Third High Level Forum on United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management
Beijing, China- 22-24 October 2014
We are pleased to record that the Third High Level Forum on UN Global Geospatial Information Management was held in Beijing, China, from 22-24 October 2014.
The Secretariat of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM), in collaboration with the National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation of China (NASG), successfully convened the Third High Level Forum at NASG's Headquarters in Beijing. With the theme "Sustainable Development with Geospatial Information" the meeting brought together 261 participants from 44 countries, 9 United Nations representatives, and 27 representatives from international organizations and the private sector.
The Forum was opened by H.E. Kurexi Maihesuti, Vice Minister of Ministry of Land and Resources of China; Mr. Wu Hongbo, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs; Dr. Eduardo Sojo, Co-Chair, UN Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management; and Mr. Mark Cygan, of the Joint Board of Geospatial Information Societies.
Bringing all stakeholders together, the Third High Level Forum addressed the role of geospatial information in the post-2015 development agenda, and current critical sustainable development matters such as: mitigating and managing climate change and disasters; sustainable cities and human settlements; science, technology, and innovation to measure and monitor progress; and working together across borders and regions.
Recognizing the importance of geospatial information in national and global development, participants issued the Beijing Declaration at the conclusion of the Forum.
List of Documents
- Final Agenda
- HLF3 week overview (as of 10 October)
- Announcement Letter
- Concept Note
- Information Note
- Letter to the Permanent Missions
- List of Participants
Outcome of the Third High Level Forum on Global Geospatial Information Management (GGIM)
Opening Ceremony
- Statements
- H.E. Kurexi Maihesuti, Vice Minister, Ministry of Land and Resources, China
- H.E. Wu Hongbo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations
- H.E. Eduardo Sojo, Co-Chair, UN-GGIM Committee of Experts
- H.E. Mark Cygan, Joint Board of Geospatial Information Societies
Ministerial Segment
- H.E. Kurexi Maihesuti, Vice Minister, Ministry of Land and Resources, China
- H.E. Nasrollah Jahangard, Deputy of the Ministry of Communication and General Director of Information Technology Organization, Islamic Republic of Iran
Presentation Materials
Session 1: Geospatial Information for the Post-2015 Development Agenda
- Mr. Greg Scott (UNSD), Geospatial Information for the Post-2015 Development Agenda
- Dr. Pascal Peduzzi (UNEP/GRID), Global geospatial data Local to National perspectives
- Mr. Claudio Stenner (Brazil), Geographical Information and Sustainable Development
- Dr. Hansjörg Kutterer (Germany), Local to National Perspectives: Germany
- Mr. Abdullah Elsadig Ali Alhussein (Sudan), Sudan SurveyAuthority,
- Ms. Naima Friha (Tunisia), Local to National Perspectives
- Mr. Stefan Schweinfest (UNDESA), Geospatial Information for the Post-2015 Development Agenda
- Dr. Li Pengde (UN-GGIM: Asia Pacific), A Regional Perspective on Post-2015 Development Agenda with UN-GGIM-AP
- Ms. Dorine Burmanje (UN-GGIM: Europe), UN-GGIM: Europe
- Mr. Rolando Ocampo (UN-GGIM: Americas), Geospatial Information Management in the Americas: Lessons for the Post-2015 development agenda
- Mr. Sultan Mohamad Alya (UN-GGIM: Africa), Geospatial Information For the Post-2015 Development Agenda
Session 2: Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements
- Mr. Greg Scott (UNSD), Sustainable Cities and Human Settlement
- Mr. Jorge Muñoz (World Bank), Geospatial Information technologies and the challenges of urbanization: Perspectives from the World Bank
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Mr. Lars Arell (Sweden), Different Challenges
- Mr. Mark Cygan (Esri), Sustainable, Resilient, Smart Cities
- Mr. Manuel Ignacio Acosta Gutiérrez (Mexico), National Policies of Urban and Regional Development
- Mr. Cephas Magauze (Zimbabwe), Urbanisations: Challenges and Solutions
- Dr. Clarissa Augustinus (UN-Habitat), Sustainable Land Management and Administration
- Ms. Dorine Burmanje (Netherlands)
- Mr. Vincent Hoong (Singapore), Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements
- Mr. Didier Sagashya (Rwanda), Sustainable Land Administration and Management
- Mr. Alvaro Monett Hernandez (Chile), Land Management and Geospatial Information in Chile: Current Status
Session 3: Climate Change and Disaster Mitigation
- Dr. Stuart Minchin (Australia), Climate Change and Disaster Mitigation
- Mr. David Belton (MDA), Determining Information Needs: Maximizing Value and Accessibility
- Mr. Keran Wang (UNESCAP), ESCAP Promotes Geo-referenced Information System for Disaster Risk Management in Asia and the Pacific
- Mr. Hiroshi Une (Japan), The Role of Geospatial Information in Disaster Risk Reduction
- Mr. Rohan Richards (Jamaica), Climate Change and Disaster Mitigation, Determining the Information Needs
- Dr. Shuaib Lwasa (Uganda), Climate Change and Disaster Mitigation, Determining the Information Needs
- Prof. Abbas Rajabifard (Australia), Next Generation of Disaster Management and Public Safety-Delivering a Resilient Future
- Mr. Asep Karsidi (Indonesia), New Paradigm Geospatial Information Development & One Map Policy in Indonesia for Disaster Mitigation and Risk Management
- Mr. Mark Illife (World Bank), Community Mapping Crowdsourced Maps
- Mr. Shirish Ravan (UN-OOSA), Challenges in using Space based Information - Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction Perspective
- Ms. Elizabeth Riley (CDEMA), Geospatial Applications for Climate Change and Disaster Mitigation: Tools and Methods
Session 4: Science, Technology, and Innovation to Measure and Monitor Progress
- Ms. Denise McKenzie (OGC), Science, Technology & Innovation to Measure & Monitor
- Dr. Kumar Navulur (Digital Globe), Science, Technology, and Innovation to Measure and Monitor Progress Leveraging the Data Revolution
- Mr. Vincent Osier (USA), The Geospatial Platform: Disseminating Quality Data
- Mr. Sanghoon Lee (Republic of Korea), Empowering Citizens' Observatory Enhancing Geo-data Connectivity
- Mr. Kevin Pomfret (Centre for Spatial Law and Policy), Leveraging the Data Revolution
- Mr. Peter ter Haar (United Kingdom), Leveraging the Data Revolution-a UK perspective
- Mr. Moxie Zhang (Esri), Leveraging the Technology Revolution
- Dr. Huayi Wu (China), For Time-Critical Geospatial Decision Making Real-time GIS and More
- Dr. Steve Liang (Canada), Sensors Everywhere - the Internet of Things Revolution
- Mr. Steven Hagan (Oracle), Sustainable Development with Geospatial Information Leveraging the Data and Technology Revolution
- Mr. Olaf Ostensen (Norway and ISO/TC-211), The European Location Framework-state-of-the-art technology to address fundamental GGIM issues
Session 5: Working Together Across Borders and Regions Progress
- Prof. Chen Jun (NASG, China), Working Together to Create an UN-GGIM GlobeLand30 Platform
- Prof. Abbas Rajabifard (GSDI), Achieving a Spatially Enabled World working together across boarders and regions
- Ms. Valrie Grant (URISA Caribbean), Working together Across Boarders and Region-The Caribbean Experience
- Mr. Robert Ward (IHO), Working Together Across Borders and Regions-in the Hydrographic Domain
- Mr. Uzochukuwa Okafor (Namibia), Working Across Borders and Regions in Africa: Insight into Issues and Challenges