Report of the Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management on Its 5th Session and Provisional Agenda and Dates for Its 6th Session

E/DEC/2016/221View PDF

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16 operative paragraphs

At its 25th plenary meeting, on 1 June 2016, the Economic and Social Council:

(a) Took note of the report of the Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management on its fifth session;14

(b) Decided that the sixth session of the Committee of Experts would be held at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 3 to 5 August 2016;

Election of officers.

Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters.

Contribution of regional committees and thematic groups to the global geospatial information agenda.

Global geodetic reference frame.

Determination of global fundamental geospatial data themes.

Trends in national institutional arrangements in global geospatial information management.

Legal and policy frameworks, including issues related to authoritative data.

Implementation and adoption of standards for the global geospatial information community.

Integration of geospatial, statistical and other related information.

Application of geospatial information related to land administration and management.

Knowledge base for geospatial information management.

Review of United Nations activities in geospatial information management.

Activities related to sustainable development and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Geospatial information and services for disasters.

Provisional agenda and dates for the seventh session of the Committee of Experts.

Report of the Committee of Experts on its sixth session.

14 Ibid., 2015, Supplement No. 26 (E/2015/46).