The International Workshop on Integrating Geospatial and Statistical Information was convened in Beijing, China, from 9-12 June 2014. The Workshop was organized by the United Nations Statistics Division, as the Secretariat of the UN Statistical Commission and the UN Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM), and the National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation (NASG) of China, and substantively supported by the Regional Committee of United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific (UN-GGIM-AP). Attended by 147 participants from 41 countries, the meeting made a significant contribution to the global consultation and communication with relevant experts about the development of a global statistical-geospatial framework, initiated by the UN Statistical Commission and UN-GGIM, and the work of the recently established Expert Group on the Integration of Statistical and Geospatial Information. The Workshop discussed and demonstrated the importance of geography and geospatial information to census activities, and for collecting, processing, storing, integrating, aggregating, and disseminating the data on appropriate platforms. The Workshop also provided the opportunity for participants to share country experiences of the benefits that national geospatial information authorities have derived from meeting the specific needs of census geography/cartography and statistical analysis, and their overall cooperation with national statistical offices.

List of documents

Concept Note (14 April 2014)

Program Agenda (as of 11 June 2014)

Information Note

Registration form

Summary

Photos

List of participants

Opening Ceremony

• Speakers:

Mr. Greg Scott, UN-GGIM Secretariat, United Nations Statistics Division

Ms. Gemma Van Halderen, Co-Chair, UN Expert Group on the Integration of Statistical and Geospatial Information

Mr. Kurexi Maihesuti, Vice Minister, Ministry of Land and Resources and Director General, NASG of China

NATIONAL KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Development and Integration of Geospatial Information in China, Dr Li Pengde, Deputy Director General, NASG of China, China, Presentation

INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Global Integration Challenges, Prof. Paul Cheung, Professor of Social Policy and Analytics, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Presentation

Integration: Geospatial Perspectives, Mr. Rolando Ocampo, Vice-President, INEGI, Mexico, Presentation

Integration: Statistical Perspectives, Ms. Gemma Van Halderen, First Assistant Statistician, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australia, Presentation

Presentation Materials

• Session 1: Country experiences in integrating statistical and geospatial information using geography

Speakers:

• Mr. Md. Nojibur Rahman, Secretary, Statistics and Information Division, Ministry of Planning, Bangladesh, Presentation
• Mr. Sameh Al-Araimi, National Centre for Statistics and Information, Sultanate of Oman, Presentation
• Ms. Marie-Therese Gopal, Director of GIS, National Bureau of Statistics, Seychelles, Presentation
• Lt. Col. Eng. Mehmet Sabri Sehsuvaroglu, General Command of Mapping, Turkey, Presentation
• Prof. Chen Jun, Chief Scientist of National Geomatics Center of China, China, Presentation
• Ms. Veniana Wainiqolo, Ministry of Lands and Mineral Resources, Fiji, Presentation
• Mr. Adham Ali Makky, National Bureau of Statistics, UAE, Presentation
• Ms. S. Enkhtuya, Chief of Spatial Data Infrastructure Department, Administration of Land Affairs, Geodesy and Cartography, Mongolia, Presentation
• Ms. Rosalind Quartey, Ghana Statistical Service, Ghana, Presentation

• Session 2: Approaches to determine and represent geographical units, including geocoding, for statistics

Keynote:

• Mr. Martin Brady, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australia, Presentation

Speakers:

• Mr. Janusz  Dygaszewicz, Central Statistical Office, Poland, Presentation
• Mr. Abdullah M. Alhamlan, Central Department of Statistics, Saudi Arabia, Presentation
• Mr Rachid Zoubir, High Commission for Planning, Morocco, Presentation
• Mr. Elpidio Nogales Jr, Statistics Authority, Philippines, Presentation
• Mr. Peter Nwilo, Surveyor General, Nigeria, Presentation
• Mr. Sisira Tennakoon, Sri Lanka Survey Department, Sri Lanka, Presentation

• Session 3: Comparison of grid-based versus administrative approaches to the collection, compilation and dissemination of statistics

Keynote:

• Mr. Vincent Loonis, National Statistics Office, France, Presentation

Speakers:

• Mr. Rolando Ocampo, INEGI, Mexico, Presentation
• Ms. Isra Natalisa Ginting, BPS-Statistics Indonesia, Indonesia, Presentation
• Mr. Tim Trainor, US Census Bureau, USA, Presentation
• Prof. Zhang Jixian, President, Chinese Academy of Surveying and Mapping, China, Presentation
• Ms. Emma Odhiambo, National Bureau of Statistics, Kenya, Presentation

• Session 4: Statistical analysis of geospatial (environmental, social, etc.) information, and relevance of SDI’s and international standards

Keynote:

• Mr. Claudio Stenner, IBGE, Brazil, Presentation

Speakers:

• Ms. Linda Peters, Business Geographer, Esri, USA, Presentation
• Mr. Ng Siau Yong, Singapore Land Authority, Singapore, Presentation
• Mr. Krishna Raj, Ministry of Land Reform and Management, Nepal, Presentation
• Ms. MennatAllah Anwar Ahmed Mohamed Hashim, CAPMAS, Egypt, Presentation
• Mr. Martin Brady, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australia, Presentation | Maps

• Session 5: Positioning for the future. Trends in technology, big data, 2020 Round of Censuses, and the post-2015 development agenda

Keynote:

• Mr. Tim Trainor, US Census Bureau, USA, Presentation

Speakers:

• Ms. Marie Haldorson, Statistics Sweden, Sweden, Presentation
• Dr. Jiang Jie, Division Director, National Geomatics Center of China, Presentation
• Ms. Gemma Van Halderen, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australia, Presentation
• Mr. Tarak Chandra Patra, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, India, Presentation

Contact details:

• Mr. Amor Laaribi
• United Nations Statistics Division
• Global Geospatial Information Management
• UN Statistics Division
• Tel: +1-212-963-3042
• Fax: +1-212-963-9851
• E-mail addresses: laaribi@un.org



• Mr. Greg Scott
• United Nations Statistics Division
• Global Geospatial Information Management
• UN Statistics Division
• Tel: +1-212-963-8578
• Fax: +1-212-963-9851
• E-mail addresses: scott12@un.org