The Expert Group on the Integration of Statistical and Geospatial Information comprised of members, who are expert representatives from Member State geospatial and statistical national organizations who are knowledgeable and experienced in the topics covered in the objectives and functions of the Expert Group. To ensure broad expertise and effectiveness, relevant subject matter experts from the United Nations System, international organizations and the wider statistical and geospatial communities may be drawn into the Expert Group. The Expert Group plays a leadership role by raising awareness and highlighting the importance of reliable, timely, fit-for-purpose, and integrated statistical and geospatial information to support social, economic, environmental, and resilience policy decision making, including at the sub-national and regional levels.
Co-Chairs
Objectives
Global Statistical Geospatial Framework
The Global Statistical Geospatial Framework (English)
The Global Statistical Geospatial Framework (Spanish)
The Global Statistical Geospatial Framework (Chinese)
The Global Statistical Geospatial Framework (French)
Member States
- Argentina
- Australia
- Belize
- Brazil
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Colombia
- Egypt
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- India
- Ireland
- Italy
- Japan
- Republic of Korea
- Kuwait
- Mexico
- Morocco
- Namibia
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Sultanate of Oman
- Poland
- Qatar
- South Africa
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
United Nations System
- United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
- United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA)
- United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
- United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC)
- United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
- United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
International Organizations
- Eurostat - European Commission
- Gulf Cooperation Council Statistics (GCC-Stat)
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- International Cartographic Association
Work Plan
Documents and Wiki
The Wiki of the EG-ISGI (for EG-ISGI Members only)Global Statistical Geospatial Framework(adopted at the ninth session of UN-GGIM)
Global Statistical Geospatial Framework: Linking Statistics and Place
Integrating statistical and geospatial information- Statistical Journal of the IAOS 32 (2016)
Discussion Paper on global geographic classification and geocoding practices
Summary Document International Workshop: integrating Geospatial and Statistical Information - 9-12 June 2014
Report 1st meeting - ESA/STAT/AC.279/L4
Meetings
Sixth Meeting, 7-8 October 2019, Manchester, United KingdomFifth Meeting, 22 - 23 November, Deqing, China
Fourth Meeting, 9-10 November 2017, Stockholm, Sweden
Third Meeting, 25-26 April 2016, Paris, France
Second meeting, 24 May 2015, Lisbon, Portugal
Global Forum on the Integration of Statistical and Geospatial Information, 4-5 August 2014, United Nations, New York
International Workshop: Integrating Geospatial and Statistical Information, 9-12 June 2014, in Beijing, China
First meeting, 30 October - 1st November 2013, United Nations, New York