| Tracks/Themes |
1 Governance, Policy and Legal Frameworks and Sustainable Financing for Enhancing National Geospatial Information Management Arrangements |
2 Data and Standards for Enhanced National Geospatial Information Management |
3 Enhancing Creativity and Innovation for Nationally Integrated Geospatial Information Management |
4 Strengthening Capacities, Capabilities and Communications for Integrated Geospatial Information Management |
5 Operationalizing the Integrated Geospatial Information Framework at the Country-level |
6 Determining the Future Geospatial Information Ecosystem within the broader Digital Information Ecosystem |
7 Integrated Geospatial Information Management for achieving National Development Priorities and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development |
8 Integrated Geospatial Information, Earth Observations for Climate Resilience |
9 Enabling Geospatial Knowledge, Innovation and Technology and the Academia, Private Sector and Industry |
10 Generations, Diversity and Partnerships for Enhanced National Geospatial Information Management Arrangements |
| Time (Hrs) |
Activities |
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| 10:00 - 11:30 |
Special Event #1 - Geo-enabling the global village with Generation Z and Alpha |
Side Event #1 - Indian Evolving Geospatial Ecosystem: Dialogue with Global Stakeholders |
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| 11:30 - 11:45 |
Tea/Coffee Break |
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| 11:45 - 13:15 |
Special Event #1 - Geo-enabling the global village with Generation Z and Alpha |
Side Event #2 - Enabling the Geospatial Ecosystem – Policy considerations for the governments and industry in a rapidly evolving technology landscape. |
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| 13:15 - 14:30 |
Lunch Break |
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| 14:30 - 16:00 |
Special Event #2: Geo-enabling the global village through the celebration of multi-faceted diversity and inclusion approaches |
Side Event #3 - Bridging Academia and Industry in Geospatial Research, Education and Training |
Side Event #4 - Matchmaking Forum for the Indian Geospatial Industry and National Government Agencies |
| 16:00 - 16:30 |
Tea/Coffee Break |
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| 16:30 - 18:00 |
Special Event #2: Geo-enabling the global village through the celebration of multi-faceted diversity and inclusion approaches |
Side Event #3 - Bridging Academia and Industry in Geospatial Research, Education and Training |
Side Event #4 - Matchmaking Forum for the Indian Geospatial Industry and National Government Agencies |
| 18:30 - 21:00 |
Official Welcome Reception |
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| Time (Hrs) |
Activities |
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| 09:30 - 11:00 |
Official Opening Ceremony |
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| 11:00 – 11:30 |
Tea/Coffee Break |
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| 11:30 - 13:15 | ||||||||||
| 13:15 – 14:30 |
Lunch Break |
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| 14:30 - 16:00 |
TP1A - Geospatial policy development at the country-level |
TP2A - Integrated marine geospatial information for sustainable oceans, seas and coastal zones |
TP3A - Innovative use of remotely sensed Earth observations |
TP4A - Capability development for sustainability and resilience |
TP5A - Regional cooperation for implementing the UN-IGIF |
TP6A - Drivers for the future geospatial information ecosystem |
TP8A - Geospatial solutions for climate challenges |
TP9A - Effective communication for an enabling environment |
TP10A - Celebrating diversity in geospatial information management |
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| 16:00 – 16:30 |
Tea/Coffee Break |
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| 16:30 - 18:00 |
TP1B - Geospatial policy and legal frameworks for ALL |
TP2B - Developing foundational data for the SDGs |
TP3B - Innovative location-based services |
TP4B - Strengthening capacities for sustainability and resilience |
TP5B - Global cooperation for implementing the UN-IGIF |
TP7B - Supporting national priorities and the SDGs |
TP8B - Applications for climate adaptation |
TP9B - Geospatial knowledge for an enabling environment |
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| 18:30 - 21:00 |
Official Congress Dinner |
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| Time (Hrs) |
Activities |
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| 09:30 - 11:00 |
Special Session #1A: UN-IGIF for transformative evidence based policy development and decision making |
Special Session #1B - The future geospatial information ecosystem |
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| 11:00 – 11:30 |
Tea/Coffee Break |
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| 11:30 - 13:15 | ||||||||||
| 13:15 – 14:30 |
Lunch Break |
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| 14:30 - 16:00 |
TP2C - Understanding and valuing standards for the SDGs |
TP3C - Creativity and innovation in geospatial research and development |
TP4C - Promoting the usefulness of geospatial information and profession |
TP5C - Operationalizing the UN-IGIF at the country-level |
TP6C - Data accessibility for the SDGs |
TP7C - Supporting national priorities and the SDGs |
TP8C - Pilots and tools for mitigating climate related impacts |
TP9C - Towards an enabling environment |
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| 16:00 – 16:30 |
Tea/Coffee Break |
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| 16:30 - 18:00 |
TP1D - Strategizing and implementing geospatial policy for ALL |
TP3D - Innovative geospatial services, platforms and systems |
TP4D - Communicating the value and significance of geospatial information effectively |
TP5D - Operationalizing the UN-IGIF at the country-level |
TP6D - Next steps in thinking spatially |
TP7D - Measuring and monitoring for the SDGs - Case studies |
TP8E - Operational framework for integrating marine geospatial information for sustainable oceans, seas and coastal zones |
TP8D - Strategies and tools for urban and rural flood mitigation |
TP10D - Effective partnerships |
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Activities |
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| 09:30 - 11:00 |
Special Session #2A: UN-IGIF modernizing and transforming national geospatial information management arrangements |
Special Session #2B: Making the difference - SDG Data Alliance, international collaboration and partnership |
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| 11:00 – 11:30 |
Tea/Coffee Break |
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| 11:30 - 13:15 | ||||||||||
| 13:15 – 14:30 |
Lunch Break |
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| 14:30 - 16:00 |
TP1E - Implementing and Resourcing for the IGIF |
TP2E - Approaches for effective data integration |
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TP4E - Strengthening geospatial knowledge for sustainability |
TP5E - Operationalizing the UN-IGIF according to national circumstances |
TP6E - Decision support systems |
TP7E - Sustainable water management and the 2030 Agenda |
TP10G - Geospatial industry: Empowering UN systems programs and activities (coordinated by UN-GGIM Private Sector and UN Geospatial Networks) |
TP10F - Advancing inter-regional collaboration (coordinated by regional committees of UN-GGIM) |
TP10E - Effective multistakeholder partnerships |
| 16:00 – 16:30 |
Tea/Coffee Break |
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| 16:30 - 17:30 |
Official Closing Session |
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| Time (Hrs) |
Activities |
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| 09:30 - 11:00 |
Eleventh Plenary Meeting of the Regional Committee of United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific (UN-GGIM-AP) [hosted by the Survey of India] |
Meeting of the UNWGIC 2022 International Advisory Committee (by invitation) |
Side Event #5 - Space-based geospatial activities in India: Applications of Space Technology in the User Ministries |
| 11:00 - 11:30 |
Tea/Coffee Break |
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| 11:30 - 13:15 |
Eleventh Plenary Meeting of the Regional Committee of United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific (UN-GGIM-AP) [hosted by the Survey of India] |
Meeting of the UNWGIC 2022 International Advisory Committee (by invitation) |
Side Event #6 - The Importance of Land Administration for the Implementation of the SDGs |
| 13:15 - 14:30 |
Lunch Break |
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| 14:30 - 16:00 |
Eleventh Plenary Meeting of the Regional Committee of United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific (UN-GGIM-AP) [hosted by the Survey of India] |
2022 meeting of the Expanded Bureau together with co-Chairs of functional groups (by invitation) |
Side Event #7 - Transitioning from geospatial data to geospatial knowledge for enhanced national development – the Geospatial Knowledge Infrastructure (GKI) |
| 16:00 - 16:30 |
Tea/Coffee Break |
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| 16:30 - 18:00 |
Eleventh Plenary Meeting of the Regional Committee of United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific (UN-GGIM-AP) [hosted by the Survey of India] |
2022 meeting of the Expanded Bureau together with co-Chairs of functional groups (by invitation) |
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