MAPS SOCIALIZATION IN
S.L. Munajati1, R. Windiastuti1, D.K. Kresnawati2, F.H. Santoso
1 - Geographic Researcher on the Centre for Services and
Information, Bakosurtanal
2 - Head of Centre for Services and Information, Bakosurtanal
dkirana@bakosurtanal.go.id
BAKOSURTANAL is
a government agency with the main function to manage geospatial data of
By definition, a
topographic map is a graphic representation of the earth surface showing
natural features and human-made features illustrated in specific scale and
coordinate system. The population,
especially in
Based on the survey done by Kompas R&D, in level of elementary school only 11% respondents claimed that they read map to find an address. However, the higher the educations seem to have positive correlation with the willingness to read a map. In junior and senior high school, this number increased to 16%, and in university, it became 30% (Kompas Online, 29 August 2006).
BAKOSURTANAL, in
response to this matter, has been trying to raise people’s awareness of the
importance of maps by distributing various information, particularly in the
field of geography. This paper will
discuss the various programs of BAKOSURTANAL in disseminating (socializing)
topographic maps to the community in spacious regional of