UN-GGIM: Europe and how this initiative can help the region build harmonised reference data and suitable infrastructure in Europe in order to contribute to sustainable goals was presented at two separate events organised in Ukraine and Moldova. The first was a work shop held in Kiev in March 2015, EuroGeographics: from INSPIRE Directive towards the European

The European Commission has just launched a public online consultation (EU survey) on Earth observation in a global context, GEO & GEOSS. The aim of this consultation is to collect opinions from a wide range of European stakeholders (including public authorities, research organizations, the relevant business sector including SMEs, non-governmental organizations, interest groups, socio-economic partners

The first geospatial resolution was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, on Thursday 26th February 2015. The Permanent Mission of Fiji, the lead sponsor made their deliberation of the Global Geodetic Reference Frame for Sustainable Development (GGRF) resolution. The resolution, which was co-sponsored by 52  Member States, has now been adopted. The Global Geodetic

EuroGeographics has signed a Service Level Agreement (SLA) with The Netherlands’ Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency (Kadaster) to provide a secretariat for UN-GGIM: Europe. As a result geospatial professional, Carol Agius has been appointed Administrator for the European regional committee of the United Nations Initiative on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM). In addition to

The Executive Committee of UN-GGIM: Europe held it’s first meeting of 2015 on the 14th January 2015 at the offices of EuroGeographics in Brussels Belgium. Copies of presentations given at the meeting can be found here.

At this meeting an Executive Committee of eleven people was established, a work plan adopted and arrangements for a secretariat was agreed Cooperation between the geospatial and statistical communities and formal bodies such as the European Commission will be less fragmented and better coordinated as a result of UN-GGIM: Europe, its first plenary session has