NSA lauches National Geographic Portal

The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) on Monday launched the online National Geographic Portal (geoportal) which will help citizens to search and evaluate data from different government institutions.The portal will also help citizens link map browsers through Digital Namibia, which is found within the platform that permits visualisation and analysis of basic data.The platform can be accessed at Geofind.nsa.org.na.Speaking at the launch, Lands and Resettlement Minister Utoni Nujoma said Namibia is committed to building a soft infrastructure of government spatial data that will reflect a digital Namibia.“Together, as a network of government institutions, we can heighten a culture of evidence-based development planning, decision making and policy formulation.Spatial data also known as geospatial data or geographic information is data or information that identifies the geographic location, features and boundaries on earth, such as natural or constructed features and oceans.Nujoma added that launching the National Geographic Portal shows that all government ministries will live up to their mandate in maintaining and providing data to avoid promoting a redundant system that is populated with outdated information that does not live up to Government’s mandate.He applauded the Namibia Spatial Data Infrastructure team under the NSA together with the Minister of Economic Planning and Director of the National Planning Commission, Tom Alweendo, and Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Tjekero Tweya, for their level of commitment towards the realisation of the platform.“This high level of commitment should serve as a pillar of hope and source of motivation to all of us to continue working in the best interest of our country,” said Nujoma.Speaking at the same event, Alweendo encouraged various government ministries and agencies to partner with the NSA in order to have full access to the portal.He also encouraged citizens to be concerned with the quality of data that the portal has to provide, adding that people and government ministries and agencies should make the best use of the platform. – Nampa

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