The Surveyor General of the Federation, Surv. Ebisintei B. Awudu has urged survey and mapping professionals in Nigeria to brace up for relevance with the acquisition and production of relevant geospatial information which could be effectively deployed to tackle environmental, economic and security challenges.

He made the charge at a three-day national conference, workshop and annual general meeting of the Nigerian Cartographic Association (NCA) currently taking place in Abuja, the Nation's capital. The event also coincides with the celebration of the forty years of existence of the Association.

In his speech, President of the Association, Prof. Andrew A. Obafemi regretted that in spite of the numerous contributions of cartographers at various levels and shades of responsibility in Nigeria, they had yet to be adequately recognised and accorded their rightful place.