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NSA has a full range of modern map production capabilities, from
digital survey instruments, including GPS systems, for collecting
details of natural and man-made features on the ground; digital
Photogrammetric instruments; digital cartography systems; to
lithographic printing presses for |
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The National Survey Authority (NSA) was established in October 1984
with responsibilities for all survey activities in the Sultanate of
Oman and for assembling and maintaining the Sultanate's geographic
archives. NSA has a full range of map production capabilities, from
survey instruments for collecting details of natural and man-made
features on the ground, to a large format, four color printing press
for printing the final maps.
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The Sultanate of Oman occupies the south-eastern tip of the Arabian Peninsula. Oman is bounded by sea on two sides, the Sea of Oman to the northeast and the Indian Ocean to the southeast. The Sultanate's landward borders are with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the west and the Republic of Yemen to the south, while the United Arab Emirates borders Oman to the north.
The country is predominantly open desert consisting of gravel plains and areas
of sand dunes.
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The largest of these dune fields
comprise the Ramlat al Wahaybah (Wahaybah Sands) in the east and Ar Rub al Khali
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To establish and enforce standards for topographic surveys and
mapping and to manage and maintain the national archive of
geographic materials; and further, to revise and provide maps, air
charts and other geographic information for the Sultanates
Ministries to enable them to carry out their function of government,
and for the Sultans Armed Forces and Sultan’s Special Forces to
enable them to plan, train and protect the Sultanates territory.
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The NSA is to: Provide and revise land maps, aeronautical charts and
other geographic materials. These may be in graphic or computer
readable form. Define, publish and enforce national standards for
all aerial photography, surveys and map production.
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