Second expert meeting of the Working Group on Marine Geospatial Information
Rostock-Warnemünde, Germany- 24 - 28 February 2020
Marine geospatial information is an integral component of global geospatial information management, contributing to the availability and accessibility of comprehensive location-based information to support Governments in developing policies, priorities and programmes, make decisions, and measure and monitor progress and outcomes. Marine geospatial information is essential for the effective management, administration and governance of marine spaces that encompasses inland water bodies and waterways, coastal zones, seas and oceans. The Working Group aims to play a leading role in integrated marine geospatial information management to support the wellbeing of billions of inhabitants reliant on sustainable inland water bodies and waterways, coastal zones, seas and oceans.
Thirty three participants, twenty three expert representatives from eighteen Member States, met in the comfortable and conducive meeting facility provided by the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) of Germany, a member of the working group. The expert meeting was held at the Leibniz-Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde in Rostock-Warnemünde, Germany from 24 - 28 February 2020. During the first half of the week, the working group had joint meeting sessions with the marine spatial data infrastructure working group of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) and the marine domain working group of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC). The joint meeting sessions proved beneficial, avoided duplicative agenda items, promoted better understanding and hence considerations of matters that are important to the marine geospatial information community.
The meeting considered both substantive and administrative matters before the working group. This included, but not limited to, reviewing and revising the work plan for the period 2021 - 2022 at a later date; the application of marine geospatial information to support the management of coastal zones, including the preparation of management plans. In addressing the land and sea interface, the need to collaborate across the marine, terrestrial and cadastral domains was stressed. The meeting considered issues and challenges with regards to the collection, storage, management and sharing of geospatial information as relate to inland water bodies and waterways. In addressing geospatial information issues and challenges for inland water bodies and waterways and the land and sea interface, the working group will consider integrated geospatial data management approach including in support of integrated ecosystems-based management. The working group in recognizing that marine geospatial information must be made available, accessible and discoverable for a multiplicity of applications and purposes, continue to advance its efforts and work plan, including working towards a reference document on the implementation of the United Nations Integrated Geospatial Information Framework for the marine domain - for the administration, management and governance of oceans and seas, coastal zones and deltas, inland water bodies and waterways.
Documentation
- Concept Note
- Information Note
- Annotated Agenda
- List of Participants
- Summary Report
26 February 2020
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Agenda # 1 - Welcome and introductions
- Meeting agenda and related organizational matters
- Mr. CheeHai Teo, UN Secretariat, Global Geospatial Information Management
- Rostock meeting of the Working Group on Marine Geospatial Information: objectives and expected outcomes
- Mr. Mamadou Kabre, Co-Chair, Working Group on Marine Geospatial Information
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Agenda # 2 - Reports and updates
- Report from the co-Chairs and review of the Work Plan
- Mr. John Nyberg, Co-Chair, Working Group on Marine Geospatial Information
- United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management, its work programme and priorities
- Mr. CheeHai Teo, UN Secretariat, Global Geospatial Information Management
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Agenda # 3 - Initiatives and activities
- National report - Making data available
- Mr. Stefan Grammann, Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency, Germany
- United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
- Mr. James Carey, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, UK
- Seabed 2030 and the availability and accessibility of global bathymetric data
- Mr. Jamie McMichael-Phillips, Nippon foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project
- Availability and accessibility of marine geospatial information: IHO's priorities and capacity development
- Mr. Alberto Costa Neves, International Hydrographic Organization
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Agenda # 4 - Use case exercise
- Results and findings of the use case
- Ms. Sasha Doss, Lynker Technologies/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Additional contributions to the deliberation: Marine spatial planning and Offshore Wind Energy
- Mr. Paul Elsner, University of London
27 February 2020
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Agenda # 5 - Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (IGIF) in the Marine Domain
- An overview of the Integrated Geospatial Information Framework
- Mr. CheeHai Teo, UN Secretariat, Global Geospatial Information Management
- The implementation the IGIF in Burkina Faso
- Mr. Mamadou Kabre, Geographic Institute of Burkina
- The implementation the IGIF in the Kingdom of Tonga
- Mr. Mafoa Penisoni, Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Kingdom of Tonga
- Facilitating the operationalization of IGIF at country-level
- Mr. Njal Tengs-Hagir, Norwegian Mapping Authority, Norway
- The Framework for Effective Land Administration - translating high-level concepts for practical implementation in the land sector by the Expert Group on Land Administration and Management
- Mr. CheeHai Teo, UN Secretariat, Global Geospatial Information Management
- Development guidance and recommended actions aligned with IGIF Strategic Pathway 2 - Policy and Legal by the Working Group on Legal and Policy Frameworks for Geospatial Information Management
- Mr. CheeHai Teo, UN Secretariat, Global Geospatial Information Management
28 February 2020
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Agenda # 6 - Consideration of items related the work plan and objectives of the Working Group
- An international innovation centre
- Mr. Parry Oei/Ms. Pearlyn Pang, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, Singapore
- IHO Data Centre for Digital Bathymetry
- Mr. John Nyberg, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA
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Agenda # 8 - Closing
- Outcomes and decisions of the second expert meeting of the Working Group
- Mr. Mamadou Kabre & Mr. John Nyberg, co-Chairs, Working Group on Marine Geospatial Information
11th meeting of the MSDIWG of the IHO and meeting of the OGC Marine Domain Working Group:
https://iho.int/en/msdiwg11-2020