The United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) is one of the nine expert groups of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and to foster the global development geospatial information.[1]
In 2011 the British geographer Vanessa Lawrence was elected to serve as the inaugural co-chair of United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM).[2][3] She served in this role continuously for four years, and was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation by the Under-Secretary-General, Dr Wu Hongbo[4]
Geospatial Societies
The UN-GGIM Geospatial Societies (UN-GGIM GS), previously Joint Board of Geospatial Information Societies (JBGIS), is a coalition recognized by the UN-GGIM:[5]
- IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society
- International Association of Geodesy
- International Cartographic Association
- International Federation of Surveyors
- International Geographical Union
- International Map Industry Association
- International Society for Digital Earth
- International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
Other than the full members above, there are the following observing members of the UN-GGIM GS:
Notable members
- Vanessa Lawrence, British geographer, and first Co-chair of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (2011-2015)
- Ingrid Vanden Berghe, Belgian geospatial specialist and new Co-chair of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (2020-)
- Paloma Merodio Gómez, Mexican geographer and new Co-chair of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (2022-)
- Fernand Bale, Ivorian geographer and new Co-chair of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (2022-)[6]
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