Under the auspices of Lt. General H.H Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior; Lt. General Saif Abdullah Al Sha’far, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Interior will be launching on Sunday, the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Conference. The Conference, which will be held at the Armed Forces Officers Club, is organized by the GIS Security Center at Abu Dhabi Police GHQ, in cooperation with the Abu Dhabi Systems and Information Center (ADSIC).
Al Sha’far welcomed the participating delegations, underscoring the important role played by geospatial solutions and open geospatial information to achieve the Ministry of Interior’s local, regional and global obligations, and the UAE’s obligations in particular.
Major General Ahmad Nasser Al Raisi, Director General of Central Operations at Abu Dhabi Police GHQ indicated that the five-day conference will discuss the standards, specifications and international open Geospatial standards, as well as the joint action of geographic information systems; and best practices in this field. The Conference will be attended by prestigious elite of international and local experts, and will tackle a number of technical issues related to geographic information systems and geospatial data; which will be discussed by competent working groups.
Major General Al Raisi emphasized the importance of this milestone event, to pursue the process of consolidating and adopting open geospatial standards, as well as implementing these standards in geotechnical projects. This is achieved in cooperation with the Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA) on the federal level, and the Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council (QCC).
He added: “The GIS Security Center at the Ministry of Interior is at the core of the UAE’s initiative to achieve that goal. We are strongly committed to provide the necessary support and resources to achieve this global vision, with the kind support and directives of the higher police leadership, to achieve the UAE government 2030 vision, and the Abu Dhabi 2021 vision"
Al Raisi highlighted the tireless local, regional and international efforts to adopt these standards by exchanging knowledge in this field, and integrate them in the higher education institutions and councils’ curricula. He also shed light on the Ministry of Interior’s efforts to implement these principles and specifications at all police academies and colleges, in line with its strategic priority and sense of social responsibility, to hone the skills and competencies of its human cadres, with the help of scientists, experts and specialists from around the world.
Moreover, Al Raisi stressed the importance of cooperation with the various GIS centers in the region. He lauded the coordination with the Abu Dhabi Systems and Information Center (ADSIC), which enhances the country’s competitiveness in the field of digital information and electronic infrastructure, and increases the Geospatial development indicator in institutions and government departments in the state. This coordination also contributes to achieve the process of Emiratization of Geotechnical Technology, so as to enhance the quality of electronic information exchange and geospatial services securely.
For his part, H.E Rashed Lahej Al Mansoori, Director General of ADSIC, indicated that this conference reunites decision-makers, experts and concerned parties such as governments, institutions and international organizations from around the world under one roof, to keep abreast of the latest developments in Geospatial standards. He pointed out that the Abu Dhabi Systems and Information Center (ADSIC) endeavors, through the geospatial data program, to enhance capacity-bui
