Administrative Order (AO) No. 16 - NAMRIA

MALAcANIaN
MANILA
PALAcE
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILTPPINES
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 76
DIRECTING GOVERNMENT ENTITIES TO COORDINATE WITH
MAPPING
THE NATIONAL
AND RESOURCE INFORM,ATION AUTHORITY
ACQUISITTON
IN THE
OF DATA FROM AIRBORNE AND
PLATFORMS
SPACEBORNE
FOR USE IN THEIR RESPECTIVE PROJECTS
WHEREAS, topographic base maps and other thematic
tools in
maps
the planning
are impoftant
and irnplementation of various national development programs;
WHEREAS, acquisition of data from airborne and spaceborne
as satellite
platforms,
imageries,
such
aerial photographs and other rerated products
an essential
and
and
services,
major
is
cost component in the production of topographic
thematic maps;
base and
wHEREAS' uncoordinated mapping activities of various governrnent
result in wasteful
agencies
duplication of expenses and effort in the acquisition
irnageries and
of satelfite
aerial photographs, and in the production of various
and
topographic
thematic base
maps, and result further in incompatibility and
geographic
sub-optimal
information
use of
;
WHEREAS, the rationalization of the mapping activities of government
the cross-cutting
is part of
strategy under the Philippin, 6"u"lopment plan
research'
2011-2016
development,
for
extension, and knowledge management
and
on the
natural
environment
resources; and
wHEREAS, the National Mapping and Resource Information
(NAMRfA)
Authority
is mandated by section 22(a) of Executive order (Eo) No. 192 (s.
be the
1987)
central
to
mapping agency of the government,
NOW THEREFoRE, f, BENTGNO S. AQUINO llt, President of the philippines,
by virlue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order and direct:
' sEcrloN 1' scope. This Adrninistrative order shall apply to all government
agencies' local government units (LGUs), government-owned and
corporations
controlled
(Goccs), Government corporate Entities (GCEs), Government
Instrumentalities with corporate Powers (GlcPs), Government Financial Institutions
(GFfs)' and state Universities and colleges (sucs), hereirrafter referred to collectively
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as'Government Entities'.
sEcrloN 2' Mandatory coordination, Government Entities
with
shall
NAMRIA
coordinate
regarding the acquisition of data from airborne
platforms
and spaceborne
such as aerial photographs and satellite imageries,
products
and other
and
related
services for mapping purposes. Government Entities
NAMRIA
shall
a
submit
complete
to
inventory and index of all their data holdings
from
within
the effectivity
one month
of this order.
Pursuant to section 22(a) of Eo No. 192, NAMRIA shall take
requirements
into
of other
accounthe
agencies in the formulation and implementation
development
of a
program
nationwide
on data acquisition, aerial photography, topographic
mapping programs,
base
and other remote sensing mapping activities.
sEcrloN 3' Procurement. Data from airborne and spaceborne platforms,
such as satellite imageries and aerial photographs, and other related products
services for
and
mapping purposes shall be procured from the procurement
of
service
the Department
(pS)
of Budget and Management (DBM), except for projects funded
foreign grants
from
and other official development assisiance for which procurement
remain
can
with the procuring entity.
sFcTloN 4' NAMRIA clearance. A Government Entrty intending to procure
data frorn airborne and spaceborne platforms and other related products and services
for mapping purposes shall secure a clearance certificate from NAMRIA as one of
supporting
the
documents for the procurement.
The clearance certificate shail state the foilowing:
a) The technical specifications and standards of the proposed procurement
are appropriate, taking into consideration the requirements of
agencies;
other user
and
b) The requirements of th.e procuring entity could not be fully
economically
or
satisfied bv the:
i. Inventory; and
ii.
on-going procurernent of other government entities.
NAMRIA shall advise the procuring entity within 15 days on the compliance or
non-compliance of the Government Entity io the foregoing conditions, recommend
changes in specifications and scope, resolve overlapping procurernents in
consultation with the procuring entities concerned, or issue a conditional clearance
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certificate, as may be appropriate.
sEcrloN 5' Maintenance of
as practicabre,
Database. Ail government
furnish NAMRTA metadata
entitieshar, as
and
far
photographs, and
copies
map outputs
of a,
ror
imageries,
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aerial
fatter,s database.
sEcfloN 6. Repeaf. Ail orders, issuances,
provisions
or parts thereof,
ot which are
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sEcrloN 7' separabifity' lf any -other provision of this Administrative order is
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