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United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management

United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management

UN geospatial information committee

The United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) is one of the nine expert groups of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and to foster the global development geospatial information.[1]

In 2011 the British geographer Vanessa Lawrence was elected to serve as the inaugural co-chair of United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM).[2][3] She served in this role continuously for four years, and was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation by the Under-Secretary-General, Dr Wu Hongbo[4]

Geospatial Societies

The UN-GGIM Geospatial Societies (UN-GGIM GS), previously Joint Board of Geospatial Information Societies (JBGIS), is a coalition recognized by the UN-GGIM:[5]

Other than the full members above, there are the following observing members of the UN-GGIM GS:

Notable Members

  • Vanessa Lawrence, British geographer, and first Co-chair of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (2011-2015)
  • Ingrid Vanden Berghe, Belgian geographer and new Co-chair of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (2022-)
  • Paloma Merodio Gómez, Mexican geographer and new Co-chair of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (2022-)
  • Fernand Bale, Ivorian geographer and new Co-chair of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (2022-)[6]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "About Us". UN-GGIM Website. United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  2. [2]
    "Dr Vanessa Lawrence, Co-Chair UN-GGIM: Exclusive Interview". 28 October 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  3. [3]
    Division, United Nations Statistics. "UNSD – UN-GGIM". ggim.un.org. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  4. [4]
    "Award of Certificate of Appreciation: UN-GGIM Co-Chair Dr. Vanessa Lawrence". United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  5. [5]
    "UN-GGIM". UNSD. 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  6. [6]
    "Bureau". UN-GGIM Website. United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management. Retrieved 2023-08-29.


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