FOURTH MEETING OF THE UNITED NATIONS EXPERT GROUP ON THE INTEGRATION OF STATISTICAL AND GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION, 9-10 NOVEMBER 2017, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

The United Nations Expert Group on the Integration of Statistical and Geospatial Information (EG-ISGI) will convene its fourth meeting on 9-10 November 2017 at Statistics Sweden’s premises in Stockholm, Sweden, immediately following the joint UNECE/UN-GGIM: Europe Workshop on Integration of Geospatial and Statistical Standards to be held from 6-8 November 2017, also hosted by Statistics Sweden.

The meeting will be convened in accordance with Statistical Commission decision 44/101 and UN-GGIM decision 3/107, which welcomed the proposal to establish an Expert Group on the Integration of Statistical and Geospatial Information to bring together experts from both statistical and geospatial information communities to work for the development a global geospatial-statistical framework and address issues related to the integration of statistical and geospatial information.

The objective of the fourth EG-ISGI is to create an opportunity to review and consider the recent (2016 and 2017) decisions of UN-GGIM and the UN Statistical Commission relating to the Global Statistical Geospatial Framework (GSGF), the 2020 round of Population Censuses, and the activities of the Expert Group going forward.

General information on the UNECE/UN-GGIM: Europe Workshop on Integration of Geospatial and Statistical Standards is provided at: https://statswiki.unece.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=129178138.

VENUE OF THE MEETING
Statistics Sweden
Karlavägen 100
Stockholm
Sweden

DOCUMENTATION FOR THE MEETING

• Announcement (30 August 2017)
• Provisional Agenda
• Information Note (Forthcoming)
• Global Statistical Geospatial Framework
• Work Programme
• Report (Meeting Summary)
• List of Participants

REGISTRATION AND CONTACT

Ms. Yuka Matsudaira
United Nations Statistics Division
Department of Economics and Social Affairs
Tel: +1 (212) 963 5267
Fax: +1 (212) 963 9851
Email: matsudaira@un.org

Ms. Vilma Frani
UN-GGIM Secretariat
United Nations Statistics Division
Department of Economics and Social Affairs
Tel: +1 (917) 367 2903
Fax: +1 (212) 963 9851
Email: frani@un.org