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“Positioning geospatial information to address global challenges”
UN Global Geospatial Information Management
Initiative:
Amor Laaribi
GGIM SecretariatUnited Nations Statistics Division
“Positioning geospatial information to address global challenges”
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Outline:
“Positioning geospatial information to address global challenges”
1. Location matters2. Need of a global inter-governmental mechanism: UN- GGIM and its work3. Data Access and Confidentiality Issues4. Geospatial Information is support of Sustainable Development (Post-2015 Development Agenda)5. Conclusion
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Location is the new dimension for decision making
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“Positioning geospatial information to address global challenges”
• Significant gap in the recognition and management of geospatial information base
• Lack of a global consultative and decision-making mechanism among Member States in:
– setting global norms on geospatial information;– developing common tools; and– bringing geospatial information to bear on global policy
issues• Governments have the mandate and accountability to
create and maintain the national geospatial information base and related policy
• This gap is increasingly being filled by non-governmental actors, reducing the role and influence of Governments and creating a proliferation of data providers (e.g. official/authoritative data)
Why a global mechanism?
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UN Committee of Experts on GGIM (UN-GGIM):
An Inter-governmental Coordination Mechanism
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“Positioning geospatial information to address global challenges”
Formal inter-governmental Committee of Experts on GGIM, established by ECOSOC in July 2011 to (mandate):
•Discuss, enhance and coordinate Global Geospatial Information Management activities by involving Member States at the highest level as key participants•Make joint decisions and set directions on the use of geospatial information within national and global policy frameworks•Work with Governments to improve policy, institutional arrangements, and legal frameworks•Address global issues and contribute collective knowledge as a community with shared interests and concerns•Develop effective strategies to build geospatial capacity in developing countries
UN-GGIM: An inter-governmental mechanism
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I. UN-GGIM: (Committee of Experts on GGIM) (Formal UN meetings - Annual session)
• Inaugural session in Seoul, Republic of Korea, 26 October 2011• Second session in New York, 13-15 August 2012• Third Session in Cambridge, UK, 24-26 July 2013• Fourth Session to be held in New York, 4-6 August 2014
II. High-Level Forums on GGIM:(Hosted by countries: less formal and more inclusive with all stakeholders
involved - ministerial segments and business sector forums)
• First High-Level Forum on GGIM, Seoul, Rep. of Korea, 24-26 October 2011
• Second High-Level Forum on GGIM, Doha, Qatar, 4-6 February 2013• Third High-level Forum on GGIM, Beijing, China, December 2014
GGIM Meetings
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UN-GGIM
Regional - Global Architecture
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• Regional Committee of UN-GGIM for Asia-Pacific (formerly PCGIAP) created November 2012
• UN-GGIM for the Americas (formerly PC-IDEA) created August 2013
• UN-GGIM for Arab States initiated February 2013
• UN-GGIM for Europe has had a number of preparatory meetings and will be formally established in August 2014
• Committee on Development Information, Science & Technology Sub-committee on Geo-information (CODIST-Geo), UNECA – UN-GGIM for Africa (2014 ?)
• JB-GIS – major voice for relevant international GI organizations
Members of the Bureau of the Committee
Creation of a Regional-Global architecture for UN-GGIM
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Data: National to global framework datasets
Imagery (Satellite & Photo)
Elevation
Land cover (Vegetation)
Bathymetry (Hydrography)
Transport
Administrative Boundaries
Water (Hydrology)
Names (Gazetteer)
Cadastre (Tenure)
Address (Buildings)
Positioning (Geodetic)
Geographical names
Cadastre, Topographic, Natural Resources and Climate Data
Land, Island and Submarine Relief
Coastal, International, State and Municipal Limits
Geodetic Reference Frame
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Integrating Geospatial, Environmental and Socio-Economic Data:
Confidentiality issues
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The importance of geospatial information
“I am also pleased to see that the importance of reliable, trusted geographic information is now recognised. The United Nations has now established a Committee of Experts of Member States, which the UK co-chairs, to move this agenda forward”
Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP,
Deputy Prime Minister,
United Kingdom Government
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The Future We Want: 19th June 2012
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• UN-GGIM is the global inter-governmental and apex entity for the geospatial information requirements of the post-2015 development agenda
• Reliable and authoritative data
• Data Access and related confidentiality issues
• Contribution of geospatial information to sustainable development, and the post-2015 development agenda
UN-GGIM: Summary
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Future trends in geospatial
information management:
the five to ten year vision
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