The 16th session of the Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) kicks off today at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, and will run through 7 August.
The session will be broadcast on UN Web TV.
This annual session of designated representatives, senior executives and experts from national geospatial information authorities of Member States, and geospatial information experts from international organizations, UN system and relevant stakeholders will continue to enhance the coordination and coherence in global geospatial information management towards the accelerated implementation of the Committee's norms, frameworks, principles and guides for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals according to national circumstances.
The Committee of Experts is the apex intergovernmental mechanism in the United Nations for making joint decisions and setting directions towards enhancing nationally integrated geospatial information management and its resources and capacities within national, regional and global policy frameworks and development agendas.