| THE GOVERNMENT No. 45/2015/ND-CP | THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness Hanoi, May 6, 2015 |
DECREE
On topographic and cartographic activities [1]
Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;
Pursuant to the November 29, 2013 Land Law;
At the proposal of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment,
The Government promulgates the Decree on topographic and cartographic activities.
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article1. Scope of regulation
This Decree prescribes topographic and cartographic activities in the mainland, on islands, archipelagoes and sea areas, under the ground and in the space of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Article2. Subjects of application
This Decree applies to state management agencies and organizations and individuals involved in topographic and cartographic activities, exploitation and use of topographic and cartographic information, data and products within the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Article3. Interpretation of terms
In this Decree, the terms and phrases below are construed as follows:
1. Topography and cartography means a field of scientific and technical activities which use equipment and methods to receive and process information in order to determine geometrical characteristics and attribute information of geographical subjects on the earth surface, under the ground, on the water surface, in the water, at the water bottom and in the space in the static state or the changing state from time to time and display the earth surface in a miniature model through a system of signs under certain mathematic rules.
2. Reference system means a system of mathematical coordinates in space and on the plane on which topographic and cartographic results are displayed. The national reference system means the reference system which is selected for uniform use nationwide.
3. National system of original topographic data means a system of the original geodesic coordinates, original astronomic coordinates, original satellite coordinates, original value of absolute gravity, original elevation value and original depth value. This system is prescribed uniformly for the whole country. Each national original topographic datum is associated to a point with a fixed and permanent marker on the field called national original topographic point.
[1] Công Báo Nos 555-556 (20/5/2015)
