[TZGISUG] Fwd: Tanzania Cartography Rules / Guideline?

[Aloyce Mpinge]

That is very good  inquiry. Let me look for some one from the Ministry of  Lands, or if you have one there, you can ask because here in Tz  have to adhere to some of rules from the ministry of Lands, Division of Mapping and Surveys . Is crucial that "cartographic fidelity" is adhered for  a map maker in order to establish a relationship ( common ground of understanding" between a  map maker and a map user, maps convey messages that words cannot describle, a map is a static database that has numerous geographic phenonema carrying a message  to a user, if miscommunicated and if wrongly interpreted, the aftermath of it is adverse.
As cartographers, we real need to seek   standards, cartographic principles that will guide to a proper production of maps.
For instance  there is a shift  in distance if one uses WGS 84 and Arc1960, so if we dont agree on projection or reference surfaces, results will also contain geographical error if not a mistake.
As  GIS users  I think we need to  build from the bottom rather than using GIS software as it is, one step after the other. I think we can go further, we can have data that is our own  data from collection,  recollection, validation and storage and lastly develop SDI country wide. Nadhani hii ni Fursa kwa watumiaji  wa technolojia hii!!
      From: Elisante Japhet via TZGISUG <tzgisug at lists.habari.co.tz>
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 Sent: Tuesday, August 9, 2016 11:40 AM
 Subject: [TZGISUG] Fwd: Tanzania Cartography Rules / Guideline?
   
Hi TZGISUG Team,

I've been looking for Mapping rules / guidelines that could be used with Cartographers while working on Tanzania maps. So I'm wondering if you might have come across rules used by TANAPA, TAWIRI, or by Government and Non - Government Organization that are allowed to share? 
ps: The guidelines can be in such a way that, Maps created can also be accepted in various institutes and organization.
Thank you,Elisante.

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