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Report: JOINT BOARD OF Report: JOINT BOARD OF GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION SOCIETIES SOCIETIES

New York, USA New York, USA August 2012 August 2012

Second Session of the United Nations Committee of Second Session of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management Management

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▶ Joint Board of Geospatial Information Societies

Joint Board of Geospatial Information Societies

▶ Developing strategic frameworks for geospatial information

Developing strategic frameworks for geospatial information

▶ Establishing institutional arrangements, legal and common

Establishing institutional arrangements, legal and common frameworks frameworks

▶ Building capability and capacity

Building capability and capacity

▶ Assuring quality

Assuring quality

▶ Promoting data sharing, accessibility and dissemination

Promoting data sharing, accessibility and dissemination

▶ Embracing trends in Information Technology

Embracing trends in Information Technology

▶ Promoting Geospatial Advocacy and Awareness

Promoting Geospatial Advocacy and Awareness

▶ Partnering with civil society and the private sector

Partnering with civil society and the private sector

▶ Future Document

Future Document

▶ Collective will ▶ Commitment

▶ Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) Association

Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) Association

▶ IEEE

IEEE Geoscience Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (IEEE-GRSS) and Remote Sensing Society (IEEE-GRSS)

▶ International Association of Geodesy (IAG)

International Association of Geodesy (IAG)

▶ International Cartographic Association (ICA)

International Cartographic Association (ICA)

▶ International Federation of Surveyors (FIG)

International Federation of Surveyors (FIG)

▶ International Geographical Union (IGU)

International Geographical Union (IGU)

▶ International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)

International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)

▶ International Map Trade Association (IMTA)

International Map Trade Association (IMTA)

▶ International Society of

International Society of Photogrammetry Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) (ISPRS)

▶ International Steering Committee for Global Mapping (ISCGM)

International Steering Committee for Global Mapping (ISCGM)

Ad hoc Committee on Capacity Building in Africa Ad-hoc Committee on Risk and Disaster Management

▶ Committed support

Committed support

▶ Through

Through

• Collaborative initiatives and

Collaborative initiatives and programmes programmes ▶ To

To

• Establish and grow capacity

Establish and grow capacity

• Deliver timely,

Deliver timely, comprehensive and useful comprehensive and useful geospatial information geospatial information

Developing strategic frameworks Developing strategic frameworks for geospatial information for geospatial information

JB GIS provides input into developing strategic frameworks Member organisations

• perate at an international level

provide institutional support at regional and national levels

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▶ IHO

IHO

▶ Regional Hydrographic

Regional Hydrographic Commissions Commissions ▶ GSDI

GSDI

▶ SDI international

SDI international cooperation and cooperation and collaboration collaboration ▶ ICA

ICA

▶ “

“Regional Symposia for Regional Symposia for Cartography Cartography” ”

▶ Mapping Africa for Africa

Mapping Africa for Africa

▶ FIG

FIG

▶ Regional Conferences

Regional Conferences and Working Weeks. and Working Weeks.

▶ African Task Force

African Task Force ▶ ISCGM

ISCGM

▶ Development of Global

Development of Global Mapping Mapping

▶ JB GIS requests two issues be addressed under

JB GIS requests two issues be addressed under this topic this topic

• development of a roadmap towards spatial enablement,

development of a roadmap towards spatial enablement, via National via National SDIs SDIs or any jurisdictional SDI platform

• r any jurisdictional SDI platform

▶ providing clear roles and responsibilities

providing clear roles and responsibilities

▶ establishing mechanisms for performance monitoring and/or

establishing mechanisms for performance monitoring and/or reporting and risk management. reporting and risk management.

• effects of continued public sector budget cuts on the

effects of continued public sector budget cuts on the efficacy and sustainability of many efficacy and sustainability of many NMOs NMOs

▶ Identify

Identify

• activities needing revision

activities needing revision

• top priority activities and responsibilities to maintain and

top priority activities and responsibilities to maintain and traditional activities/responsibilities to suspend traditional activities/responsibilities to suspend

• activities/responsibilities to be shared with, or moved to, other

activities/responsibilities to be shared with, or moved to, other

• rganizations
• rganizations

Establishing institutional Establishing institutional arrangements, legal and common arrangements, legal and common frameworks frameworks

JB GIS member organisations can assist in the area of JB GIS member organisations can assist in the area of institutional arrangements, legal and common institutional arrangements, legal and common frameworks. frameworks. Work of selected Commissions and Working Groups can Work of selected Commissions and Working Groups can address topics specified through UN GGIM deliberations address topics specified through UN GGIM deliberations ▶ FIG

FIG

▶ Standards Network

Standards Network

▶ Guide on

Guide on Standardisation Standardisation ▶ ISPRS

ISPRS

▶ Education Commission

Education Commission

• education and training

education and training

• technology transfer

technology transfer

• distance learning

distance learning

• youth forum

youth forum

• outreach activities
• utreach activities

FIG Africa Task Force Workshop on Proactive Planning for Infrastructure in Peri- Urban Settlements , Mombassa, Kenya 2010

▶ JB GIS requests two issues be addressed under

JB GIS requests two issues be addressed under this topic this topic

• Consideration and further discussion of governance

Consideration and further discussion of governance structures structures

▶ specifically enabling effective collaboration and political

specifically enabling effective collaboration and political engagement engagement

• fostering a transparent and open environment with defined roles

fostering a transparent and open environment with defined roles and responsibilities. and responsibilities.

• Consideration to develop clear definitions of the terms

Consideration to develop clear definitions of the terms "consistency" and "maturity". "consistency" and "maturity".

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Building capability and capacity Building capability and capacity

JB GIS offers access to its member organisations JB GIS offers access to its member organisations’ ’

• utreach and technology transfer programmes
• utreach and technology transfer programmes

Scientific, technical and social research - specification, Scientific, technical and social research - specification, collection, analysis and representation collection, analysis and representation

▶ IEEE

IEEE Geoscience Geoscience and and Remote Sensing Society Remote Sensing Society

▶ International

International Geoscience Geoscience and Remote Sensing and Remote Sensing Symposia Symposia

▶ Remote Sensing Summer

Remote Sensing Summer School School ▶ FIG

FIG

▶ capacity building

capacity building through Institutional through Institutional support support ▶ IHO

IHO

▶ Capacity building

Capacity building Programme Programme

▶ Cooperative training and

Cooperative training and support to States support to States

International Hydrographic Organisation CAT 'B' course, at national Institute of Hydrography, Goa, India

Assuring the quality of geospatial Assuring the quality of geospatial information information

Members of JB GIS can undertake activities to contribute Members of JB GIS can undertake activities to contribute to the assurance of Geospatial information quality to the assurance of Geospatial information quality

▶ IAG

IAG

▶ Unify geometric and

Unify geometric and gravity services gravity services ▶ IHO

IHO

▶ international standards

international standards

▶ exchange of relevant

exchange of relevant data and information data and information ▶ ICA

ICA

▶ Standards Commission

Standards Commission

▶ Data quality Commission

Data quality Commission ▶ ICA/IGU

ICA/IGU

▶ Joint Working Group on

Joint Working Group on typonomy typonomy

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Promoting data sharing, Promoting data sharing, accessibility and dissemination accessibility and dissemination

Member organisations of JB GIS actively implement Member organisations of JB GIS actively implement programmes for sharing of and access to Geospatial programmes for sharing of and access to Geospatial information information Well established and successful programmes Well established and successful programmes

▶ ISCGM

ISCGM

▶ Global Map - data sets

Global Map - data sets

• f known and verified
• f known and verified

quality quality

▶ consistent specifications

consistent specifications ▶ IHO

IHO

▶ Collective, comprehensive

Collective, comprehensive hydrographic information. hydrographic information.

Embracing trends in Information Embracing trends in Information Technology Technology

Member organisations active in developing and Member organisations active in developing and introducing new technologies introducing new technologies Monitoring Monitoring ‘ ‘best practice best practice’ ’, developing technology for , developing technology for geospatial applications and knowledge transfer geospatial applications and knowledge transfer

▶ ISPRS

ISPRS

▶ Work of technical

Work of technical commissions commissions

▶ Publications, symposia

Publications, symposia ▶ ICA

ICA

▶ Research Agenda

Research Agenda

▶ Commission on

Commission on NeoCartography NeoCartography

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Promoting Geospatial Advocacy Promoting Geospatial Advocacy and Awareness and Awareness

JB GIS - committed advocates of the importance and JB GIS - committed advocates of the importance and value of Geospatial information value of Geospatial information Promotion of benefits of access to quality Geospatial Promotion of benefits of access to quality Geospatial information information Contribute knowledge, training and Contribute knowledge, training and ‘ ‘best practice best practice’ ’ examples examples

▶ ISPRS

ISPRS

• VALID (Value of Geo-

VALID (Value of Geo- Information for Disaster and Information for Disaster and Risk Management) project Risk Management) project ▶ JBGIS/UNOOSA

JBGIS/UNOOSA

▶ Geoinformation

Geoinformation for for Disaster and Risk Disaster and Risk Management Management ‒ ‒ Examples and Best Examples and Best Practices Practices ▶ GSDI

GSDI

▶ Geographic Information

Geographic Information Knowledge Network Knowledge Network

Partnering with civil society and Partnering with civil society and the private sector the private sector

Existing JB GIS partnerships can support UN GGIM Existing JB GIS partnerships can support UN GGIM

▶ IMTA

IMTA

▶ promotes interests of

promotes interests of companies in the industry companies in the industry

▶ Represents retailers and

Represents retailers and manufacturers of globes, manufacturers of globes, developers of GIS. developers of GIS. ▶ IGU

IGU

▶ addressing global climatic

addressing global climatic change change

▶ initiative - United Nations

initiative - United Nations decree an International decree an International Year of Global Year of Global Understanding in 2014 Understanding in 2014 ▶ IHO

IHO

▶ active participation of

active participation of industry and industry and stakeholders stakeholders

▶ observers or expert

• bservers or expert

contributors to contributors to standards, guidelines standards, guidelines and capacity building and capacity building

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Future document Future document

▶ JB GIS suggests consideration for inclusion in this

JB GIS suggests consideration for inclusion in this document document

• Alignment with

Alignment with e e‐g ‐government

• vernment activities

activities

• Role of the research community

Role of the research community

• Online trust

Online trust

• Spatially Enabling Society

Spatially Enabling Society

• Integration of authoritative and volunteered geographic

Integration of authoritative and volunteered geographic information information

• Human resource considerations to meet needs

Human resource considerations to meet needs

Collective will Collective will

VALID Project VALID Project Kuala Lumpur Declaration on Spatially Enabled Kuala Lumpur Declaration on Spatially Enabled Government and Society supported by JBGIS members Government and Society supported by JBGIS members Support of the Support of the Hangzhou Hangzhou Forum Forum

Commitment Commitment

Thank You Thank You