Article 18. Types of work in the field of spatial data

Works in the field of spatial data shall be divided into the following types:

creating, collecting, systematizing, storing, modifying, updating, visualizing, using, providing, distributing, and transfer of spatial data and metadata;

development and provision of spatial data services and geographic information systems for various purposes;

creation of technical and software tools used to process spatial data;

creating and ensuring the functioning of geoportals;

conducting scientific and technical evaluation of the quality of spatial data and metadata;

performing research, process development, and research and development work to establish spatial databases, metadata bases and catalogs, spatial data services, geographic information systems, geoportals, and other technical and software tools in the field of spatial data;

development of normative legal acts and normative documents in the field of technical regulation;

creating other products and (or) performing other work in order to ensure the functioning and development of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure.

Processing of spatial data shall be carried out in the coordinate systems adopted for use in the Republic of Uzbekistan in accordance with the procedure for maintaining the National Spatial Data Infrastructure.