Spatial Data Infrastructure and Earth Observation Education and Training for North Africa T5.3 – National Stakeholder Coordination A Brief Survey of EO/GI in Algeria Online meeting of 11/03/2021 M. Kaddour University of Oran 1 Spatial Data Infrastructure and Earth Observation Education and Training for North Africa Summary • Governance and Institutions • Main National Agencies • INCT • Cadaster • ASAL • Standardization • Activities of the UN-GGIM Arab States Committee • Geospatial Education, Training and Capacity Building • Geospatial Research and Development • Conclusion 16/03/2021 2 Spatial Data Infrastructure and Earth Observation Education and Training for North Africa Governance • The main responsible body is the National Council of Geographical Information (CNIG) • Established by an executive order in 1996, the CNIG is a advisory body responsible of studies, strategic orientations, coordination and proposition with respect of GI under the authority of the ministry of defense • Areas of competencies: geodesy, remote sensing, mapping in all applications fields • Members: • Representatives from various ministries: interior, finance, transportation, agriculture, energy… • Directors of the main geospatial data-producing agencies 16/03/2021 3 Spatial Data Infrastructure and Earth Observation Education and Training for North Africa Main National Agencies for GI/EO • National Institute of Mapping and Remote Sensing (INCT) • Algerian Space Agency (ASAL) • National Cadaster Agency • Research Center of Astronomy, Astrophysics and Geophysics (CRAAG) 16/03/2021 4 Spatial Data Infrastructure and Earth Observation Education and Training for North Africa INCT • Created in 1967, from 2009 has the status of an Industrial and Economic Public Company under the supervision of MoD. • Main activities • Build and maintain geodetic, gravimetric and leveling networks over the whole territory • Cover the territory with aerial photography • Establish and update topographic maps at 1/50 000 and 1/200 000 scale and their derivatives • Acquire and conserve satellite imagery • Produce geographical databases • Undertake R&D works in geographical sciences area • Maintain the national archive of geographical information • Customers: public administrations and public/private companies in different sectors such as defense, agriculture, land planning, telecommunications, energy, cadaster 16/03/2021 5 Spatial Data Infrastructure and Earth Observation Education and Training for North Africa INCT: Core Infrastructure • GPS • 06 permanent GNSS stations • First-order GPS network of 1180 points distant from 25 to 50 km • Gravimetric network • A fundamental network composed of 12 absolute points observed in 2011 (mean accuracy : 1.5 μgal) • Secondary network composed of 1985 points obtained by relative gravity measures in 2011 (mean accuracy : 0.02 mgal) • Leveling network • Covers 40255 Kilometers (mean relative accuracy at centimeter order). [Source: INCT, Country Report: Algeria HIGH LEVEL FORUM ON GLOBAL GEOSPATIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION, Second Forum Doha, Qatar, 2013] M. Kaddour, UORAN1 6 Spatial Data Infrastructure and Earth Observation Education and Training for North Africa INCT: Aerial Photography • Proper capacities for aerial missions : 2 Beechcraft KING AIR airplanes acquired in 1996 and 2011 • Very high resolution: 0.05 to 1.00m in RGB and near-infrared. • Scales: 1/4000, 1/20 000; 1/40 000, 1/50 000, 1/60 000, 1/75 000 Ain Defla RGB 10cm M. Kaddour, UORAN1 7 Spatial Data Infrastructure and Earth Observation Education and Training for North Africa INCT: Mapping Activities • A program started in 1980 to replace old 1/50 000 maps and produce 1/200 000 maps • Switching from Lambert conic projection to UTM • From 2007, updating topographic 1/50 000 maps using aerial photography • Using satellite images from different operators (ALSAT2, SPOT, LANDSAT, QuickBird, WorldView, etc.) to produce 1/200 000 maps • Themes: • City maps, • General maps at different scales • Road maps • Geological maps • Hydrological maps • Most products (maps, databases) are subject to restrictions on sale: • Access to data has to be motivated. M. Kaddour, UORAN1 8 Spatial Data Infrastructure and Earth Observation Education and Training for North Africa [Source: http://www.inct.mdn.dz] M. Kaddour, UORAN1 9 Spatial Data Infrastructure and Earth Observation Education and Training for North Africa [Source: http://www.inct.mdn.dz] M. Kaddour, UORAN1 10 Spatial Data Infrastructure and Earth Observation Education and Training for North Africa Geographical Databases • Geodetic database, names database, topographic database at 1/50 000, Raster databases at different scales. • Other databases are actually under development: cartographic database at 1/200 000, Roads database, altimetry database and the image database (satellite images, orthophotos, etc.). M. Kaddour, UORAN1 [Source: http://www.inct.mdn.dz] 11 Spatial Data Infrastructure and Earth Observation Education and Training for North Africa [Source: http://www.inct.mdn.dz] M. Kaddour, UORAN1 12 Spatial Data Infrastructure and Earth Observation Education and Training for North Africa [Source: http://www.inct.mdn.dz] M. Kaddour, UORAN1 13 Spatial Data Infrastructure and Earth Observation Education and Training for North Africa National Agency of Cadaster (Ministry of Finance) • Nationwide geospatial database of land parcels (spatial features/ownership data integration) • Covered area: 228 290 265 km2 • Number of parcels: 5 008 613 • Number of owners: 3 957 462 persons [numbers of 2019, source: www.an-cadastre.dz] • Data collection and validation process: aerial photography / GPS ground reference -> verification and correction at local antennas involving land registration agencies • Standards: ISO 6709 (Algeria 18257) and ISO 19152 (Algeria 18275) • From 20/01/2020, a web service to download official documents (https://www.an- cadastre.dz/wathikacad/WathikaCad.php) • Current users: land experts, notaries, government property agencies, to be extended to agricultural agencies and forestry services • Number of documents downloaded at 16/02/2020: 69 981 M. Kaddour, UORAN1 14 Spatial Data Infrastructure and Earth Observation Education and Training for North Africa [Source: National agency of cadaster, Management of large- scale geographic information, seventh meeting of UN-GGIM Arab state committee, Algiers 2020.} M. Kaddour, UORAN1 15 Spatial Data Infrastructure and Earth Observation Education and Training for North Africa [Source: National agency of cadaster, Management of large- scale geographic information, seventh meeting of UN-GGIM Arab state committee, Algiers 2020.} M. Kaddour, UORAN1 16 Spatial Data Infrastructure and Earth Observation Education and Training for North Africa Algerian Space Agency (ASAL) • Public national organization created in 2002 under the authority of the head of government, representatives from 15 ministries • Design and implement the national policy of promotion and development of space activities • 4 operational entities: • Centre des Techniques Spatiales (CTS) • Centre des Applications Spatiales (CAS) • Centre de Développement des Satellites (CDS) • Centre d’exploitation des Systèmes de Télécommunications (CEST) M. Kaddour, UORAN1 17 Spatial Data Infrastructure and Earth Observation Education and Training for North Africa EO Satellites operated by ASAL • Alsat-1 (2002-2010): altitude 700km, resolution 32m, swath 300km, RG and near- infrared, 2 cameras with 17km overlapping, image size: 600 × 560 Km • Alsat-1B (2016): altitude 670km, resolution 24m spectral and 12m panchromatic, RGB and near-infrared, swath 140km, 40 scenes per day • Alsat-2A and Alsat-2B constellation (2010,2016): resolution 2.5m panchromatic and 10m multispectral, swath 17.5 km, RGB and near-infrared, revisit time 3 days Alsat-1B Alsat-2 M. Kaddour, UORAN1 18 Spatial Data Infrastructure and Earth Observation Education and Training for North Africa [Source: https://asal.dz] M. Kaddour, UORAN1 19 Spatial Data Infrastructure and Earth Observation Education and Training for North Africa Le barrage de l’Oued Ksab, vu par Alsat-2A Flooding area [Source: https://asal.dz] M. Kaddour, UORAN1 20 Spatial Data Infrastructure and Earth Observation Education and Training for North Africa Main Application Areas of GIS and Satellite Imagery at CTS • Natural resources • Atlas of solar fields Telecommu • Management plan of fisheries and halieutic resources Disaster nications management 16% • Geological maps 19% • Land occupation maps • Sahara agriculture • Hydrogeological prospecting • Urban planning, infrastructure, equipment • Development of housing programs • Monitoring of precarious habitat Infrastructure and Natural facilities ressources • Management of touristic extension areas 33% 32% • Natural risk mitigation and disaster management • Monitoring and impact studies of flooding events • Impact of wildfires • Desertification monitoring • Locust plagues M. Kaddour, UORAN1 21 Spatial Data Infrastructure and Earth Observation Education and Training for North Africa Project Examples: Management and Planning of Fisheries • Participants: ICNT, CTS, CNRDPA, ministry of fisheries • Objective: sustainable exploitation of halieutic resources • 6 pilot areas: Algiers, Tizi- ouzou, Tlemcen… [Source: https://asal.dz] M. Kaddour, UORAN1 22 Spatial Data Infrastructure and Earth Observation Education and Training for North Africa Project Examples: Solar Fields • Objective: identifying sites with high potential of solar energy production • Climate and radiometric