Â鶹APP

UN

Fifth Session

  • 03 - 05 Aug 2015

  • UNHQ

    New YorkUnited States of America

Resources

Note Verbale
Announcement Letter
Resource Guide
Directory

The Fifth Session of the Â鶹APP Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) was held from 3-7 August 2015 at the Â鶹APP Headquarters in New York.

Preceded by a number of related side events from 3-4 August 2015, the Fifth 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 290 participants from 86 countries, 9 international organisations, 10 UN bodies, and 30 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.

Agenda Items
  • #1. Election of officers
  • #2. Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters
  • #3. Global geodetic reference frame
  • #4. Determining global fundamental geospatial data themes
  • #5. Trends in national institutional arrangements ingeospatial information management
  • #6. Legal and policy frameworks, including issues related to authoritative data
  • #7. Implementation and adoption of standards for the global geospatial information community
  • #8. Integrating geospatial, statistical and other information
  • #9. The application of geospatial information - land administration and management
  • #10. Developing of a statement of shared guiding principles for geospatial information management
  • #11. Knowledge base for geospatial information management
  • #12. Coordination of Â鶹APP activities in geospatial information management
  • #13. Activities related to sustainable development and the post-2015 development agenda
  • #14. Programme review of the work of the Committee during the 2011-2015 period
  • #15. Contribution of regional committees and thematic groups to the global geospatial agenda
    • #1. Election of officers
    #2. Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters
    #3. Global geodetic reference frame
      • E/C.20/2015/3 ¨C Summary
    • E/C.20/2015/3/Add.1 ¨C Report
    Background Documents
    #4. Determining global fundamental geospatial data themes
      • E/C.20/2015/4 ¨C Summary
    • E/C.20/2015/4/Add.1 ¨C Report
      • E/C.20/2015/5 ¨C Summary
    • E/C.20/2015/5/Add.1 ¨C Report
    Background Documents
      • E/C.20/2015/6 ¨C Summary
    Background Documents
    #7. Implementation and adoption of standards for the global geospatial information community
      • E/C.20/2015/7 ¨C Summary
    • E/C.20/2015/7/Add.1 ¨C Report
    Background Documents
    #8. Integrating geospatial, statistical and other information
      • E/C.20/2015/8 ¨C Summary
    • E/C.20/2015/8/Add.1 ¨C Report
    #9. The application of geospatial information - land administration and management
    Background Documents
    #10. Developing of a statement of shared guiding principles for geospatial information management
      • E/C.20/2015/10 ¨C Summary
    • E/C.20/2015/10/Add.1 ¨C Report
    Background Documents
    #11. Knowledge base for geospatial information management
      • E/C.20/2015/11 ¨C Summary
    • E/C.20/2015/11/Add.1 ¨C Report
    Background Documents
    #12. Coordination of Â鶹APP activities in geospatial information management
      • E/C.20/2015/12 ¨C Summary
    Background Documents
    #13. Activities related to sustainable development and the post-2015 development agenda
      • E/C.20/2015/13 ¨C Summary
    • E/C.20/2015/13/Add.1 ¨C Report
    #14. Programme review of the work of the Committee during the 2011-2015 period
      • E/C.20/2015/14 ¨C Summary
    • E/C.20/2015/14/Add.1 ¨C Report
    #15. Contribution of regional committees and thematic groups to the global geospatial agenda
      • E/C.20/2015/15 ¨C Summary
    Background Documents