The Republic Geodetic Authority (RGZ) announced that Serbia is on the list of the top 10 countries that have started the implementation of the United Nations and World Bank Integrated Geospatial Data Framework (IGIF), and the conference “Digitization to Development for a Sustainable Future in Eastern Europe” organized by RGZ last September was rated as one of the 15 globally most important events in this field.
Praise for RGZ, as stated, came from the “Tenth Plenary Session of the United Nations Expert Commission on Global Geospatial Information Management – UNGGIM”.
The statement said that the praise coming from the United Nations shows that digitalization and reforms implemented in the RGA, with the support of the World Bank through the project “Improvement of Land Administration in Serbia”, achieve results that are recognized at the highest world level and are consistent with global rules for cadastral-cartographic systems of the 21st century.
The UNGGIM session also discussed future trends and the United Nations framework for efficient land administration.
It was decided to form a “Global Center of Excellence for the Geodetic Reference Framework”, and a stronger cooperation was established with a group of United Nations experts on geographical names.
Great attention is paid to the integration of geospatial, statistical and other information, as well as the application of geospatial information in efficient land management and crisis situations.
The conclusions and guidelines will be applied within the activities of Serbia on the development of the Risk Register, eSpace and other important projects, stated the RGA.
The RGA reminds that the United Nations Expert Commission on Global Geospatial Information Management was established to provide a forum for coordination and dialogue between UN member states, as well as with relevant international organizations on issues related to geospatial information management.
The goal of the expert commission is to promote and strengthen the coordination and coherence of global geospatial information management, set norms, work on the development of capacities and codes of global practice, as well as on improving the interoperability of geospatial data and services, N1 reports.
