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We are pleased to record that the Second High Level Forum on Global Geospatial Information Management (GGIM) was held in Doha, Qatar from 4-6 February, 2013 at the Qatar National Convention Centre.

The Secretariat of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM), in collaboration with the Government of Qatar, successfully convened the Second High Level Forum.

The Forum bought together 350 participants from 60 Member States, international organizations, the private sector, and UN entities who affirmed the importance of UN-GGIM providing global leadership on geospatial information management, and committed to support the ensuing projects and programmes through the Doha Declaration. The participation of Qatar's Prime Minister and the delivery of eight Ministerial Statements also highlighted the importance accorded to UN-GGIM aims and activities.

The activities began on Sunday, 3 February, 2013 with An 'Exchange Forum with the Geospatial Industry'. The High Level Forum began on Monday, 4 February, 2012 with an Opening Ceremony and Ministerial Segment, followed by five technical sessions over the next three days. Each session had a keynote presentation, panel presentations and discussion with the audience.

The discussions were centered on building national geospatial information systems, sharing some of their strategies and successes, an examination of the technological trends impacting the future of geospatial information management and how these technologies can be best leveraged, the challenges experienced and the solutions used to develop geospatial reference data sets, the overwhelming need to use geospatial information to address sustainable development issues, and also emphasized the requirement for UN-GGIM to provide leadership to ensure sustainable geodetic frameworks that are operable nationally, regionally and globally.

The High Level Forum provided the opportunity for Member States of the ESCWA region to meet to discuss UN-GGIM. All 11 Member States present agreed in principle that more regional cooperation on GGIM was needed. UN-ESCWA and the UN-GGIM Secretariat, with the help of other regional GGIM groups, will provide the guidance and support to help the region to establish their own regional GGIM mechanism.

List of Documents

Outcome of the Second High Level Forum on Global Geospatial Information Management (GGIM)

Opening Address

Ministerial Segment

Presentation Materials

  • Session 1: Building a National Geospatial Information System: Driving Forces, Success Stories
  • Mr. Li Pengde (China), Surveying and Mapping Capacity Building and Geoinformation Service in China
  • Abstract
  • Presentation
  • Ms. Vanessa Lawrence (United Kingdom), Building a National Geospatial Information System: Driving Forces, Success Stories
  • Abstract
  • Presentation
  • Mr. Krishna Raj (Nepal), Towards Building a National Geospatial Information System in Nepal
  • Abstract
  • Presentation
  • Mr. Enrique De Alba Guerra (Mexico), Developing a national cadastre under the SNIEG
  • Abstract
  • Presentation
  • Mr. Peter Nwilo (Nigeria), Establishment of National GNSS Network in Nigeria: The Present Status
  • Abstract
  • Mr. Abdul Kadir bin Taib (Malaysia), Building a National Geospatial Information System: Malaysian's Experiences
  • Abstract
  • Presentation
  • Session 2: Future Trends in Geospatial Information: Growing the Information Base, Promoting Greater Use
  • Ms. Vanessa Lawrence (United Kingdom), Future Trends in Geospatial Information: Growing the Information Base, Promoting Greater Use
  • Abstract
  • Mr. Im, JooBin (Republic of Korea), New Directions for Geospatial Information through the analysis of Korea'scase
  • Abstract
  • Presentation
  • Mr. Sultan Mohammed (Ethiopia), Presentation on Geospatial Information Production and Management in Ethiopia: An Overview
  • Abstract
  • Mr. Timothy Trainor (USA), Responding to Continually Increasing Geospatial Information Through Capabilities for Exposing Data for Effective Decision Making
  • Abstract
  • Presentation
  • Mr. Vincent Hoong (Singapore), The Future Role of Governments for the Future Geospatial Information Societies
  • Abstract
  • Presentation
  • Mr. William Cartwright (JB-GIS), Joint Board of Geospatial Information Societies
  • Abstract
  • Presentation
  • Session 3: Developing an Effective Global Geodetic Reference Framework and Supporting Location-Based Services Use
  • Mr. Hansjorg Kutterer (Germany), Developing an Effective Global Geodetic Reference Framework and Supporting Location-Based Services
  • Abstract
  • Presentation
  • Mr. Uzochukwu Okafor (Namibia), Global Geodetic Reference System in Support of Local Based Services
  • Abstract
  • Presentation
  • Mr. John Dawson (Australia), Positioning Infrastructure: an Australian Perspective
  • Abstract
  • Presentation
  • Mr. Alvaro Monett (Chile), The Spatial Reference for Geomatics in the Americas
  • Abstract
  • Presentation
  • Mr. Nasr Al-Sahhaf (Saudi Arabia), Space Geodesy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • Abstract
  • Presentation
  • Mr. Stefano Ghielmetti (Trimble Navigation), The uses, trends, technology and economic benefits of a global reference framework
  • Abstract
  • Presentation
  • Session 4: Geospatial Information and Sustainable Development (Rio+20)
  • Mr. Yoshikazu Fukushima (Japan), Global Map for Sustainable Development
  • Abstract
  • Presentation
  • Mr. Claude Obin Tapsoba (Burkina Faso), Vers Une Utilisation Fiable De L'information Geographique Au Burkina Faso
  • Abstract
  • Ms. Ingrid Vanden Berghe (Belgium), Geospatial Information and Sustainable Development (Rio+20), A Belgian perspective
  • Abstract
  • Presentation
  • Mr. Olaf Magnus Ǿstensen (Norway), Geospatial Information and Sustainable Development (Rio
  • Abstract
  • Presentation
  • Mr. Asep Karsidi (Indonesia), Updates on Development of Nationwide Geospatial Data Management
  • Abstract
  • Presentation
  • Ms. Jacqueline McGlade (EEA), Geospatial Information and Sustainable Development (Rio+20)
  • Abstract
  • Presentation
  • Session 5: Challenges in Developing Core Global Reference Datasets
  • Mr. Derek Clarke (South Africa), Challenges in Developing Core Global Reference Datasets
  • Abstract
  • Presentation
  • Ms. Sue Gordon (New Zealand), A framework for establishing fundamental data sets in New Zealand
  • Abstract
  • Presentation
  • Mr. Bengt Kjellson (Sweden), How to create an efficient network of information resources accessible via the Internet
  • Abstract
  • Presentation
  • Mr. Javid Abdullayev (Republic of Azerbaijan), Unification in the developing g-government
  • Abstract
  • Mr. Khalid Al-Haidan (Bahrain), Implementation of National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) In Bahrain
  • Abstract
  • Presentation
  • Mr. Gottfried Konecny (ISPRS)
  • Abstract
  • Presentation

Other Documents

  • Note
  • Please be informed that the technical reports submitted by regional entities and member states are not reviewed or edited by the secretariat. These reports facilitate the technical discussion of the subject matters on the agenda and help clarify technical issues. The contents of the reports does not reflect the position of the United Nations Secretariat.
  • The designations employed and the presentation of material does not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, city or area, or of its authorities, concerning the appellation of places, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.

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