GIS Development in Pacific Island Nations Keu Mataroa (Cook Islands) Chair, PCGIAP Pacific Group.

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GIS Development in Pacific Island Nations Keu Mataroa (Cook Islands) Chair, PCGIAP Pacific Group

15 th UNRCC-AP, Kuala Lumpur, April 2000 Pacific Islands Profile CharacteristicRangesCook Is Population:2, ,00020,000 Land area:26km k km 2 237km 2 EEZ area:120k km m km 2 1.8m km 2 GNP (US$):$12m - $2b$80m GNP/person:$800 - $5,000$4,200 Aid % GDP:2% - 67%13% Countries profiled: Cook Islands, Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Soloman Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu. Source: ADB, 1988; AusAid, 1998; most data 1994 – 1997.

15 th UNRCC-AP, Kuala Lumpur, April 2000

GIS Development Issues Funding Technology Power supply Skilled labour Communications Logistics Natural disasters

15 th UNRCC-AP, Kuala Lumpur, April 2000 PCGIAP Pacific Workshop Suva, March 1999 Hosted by Fiji Sponsored by Australia 15 countries (from 19 invitations) Presentations on PCGIAP, GIS, geodesy Technical visits to Fiji & regional agencies Discussions on development needs

15 th UNRCC-AP, Kuala Lumpur, April 2000 PCGIAP Pacific Group Formed to represent interests of 19 members Recognised at 5 th PCGIAP (Beijing) Chair and Vice-Chair by annual rotation SOPAC to provide secretariat – Communications – Work plan – Coordination and logistics – Obtain funding for projects

15 th UNRCC-AP, Kuala Lumpur, April 2000 South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission Independent, intergovernmental, regional Based in Suva 54 staff $10 million p.a. (members & supporters) Managed by representative Council Projects include environmental science, disaster management, energy, water supply

15 th UNRCC-AP, Kuala Lumpur, April 2000 Pacific Group Priorities 1. Institutional Strengthening 2. Regional Geodesy 3. Remote Sensing Data Library

15 th UNRCC-AP, Kuala Lumpur, April 2000 Institutional Strengthening Undertake a comprehensive survey of GIS development needs Design a major regional capacity building program Seek funding to implement the program !

15 th UNRCC-AP, Kuala Lumpur, April 2000 Regional Geodesy Extend APRGP to include all Pacific members (multiple islands per country) Sea level (vertical datum) a special interest

15 th UNRCC-AP, Kuala Lumpur, April 2000 Remote Sensing Data Library Identify existing imagery Develop a Pacific data library Negotiate update arrangements

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