Lybian National Mapping Project
Gledan, Jamal Ali, Orhan Ercan & Mahmoud Ejwell
Libya, like all nations, requires accurate maps depicting its geography, natural resources, population centers, transportation network; and many other types of information that can be presented visually to support decision making and daily government business. Surveying Department of Libya (SDL) has decided to acquire CORS, Digital Elevation Models (DEMs), medium scale orthophoto images, small and medium scale digital topographic maps of the country, to upgrade the national geodetic network, to establish continuously operating reference stations (CORS) in the coastal zone of the country, to establish comprehensive geodatabase and portal GIS, the organizational structure of SDL and strengthen the Department. In this paper, the scope of the project and its implementation phases will be discussed.
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