The Chairman of the Regional Executive Committee, Alexander Subbotin, met with the heads of cartographic and geodetic services of Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijan.
The Chairman of the Regional Executive Committee, Alexander Subbotin, met with the heads of cartographic and geodetic services of Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijan.
The Head of the Region welcomed the guests, emphasizing that the service is so multifaceted that it is difficult to even imagine the scope of work that has to be done. It is difficult to imagine life without navigators, digital maps, and various data affecting modern logistics, economy, agriculture, and the lives of ordinary citizens, he noted. The law adopted in 2022, which regulates land legislation and allows for the so-called land amnesty, helps to resolve a number of pressing issues in land management, construction, and in the tax and budget spheres. This would be impossible without the collected data from cadastral records, remote sensing of the Earth, and registration of various rights, and common approaches to data processing.
– A field such as precision agriculture would also be impossible without all of the above, – emphasized Alexander Subbotin. – The Vitebsk region strives to keep pace with modern achievements, including in agriculture. Using the example of the agricultural enterprise "MazolovoGaz", guests will become acquainted with the developments in the field of precision agriculture, agro-management, and the use of unmanned aerial vehicles.
This is partly why the session of the Interstate Council, which has competencies in the field of precision agriculture, is being held in the Vitebsk region, emphasized the Chairman of the State Committee for Property of Belarus, Dmitry Matusevich. Working groups are active in all areas – geodesy and cartography. The specialists are highly specialized, which is why the exchange of experience and modern technologies is so important, so that joint projects can be developed on their basis.
One such project planned in the CIS countries is the creation of a geoportal for land and property issues. As for the Vitebsk region, in accordance with the new land legislation, work is underway on land amnesty. In Belarus, a total of 275,000 cases of land encroachment and other violations have been identified. Local authorities must carry out administrative procedures in accordance with the law.
– The Interstate Council for Geodesy and Cartography of the CIS countries has been operating for just over 30 years. Our countries exchange experience in this service on a systematic basis, – emphasized Oleg Skufinsky, head of the Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography (Rosreestr). – Rosreestr has actually been performing the function of the secretariat for the work of the Interstate Council of the CIS countries for six years. Starting this year, we have officially entered this status. We are working in close cooperation with our Belarusian partners. Together with Alexander Subbotin, we discussed the importance of creating a seamless open data space for both people and the economy. This refers to the CIS countries' geoportal for spatial data. The implemented project will allow our people to make decisions in life situations. This is related to finding a place to study, implementing investment projects, and searching for a tourist route. Such decisions in life situations will be made on a unified electronic cartographic basis. We are launching the project into pilot operation from 2024, and into industrial operation from 2025. We are currently forming a prototype of such a portal with our Belarusian partners.
In addition to professional dialogue, guests will have the opportunity to learn about the culture of the Vitebsk region, which has the deepest roots. Among the notable sites are the Mark Chagall House-Museum and a trip to Polotsk, where the geographical center of Europe is located.
The geoportal will contain information about such sites. It is important that not only residents of Belarus know about them, but also residents of Kamchatka, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan can quickly buy a ticket and visit the place that interests them. And this is the main thing.
Source: vitebsk-region.gov.by