Global Open Data Index: Survey

Saudi Arabia / National Map / 2015

This data category requires a high level national map. To satisfy this category, the following minimum criteria must be met:

  • Scale of 1:250,000 (1 cm = 2.5km).
  • Markings of national roads
  • National borders
  • Marking of streams, rivers, lakes, mountains.
  • Updated at least once a year.

Data Location

Comments

General Commission for Survey of Saudi ( https://www.gcs.gov.sa/Home.aspx ) is responsible for maintaining and publishing official maps of Saudi. Maps at the detail level required by the index (1:25000) ( https://www.gcs.gov.sa/Products/DetailedMaps.aspx ) cannot be downloaded from the website and can only acquired by request. It is not clear from the website if payment is required to acquire these maps.

Reviewer comments

Everything seems correct

Data Availability

  • ? Openly licensed
  • ? Is the data available for free
  • ? Is the data machine readable
  • ? Available in bulk
  • ? Is the data provided on a timely and up to date basis
  • Y Is data in digital form
  • Y Publicly available
  • Y Does the data exist
  • N Is the data available online
Key:
  • Yes
  • No
  • Unsure
  • No data

Details

Date the data became available   Unknown
Format of data   Unknown
Reviewer   Gil Zaretzer
Submitters   Riyadh Al-Balushi
Last modified   Sun Aug 30 2015 14:21:41 GMT+0000 (UTC)