Norwegian Support to the Land Sector in Kyrgyzstan: Preparing Geographic Information for Statistics and Sustainable Development Goals
Elena BUSCH and Helge ONSRUD et al
Norwegian Mapping Authority, International Services
Norway is one of the countries committed to grant at least 1% of their gross national income to
development assistance. With funds provided by the Norwegian Government, Kartverket (theNorwegian Mapping Authority) has supported the State Registration Service of Kyrgyzstan
with development of the land sector since 2013.
With a grant of 1,4 million USD, the project implemented during 2013-2016 delivered tangible
results: Completed the network for accurate positioning services; finalized the conversion of
paper maps into digital format; and developed specifications for a new system for registration
of property rights and cadastre.
Since December 2017, a new project with a grant of 2,5 million USD has been started with the cooperation of Kartverket, the State Registration Service, Statistics Norway and the National Statistic Committee of Kyrgyzstan. The project aim is to deliver up-to-date geographic
information for statistics, to support national elections and the national population and housing census of 2020; as well as reporting on the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and land administration decision-making. The Kyrgyz Government gives a high political priority to the
Norwegian funded projects.
Aerial photography will be performed in 2019, with three areas of main economic interest
selected. Chui region, Fergana valley and the coastline of Issyk-Kul Lake will be photographed
with a GSD of 20 cm and the greater Bishkek with a GSD of 10 cm.
The data will form a basis for establishment of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure in
Kyrgyzstan, and will be publicly available on the Internet via a geoportal that will be
developed in the project. The data will be used for preparation of statistics, implementation
and reporting on the sustainable development goals, improvements to the cadaster, general area planning and decision-making.
Event: FIG WW 2019 Hanoi
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