Committee on Global Geospatial Information Management

The United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management, established by ECOSOC on 27 July 2011 as the official UN consultative mechanism on GGIM, has convened its inaugural meeting on 26 October 2011 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. The inaugural meeting has brought together experts from Member States and observers from international organizations to adopt the Terms of Reference of the Committee, review the Rules of Procedure of the Committee, and discuss its contribution to Rio+20 Conference as well as an inventory of critical issues to be addressed by the Committee in its future sessions