• Source: United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management

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.
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). She served in this role continuously for four years, and was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation by the Under-Secretary-General, Dr Wu Hongbo




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:

IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society
International Association of Geodesy
International Cartographic Association
International Federation of Surveyors
International Geographical Union
International Map Industry Association
International Society for Digital Earth
International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
Other than the full members above, there are the following observing members of the UN-GGIM GS:

International Hydrographic Organization
Urban and Regional Information Systems Association




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-)




See also


United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names
ISC GeoUnions




References






External links


Official website

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management
• United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names
• Manuel Ntumba
• Paloma Merodio Gómez
• Vanessa Lawrence
• United Nations Economic and Social Council
• Peter Baumann (computer scientist)
• Eduardo Sojo Garza-Aldape
• United States National Security Council
• National mapping agency