up-to-date of spatial data.

This workshop represents a significant step towards improving the metadata database and ensures that all SDI FBiH stakeholders are adequately equipped with the knowledge and tools necessary for consistent management and updating of spatial data and metadata. Following the workshop, all necessary materials will be provided to the participants to facilitate the continued active entry of metadata for spatial data sources managed by the relevant institutions, all in accordance with the SDI FBiH Law.

In line with the Work Plan for 2024 in the field of SDI FBiH, other thematic workshops will be organized in the coming period, thereby continuing the ongoing education and enhancement of the spatial data, metadata, and network services management system.

The Federal Administration for Geodetic and Property Affairs remains committed to providing support to all SDI FBiH stakeholders and continuously improving the quality and accessibility of spatial data.

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INITIATIVE “GREEN DATA FOR ALL” – Information on the intention to revise the EU INSPIRE Directive

INITIATIVE "GREEN DATA FOR ALL" - Information on the intention to revise the EU INSPIRE Directive

The European Data Strategy has announced the development of a Common European Data Space for the Green Deal, aiming to harness the vast potential of data in supporting the Green Deal’s priority actions related to climate change, circular economy, zero pollution ambition, biodiversity, deforestation, and ensuring compliance. 

This includes the launch of the ‘GreenData4All’ initiative, which consists of assessing and potentially revising the Directive establishing an infrastructure for spatial information in the EU (INSPIRE Directive 2007/2/EC), along with the Directive on access to environmental information (Directive 2003/4/EC). GreenData4All plans to update the rules on environmental spatial data present an opportunity for better governance and access to geospatial information within the European Union (EU). The aim of the initiative would be to modernize both directives to align them with contemporary technology; promote active dissemination and sharing of data held by governments and the private sector in support of environmental legislation and the goals of the European Green Deal; and define and implement interoperable building blocks for sharing public data in the Green Deal data space. 

In its work program for 2022, adopted on October 19, 2021, the European Commission announced that, as part of the European Green Deal, it would propose a revision of both directives, following their assessment in 2021. The legislative proposal, accompanied by an impact assessment, was originally expected in the fourth quarter of 2022. The European Commission issued a call for proposals/comments on February 26, 2024, which was open for feedback until March 25, 2024. 

The “Green Data for All” initiative (GreenDeal4All) will contribute to the European green and digital transformation by updating EU rules on geospatial environmental data and public access to environmental information. Its purposes are: 

  • Enable greater data exchange between the public and private sectors and with the public 
  • Enable all the benefits of data sharing for data-driven innovation and evidence-based decision-making. 

Compared to the INSPIRE Directive, the “Green Data for All” initiative aims to make the INSPIRE Directive an effective and cost-efficient instrument for sharing environmental data in support of environmental policy development and the transition to a more sustainable economy, requiring additional regulations of the INSPIRE Directive. 

This will be achieved by simplifying and modernizing technical provisions for data harmonization, web services – including extensive use of application programming interfaces (APIs) – and metadata, aligning data characteristics and rules on data sharing and reuse with relevant horizontal legislation, considering flexible solutions for setting data characteristics and standards for data sharing through flexible coordination mechanisms to make them future-proof and technologically neutral, but also at other levels such as covered data (distinguishing environmental data and other data, using other non-spatial environmental data through linking attributes to spatial data or as separate data sets) and organizational/managerial structure, among others. 

For this purpose, EuroGeographics, a nonprofit association for national mapping, cadastral, and land registry authorities in Europe (NMCAs), called on all to provide their comments and suggestions. One of the solutions considered in this Call is to redirect the scope of the INSPIRE Directive to environmental data, while non-environmental data (cadastral parcels and agricultural parcels, buildings, road networks, etc.) would be outside the scope – covered by other sectoral tools. Everyone welcomed the modernization of the INSPIRE Directive’s rules but warned that removing location data from its scope could lead to weak or no governance in the geospatial sector. It was added that the GreenData4All initiative should include a specific chapter on geospatial data and their role in the Green Deal data space, noting that the involvement of NMCAs is crucial to overcoming shortcomings in existing governance. 

You can find other opinions at the following link: 

https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/13170-GreenData4All-updated-rules-on-geospatial-environmental-data-and-access-to-environmental-information/feedback_en?p_id=32551842 

The legislative proposal is now planned for the first quarter of 2025. 

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“SDI Days 2024” Conference held in Zagreb

THE CONFERENCE “SDI DAYS 2024” HELD IN ZAGREB

The 14th Conference “Spatial Data Infrastructure Days” was held in the organization of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia on May 28, 2024. This year’s Conference was held in the National and University Library in Zagreb. The conference was attended, among others, by representatives of the countries of the region, who presented current events in the field of spatial data infrastructure in their countries.

On behalf of the Federal Geodetic Administration the conference was attended by Mr. Jasmin Ćatić, senior expert associate for Geoportal SDI FBIH, and held a presentation on the topic “Current affairs in the field of the Spatial Data Infrastructure in the Federation of BiH”.

Through the presentations held in all sessions as well as the accompanying panel discussion, achievements in the field of SDI, future development, plans, as well as the SDI application in current initiatives and trends in the field of spatial data management and land administration in general, were highlighted.

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Overview of access to data and services provided by SDI FBiH

Overview of access to data and services provided by SDI FBiH

The Federal Administration for Geodetic and Real Property Affairs has been actively working with the SDI FBiH stakeholders on harmonizing spatial data according to the technical specifications of the INSPIRE Directive. Through the ETL procedures project, which began in 2023 and concluded at the beginning of 2024, harmonization was achieved for 12 sources of spatial data under the jurisdiction of 5 SDI FBiH stakeholders.

Harmonization of spatial data involves several phases. First, there is the phase of analyzing the initial data state, data models, and formats, with the main goal being to obtain information about the current data status and provide recommendations for the next phase. The next phase is data modeling, while the final phase involves defining, creating, and executing ETL procedures. After completing all three phases, the final delivery includes an INSPIRE-compliant GML for each data source, an ETL scheme for updating purposes, and accompanying documentation (reports, analyses, models, etc.). Following this, web services are created to facilitate data viewing, and metadata is generated for the treated spatial data sources if not previously created.

The following institutions participated in the latest project with their respective spatial data sources:

  1. Ministry of Spatial Planning and Environmental Protection of Tuzla Canton
    1. Source: Spatial Planning Documentation (INSPIRE theme: Land Use)
      1. Land use
      2. Planned land use
    2. Source: Spatial Planning Documentation (INSPIRE theme: Protected Sites)
      1. Modrac
      2. Konjuh
  2. Institute for Urbanism and Spatial Planning of Zenica-Doboj Canton
    1. Source: Spatial Planning Documentation (INSPIRE theme: Land Use)
      1. Planned land use – Visoko
  3. Federal Institute for Agropedology
    1. Source: Basic Pedological Map of FBiH (INSPIRE theme: Soil)
  4. Planning Institute of Sarajevo Canton
    1. Source: Spatial Planning Documentation (INSPIRE theme: Land Use)
      1. Hadžići
      2. Bijambare
      3. Spatial Plan of Sarajevo Canton
      4. Urban Plan of Sarajevo Canton
      5. Skakavac
  5. Federal Institute for Geology
    1. Source: Geological Mapping Documentation (INSPIRE theme: Geology)
      1. Lithostratigraphic units in FBiH

The Federal Administration has also developed ETL procedure projects for data sources under its jurisdiction. To date, this has been done for all data from the following themes:

  1. Administrative Units
  2. Geographical Names
  3. Coordinate Reference Systems
    1. Gravimetric Reference Framework
    2. Spatial Reference Framework
    3. Height Reference Framework
  4. Geographic Grid Systems
    1. Division into cadastral plan sheets
    2. Division into topographic map sheets
  5. Addresses
  6. Orthophoto Images
  7. Elevations
    1. Terrain Models
    2. Contour Lines

The Federal Administration will review, enhance, and update all ETL procedures in the upcoming period and create additional ETL procedures for the remaining data. The main goal is a repository of INSPIRE-compliant GML records and accompanying services for all data under the jurisdiction of FGU.

Additionally, as a result of previously completed projects, ETL procedures have been developed for harmonizing the following data sets, which are available for viewing:

  1. Federal Institute for Statistics
    1. Spatial units for statistics
    2. Population distribution and demographics
  2. Federal Hydrometeorological Institute
    1. Meteorological-geographical features
      1. Average temperatures
      2. Average precipitation
    2. Environmental monitoring systems
      1. Observation stations
  3. Sava River Basin Agency
    1. Hydrography (Watercourses, Sub-basins)
  4. Adriatic Sea Basin Agency
    1. Hydrography (Watercourses, Sub-basins, Natural Lakes, Reservoirs)
  5. Environmental Protection Fund of FBiH
    1. Protected areas according to the Nature Protection Law
  6. Federal Ministry of Spatial Planning
    1. Protected areas (Highway Vc)
    2. Land use
  7. Federal Institute for Geology
    1. Basic Geological Map of FBiH

All available data is described with metadata, and over 300 metadata records have been entered for spatial data under the jurisdiction of all mentioned institutions. The entry of additional metadata into the SDI FBiH Metadata Catalog is ongoing.

Current statistics on the Geoportal Viewer are as follows:

Number of data layers

78

Number of covered INSPIRE themes

16

Number of stakeholders sharing data

12

You can access the Metadata Catalog via the URL: https://metapodaci.ippfbih.gov.ba.

For example, on the viewer, you can review data under the jurisdiction of the Federal Institute for Geology:

Basic Geological Map of the Federation of BiH

Additionally, you can find information about how to access the data, the responsible institutions, access conditions, data quality, temporal reference, and more (see the image below). All of this is available by clicking on the Metadata option (arrow in the image above).

Below are a few more examples of spatial data under the jurisdiction of various institutions, which you can view on the SDI Geoportal, and get additional information by consulting the Metadata Catalog.

Pedological Map of BiH
Land Use in Tuzla Canton
Highway Vc - Overview
Protected sites
Address data with search implemented
Digital elevation models
Hidrography data
Census data (Municipalities and Settlements)

The Federal Administration is actively working on maintaining the Viewer and the Metadata Catalog, and it collaborates with all stakeholders to ensure that all spatial data in the Federation of BiH is harmonized according to INSPIRE technical guidelines, made interoperable, and accessible via internet services. Over time, all spatial data will be available on the SDI Geoportal for view service, described with metadata for search and additional information purposes, and the Federal Administration will also work on providing transformation and download services.

For user inquiries or if you encounter any difficulties with accessing and viewing the data, please contact: ipp.fbih@fgu.com.ba.

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World Bank approved a new project for the modernization of the Land Administration sector in the Federation of BiH

WORLD BANK APPROVED A NEW PROJECT FOR THE MODERNIZATION OF THE LAND ADMINISTRATION SECTOR IN THE FEDERATION OF BIH

The Federation of BiH intends to modernize and improve the accuracy and availability of data in the Land Administration sector through the Geospatial Infrastructure and Valuation Enhancement (GIVE) project. For the implementation of the project, which will be managed by the Federal Administration for Geodetic and Real Property Affairs, on May 15, 2024, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a loan totaling 23.1 million euros.

The purpose of the GIVE project is to overcome key challenges in Land Administration in the Federation of BiH, with three main goals:

  1. Improvement of geospatial data infrastructure (SDI FBiH, https://ippfbih.gov.ba/),
  2. Updating cadastral and land registry data in the Federation of BiH,
  3. Collecting real estate data and developing a methodology for establishing a mass property valuation system.

The project will increase the interoperability of key geospatial data sets and harmonize land administration registers (cadastral and land registry), which will contribute to improving the business environment, data-driven spatial planning policies, and enhancing the assessment of seismic and climate risks – all of which are crucial for building a more sustainable and better future for all residents of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

By strengthening cooperation between ministries and institutions at the local, cantonal, and entity levels, the GIVE project will also focus on improving decision-making processes. This will be achieved through better data accessibility and capacity-building initiatives that can help optimize public service delivery, improve disaster management, and provide spatial planning information throughout the Federation of BiH.

The project is largely aligned with the World Bank’s strategy for Bosnia and Herzegovina, aimed at increasing private sector growth and improving public service delivery. It also builds on the country’s Economic Reform Program and supports alignment with EU policies and regulations.

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