The Ministry of Interior confirmed that it will be adopting the open geospatial technical specifications and standards to implement international-best practices in the field of geographic information systems (GIS) at its law enforcement bodies and public safety communities in the State. This comes in line with the commitment to achieve the UAE Government 2021 vision, and the Abu Dhabi Government 2030 vision.

At the conclusion of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) PC/TC Meetings and Conference, held under the kind auspices of Lt. General H.H Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior at the Armed Forces Officers Club in Abu Dhabi, the ministry issued a statement, underscoring its commitment to achieve its strategic investment in information and knowledge. The ministry also emphasized its dedication to develop a sophisticated and smart geographic information system, and improve the geospatial maturity index, approved by the Abu Dhabi Systems & Information Centre (ASDIC).

Moreover, the ministry stressed its intention to achieve constructive interaction with the United Nations initiative on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM). It also assured its determination to take part in the progress by developing international standards for geospatial compatibility, and achieving the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) mission; as per the International Organization for Standardization’s standard technical committee ISO/TC 211.

The statement added that the ministry, represented by the GIS Security Center at Abu Dhabi Police GHQ, is committed to spread awareness on the importance of the open geospatial technical specifications and standards adopted by OGC, in coordination and collaboration with OGC itself and other open geospatial standards bodies in the region in general, and the state in particular. It also stressed its commitment to circulate these standards on its various organizational units, and implement open geospatial technical specifications and standards in conformity tests. This would ensure integration compatibility and flow of police and geographic information and services between systems and geotechnical software, in line with the laws and regulations in force at the ministry, as a criterion for acquiring industry-based technical solutions, to develop its electronic and geographic systems and services and improve policing procedures.

Furthermore, the Ministry of Interior underscored its keenness to provide theoretical and applied training for its officers and non-commissioned officers on open GIS standards internationally accredited according to OGC specifications and standards. This reflects its firm belief in the importance of investing in the human cadre, and the optimal use of police resources; and comes in line with the Police Leadership’s directives to implement these specifications.

The ministry also reiterated its support to the strategic objective of its GIS Security Center, by leading the OGC’s Law Enforcement And Public Safety Domain Working Group (LEAPS DWG) to play a unifying forum for local, national and international law enforcement bodies and public safety communities with respect to standards and technical terms for open geospatial information and technologies or police and security work. Other activities include, testing the open geospatial information and technologies’ field compatibility through joint international exercises; conducting research and development studies to serve the safety and security of communities and individuals alike; and improving these standards periodically, within clear and sustainably achievable performance indicators.

For his part, Major General Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, Director General of Central Operations at Abu

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