Jan Cees Venema Head UNSDI-NCO http://www.unsdi.nl jcvenema@unsdi.nl
Role of National Coordination Offices (1) Limit # of PoCs for UNSDI-CoE Delivering / Collecting as One Delivering Deliverables Products / services / support National UNSDI portal Harmonization / linking with National SDIs Disclose international geo-info for national users Disclose national (generated) geo-info for international users
Role of National Coordination Offices (2) Institutional and human capacity NSDI & GIS Thematic geo-info addressing “the Issues” portal NCO UN-FAO UNEP UN-DPKO UN-WFP WHO EU-SDI US-SDI XX-SDI XX FGDC INSPIRE NCO portal Technology & Standards UNSDI UN-OCHA institutional strengthening UNHCR Other UN bodies ++ Corporate Governance Large Enterprises, Multi-nationals Public sector Governmental institutions, NGOs, Institutes, Universities NSDI Private sector SMEs
(UN)SDI success factors SDI = infrastructure tool (long-term) All elements needed National Policy / Government support Institutional Capacity Skilled People Data / Information Technical infrastructure Standards Address Relevant Issues in the countries
NL contributions to UNSDI (1) Institutional Strengthening SDI courses GIS & Remote Sensing On-site in Developing Countries Thematic Information Food security, agriculture Water management Disaster relief, humanitarian aid Roads, Climate ......
NL contributions to UNSDI (2)
NL contributions to UNSDI (3) National UNSDI portal www.GeoNetwork.nl or via www.unsdi.nl FAO-GeoNetwork based Sources 23 UN & CGIAR institutes > 17.800 datasets Users from 151 countries > 37.500 downloads in 4.5 years Last, but not least UNSDI CoE funding ….. In progress….
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