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Positioning geospatial information to address global challenges

Greg Scott, UN-GGIM Secretariat Environmental Statistics and Geospatial Information Branch

United Nations Statistics Division

Department of Economic and Social Affairs

United Nations, New York

Geo-enabling SDG Indicators and Monitoring

Framework: From Global Policy to National

Capabilities


#geospatialbydefault – Empowering billions! The 2019 Forum will demonstrate geospatial technology as ubiquitous,

pervasive, and ‘default’ in our daily lives. Topics to be discussed include the

sustainable development goals, smart cities, location analytics & business

intelligence, construction & engineering, environment; and emerging

technologies such as AI, IoT, big data, cloud, blockchain and others.


#geospatialdigitaldivide

Denying ‘opportunity’ for billions! For developing countries, realizing digital transformation and geospatial

technology by ‘default’ remains out of reach. They are yet to have the

‘opportunity’ to attain effective and sustained access to the vast amounts

of data, digital technology, the Internet and the corresponding computer

literacy that is needed to contribute to the global information society and

accelerate human progress.

2030 Agenda: Goals, targets, indicators… and data!!

“By 2020, enhance capacity-building support to developing countries, including for LDCs and SIDS, to 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…”


“Without evidence of where we stand now we

cannot confidently chart our path forward in

realizing the SDGs. To that end, this Report reflects

on the challenges faced in the collection,

processing, analysis and dissemination of reliable,

timely, accessible and sufficiently disaggregated

data, and calls for better evidence-based

policymaking.

Today’s technology makes it possible to collate the

data we need to keep the promise to leave no one

behind. But we need political leadership, resources

and commitment to use the tools now available”

The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2018

António Guterres

Secretary-General, United Nations


#geospatialdigitaldivide

Denying ‘opportunity’ for billions!

What IS the geospatial digital divide?

What are the gaps to be bridged?

How do we create opportunity?

Data

Ecosystem

Gap

Geospatial

Technology

Gap

Geospatial

Policy

Gap

Digital

Access

Gap

Digital

Value

Gap

Digital

Adoption

Gap

Bridging

the Digital

Divide

Digital Access

Gap

In 2016 fixed-broadband penetration reached 30% in developed countries, but only 8.2% and 0.8% in developing

regions and least developed countries (LDCs), respectively. In the developed regions, about 80% of the

population are online, compared to 40% in developing regions and 15% in LDCs. Although Internet use in LDCs

has tripled over the last five years, the percentage of users today only reaches the level enjoyed by

developed countries in 1998.

Bridging

the Digital

Divide

Digital Access

Gap

Digital Adoption

Gap

Bridging

the Digital

Divide

Digital Access

Gap

Digital Value Gap

Digital Adoption

Gap

Data

Ecosystem

Gap

169

Targets

232

Global Indicators

17

Goals

Global

Outputs and

Reporting

SDG metrics for measuring and monitoring progress.

Data compiled and disaggregated by income, gender, age, race,

ethnicity, migratory status, disability, geographic location, etc.

Official Aggregation and Integration into

Indicator Framework by National Statistical Offices.

Captures data integrity and validation.

National

Sustainable

Development

Indicators

National

Information

Systems

Data

Inputs

National Statistics,

Accounts, Administrative

Registers, Demographics

National

Spatial Data

Infrastructure

Other Sources

of Data,

incl. Big Data

Earth

Observations

and Monitoring

Geodetic positioning Elevation

Topography Land use & cover

Transport/Infrastruct. Cadastre/Parcels Water & Oceans

Cities & Settlements Administrative Bdys.

Imagery Water/Ocean

Land use/cover Observations

In situ monitoring Air/Pollution Ecosystems

Forest/Agriculture Climate

Population Demographics

Poverty Trade/Business

Environment Labour/Economics

Agriculture Disability/Gender

Civil Registration & Vital Stats.

Mobile phone Social media

Sensors Automated devices

Satellite imagery VGI

Crowd sourcing ??

Fundamental

baseline data

and new

data sources

Local to national social, economic and environmental conditions and circumstances

An integrative and

interconnected

data ecosystem

There needs to be more institutional collaboration, coordination, integration and interoperability across the various national data frameworks, information systems and platforms.

Geospatial

Technology

Gap

Data

Ecosystem

Gap

Data is not technology and technology is not data – but they are both tightly coupled, and can no longer be treated as separate entities.

Data

Ecosystem

Gap

Geospatial

Technology

Gap

Geospatial

Policy

Gap

Digital

Access

Gap

Digital

Value

Gap

Digital

Adoption

Gap


INTEGRATED GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION FRAMEWORK

A STRATEGIC GUIDE TO DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT


The Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (IGIF) comprises 3 separate, but connected, documents. The Overarching Strategic Framework has been completed and adopted by UN-GGIM in August 2018. The structure and main elements of the Implementation Guide are being developed now. The Country-level Action Plans are work in progress and being developed through case studies.


Anchored by 9 Strategic Pathways, the Framework is a mechanism for articulating and demonstrating national leadership in geospatial information, and the capacity to take positive steps.

9 Strategic

Pathways


Summary

The Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (IGIF) is being developed as a reference guide and process for developing and strengthening national geospatial information management arrangements. It can be used to establish national arrangements or to improve them. The IGIF can also be used to coordinate activities to achieve alignment between already existing national agency capabilities and infrastructures.

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