UN-GGIM: the history so far and the future Dr Vanessa Lawrence CB Co-Chair UN-GGIM ggim.un.org
The UN discusses Global Geospatial Information Management “ Just like statistics, every country must have authoritative, trusted, maintained, definitive mapping data” Professor Paul Cheung, Director, United Nations Statistics Division, Geospatial World Forum Amsterdam, May 2013 ggim.un.org
Second Session of the Committee of Experts August 2012 “… building effective geospatial infrastructures and promoting greater use of geospatial information are part of a new frontier in harnessing science and technology for advancing sustainable development.” Wu Hungbo Under-Secretary General, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, August 2012 ggim.un.org
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UN Secretariat Secretary General OICT OIOS OLA ODA DM DESA DPA DPKO DFS DSS DPI DGACM UNOG UNOV UNON OCHA OHCHR ODC OOSA Missions Department of Field Support Department of Economic and Social Affairs Logistics Support Division UN Statistics and Geospatial UN Cartographic Section Information Division UN-GGIM Secretariat ggim.un.org
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• What kind of future do you want? • The Rio+20 conference on sustainable development, which took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in June 2012 was the biggest UN conference of its kind ever and a major step forward in achieving a sustainable future – the future we want. ggim.un.org
Rio+20 Conference ggim.un.org
The Future We Want: 19 June 2012 ggim.un.org
The importance of geospatial information “I am also pleased to see that the importance of reliable, trusted geographic information is now recognised. The United Nations has now established a Committee of Experts of Member States, which the UK co-chairs, to move this agenda forward” Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP, Deputy Prime Minister, United Kingdom Government, Rio+20 June 2012
Cambridge Conference 2013 ggim.un.org
The third session of UN-GGIM Committee of Experts ggim.un.org
Cambridge Conference/UN-GGIM Ministerial Session ggim.un.org
Geospatial Information: its importance to governments “In Namibia a country in which water is a scarce resource…spatial data is only below water in significance” Minister Alpheus G. !Naruseb, Minister of Lands and Resettlement, Namibia “We envisage a dynamic Pacific if we can be assisted in implementing the UN-GGIM Resolutions for geospatial information. We need to put in place a solid framework from local to national then regional level” Tevita Boseiwaqa, Permanent Secretary for Lands and Mineral Resourses, Fiji ggim.un.org
Geospatial Information: its importance to governments “In Belgium we are convinced that geographical information adds many advantages to the e-government approach, because „everything happens somewhere‟.” Philippe Busquin, Minister of State of the Kingdom of Belgium “Geography is the stage on which all natural human activity occurs” Viscount Younger of Leckie, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at BIS ggim.un.org
Inventory of Issues 1.Develop a national, regional and global strategic framework for geospatial information; 2.Establish best practices in institutional arrangements, legal and common frameworks; 3.Build capability and capacity, especially in developing countries; 4.Assuring the quality of geospatial information; 5.Promoting data sharing, accessibility and dissemination; 6.Embracing trends in information technology; 7.Promoting geospatial advocacy and awareness; 8.Partnering with civil society and the private sector; and 9.Linking geospatial information to statistics http://ggim.un.org/2nd%20Session/E-C20-2012-5%20Inventory%20of%20Issues%205%20July.pdf ggim.un.org
Future Trends in geospatial information management: the 5-10 year vision ggim.un.org
Five broad themes identified • Trends in technology and the future direction of data creation, maintenance and management • Legal and policy developments • Skills requirements and training mechanisms • The role of the private sector and non-governmental sectors • The future role of governments in data provision and management ggim.un.org
Trends in technology and the future direction of data creation, maintenance and management • Everything will be, in some sense, a geospatial beacon, referencing to or generating location information. • Location information as “Analytical superfood” that can and will, if used effectively and appropriately, improve people‟s lives across the globe.
Trends in technology and the future direction of data creation, maintenance and management • Growth in the amount of data (approximately 2.5 quintillion bytes created per day) brings with it an ever-growing requirement to be able to find the right information at the right time. • The demand for real-time information and real-time modelling available through social media and other web uses, seems certain to increase over the coming years and presents real challenges.
Trends in technology and the future direction of data creation, maintenance and management • Given the amount of data already generated and the fact that this amount will continue to grow, the importance of linking data together, particularly by location, is likely to grow. • A hyper-connected environment. • Estimates suggest over 50 billion things connected by 2020. • Real geospatial management challenges to feed the increasing demand to exploit this information – in real time.
Trends in technology and the future direction of data creation, maintenance and management • Massive shift in how geospatial information is managed, hosted, served and how it is consumed. • Use of the cloud will become the norm, enabling the desired information accessible to anyone, anywhere, anytime, available on the device of your choice.
Trends in technology and the future direction of data creation, maintenance and management • Value of open-source will grow as more users adopt and feed back improvements. • Three trends likely to drive adoption: 1. where resources are tight or provides best choice; 2. ability to modify and share easily, and build common user communities; and 3. future geospatial leaders exposed at early stage and already culturally attuned.
Trends in technology and the future direction of data creation, maintenance and management • The trend of moving from 2D mapping through to 3D and on to 4D visualisations is technology-driven and will accelerate. • Users will expect much more complex and realistic models, to enable effective planning and management and to optimise resources.
Trends in technology and the future direction of data creation, maintenance and management • Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are likely to be increasingly used. An additional method of data capture on its own, and also to complement existing methods of aerial and satellite remote sensing. • The ease-of-use, speed of capture, and ability to access difficult areas means they are of particular use in emergency response situations or where real-time information is of particular value to those on the ground.
Trends in technology and the future direction of data creation, maintenance and management • The quality of aerial and satellite imagery will continue to increase. • However, with existing availability of high resolution in many areas of the globe already, focus is likely to be on speed of acquisition and dissemination rather than on the quality. • Indoor positioning is an emerging frontier.
Trends in technology and the future direction of data creation, maintenance and management • Launch of new and next generation GNSS will enable faster data collection in very challenging environments, with higher accuracy and greater integrity. • Improved satellite technologies are starting to challenge the way vertical reference systems are defined. • Interoperability and unification of geospatial information datasets across the globe will become increasingly important.
UN Statistical Group Expert Meeting • 30 October - 1 November 2013 • 33 attendees from 16 Member States and 4 UN Bodies • Established in light of decisions by both the UN Statistical Commission and UN-GGIM. • It is composed of representatives of both statistical and geospatial communities, and aims to carry the work on developing a statistical spatial framework as a global standard for the integration of statistical and geospatial information. ggim.un.org
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