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 The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is one of six principal organs of the United Nations, responsible for coordinating the economic and social fields of the organization, specifically in regards to the fifteen specialized ...

(ECOSOC) and to foster the global development

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. In 2011 the British geographer

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was elected to serve as the inaugural co-chair of United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM). She served in this role continuously for four years, and was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation by the Under-Secretary-General, Dr

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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: * IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society *

International Association of Geodesy The International Association of Geodesy (IAG) is a constituent association of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics focusing on the science which measures and describes the Figure of the Earth, Earth's shape, its rotation and gravity ...

International Cartographic Association The International Cartographic Association (ICA) (, ''ACI'') is an organization formed of national member organizations, to provide a forum for issues and techniques in cartography and geographic information science (GIScience). ICA was founde ...

International Federation of Surveyors International Federation of Surveyors ( abbreviated FIG, after the ) is the UN-recognized global organization for the profession of surveying and related disciplines. It was established in 1878,

International Geographical Union The International Geographical Union (IGU; , UGI) is an international geographical society. The first International Geographical Congress was held in Antwerp in 1871. Subsequent meetings led to the establishment of the permanent organization i ...

International Map Industry Association The International Map Industry Association (IMIA), formerly known as the International Map Trade Association (IMTA), is the foremost worldwide organization of the mapping, geospatial and geographic information industry. In 2018 IMIA reorganized i ...

International Society for Digital Earth The International Society for Digital Earth is an international non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the Digital Earth concept. It publishes the '' International Journal of Digital Earth''. It is recognized as one of the main internationa ...

International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing International is an adjective (also used as a noun) meaning "between nations". International may also refer to: Music Albums * ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011 * ''International'' (New Order album), 2002 * ''International'' (The T ...

Other than the full members above, there are the following observing members of the UN-GGIM GS: *

International Hydrographic Organization The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) (French: ''Organisation Hydrographique Internationale'') is an intergovernmental organization representing hydrography. the IHO comprised 102 member states. A principal aim of the IHO is to ...

Urban and Regional Information Systems Association The Geospatial Professional Network (GPN) (formerly known as Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA)) is a non-profit association of professionals using geographic information systems (GIS) and other information technologies to ...

Notable members

, British geographer, and first Co-chair of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (2011-2015) *

Ingrid Vanden Berghe Ingrid may refer to: * Ingrid (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Ingrid Burley (born 1986), rapper known mononymously as Ingrid * Ingrid (record label), also an artist collective * Tropical Storm Ingrid, various cy ...

, Belgian geospatial specialist and new Co-chair of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (2020-) *

Paloma Merodio Gómez Paloma Merodio Gómez (Mexico City, April 10, 1985) is a Mexican official and economist. She is a member of the Board of Governors of the National Institute of Statistics and Geography in Mexico, serving as Vice President responsible for the Na ...

, Mexican geographer and new Co-chair of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (2022-) *

Fernand Bale Fernand is a masculine given name of French origin. The feminine form is Fernande. Fernand may refer to: People Given name * Fernand Augereau (1882–1958), French cyclist * Fernand Auwera (1929–2015), Belgian writer * Fernand Baldet (18 ...

, Ivorian geographer and new Co-chair of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (2022-)

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* Organizations established by the United Nations International geographic data and information organizations {{UN-stub

Geospatial Societies

Notable members

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