Over the past two weeks, this column has focused on United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM). The priorities and work programme of UN-GGIM are driven by UN Member States and ...

To achieve the ambitious targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, bold and urgent action is needed. As the world is facing the grim impacts from the COVID-19 crisis, it has further ...

Governments and businesses are challenged to combat hunger, poverty, water scarcity, climate change, disasters and other perils, and to provide peace and prosperity for its people, leaving no one ...

Geospatial engineering combines principles of engineering, geography, and surveying to collect, analyze, and manage spatial data. Geospatial engineering involves surveying. Over time, the field of ...

The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) established the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) in July 2011 (ECOSOC resolution ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 (Bernama) -- The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) today launched the DOSM GEOHUB data portal, a strategic initiative that facilitates access to geospatial information ...

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Stefan Schweinfest was appointed Director of the Statistics Division (UNSD/DESA) in July 2014. Under his leadership, the Division compiles and disseminates global statistical information, develops ...