Establishment

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1410 AH
1.

Central Department of Survey

All entities engaged in surveying and map production, whether governmental or otherwise, were identified, and all their activities were consolidated under a single entity called the Central Department of Survey, responsible for all surveying work required by any governmental or non-governmental entity.
2.

Transformation into the General Authority for Survey

Approval was granted to transform the Central Department of Survey at the Ministry of Defense into an authority named the General Authority for Survey, with legal personality and an independent budget, reporting to the Minister of Defense.
1422 AH
1427 AH
3.

Approval of the Organizational Structure and Manual

Approval was granted for the regulations, organizational structure, and organizational manual of the General Authority for Survey in their attached forms. The Authority's Board of Directors may amend the organizational manual within the scope of its powers.
4.

General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information

Approval was granted for the Authority's regulations under the name General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information, assigning it responsibility for regulating the surveying and geospatial information sector and related imaging activities in the Kingdom.
1442 AH

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