Twelfth Session of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM)
UNHQ, New York- 1 - 5 August 2022
The Twelfth Session was organized by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
UN Geospatial Network "One UN Geospatial Situation Room"
1:00 - 2:25 pm (EDT), Conf. Room 2
One UN Geospatial Situation Room
Alexandre Caldas, Chair of the UN Geospatial Network
FAO and Collaborators - UN Geospatial Network
Douglas Muchoney, Food and Agriculture Organization and Vice-Chair of the UN Geospatial Network
Matieu Henry
UN UNESCO: Educational facilities and planning
Amelie A. Gagnon and Denis Pitzalis, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
International Organization for Migration
Mohamed Bakr, International Organization for Migration
Earth Observation, Satellite Technologies
Einar Bjørgo, United Nations Institute for Training and Research
Loránt Czárán, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
Geospatial Census and Population Data
Rachel Snow, United Nations Population Fund
Mapping the World | Supporting Peace | Serving Humanity
Kyoung-Soo Eom, United Nations Geospatial Information Section
Integrating UN data and AI for Accelerated Recovery
Bertrand Frot, United Nations Development Programme
CEPALGEO: a collaborating piece within the UN System
Alvaro Monett, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin Americas and the Caribbeans
Alexandre Caldas, Chair of the UN Geospatial Network
FAO and Collaborators - UN Geospatial Network
Douglas Muchoney, Food and Agriculture Organization and Vice-Chair of the UN Geospatial Network
Matieu Henry
UN UNESCO: Educational facilities and planning
Amelie A. Gagnon and Denis Pitzalis, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
International Organization for Migration
Mohamed Bakr, International Organization for Migration
Earth Observation, Satellite Technologies
Einar Bjørgo, United Nations Institute for Training and Research
Loránt Czárán, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
Geospatial Census and Population Data
Rachel Snow, United Nations Population Fund
Mapping the World | Supporting Peace | Serving Humanity
Kyoung-Soo Eom, United Nations Geospatial Information Section
Integrating UN data and AI for Accelerated Recovery
Bertrand Frot, United Nations Development Programme
CEPALGEO: a collaborating piece within the UN System
Alvaro Monett, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin Americas and the Caribbeans
Geospatial Information and Services for Disasters
1:30 - 2:55 pm (EDT), Conf. Room 11
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Simone M. Lloyd and Oki Shoichi, Co-Chairs, Working Group on Geospatial Information and Services for Disasters
Earth Observations Risk Toolkit: Honduras and Haiti use cases
Steven Ramage, GEO Secretariat
Case study from South Africa KwaZulu Natal Province deadly floods and mudslides April 2022
Steven Ramage, GEO Secretariat
Applying Geospatial Information Across Complex Humanitarian Problems
Alan Mills, MapAction
Simone M. Lloyd and Oki Shoichi, Co-Chairs, Working Group on Geospatial Information and Services for Disasters
Earth Observations Risk Toolkit: Honduras and Haiti use cases
Steven Ramage, GEO Secretariat
Case study from South Africa KwaZulu Natal Province deadly floods and mudslides April 2022
Steven Ramage, GEO Secretariat
Applying Geospatial Information Across Complex Humanitarian Problems
Alan Mills, MapAction
Geospatial Knowledge Infrastructure
3:00 - 4:25 pm (EDT), Conf. Room 11
Meeting of UN-GGIM Arab States
4:00 - 6:00 pm (EDT), Conf. Room A
Bringing Land and Sea Together "How standardization helps implement the IGIF in Coastal States"
1:30 - 2:55 pm (EDT), Conf. Room 11
Bringing Land and Sea Together
John Nyberg, Chair of UN-GGIM Working Group on Marine Geospatial Information
Extending the World Bank IGIF Methodology into the Marine Domain
Kathrine Kelm, World Bank
Integrating Land Administration and Marine Boundaries: Project to harmonise IHO Marine Administration with ISO Land Administration Domain Model
Chris Body, ISO project lead
John Nyberg, Chair of UN-GGIM Working Group on Marine Geospatial Information
Extending the World Bank IGIF Methodology into the Marine Domain
Kathrine Kelm, World Bank
Integrating Land Administration and Marine Boundaries: Project to harmonise IHO Marine Administration with ISO Land Administration Domain Model
Chris Body, ISO project lead
Bringing Land and Sea Together "How standardization helps implement the IGIF in Coastal States"
3:00 - 4:25 pm (EDT), Conf. Room 11
Development of Contextual Understanding, Information and Analytics Towards Determining the National Geospatial Information Ecosystem
Ananya Narain, GW Consulting
Future Geospatial Information Ecosystem From SDI to SoS and on to the Geoverse
Lesley Arnold, Geospatial Frameworks
Ananya Narain, GW Consulting
Future Geospatial Information Ecosystem From SDI to SoS and on to the Geoverse
Lesley Arnold, Geospatial Frameworks
Digital Twins "Best Practices and Recommendations to Governments and Industry"
4:30 - 5:55 pm (EDT), Conf. Room 11
Forum on Global Geodetic Reference Frame for Sustainable Development "Fundamental to Earth Science Missions and climate adaption"
1:30 - 3:25 pm (EDT), Conf. Room 2
United Nations Global Geodetic Centre of Excellence in Bonn
Johannes Bouman, Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy, Germany
Sea level and climate adaptation
Matthew Simpson, Norwegian Mapping Authority
Understanding the consequences of sea level rise in the South Pacific
Meizyanne Hicks, Fiji Ministry of Lands and Mineral Resources
Fundamental to Earth Science Missions and Climate Adaptation
Nicholas Brown, Co-Chair, United Nations Subcommittee on Geodesy, Geoscience Australia
Johannes Bouman, Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy, Germany
Sea level and climate adaptation
Matthew Simpson, Norwegian Mapping Authority
Understanding the consequences of sea level rise in the South Pacific
Meizyanne Hicks, Fiji Ministry of Lands and Mineral Resources
Fundamental to Earth Science Missions and Climate Adaptation
Nicholas Brown, Co-Chair, United Nations Subcommittee on Geodesy, Geoscience Australia
Forum on United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management “Advancing and Implementing the Integrated Geospatial Information Framework"
9:30 - 12:25 pm (EDT), Conf. Room 2
Meeting of the Expert Group on the Integration of Statistical and Geospatial Information
1:30 - 2:25 pm (EDT), Conf. Room A
The Importance of Statistical-Geospatial Integration-Ireland's experience
Lorraine McNerney, CIO Ordnance Survey Ireland
The Expert Group on the Integration of Statistical and Geospatial Informationco
Vince Osier
Advancing in the implementation of the GSGF in the Americas
Alvaro Monett, ECLAC
Africa GSGF The African Geospatial and Statistical Framework
Andre Nonguierma, ECA
The SDGs Geospatial Roadmap
Paloma Merodio Gomez, Mexico, Co-Chair, UN-GGIM
The Importanceof Statistical-Geospatial Integration
Sandra Moreno, National Administrative Department of Statistics, Colombia
Disaggregating by Geographic Location: Developing further guidance for the SDGs Geospatial Roadmap
Sainan Zhang, UNFPA
Lorraine McNerney, CIO Ordnance Survey Ireland
The Expert Group on the Integration of Statistical and Geospatial Informationco
Vince Osier
Advancing in the implementation of the GSGF in the Americas
Alvaro Monett, ECLAC
Africa GSGF The African Geospatial and Statistical Framework
Andre Nonguierma, ECA
The SDGs Geospatial Roadmap
Paloma Merodio Gomez, Mexico, Co-Chair, UN-GGIM
The Importanceof Statistical-Geospatial Integration
Sandra Moreno, National Administrative Department of Statistics, Colombia
Disaggregating by Geographic Location: Developing further guidance for the SDGs Geospatial Roadmap
Sainan Zhang, UNFPA
Introduction Session to UN-GGIM
Geospatial information for landscape monitoring and management: developing the role of higher education
Geospatial competences for lifelong learning: connecting higher education, government and geospatial industry
Rafael de Miguel González, EUROGEO
A learning path for HE students and professors
Rafael de Miguel González, EUROGEO
A learning path for HE students and professors
Luc Zwartjes, Ghent University & EUROGEO
Rafael de Miguel González, EUROGEO
A learning path for HE students and professors
Rafael de Miguel González, EUROGEO
A learning path for HE students and professors
Luc Zwartjes, Ghent University & EUROGEO
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