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Content Content Second Session of the United Nations Committee of Second Session of the United Nations Committee of ▶ Joint Board of Geospatial Information Societies Joint Board of Geospatial Information Societies Experts on Global Geospatial Information Experts on Global Geospatial Information ▶ Developing strategic frameworks for geospatial information Developing strategic frameworks for geospatial information Management Management ▶ Establishing institutional arrangements, legal and common Establishing institutional arrangements, legal and common frameworks frameworks ▶ Building capability and capacity Building capability and capacity Report: JOINT BOARD OF Report: JOINT BOARD OF ▶ Assuring quality Assuring quality GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION ▶ Promoting data sharing, accessibility and dissemination Promoting data sharing, accessibility and dissemination ▶ Embracing trends in Information Technology Embracing trends in Information Technology SOCIETIES SOCIETIES ▶ 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 New York, USA New York, USA August 2012 August 2012 ▶ Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) Association Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) Association ▶ Committed support Committed support ▶ IEEE IEEE Geoscience Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (IEEE-GRSS) and Remote Sensing Society (IEEE-GRSS) ▶ Through Through ▶ International Association of Geodesy (IAG) International Association of Geodesy (IAG)  Collaborative initiatives and Collaborative initiatives and  ▶ International Cartographic Association (ICA) International Cartographic Association (ICA) programmes programmes ▶ International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) ▶ To To ▶ International Geographical Union (IGU) International Geographical Union (IGU)  Establish and grow capacity Establish and grow capacity  ▶ International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)  Deliver timely, Deliver timely,  ▶ International Map Trade Association (IMTA) International Map Trade Association (IMTA) comprehensive and useful comprehensive and useful ▶ International Society of International Society of Photogrammetry Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing and Remote Sensing geospatial information geospatial information (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 JB GIS provides input into developing strategic Developing strategic frameworks Developing strategic frameworks frameworks for geospatial information for geospatial information Member organisations operate at an international level provide institutional support at regional and national levels 1

▶ JB GIS requests two issues be addressed under JB GIS requests two issues be addressed under ▶ IHO IHO ▶ FIG FIG this topic this topic ▶ Regional Hydrographic Regional Hydrographic ▶ Regional Conferences Regional Conferences Commissions Commissions and Working Weeks. and Working Weeks.  development of a roadmap towards spatial enablement, development of a roadmap towards spatial enablement,  ▶ GSDI GSDI ▶ African Task Force African Task Force via National via National SDIs SDIs or any jurisdictional SDI platform or any jurisdictional SDI platform ▶ ISCGM ISCGM ▶ SDI international SDI international ▶ providing clear roles and responsibilities providing clear roles and responsibilities cooperation and cooperation and ▶ Development of Global Development of Global ▶ establishing mechanisms for performance monitoring and/or establishing mechanisms for performance monitoring and/or collaboration collaboration Mapping Mapping reporting and risk management. reporting and risk management. ▶ ICA ICA  effects of continued public sector budget cuts on the effects of continued public sector budget cuts on the  ▶ “ “Regional Symposia for Regional Symposia for efficacy and sustainability of many NMOs efficacy and sustainability of many NMOs Cartography” Cartography ” ▶ Identify Identify ▶ Mapping Africa for Africa Mapping Africa for Africa  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 organizations organizations Establishing institutional Establishing institutional JB GIS member organisations can assist in the area of JB GIS member organisations can assist in the area of arrangements, legal and common arrangements, legal and common institutional arrangements, legal and common institutional arrangements, legal and common frameworks frameworks. 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 ▶ ISPRS ISPRS ▶ Education Commission Education Commission ▶ JB GIS requests two issues be addressed under JB GIS requests two issues be addressed under ▶ Standards Network Standards Network  education and training education and training ▶ Guide on Guide on this topic this topic  technology transfer technology transfer Standardisation Standardisation  Consideration and further discussion of governance Consideration and further discussion of governance  distance learning distance learning  structures structures  youth forum youth forum  outreach activities outreach activities ▶ 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". FIG Africa Task Force Workshop on Proactive Planning for Infrastructure in Peri- Urban Settlements , Mombassa, Kenya 2010 2

Building capability and capacity Building capability and capacity JB GIS offers access to its member organisations’ JB GIS offers access to its member organisations ’ outreach and technology transfer programmes outreach 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 ▶ IHO IHO Remote Sensing Society Remote Sensing Society ▶ Capacity building Capacity building Programme Programme Assuring the quality of geospatial Assuring the quality of geospatial ▶ International International Geoscience Geoscience and Remote Sensing and Remote Sensing ▶ Cooperative training and Cooperative training and Symposia Symposia support to States support to States information information ▶ Remote Sensing Summer Remote Sensing Summer School School ▶ FIG FIG ▶ capacity building capacity building through Institutional through Institutional support support International Hydrographic Organisation CAT 'B' course, at national Institute of Hydrography, Goa, India ▶ ICA ICA ▶ IAG IAG ▶ Standards Commission Standards Commission ▶ Unify geometric and Unify geometric and gravity services gravity services ▶ Data quality Commission Data quality Commission ▶ IHO IHO ▶ ICA/IGU ICA/IGU ▶ international standards international standards ▶ Joint Working Group on Joint Working Group on Members of JB GIS can undertake activities to contribute Members of JB GIS can undertake activities to contribute typonomy typonomy ▶ exchange of relevant exchange of relevant data and information data and information to the assurance of Geospatial information quality to the assurance of Geospatial information quality http://www.gfz- potsdam.de/news/foto/images/GFZ-Potsdam- PR-20030122-Geoid-Undulation-1250x1250.jpg 3