IRCC-9 Agenda item 10 B The Establishment of a UNGGIM Working Group on Marine Geospatial Information

Contents Introduction to the GGIM and WG-MGI Documents and dates for your attention How to get involved Action requested of IRCC

Introduction: United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management Regional Entities – Similar to RHCs Global Geodetic Reference Frame Integrating Statistics and Other Information Determining Fundamental Datasets Land Administration and Management

Introduction: UN-GGIM Working Group on Marine Geospatial Information (WG-MGI) Work toward the completion of an integrated global dataset that includes land and sea Ensure that IHO standards serve as the basis for UN- GGIM marine information Raise political awareness and highlight the importance of marine geospatial information

Documents and Dates for Your Attention UN-GGIM-MGI Concept Documents - Now Available http://ggim.un.org/ggim_committee.html IHO Background Report on Marine Geospatial Information - – GGIM 7 agenda item 14 Concept Note GGIM-MGI-WG-– GGIM 7 agenda item 16 CL 38/2017 Side Event on Marine Geospatial Information – 31 July in UNHQ Room 11 from 16 – 18:00 Seventh Session of the UN-GGIM: UNHQ – 31 July to 4 August

How Can You Get Involved – From GGIM TOR Member States will seek to designate experts with specific knowledge drawn from the interrelated fields of surveying, geography, cartography and mapping, remote sensing, land/sea and geographic information systems and environmental protection.

How Can You Get Involved? Attend the GGIM – You are entitled Work with your representatives to support the proposal - positive interventions encouraged If established, commit to UN-GGIM-MGI participation and consider leadership role

Action requested of IRCC IRCC is invited to: note this paper, encourage member states to support the establishment of the UN-GGIM WG-MGI by working with their representatives to the UN-GGIM to offer interventions in favor of the WGMGI during the August 2017 UN-GGIM, encourage member states to attend the UN-GGIM and the UN- GGIM-MGI Side Event in August 2017