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EUROPEAN CONFERENCE On INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY “Through Scientific Development to Prosperit

EUROPEAN CONFERENCE On INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY “Through Scientific Development to Prosperity” Prague; 15-17 May 2006 UNGIWG-UNSDI DEVELOPMENT PROCESS Jelle U. Hielkema FAO – UNGIWG Consultant. What a pretty blue planet!. What is it?.

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EUROPEAN CONFERENCE On INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY “Through Scientific Development to Prosperit

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  1. EUROPEAN CONFERENCE On INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY “Through Scientific Development to Prosperity” Prague; 15-17 May 2006 UNGIWG-UNSDI DEVELOPMENT PROCESS Jelle U. Hielkema FAO – UNGIWG Consultant

  2. What a pretty blue planet!

  3. What is it? A voluntary network of over 30 UN specialised agencies, programmes and funds Established in March 2000 to: • Facilitate technical collaboration and formulate policies concerning geographic information in the UN-system and with member states • Address common geospatial issues – maps, boundaries, data access and exchange, adherence to international standards, naming conventions and location • Provide a forum to discuss emerging technologies, experience with applications, and coordinate actions

  4. Organisation Co-Chairs: FAO and WFP (rotating secretariat: April 2005 - 2007) • Annual plenary: (Addis Ababa, October 2005 ), (Santiago de Chile, November 2006) Members • FAO, WFP, DPKO, OCHA, UNAIDS, UNDP, UNEP, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNODC, UNOPS, WHO, WORLD BANK, CGIAR and others; a variety of major commercial companies as observers Task Groups • International and administrative boundaries – SALB, GAUL (WHO/FAO) • Core geo-database (FAO) • Remote sensing (UNOSAT) • Interoperable services – GeoNetwork (FAO) • GIS map production guidelines (OCHA) • Global navigation satellite systems (WFP)

  5. Outputs • Inventory of globally consistent databases New! • Standard international boundaries and administrative boundaries • GeoNetwork operational opensource metadata catalogue standard; the ‘heart’ of UNSDI; www.fao.org/geonetwork • Map production guidelines • Annual plenary meetings since 2000 • Strategic plan (2001-2002) • UN Spatial Data Infrastructure (UNSDI) Development ProcessNew!

  6. UN Spatial Data Infrastructure (UNSDI) Framework to facilitate access, exchange and quality of geographically-related information using common standards, protocols, and specifications. Supporting user needs / decision-making Regional / trans-national • Components: • Policies, standards, institutional arrangements • Human capacity, investment • Data systems • Information products • Technology National Global Local

  7. Overall Goal To build a United Nations Spatial Data Infrastructure (UNSDI) with the objective of enhancing spatial data and information sharing between UN agencies and programmes as well as national and regional SDI’s and promote and achieve sustainable development through a.o. opensource software solutions UNSDI – UN Spatial Data Infrastructure UNSDI – UN Sustainable Development Initiative UNSDI – UN Strategic Defense Initiative

  8. Why UNSDI? Data access and sharing, Interoperability Place-based management, PortabilityBuild once, Use many times Core data Thematic data Effected population Settlements Security Transportation Demography Hydrology Flood zones Boundaries Logistics Geodetic control Economic Elevation Soils Natural resources Imagery Environment Sustainable environmental, social, & economic development

  9. Without SDI: individual data and investment $$ $$ $$ $$ $$ Health Education Water Agriculture Transport DB DB DB DB DB Lance, 2005, adapted from Nebert, Fgdc

  10. With SDI: alignment in data and investment $$ Poverty reduction programmes Agriculture, Education, Energy, Environment, Finance, Health, Transport, Water, ... $$ Infrastructure development, maintenance $$ Environmental and natural resources management $$ Humanitarian responses DB DB DB Shared data & services Lance, 2005, adapted from Nebert, Fgdc

  11. UNSDI ‘Contours’ • Goals • Decentralized coordination framework • Standardization of tools • Continuity and sustainability Active consultants: Mr. Barry L. Henricksen; rtd FAO-UNEP Staffmember;Lead Consultant: UN institutional and programmatic aspects Ms. Kate Lance; Freelance Consultant, PhD student at ITC: Literature Review Mr. Jelle U. Hielkema; rtd FAO Staffmember: establishment operational links between UNSDI and national/regional SDI’s

  12. Global Spatial Data Infrastructure GSDI UNSDI EU INSPIRE UNSDI GEO/GMES GMES/GEO GeoConnection / FGDC N/RSDI National/Regional Spatial Data Infrastructures

  13. SubstantialUNSDI-National-Regional SDIdiscussions being held with leading institutions in The Netherlands. In the Czech Republic potential partners meeting near Prague 18 May. Discussions started with F.R. Germany and four Regional Organizations in Africa. UNSDI development process contacts made with additional 19 countries around the world and commitments to participation received from 12. The Netherlands most advanced and active through www.unsdi.nl

  14. Thank you!

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