Fourth Session of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM)
United Nations Headquarters, New York- 4 - 8 AUGUST 2014
The fourth Session was organized by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Overview
The Fourth Session of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) was held from 6-8 August 2014 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Preceded by a UN Global Forum on the Integration of Statistical and Geospatial Information and a number of technical side events, the Fourth Session of UN-GGIM brought together senior executives from national geospatial information and statistical authorities within Member States, and international geospatial experts from across the globe.
With more than 280 participants from 87 countries, 17 international organisations, 11 UN bodies, and 31 private sector/non-goverment entities, the discussions and outcomes further recognised and determined the critical role of geospatial information management and the need for strengthened collaboration and joined initiatives, to advance the development and use of geospatial data and tools to support sustainable development and related global agendas.
Documentation
The documents and media gallery of the fourth session of the UN Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM), held in United Nations Headquarters, New York from 4 - 8 August 2014 are available from the links below:
4th session documents
4th session media gallery
Resources
The following resources provide useful information to participants of the fourth session: