United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific (UN-GGIM-AP)
Kartavya Desk Staff
Source: News on Air
Context: India has been elected as the Co-Chair of the United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific (UN-GGIM-AP) for a three-year term (2025–2028).
About United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific (UN-GGIM-AP):
• What It Is?
• The UN-GGIM-AP is one of the five regional committees of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM). It coordinates regional efforts to promote geospatial governance, data sharing, and sustainable development through mapping and information systems.
• The UN-GGIM-AP is one of the five regional committees of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM).
• It coordinates regional efforts to promote geospatial governance, data sharing, and sustainable development through mapping and information systems.
• Established In:
• Originally set up in 1995 as the Permanent Committee on GIS Infrastructure for Asia and the Pacific (PCGIAP). Rebranded as UN-GGIM-AP in 2012 following the creation of UN-GGIM in 2011, integrating regional geospatial initiatives under the UN umbrella.
• Originally set up in 1995 as the Permanent Committee on GIS Infrastructure for Asia and the Pacific (PCGIAP).
• Rebranded as UN-GGIM-AP in 2012 following the creation of UN-GGIM in 2011, integrating regional geospatial initiatives under the UN umbrella.
• Term and Membership:
• Represents 56 national geospatial authorities from countries across Asia and the Pacific. India’s Co-Chair term will run till 2028, reflecting its growing role in shaping global geospatial policy and data ecosystems.
• Represents 56 national geospatial authorities from countries across Asia and the Pacific.
• India’s Co-Chair term will run till 2028, reflecting its growing role in shaping global geospatial policy and data ecosystems.
• To maximize the social, economic, and environmental value of geospatial data through regional collaboration and innovation. To strengthen spatial data infrastructure (SDI), enhance policy frameworks, and facilitate data-driven decision-making for achieving the SDGs.
• To maximize the social, economic, and environmental value of geospatial data through regional collaboration and innovation.
• To strengthen spatial data infrastructure (SDI), enhance policy frameworks, and facilitate data-driven decision-making for achieving the SDGs.
• Key Functions:
• Capacity Building: Promotes knowledge exchange, training, and technical assistance among member states. Regional Cooperation: Facilitates cross-border geospatial initiatives and integration of national systems. Policy Guidance: Supports the formulation of geospatial governance standards and policy harmonization. Sustainable Development Support: Aligns geospatial information management with climate action, disaster management, and urban planning. Partnership with ESCAP: Since 2018, the UN-ESCAP Secretariat supports UN-GGIM-AP operations to strengthen institutional capacity and equitable dissemination of data.
• Capacity Building: Promotes knowledge exchange, training, and technical assistance among member states.
• Regional Cooperation: Facilitates cross-border geospatial initiatives and integration of national systems.
• Policy Guidance: Supports the formulation of geospatial governance standards and policy harmonization.
• Sustainable Development Support: Aligns geospatial information management with climate action, disaster management, and urban planning.
• Partnership with ESCAP: Since 2018, the UN-ESCAP Secretariat supports UN-GGIM-AP operations to strengthen institutional capacity and equitable dissemination of data.