Development and establishment of a Geological and Mineral Resource Information System

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Mineral Resources Authority

Papua New Guinea

2007

The aim of the project was to design, develop and implement an integrated Geological and Mineral Resources Information System (GMRIS) at the Mineral Resources Authority of Papua New Guinea. The system strengthens data management and data dissemination through trained staff and the provision of procedural handbooks, manuals, and guidelines. The specific aim of the technical assistance was to develop, train, and document data management procedures for the implementation of a Web-based Geological and Mineral Resource Information System, accessible through the Intranet and Internet.

The actual services provided encompass the complete cycle from the institutional assessment to the design, programming, implementation, and training of the Web-based information system:

System analysis (IT environment, software, database magement systems, etc.)
Collection, conversion, and integration of available digital data
Data quality analysis
Database and application design and system development
System implementation, data consolidation and verification, and database population
Development of a system implementation strategy
Capacity building and training

The design of the GMRIS allows serving the Intranet and the Internet simultaneously while integrating different kinds of digital and spatially referenced data available at MRA. A robust, easy-to-use GMRIS - adapted to the requirements and conditions in PNG - has been designed, programmed, tested, and implemented at the MRA in December 2007.

Oceania, Information System, Mineral Sector

eMC+ - Oceania

Development and establishment of a Geological and Mineral Resource Information System