ASHENEWS reports that the Surveyor General of the Federation, Abuduganiyu Adebomehin has advocated for increased funding to create a metadata mapping cloud storage system.
Adebomehin stated this in a statement issued by the Head, of Press and Public Relations, Sani Datti.
This, he said will make the information easily accessible by all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) that require the service.
The statement said that the surveyor general stated this during a briefing to the new Permanent Secretary of, the Federal Ministry of Work in Abuja.
“One of our critical projects that need urgent attention at the office is keeping our data in cloud storage for easy accessibility by all that require the service, but, inadequate budgetary allocation is negatively affecting the execution of the project,” he said.
The statement quoted Abuduganiyu as saying that his office has created and maintained the National Repository of Metadata for all trigonometrical, cadastral, topographical, hydrographic, and geodetic data in the Federation,
“Surveying and Mapping are the bedrock of any sustainable development, hence more investments are required for the office to meet its constitutional and statutory roles for sustainable national development and security.
“This call is even more apt now, following the greater awareness and requests from various MDAs on the use of geospatial information for their sustainable planning and for informed decision-making,” he said.
He equally restated the office’s determination to maintain the vision of meeting the geospatial information needs of the country in all ramifications and its mission of providing timely, reliable, and accurate geospatial information to users.
