Geo-Data Access Act. Country/Territory Germany Document type Legislation Date 2009 (2012) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 8, 13 February 2009, pp. 278-283. Long titleAct on access to digital geo-data. Subject Environment gen., Land & soil Keyword Pollution control EIA Survey/mapping Land tenure Data collection/reporting Registration Zoning Access-to-information Access right Access-to-justice Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The purpose of the present Act is to establish a national spatial data infrastructure. The Act provides the legal framework for: 1) access to spatial data, spatial data and metadata services of spatial data holding agencies and 2) the use of these data and services, especially for measures which may have some impact on the environment. The text consists of 15 articles divided into 6 Parts as follows: Purpose and sphere of application (1); Definition of terms (2); Requirements (3); Electronic network (4); Use of spatial-data (5); Final provisions (6). Full text German Website www.bgbl.de References - Legislation Implemented by Geo-Data User Ordinance. Legislation | Germany | 2013 Keyword: Survey/mapping, Cadastre/land registration, Data collection/reporting, Access right Source: FAO, FAOLEX