GIS and operational management

• Publications Netherlands Court of Audit
• Publication Government Accountability Office
• Publication Australian National Audit Office
• Publication Swiss Federal Audit Office
• Publication European Court of Auditors

Publications Netherlands Court of Audit

The Netherlands Court of Audit investigates amongst others the operational management of the central government. The Netherlands Court of Audit is member of the INTOSAI Working Group on IT Audit. In various reports we have focussed on the quality of IT systems in government. The quality requirements for IT systems also apply to GIS.

Publication Government Accountability Office

In 2009, The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has reviewed the federal website on Recovery Act spending, Recovery.gov.  Recovery.gov was created to provide more insight into tax relief, funds, contracts, grants and loans that were provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Data on Recovery projects across the country, from the national overview down to specific zip codes are presented. GAO concluded in her report that data quality and reporting issues need more attention.

Publication Australian National Audit Office

The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) published in February 2010 a report on Geoscience Australia. Geoscience Australia is an agency of the Australian federal government. ANAO examined how effectively Geoscience Australia provides geoscientific and geospatial information and services to assist the Australian Government and key stakeholders. Particular emphasis was given to: the collection and management of geoscientific and geospatial data and information, including accessibility; the provision of products and services; and governance arrangements.

Publication Swiss Federal Audit Office

In 2007, The Swiss Federal Audit Office (SFAO) performed an audit on the coordination of geographical information and geographic information systems (GIS) at Sswisstopo. the Swiss central agency for topography.

The main goal of the audit was to assess the extent to which objectives had been achieved. In particular, the audit was to provide insight on the coordination, quality and organisation of this complex undertaking.

Publication European Court of Auditors

Each year the European Court of Auditors examines the reliability of the integrated administration and control system (IACS) that is used for the management of the European agriculture and rural development expenditures. IACS consists, in each Member State, of a database of holdings and applications, systems for identifying agricultural parcels and registering animals in case of coupled premium as well as a register of entitlements in those Member States implementing the Single Payment Scheme. The land parcel identification system (LPIS) is an important part of IACS. To  determine exactly whether parcels are eligible for support depends on the quality of the recorded information in LPIS. In the Annual Report 2007, the European Court of Auditors noted a number of significant shortcomings in LPIS in various member states.