Demand for land mapping and survey services seen rising
Demand for land mapping and survey services seen rising
JAKARTA (JP): Demand for land mapping and survey services is
likely to grow this year as regions gain more autonomy from
Jakarta, the National Coordinating Agency for Surveying and
Mapping (Bakosurtanal) said on Saturday.
Bakosurtanal head Joenil Kahar said that provincial
administrations would need maps and natural resource data of
their respective regions.
The bulk of these services are expected to be provided by the
private sector because the central and regional administrations
could not afford to do them by themselves, Joenil said on the
sidelines of the 10th ASEAN Federation of Land Surveying and
Geomatics (Flag) council meeting at Atlet Century Park Hotel.
An official of the National Land Agency (BPN) separately said
that investors, local and foreign, were invited to take part in
the mapping and surveying business in Indonesia.
"The government can only afford to provide standard maps, not
maps for special purposes," BPN Deputy Head for Land Survey and
Registration Kurdinanto Sarah said.
Priority should be given to investors of ASEAN (Association of
South East Asian Nations), he said, adding that the 10 member
countries would have to help each other in departing from being
target markets for foreign technology.
"We propose the creation of a regional education and training
center on land surveying," Kurdinanto said.
The center could be built in Indonesia, Malaysia or Brunei, he
added.
He also said that, in the future, independent licensed
surveyors must no longer depend on government projects, but must
create their own activities after which they could sell the
results.
"Up to now, most independent surveyors wait for government
projects and funds," Kurdinanto, who is also chairman of the
Indonesian Surveyors Association (ISI), said.
Joenil agreed that the skills of local surveyors must be
upgraded and a competency standard for the profession must be
formulated.
"This morning (Saturday) we will compare our standardization
concept with those of the other ASEAN members, and we will try to
combine them together so there will be no disputes afterward,"
Kurdinanto said.
ASEAN Flag is a non-governmental organization which has been
recognized by ASEAN since 1996. Members include individuals and
professional organizations from members of ASEAN. Abdul Majid bin
Mohamed from Malaysia is the current president. (10)