<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470721918770_38261" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470721918770_38519">That is very good inquiry. Let me look for some one from the Ministry of Lands, or if you have one there, you can ask because here in Tz have to adhere to some of rules from the ministry of Lands, Division of Mapping and Surveys . Is crucial that "cartographic fidelity" is adhered for a map maker in order to establish a relationship ( common ground of understanding" between a map maker and a map user, maps convey messages that words cannot describle, a map is a static database that has numerous geographic phenonema carrying a message to a user, if miscommunicated and if wrongly interpreted, the aftermath of it is adverse.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470721918770_38261" dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470721918770_38261" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470721918770_38876">As cartographers, we real need to seek standards, cartographic principles that will guide to a proper production of maps.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470721918770_38261" dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470721918770_38261" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470721918770_38918">For instance there is a shift in distance if one uses WGS 84 and Arc1960, so if we dont agree on projection or reference surfaces, results will also contain geographical error if not a mistake.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470721918770_38261" dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470721918770_38261" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470721918770_39086">As GIS users I think we need to build from the bottom rather than using GIS software as it is, one step after the other. I think </span>we can go further, we can have data that is our own data from collection, recollection, validation and storage and lastly develop SDI country wide. Nadhani hii ni Fursa kwa watumiaji wa technolojia hii!!</div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470721918770_38270"><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470721918770_38224" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470721918770_38223"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470721918770_38222"> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470721918770_38523"> <font size="2" face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470721918770_38522"> <hr size="1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470721918770_38521"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Elisante Japhet via TZGISUG <tzgisug@lists.habari.co.tz><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> tzgisug@lists.habari.co.tz <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, August 9, 2016 11:40 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [TZGISUG] Fwd: Tanzania Cartography Rules / Guideline?<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470721918770_38221"><br><div id="yiv6001206957"><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470721918770_38220"><div class="yiv6001206957gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia, serif;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470721918770_38539">Hi TZGISUG Team,<br></div><div class="yiv6001206957gmail_quote" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470721918770_38219"><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470721918770_38218"><div style="font-family:georgia, serif;"><br></div><div style="font-family:georgia, serif;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470721918770_38255">I've been looking for Mapping rules / guidelines that could be used with Cartographers while working on Tanzania maps. So I'm wondering if you might have come across rules used by TANAPA, TAWIRI, or by Government and Non - Government Organization that are allowed to share? </div><div style="font-family:georgia, serif;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470721918770_38217"><br></div><div style="font-family:georgia, serif;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470721918770_38542">ps: <i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470721918770_38541">The guidelines can be in such a way that, Maps created can also be accepted in various institutes and organization.</i></div><div style="font-family:georgia, serif;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1470721918770_39342"><i><br></i></div><div style="font-family:georgia, serif;">Thank you,</div><div style="font-family:georgia, serif;">Elisante.</div><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;"><br></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;"><br></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;"><font face="georgia, serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(100,67,8);">GIS & Mapping Officer.</span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;"><font face="georgia, serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(100,67,8);"><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B5Uw4U5rTqgKVlZ1cWV2a29aOG8&revid=0B5Uw4U5rTqgKdWlaVW0rZlRKM0N3SzloUjROVWt2aWo2M1R3PQ" data-id="1483f7c0-f7ca-ed61-409e-8240eff67aec"><br></span></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="georgia, serif" style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(100,67,8);">P O Box </span></font><font color="#644308" face="georgia, serif"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;">8271</span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;"><font face="georgia, serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(100,67,8);">Arusha. 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