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Report on GDIN 2001 conference
• Peter Holland• General Manager
AUSLIG, Australia’s national mapping agency
• Held in Canberra Australia, 21 to 23 March 2001
• Theme “Scoring Goals” - getting the right information in the right place at the right time
• 173 delegates from 20 countries
• Paper presented on GSDI
Overview
http://home.ema.gov.au/docs/gdin/index.htm
• Combined Executive/Policy Committee
• Academia Working Group• Communities Working Group• GIS and Remote Sensing Group• Industry Working Group• Infectious Disease Working Group• Information Facilitator Working Group• NGO Working Group• Asia-Pacific Regional Working Group• Communications Working Group• Pilot Projects Working Group
Committee and Working Groups
Canberra Statement• “Improving the flow of disaster information from those who have it to
those who urgently need it”• Increased international cooperation required• Requires active participation by stakeholders• Significant progress over 3 conferences Washington DC 1998, Mexico
City 1999, Ankara 2000• Agreement to:
– Business plan– Formalise organisation– Attract funding– Foster regional networks
• Significant progress in working groups• Larry Roeder, State Department USA, re-elected Executive Director• Next conference Rome, June 2002
Report on GDIN 2001 conference
• Peter Holland• General Manager
AUSLIG, Australia’s national mapping agency
