LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

of July 3, 2002 No. 332-II

About geodesy and cartography

This Law governs the relations between state bodies, physical persons and legal entities in the field of geodetic and cartographic activities.

Article 1. The basic concepts used in this Law

In this Law the following basic concepts are used:

1) geographical information system - the program system providing collection, accumulating, storage, the analysis and distribution of space information on Earth about objects of the land surface, natural, technogenic and public processes and the phenomena of the real world;

2) geodetic and cartographic activities - management, productive, technical and scientific activity in the field of geodesy and cartography;

3) geodetic and leveling network - the system of Items on the land surface fixed on the area by the special centers and signs which mutual provision is determined in the planned relation and by height as a result of geodetic activities;

4) geodetic Item - the Item of geodetic network noted on the area pledged to the earth (or in constructions on the earth) the center and the construction built over it (is familiar);

5) geodesy - area of the relations arising in the course of scientific, technical and productive activity by determination of figure, the sizes and external gravitational field of Earth, coordinates and heights of points of the land surface and their changes in time which is carried out for the purpose of creation of cards and plans and also for providing the solution of different engineering tasks on the land surface;

6) hydrography - studying and the description of water objects, their quality and quantity characteristics;

7) delimitation - the determination of provision and direction of frontier under the agreement between the adjacent states fixed in the agreement and graphical represented on the cards attached to the agreement;

8) demarcation - determination of frontier on the area according to the agreement on delimitation and designation by its corresponding border markers;

9) cartographic products - the reduced, measurable and generalized images received as a result of cartographic activities on paper and magnetic carriers of the Earth's surface and celestial bodies constructed under certain mathematical laws and in the accepted system of conventional signs;

10) cartography - area of the relations arising in the course of scientific, technical and productive activity on studying, creation and use of cartographic works;

11) kartografo-geodetic fund - set of the materials and data created as a result of geodetic and cartographic activities, having nation-wide, cross-industry value and which are subject to long-term storage for the purpose of their further use;

12) satellite technologies - satellite systems of receipt of information for coordinate and time determination of the location of the observer or object, and also for mapping of sites of the Earth's surface;

13) topography - studying of the land surface in the geometrical relation and development of methods of the image of this surface on the plane in the form of topographic maps or plans;

14) National infrastructure of space data - the data on space objects including the data on their form, location and properties displayed on cartographic basis, including provided with use of coordinates.

Article 2. The legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of geodesy and cartography

1. The legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of geodesy and cartography is based on the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan and consists of this Law and other regulatory legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

2. If the international treaty ratified by the Republic of Kazakhstan establishes other rules, than those which contain in this Law then are applied rules of the international treaty.

Article 3. Objects and subjects of geodetic and cartographic activities

1. Objects of geodetic and cartographic activities are the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan and geographical objects, and also continents of the globe which are on it, the World Ocean, including islands, space, including natural celestial bodies and artificial Earth satellites.

2. Subjects of geodetic and cartographic activities are the central state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan and state bodies of administrative and territorial units within their competence established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan and also physical persons and legal entities.

Article 4. Main directions of geodetic and cartographic activities

1. Depending on purpose of the performed works geodetic and cartographic activities are subdivided on:

1) activities of the state appointment which results have nation-wide, cross-industry value;

2) activities of special and (or) industry purpose which need of carrying out is determined by needs of subjects of geodetic and cartographic activities of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

2. Geodetic and cartographic activities of the state appointment include:

1) determination of figure, sizes and external gravitational field of Earth;

2) remote sensing and geodynamic research of Earth;