Working Group Core Data

This Working Group is focusing on increasing data interoperability and harmonisation by proposing core geospatial data which meets essential user needs. The group has delivered on its task to identify the users and their needs and requirements for core data. The group is now focusing on proposing recommendations of content of the core data themes through extensive consultations with the wider geospatial community.

Preparatory work about core data

	File	Date added
	Working Group 1 report – Rationale of WGA objectives	11/04/2018

Selection of core data themes – Core data scope

	File	Date added
	Core Data Scope – Working Group A - First Deliverable of Task 1.a - Version 1.2	27/07/2016
	Data required by use cases (xls)	27/07/2016
	Top-down approach results (xls)	27/07/2016
	Use case maps (pdf)	27/07/2016
	Use cases (pdf)	27/07/2016

Core spatial data themes – Recommendations for content

	File	Date added
	Core spatial data theme 'Cadastral parcels’ – Recommendations for content – Final version 1.1 (pdf)	09/02/2018
	Core spatial data theme ‘Address’ – Recommendations for content – Draft version 1.0 pdf	11/10/2017
	Core spatial data theme ‘Address’ - Recommendations for content – Final version 1.1	05/05/2022
	Consolidated comments for theme ‘Address’	05/05/2022
	Core spatial data theme ‘Geographical Names’ – Recommendations for content – Draft version 1.0 pdf	11/10/2017
	Core spatial data theme ‘Geographical Names’ - Recommendations for content – Final version 1.1	02/09/2024
	Core spatial data theme ‘Basic Services’ – Recommendations for content – Draft version 1.0 pdf	17/01/2018
	Core spatial data theme ‘Basic Services’ - Recommendations for content – Final version 1.1	21/12/2022
	Consolidated comments for theme ‘Basic Services’	21/12/2022
	Core spatial data theme ‘Administrative Units’ – Recommendations for content – Draft version 1.0 pdf	01/02/2018
	Core spatial data theme ‘Administrative Units’ - Recommendations for content – Final version 1.1	05/05/2022
	Consolidated comments for theme ‘Administrative Units’	05/05/2022
	Core spatial data theme ‘Buildings’ – Recommendations for content – Draft version 1.0	17/01/2018
	Core spatial data theme ‘Buildings’ - Recommendations for content – Final version 1.1	17/08/2022
	Consolidated comments for theme ‘Buildings’	17/08/2022
	Core spatial data theme ‘Statistical Units’ – Recommendations for content – Draft version 1.0	02/10/2018
	Core spatial data theme ‘Statistical Units’ - Recommendations for content – Final version 1.1	05/05/2022
	Consolidated comments for theme ‘Statistical Units’	05/05/2022
	Core spatial date theme ‘Orthoimage’ – Recommendations for content – Draft version 1.0	19/04/2019
	Core spatial data theme ‘Orthoimage’ - Recommendations for content – Final version 1.1	15/02/2023
	Consolidated comments for theme ‘Orthoimage’	15/02/2023
	Core spatial data theme ‘Regulated or Managed Zones’ - Recommendations for content – Draft version 1.0	24/05/2019
	Core spatial data theme ‘Regulated or Managed Zones’ - Recommendations for content – Final version 1.1	05/05/2022
	Core spatial data theme ‘Transport Networks’ - Recommendations for content – Draft version 1.0	24/05/2019
	Core spatial data theme ‘Transport Networks’ - Recommendations for content – Final version 1.1	03/08/2022
	Consolidated comments for theme ‘Transport Networks’	03/08/2022
	Core spatial data theme ‘Elevation’ - Recommendations for content – Draft version 1.0	10/09/2019
	Core spatial data theme ‘Elevation’ - Recommendations for content – Final version 1.1	31/08/2023
	Consolidated comments for theme ‘Elevation’	31/08/2023
	Core spatial data theme ‘Hydrography’ - Recommendations for content – Draft version 1.0	07/02/2020
	Core spatial data theme ‘Hydrography’ - Recommendations for content – Final version 1.1	03/08/2022
	Consolidated comments for theme ‘Hydrography’	03/08/2022
	Core spatial data theme ‘Land Cover’ - Recommendations for content – Draft version 1.0 -- Open for commenting using template below - deadline 31/07/2022	05/05/2022
	Core spatial data theme 'Land Cover' - Recommendations for content - Final version 1.1	07/12/2023
	Core spatial data theme ‘Land Use’ - Recommendations for content – Draft version 1.0 -- Open for commenting using template below - deadline 31/07/2022	05/05/2022
	Core spatial data theme ‘Land Use’- Recommendations for content – Final version 1.1	10/01/2024
	Consolidated comments for theme ‘Land Use’	10/01/2024
	Template for comments - Land cover - deadline 31/07/2022	05/05/2022
	Template for comments - Land Use - deadline 31/07/2022	05/05/2022
	Core spatial data theme – Template for comments (xlsx)	01/02/2018

Upcoming Event 06/08/2025

Fifteenth Session of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM)

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