Establishment of the Geospatial Information Agency

The government has finally passed Presidential Regulation No. 94 of 2011 (Regulation 94/2011) on the Geospatial Information Agency (“Regulation”), almost a year after Law No. 4 of 2011 on Geospatial Information (“Geospatial Law”) was passed by the House of Representatives.

Article 22(4) of the Geospatial Law mandates the establishment of a Geospatial Information Agency (“Agency”), which will replace the National Agency for Surveys and Mapping (Badan Koordinasi Survei dan Pemetaan Nasional / Bakosurtanal).

Article 1 of the Regulation states that the Agency is a non-ministerial government agency that answers directly to the president.