Foundation Geospatial Information to serve National and Global Priorities

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1 Foundation Geospatial Information to serve National and Global Priorities Greg Scott Inter-Regional Advisor Global Geospatial Information Management United Nations Statistics Division

2 UN-GGIM: A global initiative Reporting to ECOSOC, a formal inter-governmental UN Committee of Experts to: Discuss, enhance and coordinate Global Geospatial Information Management activities by involving Member States at the highest level. Work with Governments to make joint decisions and set directions on the use of geospatial information within national and global policy frameworks. Address global issues and contribute collective knowledge as a community with shared interests and concerns. Develop effective strategies to build geospatial capacity in developing countries. To make accurate, reliable and authoritative geospatial information readily available to support national, regional and global development.

3 Our World is Facing Serious Challenges Collectively we need to create the future we want Natural Resources Economic Development Globalization Loss of Habitat Source: esri 2014 Urbanization Disasters Land Use Resource Shortage Climate Change Water Energy Wealth and Poverty Pollution Ecological Change Food security Human Health Biodiversity Population Growth Cultural Diversity Inequality Cities Social conflict Leveraging our best science, technology, and information

4 Need for geospatial data captured in SD

5 A data revolution for sustainable development In order to mobilize the data revolution for sustainable development a comprehensive strategy and roadmap towards a new Global Consensus on Data must be developed, including to: Accelerate the development and adoption of legal, technical, geospatial and statistical standards, in a range of areas including, but not limited to: Openness and exchange of data and metadata, including interoperability of data and information systems; demographic and geospatial information, including geographic semantic management and exchange.

6 Data Approaches for Monitoring Sustainable Development Progress: The Case of Africa The increasing use of geospatial information needs to continue: Geospatial information is increasingly being used in Africa, but more capacity building will be needed to scale up existing initiatives and to bring innovative applications from other parts of the world to Africa. The lack of consistent up-to-date base mapping fundamental geographic datasets such as geodetic control, elevation, drainage, transport, land cover, geographic names, land tenure, etc. across Africa remains a challenge. R%202015%20Advance%20Unedited%20Version.pdf

7 Sustainable data for sustainable development The monitoring of the MDGs taught us that data are an indispensable element of the development agenda: Despite improvement, critical data for development policymaking are still lacking. Real-time data are needed to deliver better decisions faster. Geospatial data can support monitoring in many aspects of development, from health care to natural resource management. New technology is changing the way data are collected and disseminated. Global standards and an integrated statistics system are key elements for effective monitoring. Data should be open, easily accessible and effective for decision-making.

8 17 goals accompanied by 169 targets. Will be further elaborated through a Global Indicator Framework. How many of these goals capture or include elements of geography, place, and location? What is the role of mapping and land related agencies? By increase significantly the availability of high-quality, timely and reliable data disaggregated by income, gender, age, race, ethnicity, migratory status, disability, geographic location and other characteristics relevant in national contexts Final Draft, 8 July nal%20draft%20outcome%20document%20un%20sept%20summit %20w%20letter_ pdf

9 Everything that happens happens somewhere

10 Foundational data to make better decisions and policy Data over space and time FOUNDATION Geodetic Elevation Water/Ocean Land use/cover Transport Cadastre Population Infrastructure Settlements Admin. Bdys. Imagery Geology/soils etc.

11 Foundational data to make better decisions and policy Data over space and time FOUNDATION Geodetic Elevation Water/Ocean Land use/cover Transport Cadastre Population Infrastructure Settlements Admin. Bdys. Imagery Geology/soils etc. SOCIAL Society Poverty Education Health Population Employment Water Sanitation Equality Gender Governance ENVIRONMENT Water Seas/oceans Land use/cover Ecosystems Forests Agriculture Climate Biodiversity Natural hazards Pollution ECONOMIC Well-being Cities Water Energy Infrastructure Industry Sanitation Economy

12 Geography is the stage on which all natural and human activity occurs Location links us to where we are and what we are doing Everything happens somewhere.what is happening here.now!! Linking information to location

13 Location 4 th driver for decision making Linking information to location

14 National Policy National Data Linking information to location

15 National foundation datasets

16 National foundation datasets linked to energy data

17 National foundation datasets linked to global risk data

18 How do we influence and transform the agenda? The paradigm of data availability is changing more real time. No longer just for mapping and visualization, but integration, analytics, modelling, aggregation and fusion. Many of the sustainable development challenges are crosscutting in nature and characterized by complex interlinkages which benefit from location ( where ) as the link they have in common. We need to see foundation geospatial data for its information value, not where it has come from or who owns it. Treat data as the basic unit. The NSDI is more important than ever, BUT it must be viewed in a different manner. It can provide the means to organize and deliver core geographies from everywhere for many national and global challenges, including sustainable development. A global challenge: Can Spatial Data Integration, Aggregation and Policy (SDIAP) platforms provide the world s first Global Geographic Census of Data for sustainable development by 2020?

19 Everything happens somewhere Nancy Tosta, June 2001 We can measure and monitor what happens where