July 23, 2015 — Growing demand for data analysis across user-defined geographical areas is driving the need for a geocoded point-based reference system says UN-GGIM: Europe. A report on priority user needs by the working group on data integration found that many no...
UN-GGIM: Europe Offers Inspiration for Global Data Delivery
September 14, 2015 — European initiatives to deliver harmonised dependable geospatial information could help provide a global solution to meet demand for interoperable data, says UN-GGIM: Europe. The workshop, part of the fifth session of the United Nations...
UN-GGIM: Europe is to Lead Work to Determine Global Fundamental Geospatial Data Themes
December 15, 2015 — The mandate to develop this work, which is critical for supporting sustainability, disaster response, land management, and environmental resilience, was given to UN-GGIM: Europe during the 5th Session of the United Nations Committee of Experts on...
UN-GGIM: Europe Announces Creation of GRF-Europe
Europe is contributing to the UN’s Global Geodetic Reference Frame (GGRF) by developing a platform for exchanging information and expertise.  The creation of a new UN-GGIM: Europe working group, GRF- Europe will connect a range of stakeholders and act as an...
UN Relief Agencies Ramp up Support to Cyclone-Hit Vanuatu as Country's President Appeals for Assistance
March 17, 2015 — Amid reports that powerful Cyclone Pam has impacted at least half the population of Vanuatu, the country's President, attending a United Nations conference under way in Japan aiming to reduce disaster risk, appealed for international support in...
UN Outer Space Office New Chair of International Working Group on Satellite Based Emergency Mapping
BONN/VIENNA, June 1, 2015 — The UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) took up the annually rotating position of official Chair of the International Working Group on Satellite based Emergency Mapping (IWG-SEM) at the Group's meeting today in Bonn, Germany. The...
UN Office for Outer Space Affairs and JAXA Announce Launch Opportunities from the ISS for Small Satellites Built by Developing Nations
VIENNA, TOKYO, September 10, 2015 — The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) today announced the joint initiative "KiboCUBE" which will offer educational and research institutions from developing...
UN Office for Outer Space Affairs and aerospace company Avio
VIENNA(United Nations Information Service) - The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and aerospace company Avio S.p.A. announced an opportunity for educational or research institutions, in particular from developing countries, to deploy a 1 Unit...
UN Member States Participate in 3rd Plenary of UN-GGIM: Europe
More than 100 delegates representing 31 countries gathered in Budapest, Hungary recently for the 3rd Plenary of UN-GGIM: Europe.  The meeting, which was officially opened by Katalin Tóth, Deputy State Secretary on International Relations of the Ministry of...
UN Global Compact Recognizes Turkcell CEO as a 2017 SDG Pioneer
NEW YORK - The United Nations Global Compact, the sustainability platform that the United Nations has launched to remove poverty and ensure that all people live in peace and prosperity, has determined 10 SDG Pioneers – individuals from around the world who are...
