JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - President Joko Widodo government is set to launch “One Map Policy” to streamline land-acquisition for infrastructure development and two other policies to spur growth in oil and gas and the aviation sector, a senior minister says.
Kalimantan island will become a role model for the implement of One Map Policy, which is expected to be implemented before end of 2016.
“One country should have one map policy, which contains various economic activities, infrastructure information as well as other information such as forestry area information,” Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution told reporters at his office.
He said orchestrated by the government, local governments and other government bodies will harmonize all maps under one reference map which will use the 1:50,000 scale.
According to him, the acceleration of the implementation of one-map policy is urgent so that the government can deal various issues and problems, as the case of efforts to address forest fire incidents. This is also hoped to speed up licensing for land usages because there will only be one map as a reference, he said.
In Indonesia, the development of geo-spatial information still has the problem of map discrepancies, which is caused by the absence of the standard of data classification, geo-database format, and geo-spatial reference system.
This problem makes it difficult for policymakers to integrate maps generated from the related ministries and agencies. For this reason, one map policy is required to avoid discrepancies of maps in order to ensure all thematic maps refer to the same standard of data classification and geo-spatial reference system.
One Map Policy is defined as one geo-spatial reference, one standard, one geo-spatial database and one geo-portal. The one geo-spatial reference uses the Indonesian Geo-spatial Reference System (SRGI).
This Geo-spatial Reference System is national coordinate system which consistent and compatible with global coordinate system. The one standard is related to the provision of norm, procedure, and criteria of thematic geo-spatial information.
The one geo-spatial database is addressed as one integrated database of spatial and non-spatial information which cross-sectors and cross-levels. The one geo-spatial database has certain rules and structures that fit and contain useful information which must have been compromised by related ministries and agencies.
The one geo-portal facilitate the integration of the thematic geo-spatial information from various ministries and agencies, which can be accessed by public.
The strategy to implement one map policy uses two approaches, which include the acceleration of basic geo-spatial information provision, establishment the working group of thematic geo-spatial, and to develop the national geo-portal. The acceleration to provide the basic geo-spatial information is prioritized to complete the availability of topographic map with the scale of 1: 50.000.
The working group of thematic geo-spatial information is used as media for coordination and synergy among ministries and agencies in developing the standard of thematic mapping and geo-spatial database format for geographic information system application. While the development of the national geo-portal is intended to facilitate the integration of geo-spatial information and data access for public.
Since 2012, one map policy has been implemented for several purposes related to respond the climate change effect, such as for the moratorium of land concession in primary forest and peat land, and for the combat and prevention of forest and peat land fires.
The moratorium of land concession in forest and peat land is intended to improve land management for reducing carbon emission due to deforestation and land degradation. The effort to combat and prevent the forest and peat land fires due to climate change effect is conducted by the developing the integration of thematic geo-spatial information produced by related ministries and agencies. Through these efforts, the actions for the fire combat and prevention will be effective and efficient. (*)