Can Ünen and Orkut Murat Yılmaz
The talk will focus on the Turkish law egulating the acquisition, collection, dissemination and trading of spatial data falling within the responsibility matrix of Turkish National Geographic Information System, effective since February 20, 2020. With the law, acquisition, collection, dissemination and trading of spatial data which is defined within the National Spatial Data Responsibility Matrix by third party individuals or legal entities are subject to prior application fees and approval of the Ministry of Environmental and Urban Affairs. The talk will reflect and report the developments in Turkey after the law, effects and implications drawn focusing on the national spatial sector, OSM, and the Turkish OSM community.
On January 30, members of the Turkish parliament voted in favour of the proposed amendment to the law regulating the acquisition, collection, dissemination and trading of spatial data falling within the responsibility matrix of Turkish National Geographic Information System. The law has officially been put into practice on February 20, with nationwide uncertainties on how it will be enforced, and on what level.
With the law, the sole responsibility and authority on the national spatial data index is given to the Ministry of Environmental and Urban Affairs. Acquisition, collection, dissemination and trading of spatial data which is defined within the National Spatial Data Responsibility Matrix by third party individuals or legal entities are subject to prior approval of the ministry. Moreover, the approval will be subject to a fee of 25₺ for native, 50₺ for foreign parties per each 1/1000 plan corresponding to the study region(s) from the national topographical grid.
The data layers which are included in the national spatial data responsibility list is as follows:
1. Coordinate Reference Systems and Geographical Grid Systems
2. Administrative Units
3. Geographical Names
4. Cadastre
5. Buildings
6. Addresses
7. Elevation
8. Orthophoto
9. Transportation Networks
10. Hydrography
11. Geology
12. Land Cover
13. Land Use
14. Soil Types
15. Protection Areas
16. Natural Risk Regions
17. Infrastructure
18. Energy Resources
19. Mines
20. Public Health and Safety
21. Populaiton Demographics
22. Environmental Monitoring Facilities
23. Industrial Facilities
24. Agricultural Facilities
25. Public Administration Regions
26. Flora and Fauna
27. Habitat Zones
28. Biogeographical Zones
29. Sea and Saltwater Regions
30. Atmospherical Data
31. Meteorological Data
32. NUTS Data
The talk will reflect and report the developments in Turkey after the law, effects and implications drawn focusing on the national spatial sector, OSM, and the Turkish OSM community.