The wider geospatial community in Europe has a lot to offer to UN-GGIM: Europe. We are pleased to announce that at the start of the 2nd Plenary of UN-GGIM: Europe members approved observer status to the European Forum for Geography and Statistics (EFGS) and the European Spatial Planning Observation Network (ESPON). The two organisations join the current group of
The important role that geospatial information contributes towards sustainable development featured in the September 2015 issue of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs newsletter. In the same issue you can catch up with the latest developments on the Sustainable Development Goals and the Post-2015 Summit that will happen later on this month on
Dr Vanessa Lawrence CB, inaugural Co-Chair of the Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management, was honoured for her contribution to the Committee. Stepping down as Co-Chair at the Fifth Session of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York
UN-GGIM: Europe actively participated in the Fifth Session of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York in August 2015. Many European UN Member states not only participated in the meeting but also actively engaged and intervened throughout the side meetings and agenda
The Executive Committee of UN-GGIM: Europe held it’s third meeting of 2015 on the 22nd June at Kadaster office in amsterdam, the Netherlands. Copies of presentations given at the meeting can be found here.
Join us in Lisbon to learn more about UN-GGIM. UN-GGIM will be presented in two different workshops during the INSPIRE / GWF 2015 event in Lisbon, Portugal. Both workshops are on Thursday 28th May. Join the UN-GGIM: Europe workshop to learn about the aims and objectives of the regional entity, the work and progress of
Expanded Bureau 2015 Group Photo UN-GGIM: Europe, represented by Executive Committee member Mr. Tomaž Petek, participated in the Expanded UN-GGIM Bureau Meeting held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on 4th – 6th May 2015. The meeting was jointly organized by the UN-GGIM Secretariat and the National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation (NASG) of China. The three
The Executive Committee of UN-GGIM: Europe held it’s second meeting of 2015 on the 29th April at the offices of EuroGeographics in Brussels Belgium. Copies of presentations given at the meeting can be found here.
“Unleashing the Power of ‘Where’ to Make the World a Better Place: How Geographic Information Contributes to Achieving the SDGs” side-event will be held during the April Intergovernmental Negotiations on the Post-2015 Development Agenda next week at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The session is scheduled for Wednesday, 22nd April from 1:15 – 2:30 pm in Room
“Unleashing the Power of ‘Where’ to Make the World a Better Place: How Geographic Information Contributes to Achieving the SDGs” highlighting the vital role geospatial information has in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The event, co-organised by the Permanent Mission of Denmark to the United Nations, the UN-GGIM Secretariat, UN-GGIM: Europe, and the Group
