ECOSOC Adopts Resolution to Strengthen UN-GGIM and its Institutional Arrangements on Geospatial Information Management
On 27 July 2016, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) adopted a draft resolution (E/2016/L.28) to strengthen the Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) and the Council’s institutional arrangements on geospatial information management. more...
Fifth High Level Forum on United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management, Ciudad de México, México, 28 – 30 November 2017
The United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM), in collaboration with the Government of México through Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI) will convene the Fifth High Level Forum on United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management in Mexico City from 28 – 30 November 2017. more...
International Workshop on Legal and Policy Frameworks for Geospatial Information Management – Licensing of Geospatial Information, Tianjin, China, 7 – 9 November 2017
The United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM), at its seventh session, called for the development of mechanisms for Member States to develop capacity to address the legal and policy matters that have an impact on the collection, dissemination and application of geospatial information. more...
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. more...
FOURTH MEETING OF THE IAEG-SDGS WORKING GROUP ON GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION, 6 – 8 DECEMBER 2017, UNHQ NEW YORK
The Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goals Indicator (IAEG-SDGs) Working Group on Geospatial Information will be meeting for the fourth time from 6 – 8 December 2017 in UNHQ New York. . more...
SEVENTH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ON GLOBAL GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT, 31 July - 4 AUGUST 2017, NEW YORK
The seventh session of the UN Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) was successfully concluded at 5:00pm on Friday 4 August 2017 with the adoption of the report. The formal Committee session was opened by the Under-Secretary-General of DESA Mr. Liu Zhenmin, who welcomed almost 400 delegates from about 90 countries and international organizations active in the field of geospatial information management. more...
Other Decisions
- ECOSOC - Resolution 2010/240 entitled Global geographic information management
- UNRCC-AP - Resolution VII: Global geographic information management
- UN STATCOM - Statistical Commission decision 41/110: Global geographic information management
- 2010 UN STATCOM - Discussion paper on Global Geospatial Information Management
- 2011 UN STATCOM - Report on Global Geospatial Information Management
- CODIST resolution on GGIM
- ISO/TC 211 resolutions on GGIM
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