2. Global Map Update -as a base of utilization of Global Earth Observation Data- Global Map Liaison Report Osamu Ochiai JAXA/EORC WGISS #18, SG#17 Beijing Sept. 6-10 2004

3. iscgm.org What is Global Map Digital geographic dataset of Global coverage Consistent specifications Worldwide open distribution Expected application: Analyses for solving global environmental problems Monitoring activities for environmental change at global level

4. iscgm.org Who is making Global Maps NMOs (National Mapping Organizations) are assumed to make Global Maps for their countries Support scheme available for those who are difficult in making Global Maps by themselves Global Maps are open to public through the Web （ www.iscgm.org ） International Steering Committee for Global Mapping (ISCGM) 20 members incl. Heads of 17 Chair ： Prof. D.R.F Taylor （ Carlton Univ., Canada ） Secretariat: Geographical Survey Institute (GSI), Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT), Government of Japan

5. iscgm.org History of Global Mapping 1992 UNCED Adoption of “Agenda 21” Global Mapping Concept proposed by Japanese Government 1996 Establishment of International Steering Committee 1997 Rio+5(UN General Assembly Special Session) necessity of Global Mapping included in the adopted “Programme for the further implementation of Agenda 21” 2000 Release of Global Maps through the Internet 2002 WSSD Adopted “Plan of Implementation” called for initiatives and partnerships for global mapping 2007 Whole land of the Earth to be covered by Global Maps

6. iscgm.org Global Map Specifications Spatial resolution: ca. 1km （ equivalent to 1:1,000,000 scale ） 8 layers Vector data （ point, line, area ） Boundaries （ Administrative/Coast ）,Drainage （ Rivers/Lakes ）,Transportation （ Roads/Railways/Airport ）,Population centers Raster data （ grid ） Elevation, Land Cover, Land Use, Vegetation

7. iscgm.org Global Map Data （ Vector Data ） Administrative, Coast Boundaries Population Centers Transportation Drainage Locality and Name of CitiesRoads, Railways, Airports Rivers, Lakes, Dams

8. iscgm.org Global Map Data （ Raster Data ） Information at 1m step Elevation VegetationsLand Use Land Cover 20 categories9 categories 17 categories

9. iscgm.org How to get Global Maps Downloading from ISCGM Website Open Download Service Page Register User Information Download Data and/or Viewer Soft Extract Data, Open with the Viewer

10. iscgm.org ISCGM status update by GSI/Japan Status of data updating since last WGISS Participants Country: 135 (+3) Montserrat, Algeria, Lebanon Data Released: 19 (+1) Swaziland 12 th ISCGM meeting Plan to hold at Cairo/Egypt in April 2005, conjunction with GSDI meeting. Expecting to increase Arabian countries participation Data Format will be changed from current original VPF (Virtual Phrase Format) to another convenient one. Prototype convert tool (VPF to GML) has developed. The prototype result was presented in ISPRS poster session. ISCGM portal site is now preparing in corporation with ESRI. http://www.iscgm.org/

11. iscgm.org CEOS/WGISS collaboration? Current ISCGM data has already registered into JAXA-Keio Univ. WMS, WFS server under the Digital Asia framework. Keep updating when more data available. Need to consider how to apply the specific use case. It could be CEOS/WGISS and ISCGM collaboration!!