Second Preparatory Meeting of the Proposed United Nations Committee on Global Geographic Information Management
New York, United States- 10-11 May 2010
UNSD, in collaboration with the UN Cartographic Section, organized the Second Preparatory Meeting of the Proposed United Nations Committee on Global Geographic Information Management.
The purpose of the Meeting was to discuss and initiate the preparation of a report, for the approval of ECOSOC, on global coordination of geospatial information management, including the consideration of a possible creation of a United Nations global forum for the exchange of information among countries and other interested parties, and particularly for sharing best practices in legal and policy instruments, institutional management models, technical solutions and standards, interoperability of systems and data, and sharing mechanisms that guarantee that geospatial information and services are easily and timely accessible. The Meeting brought together official representatives from member countries as well as representatives from relevant professional organizations. Participants discussed the terms of reference and the modalities of work for the global forum and the Committee of Experts.
Documentation for the Meeting
Papers and Presentations
- Reflections about a global forum for Geographic Information (GI) management
- Mr. Mauro Salvemini, EUROGI
- Data Integration and Interoperability of Systems and Data
- Mr. Abbas Rajabifard,GSDI Association
- Technical solutions and standards: How ISO can support a forum for global geographic information management
- Mr. Olaf Østensen, ISO/TC 211
- Data Integration
- Mr. Luiz Paulo Fortes, IBGE, Brazil
- Global Geographic Information Management: Some Institutional and Data Sharing Issues in Integrating Geospatial and Statistical Data
- D. R. Fraser Taylor, ISCGM
- Capacity Building and Technology
- Comments on the critical issues in Global Geographical Information Management listed in the provisional agenda item 3
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GGIM Terms of Reference (TOR) - (Draft)
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Note on TOR of the Committee of Experts on Global Geographic Information Management (GGIM)
- Mr. Hiroshi Murakami, Geospatial Information Authority of Japan
Notes for Information
- English Inventory of United Nations Resolutions on Cartography Coordination, Geographic Information and SDI
- UNSD in collaboration with CS/DFS
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Brief Summary on Global Map
- Secretariat of ISCGM
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Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Association (GSDI) Profile
- Mr. Abbas Rajabifard, GSDI Association
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INSPIRE DIRECTIVE
- Mr. Alessandro ANNONI, European Commission
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Information paper on IHO
- International Hydrographic Organization
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UNGEGN overview
- Ms. Helen Kerfoot, Natural Resources Canada
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The National System for Coordination of Territorial Information (SNIT)
- Cristián Aqueveque Iglesias, National System of Coordination of Territorial Information
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Global Geographic Information
- Prof. Stig Enemark, Aalborg University, Denmark
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Related Article
- UN Experts on GI Management
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- Mr. Stig Enemark, FIG