RCMRD in conjunction with Tanzania’s Ministry of Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development organized a one-day National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)

stakeholders workshop in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on 30th September, 2016. The workshop brought together high-level officials from various governmental and non-governmental institutions in Tanzania. The objectives of the workshop included introducing the concept of NSDI to enhance awareness on the importance of having an operational geospatial data infrastructure; equipping the attendees with the knowledge and awareness of what it takes to implement a successful NSDI initiative; giving institutions a chance to share what they do in terms of geospatial data acquisition, collection, analysis, decision making and dissemination with others in the workshop; giving an overview of RCMRD’s support in the initiative; and setting up an interim committee to oversee the implementation of NSDI in Tanzania.