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  • Jan 3, 2011
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January 3rd, 2011
Sweden – Unique Collaboration Between Authorities Simplify Environmental and Emergency

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On December 9, struck some 20 authorities to sign a contract for geodatasamverkan. It will mean new opportunities for access to spatial data, ie, map data and registry information by geographical location, by state authorities and municipalities. Such data are important in a variety of social functions, particularly at the municipal level where almost all activities have a spatial extension. 

Planning the construction of kindergartens and residential areas and to work for an effective civil protection are examples of activities based on the locations on a map. Often in combination with records about buildings, roads and population. The cooperation agreement has now been developed in many ways a pioneering work and are closely followed in other parts of the state administration), says Stig Jönsson, Director General of Land Survey and member of the E-delegation. The Agreement provides for the management, coordination and accountability should be handled. The corresponding solutions need to be developed for other areas to develop e-government. There are no established forms of the extensive collaboration should be organized, therefore, has Geodata developed mostly from scratch. An important driver and opener requirements for the work has been the EU directive INSPIRE (Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe), says Stig Jönsson. Read More