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Summary Report
Prepared by the Secretariat*
I. Conclusions and Recommendations
1. The participants, including panellists in the workshop, supported ESCAP’s efforts to
promote the effective use of integrated geospatial information among member countries
through strengthening the Asia Pacific Geospatial Information Platform in the region.
2. The participants emphasized that it would be critical to clarify expected benefits of the
platform at the regional and national levels beyond technical data connection. The
panellists proposed that the platform aimed to promote integrated use of geospatial and
socio-economic statistical data for better service to policy makers in the region.
3. A proposal from a member country to establish a regional geospatial service center
affiliated to the UN-GGIM-AP, as a means to promote the effective use of integrated
geospatial information among member countries in the region, was introduced.
4. The participants supported the idea to explore options on establishing a regional
geospatial service center for promotion of integrated geospatial information in the region
and recognized its potential benefits to assist member countries in the region. Several
participants expressed their expectation to join the process of developing a draft
conceptual framework of the platform and a draft action plan for establishing the center.
5. The panellists recommended that the regional geospatial service center work together
with the United Nations Global Service Center stationed in the Brindisi city, Italy, and
other relevant regional organizations. The Chief of GIS Section of UN OICT, who
* This document is being issued without formal editing.
Summary
The Regional Workshop for Promoting the Asia-Pacific Geospatial
Information Platform, which was organized on 16 October 2020 via an online
mode due to COVID-19, discussed how member countries could strengthen
regional cooperation to promote the sharing and use of geospatial information
services and products among member countries in the Asia Pacific region.
The participants strongly supported the effective use of integrated geospatial
information among member countries, through enhanced regional cooperation
and the framekwork of UN-GGIM. In additon, the participants welcomed the
idea to establish a regional geospatial service center, as a practical means to
promote the Geospatial Information Platforms in the Asia Pacific region in a
more systematic way. During the Panel disucssions, panellists highlighted the
importance of integrated use of socio-economic statistical data and geospatial
data for decision making.
The present document contains the summary report of the meeting.
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manages the UN Global Service Center, expressed its idea on the center in the Asia
Pacific region and committed to working together for promotion of geospatial
information sharing at global and regional levels.
II. Organization of the Meeting
6. The workshop was organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission
for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), as the Secretariat of UN-GGIM-AP.
7. Around 124 stakeholders in the region attended, such as governmental officials of
member countries of UN-GGIM-AP and Regional Space Applications Programme for
Sustainable Development (RESAP), regional experts and representatives of cooperation
partners participated in the workshop.
8. There were several questions, discussion and suggestions from participants, which are
summarized in Annex 3. Answers for these questions are also summarized in Annex 3.
The concept note and programme of the workshop is in Annex 1 and 2. A summary of
the evaluation is also attached as Annex 5.
III. Attendance
9. The meeting was attended by officials and experts of following member countries of UN-
GGIM-AP and RESAP: Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, China, Hong
Kong, China, Fiji, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Japan,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Myanmar, the
Philippines, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tonga,
Thailand, United States of America and Viet Nam.
10. UN staff from the United Nations Office of Information and Communications
Technology (UN OICT), United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
(UN DESA), and United Nations Ebola Emergency Response Office (UN EERO)
participated in the meeting.
11. Representatives from the National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN),
Geoinformatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA), Korea Land
Information Government Corporation (LX), Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern
Technologies (ACCIMT), Korea Society for Geospatial Information Science (KSGIS),
and Geospatial Information Agency (BIG) attended the meeting as invited panellists.
12. The list of workshop participants is attached as Annex 4.
IV. Proceedings
Session 1: Opening
13. Ms. Alison Rose, President of UN-GGIM-AP & Chief of Place, Space and Communities
Division of Geoscience Australia, delivered an opening speech, welcoming all
participants. She highlighted critical roles and benefits of location-based data, geospatial
information and analysis for global economy, and the importance of regional cooperation
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in promoting the integrated use of geospatial data and statistical data across the Asia
Pacific Region and across countries. Ms. Alison briefed the main agendas of the regional
workshop, which includes ESCAP’s initiative to strengthen the regional geospatial data
sharing through an Asia Pacific geospatial information platform. She expressed her
expectation that this workshop would be a good opportunity for participants and experts
to discuss how to strengthen regional cooperation towards the sharing of geospatial
information in the Asia Pacific region.
A. Session 2: Speakers presentations
14. During the session two, three speakers delivered presentations on three topics. Mr.
Kyoung-Soo Eom, Chief of Geospatial Information Section of OICT, United Nations
introduced the UN Open GIS Initiative and briefed the activities of the UN Geospatial
Operations including UN Peace and Political missions and Economic and Social
Commissions in each continent. He also explained the support the UN entities by using
GIS platforms that includes the support to the fulfilment of core mandates, save of lives
and support in emergency operations with cost effective operations. He also highlighted
the importance of the Hybrid GIS Architecture, as both open sources and commercial
software such as ArcGIS software. In addition, he briefed participants other activities
such as UN Vector Tile Toolkit (UNVT), Cloud-Free Satellite Imagery, Mobile Open
GIS, UNMISS Story Map, and OpenDroneMap.
15. Mr. David Hudson, Coordination Board Co-Chair of AOGEO delivered the presentation
focusing on the Asia Pacific Geospatial Information Platform: AOGEO Data Hub
Progress and Challenges. He briefed an overview of AOGEO’s structure, services and
applications. He highlighted that AOGEO is aiming for full replication of science,
products and knowledge. He emphasized AOGEO’s data publicity including OpenData
and the standardization of Data Format, Transfer formats, Analysis approaches and Legal
approaches. He also introduced cases such as the Tokyo Universities Data Integration and
Analysis System which has a focus on co-design and co-production, and the Open Data
Cube, which focuses on a common approach to gridded data and is open source with data
primarily supplied by space agencies and is currently being rolled out in approximately
55 countries. He also provided update on the capability stage of the project with three
pilot locations such as the Mekong River Delta, Samoa and the Kanchenjunga Landscape.
Mr. Tae Hyung Kim, Economics Affairs Officer of Information and Communications
Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division (IDD) of ESCAP delivered his
presentation on the Asia Pacific Geospatial Information Platform. He introduced
ESCAP’s efforts to promote the regional sharing of geospatial information through the
Asia Pacific Geospatial Information Platform. He shared the initial idea on a 10 year long
term plan (2020-2030) for the Platform, as following phases: the 1st phase (2020-2022)
as preparation stage, the 2nd phase (2023-2026) for activation stage, and the 3rd phase
(2027-2030) for full operation stage. In addition, he introduced an idea from a member
country of UN-GGIM-AP regarding the establishment of a regional geospatial service
centre in the region as a practical means to assist member countries with better services
and capacity building programmes.
B. Session 3: Panel Discussions
16. The panellists expressed the support to ESCAP’s proposal to strengthen the Asia Pacific
Geospatial Information Platform and the plan to establish a regional geospatial service
center (tentative title) as a tool to promote the platform through providing better
geospatial services and products to member countries. The details are as follows:
17. During the third session, three key questions were proposed to invited panellists across
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the region. These questions are: “How we can strengthen our cooperation better to
promote regional sharing and use of geospatial information services and products among
member countries?”; “What are needed or actioned as next steps to promote regional
geospatial Information sharing?”; and “Advice and suggestions on idea for building a
regional geospatial service centre to provide practical service to member countries?”.
18. Invited six panellists were Ms. Orbita Roswintiarti, Deputy Chairman of Remote Sensing
Affairs, National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN), Indonesia; Mr. Tatiya
Chuentragun, Acting Deputy Executive Director of Geoinformatics and Space
Technology Development Agency (GISTDA), Thailand; Mr. TaekJin KIM, Working
Group 2 Chair of UN-GGIM-AP & Director General, Korea Land Information
Government Corporation (LX Korea), Republic of Korea; Mr. Sanath Panawennage,
Director General and Chief Executive Officer, Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern
Technologies (ACCIMT), Sri Lanka; Mr. Byeonggeol Lee, Former WG Chair, Professor
of Jeju National University and Chairman of Korea Society for Geospatial Information
Science (KSGIS), Republic of Korea; and Mr. Rachman Rifai, M.Sc., Head, Centre of
Management and Dissemination of Geospatial Information, Geospatial Information
Agency (BIG), Indonesia.
19. Ms. Orbita Roswintiarti highlighted the importance of strengthening cooperation while
reflecting national priorities and emerging common demands, for knowledge sharing,
capacity building and undertaking of needs assessment for sustainable development. In
this connection, the proposal to establish a common geospatial information sharing
platform will serve as a point of entry of regional/national geospatial information network
in the region. She also outlined the approach to integrate geospatial data and sectorial
statistical data. In addition, the establishment of a geospatial service centre will accelerate
the promotion of the Asia Pacific Geospatial Information Platform and will contribute to
the global agendas such as Sustainable Development Goals and Sendai Framework for
Disaster Risk Reduction. LAPAN Indonesia supports UNESCAP’s proposals.
20. Mr. Tatiya Chuentragun highlighted the persistent need for standardization of geospatial
data formats and analysis techniques in using geospatial data efficiently. He outlined that
data should be used for policy makers’ decisions. He supported ESCAP’s proposal to
build a regional service center and suggested that the proposed center provide practical
services for decision making as soon as possible, not over 10 years.
21. Mr. TaekJin KIM proposed an idea to establish a regional geospatial service center
affiliated to the UN-GGIM-AP by illustrating current efforts made by other regional
committees of experts on UN-GGIM such as UN-GGIM Americas: SDI Interactive
Dashboard, UN-GGIM Arab States: Geoportal, and Europe: INSPIRE. He expressed
expectation for the center in the Asia Pacific region to address the continued needs for
standardization, harmonization, digitalization, visualization, open data, linked data, big
data and artificial intelligence within the new geospatial information platform. While he
committed his support, he suggested the Secretariat (ESCAP) to consider the possible
options for establishing the UN-GGIM-AP geospatial service centre including
development of a detailed plan.
22. Mr. Sanath Panawennage supported a hybrid system of open source geospatial
information together with commercial software. He highlighted that standardization is
key as this would allow countries to share data across sectors. He voiced his strong
support for promotion of the Asia Pacific geospatial information platform and the
establishment of a regional geospatial service centre as a tool to operationalize the
platform. He also expressed his concerns about the long timeframe to operationalise the
service centre and suggested the early start of operation, even as unofficial operations in
early stage.
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23. Mr. Byeonggeol Lee expressed his support for the establishment of a regional geospatial
information service centre as a regional platform to promote the sharing of geospatial
data because there is no centre currently in the Asia Pacific. In particular he emphasized
the standardization of data, and expected the platform and the center will play important
roles in addressing standardization challenges.
24. Mr. Rachman Rifai briefed existing data sharing practices in Indonesia. He highlighted
the need to formulate vision, mission, goals and benefits for member States and suggested
a series of meetings to discuss geospatial data sharing. While he supported the
establishment of a geospatial data service centre, he pointed out that data sharing
initiatives could be based on open data formats. He also highlighted that knowledge and
technology are of importance which could be achieved though exchange of staff and
training in the related area.
C. Session 4: Closing
25. The closing remark at the closing session was made by Ms. Tiziana Bonapace, Director
of Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division
(IDD) of the ESCAP. She conveyed her deep appreciation to the participants from the
member countries of the UN-GGIM-AP, RESAP and regional experts for active
participation and support to the platform and the center by providing insightful comments
and advice.
26. Ms. Tiziana confirmed that all presentations, discussions, comments and supports will
inspire the future direction of the Asia Pacific Geospatial Information Platform Initiative
and the ESCAP proposals to establish a regional geospatial service center and be an
strong anchor for us to work together in partnerships for the sharing and use of geospatial
information services and products in the Asia Pacific region.
List of Annex Documents
Annex 1 Concept note
Annex 2 Programme
Annex 3 Questions and suggestions from the floor and answers
Annex 4 List of Participants
Annex 5 Results of survey on needs and contributions
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Annex 1
Concept Note of the Regional Workshop
for Promoting the Asia-Pacific Geospatial Information Platform
Venue: Teleconference, 16 October 2020, 10:00~13:00 (UTC+7, Bangkok time)
Background:
Integrating geospatial data, existing statistics and ground-based information and exploiting new data
sources, analytics, processes and tools has proven instrumental to deliver timely and authoritative
information necessary for governments, businesses, communities and citizens to take action and make
evidenced-based decisions. It is also a vital asset to provide far-reaching solutions to pressing issues
facing humanity, ranging from health – and notably the COVID-19 pandemic – education, food
security, agriculture, energy, to disaster risk reduction and building resilience.
Key challenges remain in efficient and effective use of geospatial information: data is (1) scattered
among data holders, data users, and sub-regional networks at the country / sub-regional levels; (2) data
is not open, shared, sometimes partial, and managed by various ministries/sectors that do not connect
properly to each other; (3) data is not managed by a leading organization to integrate regional data
stakeholders, platforms and data network under one umbrella in the Asia Pacific region; and (4) no
guidance through a regional intergovernmental agreement or framework arrangement that sets out the
scope, benefits and responsibility of regional data integration and provides a clear mandate that
promotes networked and integrated geospatial information in the region.
In this connection, ESCAP, as the Secretariat of UN-GGIM-AP has initiated a long-term initiative over
the next 10 years from 2020 to 2030 to provide member States with an integrated geospatial data hub
through the operation of an Asia-Pacific geospatial information platform across countries.
The key objective of the initiative is to (1) promote the sharing and use of geospatial information
services and products among member States; (2) strengthen UN-GGIM-AP geospatial data sharing
platform, as a digital bigdata source, to provide geospatial information products and services in a more
systematic manner; and (3) provide persistent advisory services and capacity building programmes to
member States of ESCAP and UN-GGIM-AP.
This initiative meets growing demands in the Asia-Pacific region, as emphasized by ESCAP member
States at the third Session of the Committee on Information and Communications Technology, Science,
Technology and Innovation (CICTSTI) held in August 2020, on better leverage innovative
technologies, data and tools for big data and evidence-based decision making. It supports the
secretariat’s preparatory work for strengthening regional geospatial data platforms in support of
achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
This initiative also contributes to the regional realization of the Geospatial Strategy for the United
Nations, which aims to mainstream the use of geospatial information across the United Nations
Secretariat for unified, integrated, and accessible information, analysis, and visualization for evidence-
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based decision-making and data action in support of peace and security, human rights, international
law, development, and humanitarian aid.
This initial phase plan to achieve these objectives over 10 years are as below:
• 1st Phase (2020 - 2022): Preparation Phase
✓ Key output: (1) a draft work plan promote the sharing and use of geospatial information
services and products among member States in the Asia Pacific region; (2) a draft
Intergovernmental agreement on sharing and use of geospatial information among
member States of UN-GGIM-AP; (3) a draft technical operational guidelines (TOR); and
(4) a draft plan on building the UN-GGIM-AP Geospatial Service Center; and (5)
improved design of UN-GGIM-AP website.
✓ Present the brief concept note to the 9th Plenary Meeting of the UN-GGIM-AP in early
November 2020 for adoption of the plan for building the UN-GGIM-AP Geospatial
Service Center.
✓ Invite member countries to express their interest in hosting the center with financing of
operation during the 9th Plenary Meeting.
✓ Host country presents the detailed action plan with operational TOR and the estimate of
financing and cost to Executive Board and the 10th Plenary Meeting of UN-GGIM-AP in
2021 for adoption.
✓ Submit the adopted plan to the 4th Ministerial Conference on Space Applications for
Sustainable Development in Bali, in 2022.
• 2nd Phase (2023 – 2026): Activation Phase
✓ Complete the construction of the UN-GGIM-AP Geospatial Information Service Center
✓ Test operate the center.
✓ Provide geospatial information service, product and capacity building training to UN-
GGIM-AP member countries.
• 3rd Phase (2027 – 2030): Full Operation Phase
✓ Operate the UN-GGIM-AP Geospatial Information Service Center.
This initiative will directly contribute to the implementation of the “Asia-Pacific Plan of Action on
Space Applications for Sustainable Development (2018–2030)”, provides regional support to the
Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (IGIF)1 of UN-GGIM, and the implementation of
ECOSOC resolution 2016/27 on “Strengthening institutional arrangements, including arrangements
involving regional commissions”. In this connection, ESCAP has started a new project in 2020 to
materialize the initiative, entitled “Building the Asia-Pacific Geospatial Data Network Hub in support
of UN-GGIM-AP and SDGs Achievement”, with the support of Government of Republic of Korea, to
implement the UN-GGIM-AP resolution, adopted at the Eighth Plenary Meeting of UN-GGIM-AP in
November 2019 on enhancing regional cooperation on sharing of geospatial information among
member countries. As one activity of the project, the Secretariat is organizing a regional workshop on
20 October 2020 (tbc), in order to share and discuss draft ideas regarding how to promote the sharing
1 IGIF is the endorsed framework of UN-GGIM to provide a basis and guide for lower to middle income countries on geospatial information management and related infrastructures.
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and use of geospatial information services and products among member States of UN-GGIM-AP and
discuss initial ideas on building the UN-GGIM-AP Geospatial Service Center.
Regional Workshop (16 October 2020)
Key Objectives
• Discuss how we work better together to promote the sharing and use of geospatial information
services and products among member States of UN-GGIM-AP;
• Explore and share good frameworks, models and practices to promote the sharing and use of
geospatial information services and products as good references;
• Discuss initial ideas for building the a geospatial service center under the UN-GGIM-AP
• Discuss the future direction and work plan
Date and Meeting Mode
• Date: 10:00-13:00 (UTC+7, Bangkok time), 16 October 2020
• Meeting mode: videoconference via MS Teams application
Organizers and Participating Experts
1. Organizer:
• Secretariat of UN-GGIM-AP, with support of ICT and Disaster Risk Reduction Division
(IDD) of UN ESCAP
2. Invited participants and experts:
• Member countries of UN-GGIM-AP
• Regional experts
• Partner organizations
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Annex 2
Programme
Announcement for beginning of the workshop: Hyungbo Kim, IDD
Chair: Ms. Alison Rose, President, UN-GGIM-AP & Geoscience Australia / Mr. Keran Wang, ESCAP
Time Agenda
10:00-10:10 Session 1: Opening
Welcome remark by Ms. Alison Rose, President of UN-GGIM-AP & Chief of Place,
Space and Communities Division of Geoscience Australia
10:10-11:10 Session 2: Regional Geospatial Information Platforms / Frameworks
- Aiming at how to promote the sharing of geospatial information in a more
systematic way (20 min for each presentation)
• United Nations Open GIS Initiative
✓ By Mr. Kyoung-Soo Eom, Chief, GIS Section of UN OICT, United
Nations
• AOGEO Data Hub
✓ By Mr. David Hudson, Geoscience Australia and Secretariat of AOGEO
• Asia Pacific Geospatial information Platform
✓ by Mr. Tae Hyung Kim, Economic Affairs Officer, Information and
Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division
(IDD), ESCAP
Q & A
11:10-12:50 Session 3: Discussions on How to Promote Regional Geospatial Information
Sharing
- Aiming at seeking good advice and suggestions from regional stakeholders
in the floor on the sharing of geospatial information (3 minutes per speaker)
• How we can strengthen our cooperation better to promote regional sharing and
use of geospatial information services and products among member countries?
• What are needed or actioned as next steps to promote regional geospatial
information sharing?
• Advice and suggestions on idea for building a regional geospatial service center
to provide practical service to member countries.
Panelists: BIG, LAPAN, GISTDA, LX of Korea, GA, Sri Lanka and …
12:50-13:00 Session 4: Closing
• Wrap up and closing remarks
✓ by Ms. Tiziana Bonapace, Director, Information and Communications
Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division (IDD), UNESCAP
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Annex 3
Questions and suggestions from the floor and answers
Questions from the Floor
#
Questions To From Done
Y/N
Response – where relevant
(written in comments box)
1 Thank you for the
comprehensive introduction of
AODH. It is really a great
presentation. Is AOGEO
working on integration of the
space-derived data and social
economic data on the ground?
Do you have a ready tool and
practices in Mekong Delta for
instance?
David
Hudson
Keran
Wang
Y Yes, one of the studies was around
food security in the Mekong while
working with Vietnamese space
agency and JAXA. Which hasn’t
just been looking at the sunlight
aspect, but has also been bringing
the socio-economic aspects,
particularly population size.
Yes, we have a ready tool and
practices in Mekong Delta.
2 What has been fundamental to
the success of that initiative?
David
Hudson
Alison
Rose
Y If I had to highlight one thing, it
really has been the role and the
power of the subregional
convening organizations.
3 Regarding UN open GIS
initiative, what has been the
most fundamental factor to the
success?
Kyoung
Soo
Eom
Alison
Rose
Y The most important aspect is the
cooperation among the various
experts in different kind of
agencies as well as organizations.
4 For the Asia Pacific Geospatial
Platform, thanks for the
presentation, how could we in
the Philippines actively
contribute and participate in
this initiative? We have been
actively putting standards to
exposure, vulnerability,
hazards and coping capacity
Philippine Geospatial
information and have
developed analysis tools too. It
would be great to participate in
this initiative, learn from you
and as well as contribute.
Tae
Hyung
Kim
Mabee
Cahulo
gan
Y We welcome your interest. I’m
planning to organize expert
meeting and stakeholder meeting
for future planning. We might
invite the Philippines for the next
following meetings. Do discuss
what we should work on together,
and to which direction. I will put
down your name on my invitation
list.
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5 I have question to Mr. EOM
(UNHQ) and Mr. Kim
(ESCAP). Will the Asia-
Pacific Geospatial Platform be
a new project or working group
of UN Open GIS Initiative?
Kyoung
Soo
Eom
Tae
Hyung
Kim
HaeKy
ong
Kang
Y Tae Hyung: Yes, final goal is to be
the global initiative of UN. My
personal idea is to start the project
with bottom-up strategy. It’s my
personal idea but it’s up to
member country’s guidance.
Kyung Soo: we should focus on
what’s the demand of the member
states and the purpose of the
regional platform. Because there
are so many kinds of demand, but
we are not able to tackle every
single one of them. It is important
for the member states to determine
how they would like to use
geospatial data to tackle their
challenges.
6 To establish regional geospatial
information cent in AP region
is important. However, in the
end regional center must be
connected with the UN GIS.
Therefore, at the first stage
when they start the center they
need to cooperate with UN GIS
because GIS standardization
and goal must be same. I
wanted to learn about your idea
on this matter
Kyoung
Soo
Eom
Lee BG Y What is we are really trying to
achieve with this center. We have
to really aim to solve the problem
which we consider as regional
community consider the most
priority and most challenging such
as disaster like typhoon. We have
to also find a way to best use the
existing capacity and to harmonize
these into a grid and cooperation
network.
5 Can developers contribute to
the OpenGIS initiative through
online platforms?
HaeKyo
ng Kang
Kinley
Wangy
el
Y Yes, developers can contribute.
please contact me secretariat of
UN Open GIS initiative
([email protected]). I will
forward your interest to board
members, and return you update.
Thanks for your interest.
7 Are there any training courses
relevant to drought analysis
and disaster management?
Keran
Wang
May
Sabai
Oo
Y Yes, ESCAP will be organizing a
training workshop in collaboration
with GISTDA and ARTSA in mid.
December 2020, virtually.
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Suggestions from the Floor
# Suggestion To From
1 You’ve mentioned about working with the vietnamese
space agency and jaxa, integrating space data with
food security. I think integration is the most important
factor. In the near future, we would like to have a small
workshop and invite vietnamese space agency and
Jaxa to introduce their good practice.
We hope to learn from you and the countries to
strengthen our capacity building and support to these
countries.
David Hudson Keran Wang
2 Just a follow-up on the participation on the
Philippines, we at the Philippine Space Agency are
interested to be involved in ths Asia Pacific Geospatial
Platform as well. Thank you!
Edgar Paolo Violan
3 Maybe good to focus on standards at the UN level,
then cascade down to the regions, realizing that each
country may also have data infrastructure. For our
part, we have already developed numeric codes for
risk-related geospatial information and proven these
effective.
DOST-
PHIVOLCS_Mabee
Cahulogan
4 As a member and former chair of the UN Expert Group
for the Integration of Statistical and Geospatial
Information, I would provide the following comments.
As some speakers have already suggested, to help this
platform meet its objectives, socio-economic data
needs to be included. This will make the analysis
possible through the platform more broadly valuable
to government policy and other users, particularly in
disaster management. To do this, there must be
engagement with the regional statistical community in
order to ensure we can bring statistical and other
admin data into this platform. It will also provide a
great opportunity to engage and collaborate between
the statistical and geospatial communities.
Martin Brady
5 Policy is critical when it comes to sharing geospatial
data. We need to encourage member states to
formulate the policy on how to share the geospatial
data within the country and with other countries.
Keran Wang
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Annex 4
List of Participants
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
Mr. Andrew Nurse, Surveyor, Surveying-Field, Survey and Mapping Division, Antigua and Barbuda, Caribbean
AUSTRALIA Ms. Alison Rose, President of UN-GGIM-AP and Chief of Place, Space and Communities Division of Geoscience Australia, Canberra Mr. David Hudson, Senior Advisor on Earth Observation of Geoscience Australia and Asia Oceania Group on Earth Observations (AOGEO) and Co-Chair of Group on Earth Observations (GEO), Canberra Mr. Nicholas Brown, Director of National Geodesy, National Geodesy, Geoscience Australia, Canberra Ms. Emma Luke, Assistant Director, National Earth and Marine Observations Branch, Geoscience Australia, Canberra Mr. Martin Brady, Director, Statistical Infrastructure Branch, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra Mr. Rob Sarib, Chair, FIG Asia Pacific Capacity Development Network, International Federation of Surveyors, Darwin Mr. Ken Harkin, Head, Strategic Partnerships, Sparx Systems, Victoria Mr. Graeme Kernich, CEO, FrontierSI, Victoria Mr. Shien Kwun Leong, GNSS Network Support Engineer, HxGN SmartNet, Hexagon, Melbourne Mr. Chris Body, Standards Development Organization - ISO/TC211 & OGC, Australia
BANGLADESH
Mr. Md Mahmudur Rahman, Chief Scientific Officer, Agro and Hydro Meteorology Division, Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization, Dhaka
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BHUTAN
Mr. Samdrup Dorji, Deputy Chief Survey Engineer, Department of Survey and Mapping, Centre for Geo-Information, National Land Commission, Thimphu
Mr. Tashi, Survey Engineer, Department of Survey and Mapping, National Land Commission, Thimphu
Mr. Kinzang Thinley, Specialist, Department of Survey and Mapping, National Land Commission, Thimphu
Mr. Kinley Wangyel, Urban Planner, Department of Human Settlement, Ministry of Works and Human Settlement, Thimphu
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
Mrs. Rafidah Berudin, Act. Senior Surveyor, Geospatial Mapping Section, Survey Department, Bandar Seri Begawa
Mrs. Ainun Abdul Rahman, Surveyor, Geospatial Mapping, Survey Department, Brunei Survey Department, Bandar Seri Begawa
CHINA Mrs. Yanling Chen, Student, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing Mrs. Sijia Wang, Student, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing
HONG KONG, CHINA
Mr. James Wong, Senior Land Surveyor/Geodetic, Geodetic Survey Section, Lands Department, Survey and Mapping Office, The Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Hong
COLOMBIA
Ms. Sandra Rodriguez, Professional, Geostatistics, Dane, Bogota
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ECUADOR
Mr. Ricardo Coyago, Chief Cartography, Mapping, Instituto Geográfico Militar, Quito Mr. Nicolay Ramón, Remote Sensing Specialist, Mapping, Instituto Geográfico Militar, Quito Mr. Jorge Cárdenas, Remote Sensing Specialist, Mapping, Instituto Geográfico Militar, Quito
Mr. Robert Lima, Remote Sensing Specialist, Mapping, Instituto Geográfico Militar, Quito Mrs. Liliana Allan, Geomatic Specialist, Research and Development Division, Instituto Geográfico Militar, Quito Mrs. Wilma Armas, Geomatic Specialist, Mapping, Instituto Geográfico Militar, Quito Mr. Milton Ramírez, Geologist, Investigation and Development, Instituto Geográfico Militar de Ecuador, Quito
FIJI
Mr. Sunia Ratulevu, Principal Disaster Policy Officer, Risk Management and Research, National Disaster Management Office, Suva Mr. Vilimone Raqona, Senior Geospatial Officer, Geospatial Division, Ministry of Lands and Mineral Resources, Suva Mrs. Maselina George, Senior Geospatial Officer (Cartography), Geospatial Division, Ministry of Lands and Mineral Resources, Suva Mrs. Litia Takalaiyale, Principal Scientific Officer, Geospatial Section, Mineral Resources Department, Suva Mr. Ulaiasi Cagilevu, Geospatial Officer, Air Survey Section, Geospatial Division, Lands and Survey Department, Ministry of Lands and Mineral Resources, Suva Mr. Epeli Ravula, Manager, Information Technology Department, iTaukei Land Trust Board, Suva
GUATEMALA Mr. Marcos Sutuc, Chief, Division of Cartography, National Geographic Institute, Guatemala City
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INDIA
Mr. Rajeev Jaiswal, Dy. Director (U&E), EDPO, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Bangalore Mr. Shailesh Sinha, Director, Training Institute, Survey of India, Hyderabad Mr. Sunil Fatehpur, Director, Department of Science and Technology, Survey of India, New Delhi Mr. Sidhant Sen, Deputy Superintending Surveyor, Office of Surveyor General of India, Survey of India, Dehradun Mr. Pankaj Mishra, Deputy Surveyor General, Office of the Surveyor General of India, Survey of India, Dehradun Mr. Nitin Joshi, Deputy Surveyor General, Surveyor General Office, Survey of India, Dehradun Mr. Sridhara Rao Sivapurapu, Eastern Zone, Department of Science and Technology, Survey of India, Kolkata Mr. Harsha Vardhan Madiraju, Associate Director, Memberships and Marketing, World Geospatial Industry Council, Noida
INDONESIA Mrs. Orbita Roswintiarti, Deputy Chairman, Remote Sensing Affairs, National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN), Jakarta Mr. Muhammad Rokhis Khomarudin, Director, Remote Sensing Applications Center, LAPAN, Jakarta Mr. Ari Ariandi, Assistant to the Deputy Chairman for Remote Sensing Affairs, Remote Sensing Technology and Data, LAPAN, Jakarta Ms. Niko Cendiana Diana, Technology Utilization Analyst, Remote Sensing, LAPAN, Jakarta Mr. B. Pratiknyo Adi Mahatmanto, Engineer, Remote Sensing Technology and Data Center, LAPAN, Jakarta Mr. Steward Augusto, Engineer, Remote Sensing Technology and Data Center, LAPAN, Jakarta
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Mr. Silvan Anggia Bayu, Engineer, Remote Sensing Application Center, LAPAN, Jakarta Mr. Rahmat Arief, Senior Researcher, Remote Sensing Technology and Data Center, LAPAN, Jakarta Mrs. Siti Desty Wahyuningsih, Researcher, Remote Sensing Technology and Data Center, LAPAN, Jakarta Mr. Gusti Darma Yudha, Researcher, Remote Sensing Data and Technology Center, LAPAN, Jakarta Mrs. Agnes Sondita Payani, Researcher, Pustekdata Remote Sensing Technology and Data Center, LAPAN, Jakarta Ms. Donna Monica, Assistant Researcher, Remote Sensing Technology and Data Center, LAPAN, Jakarta Mr. Rachman Rifai, M.Sc., Head, Center of Management and Dissemination of Geospatial Information, Geospatial Information Agency of Indonesia, Badan Informasi Geospasial (BIG), Bogor Mr. Antonius Wijanarto, Deputy Head, Chair of Working Group 3 (Integrating Geospatial Information and Statistics), Thematic Geospatial Information, Geospatial Information Agency of Indonesia, Badan Informasi Geospasial (BIG), Bogor Mrs. Niendyawati Niendyawati, Geospatial Analyst, Atlas Division/Center for Mapping of Spatial Planning and Atlas, Geospatial Information Agency of Indonesia, Badan Informasi Geospasial (BIG), Jakarta Mrs. Diah Retno Minarni, Government Staff, Thematic Geospatial Information, Centre of Mapping Planning and Atlas, Geospatial Information Agency of Indonesia, Badan Informasi Geospasial (BIG), Bogor Mr. Suseno Wijaya, Staff, Thematic Geospatial Information, Geospatial Information Agency of Indonesia, Badan Informasi Geospasial (BIG), Bogor Mrs. Reni Setyowati, Center for Geospatial Information Management and Dissemination, Geospatial Information Agency of Indonesia, Badan Informasi Geospasial (BIG), Bogor
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
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Mr. Naser Taghizadeh Gharghasheh, Remote Sensing Expert, Iranian Space Agency (ISA), Tehran
JAPAN
Mr. Hidenori Fujimura, Director, Planning Division, Geospatial Information Department, Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, Tsukuba Mr. Hidekazu Minami, Deputy Director, International Affairs Division, Planning Department, Geospatial Information Agency of Japan, Japan
KAZAKHSTAN Mr. Aidar Kuatbaev, Head of Centre, Earth Remote Sensing, Kazakhstan Space Agency, Nur-Sultan
KYRGYZSTAN Mr. Azamat Karypov, Coordinator, Water Information System (WIS), State Water Resource Agency, Bishkek
LAO PDR
Mr. Sisombath Chanthaphim, Deputy Director General, National Geographic Department, Ministry of Home Affairs, Vientiane
MALAYSIA Mr. Azlim Khan Bin Abdul Raof Khan, Director of Survey, Utility Mapping Division, Department of Survey and Mapping, Kuala Lumpur
MEXICO
Mr. Juan Manuel Martinez Macias, Geography and Environment, Cartography and Cadastre, National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), Aguascalientes
MONGOLIA
Ms. Bayarmaa Enkhtur, Head, Geospatial information and Technology, Agency for Land Administration and Management, Geodesy and Cartography, Ulaanbaatar
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Mr. Dagva Sodnomragchaa, Head, Spatial Information Technology Division, Disaster Emergency Management and Early Warning Operation Center, National Emergency Management Agency, Ulaanbaatar Mr. Odbayar Mishigdorj, Head, Remote Sensing Division, Information and Research Institute of Meteorology, Hydrology, Environment of National Agency for Meteorology and Environment Monitoring, Ulaannbaatar Ms. Myagmarjargal Mendbayar, Specialist for Geospatial Information Standardization, Department of Geospatial Information and Technology, Agency for Land Administration and Management, Geodesy and Cartography, Ulaanbaatar Ms. Gundegmaa Chinzorig, Cooperation Manager, Public Administration and Cooperation Department, Agency of Land Administration and Management, Geodesy and Cartography (ALAMGC), Ulaanbaatar Mrs. Ariuntsetseg Enkhbaatar, Senior Specialist, Policy and Planning Department, Ministry of Construction and Urban Development of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar Mr. Byambatsogt Tserendorj, Specialist, Spatial Information and Technology Division, National Emergency Management Agency, Ulaanbaatar
MYANMAR
Mr. Kyaw Moe Oo, Director General, Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, Ministry of Transport and Communications, Nay Pyi Taw Mr. Kyaw Lwin Oo, Director, Upper Myanmar Division, Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, Mandalay Mr. Kyaw Htay, Director, Survey Department, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation, Mandalay Mr. Hla Tun, Deputy Director, Meteorological Division, Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, Ministry of Transports and Communications, Nay Pyi Taw Mr. Sein Min, Deputy Director General, Survey Department, Nay Pyi Taw Mr. Win Shwe, Geodetic Survey, Geodetic and Survey Division, Survey Department, Nay Pyi Taw Ms. May Sabai Oo, Officer, Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, Ministry of Transport and Communications, Nay Pyi Taw
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Ms. Su Hninn Htwe, Government Staff, Seismological Division, Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, Nay Pyi Taw
PHILIPPINES Mr. Raul Sabularse, Deputy Executive Director, Department of Science and Technology, Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development, Manila Ms. Clarinda Reyes, Supervising Science Research Specialist, Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development, Department of Science and Technology, Manila Mr. Nestor T. Olfindo, Jr., Supervising Science Research Specialist, Research and Development Division, Department of Science and Technology - Advanced Science and Technology Institute (DOST-ASTI), Quezon City Mr. Roel De La Cruz, Senior Science Research Specialist, Research and Development Division, Department of Science and Technology - Advanced Science and Technology Institute (DOST-ASTI), Quezon City Mr. Harold Bryan Paler, Senior Science Research Specialist, Solutions and Services Engineering Division, Advance Science and Technology Institute, Quezon City Mr. Arturo Daag, Science Research Specialist, Geology Division, Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS), Quezon City Ms. Mabelline Cahulogan, GeoRisk Philippines, Geomatics and Hazard Assessment Service Section, Geology and Geophysics Research and Development Division (GGRDD), Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS), Manila Mr. Eric Santos, ITO II, Geomatics and Hazard Assessment Services, Geology and Geophysics Research and Development Division (GGRDD), Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS), Manila Mr. Benjamin Balais, Asst. Director, Geospatial Information System Management Branch (GISMB), National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA), Manila Mr. Annrou Ramos, Media Production Specialist, Geospatial Information System Management, National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA), Taguig City
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Ms. Rosal Dolanas, Information Systems Analyst, Geospatial Information System Management Branch, National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA), Manila Ms. Noelle Riza Castillo, Attorney, Legal Department, Department of Science and Technology, Manila Mr. Edgar Paolo Violan, Executive Assistant, Office of the Director General, Philippine Space Agency, Quezon City Mr. Rocell Vicente, Executive Assistant, Office of the Director General, Philippine Space Agency, Quezon City Ms. Julie Ann Banatao, Chief Science Research Specialist, Advanced Satellite Development, Stamina4Space, Quezon City Prof. Gay Perez, Associate Professor, Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City Ms. Aica Palce, Lawyer, Office of the Director General, Philippine Space Agency, Quezon City
REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Mr. Seung-weon Shin, Assistant Deputy Director, National Geographic Information Institute (NGII), Suwon-si Mr. UngYong Park, Manager, SDI Planning Department, LX Corporation Korea, Jeonju-si Mr. Simon Jeon, Manager, Smart Platform Department, LX Corporation Korea, Jeonju-si Mr. Taikjin Kim, Executive Officer, Spatial Data Infrastructure Division, LX Corporation Korea, Jeonju-si Ms. Hae Kyong Kang, Secretariat of UN Open GIS Initiative & Research Fellow of Geospatial Information Research Division, Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements (KRIHS), Sejong-si Prof. Woo-Kyun Lee, Professor, OJEong Resilience Institute (OJERI), Korea University, Seoul Prof. Byung Gul Lee, Professor, Civil Engineering, Jeju National University, Jeju
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Mr. Hyun-Woo Jo, Ph.D. Student, Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul Ms. Eunbeen Park, Ph.D. Student, Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul Mr. Segi Hong, Student, Climate Environment, Korea University, Seoul Mr. Youngjin Ko, Student, Environmental Science & Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Mr. Alexey Trifonov, Deputy Director, Real Estate Department, Ministry of Economic Development, Moscow
SINGAPORE
Mr. Victor Khoo, Director, Survey and Geomatics Division, Singapore Land Authority, Singapore Mr. Derick Tan, Deputy Director, Survey and Geomatics, Singapore Land Authority, Singapore Mr. Kean Huat Soon, Senior Principal Surveyor, Survey and Geomatics, Singapore Land Authority, Singapore Mr. Jonathan Siow, Senior Geospatial Consultant, Geospatial Division, Singapore Land Authority, Singapore Mr. Mou Jian Lee, Assistant Manager, Geospatial and Data, Singapore Land Authority, Singapore
SRI LANKA
Mr. Sanath Panawennage, Director General and CEO, Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies (ACCIMT), Moratuwa
TONGA
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Ms. Lynette Sifa, Project Assistant, Geospatial Information System/Lands Geographical Information Services Unit (GIS/LGIS), Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources (MLNR), Nuku’alofa
THAILAND
Mr. Tatiya Chuentragun, Acting Deputy Executive Director, Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA), Bangkok Mr. Poramet Thuwakham, Geo-Informatics Scientist, Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA), Bangkok Mr. Disapat Sawadisukhitkul, Strategist, International Relations Division, Corporate Strategy Office Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA), Bangkok
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ms. Allison Craddock, Director of the Central Bureau, International GNSS Service, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California
VIET NAM
Ms. Do Thu Thuy, Expert, Science and International Cooperation Office, Department of Survey and Mapping, Hanoi
United Nations Office of Information and Communications Technology (UN OICT)
Mr. Kyoung-Soo Eom, Chief, Geospatial Information Section (GIS), Operations Support Division, United Nations Office of Information and Communications Technology (UN OICT), New York, USA
Mr. Timur Obukhov, Geospatial Information Officer, United Nations Office of Information and Communications Technology (UN OICT), New York, USA
Mr. Taro Ubukawa, Senior Geospatial Expert, Geospatial Information Section (GIS), United Nations Office of Information and Communications Technology (UN OICT), New York, USA
UNITED NATIONS
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
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Mr. Chee Hai Teo, Statistician, Statistic Division, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), New York, USA
United Nations Ebola Emergency Response Office (UN EERO)
Mr. Cung Thang, Geospatial Information Officer, United Nations Ebola Emergency Response Office (UN EERO), New York, USA
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Ms. Tiziana Bonapace, Director, Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division (IDD), ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand Mr. Keran Wang, Chief, Space Applications Section, IDD, ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand Mr. Sanjay Srivastava, Chief, Disaster Risk Reduction Section, IDD, ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand Mr. Tae Hyung Kim, Economic Affairs Officer, Space Applications Section, IDD, ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand Ms. Kelly Hayden, Economic Affairs Officer, Space Applications Section, IDD, ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand Ms. Juliet Braslow, Associate Economic Affairs Officer, Space Applications Section, IDD, ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand Mr. Chang Yong Son, ICT and Development Section, IDD, ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand Ms. Ayodele Marshall, Associate Statistician, Statistics Division, ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand Ms. Patricia Budiyanto, Staff Assistant, Space Applications Section, IDD, ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand Ms. Amporn Jaturasatienchai, Programme Assistant, IDD, ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand Mr. Hyungbo Kim, Consultant, Space Applications Section, IDD, ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand Mr. Taeook Kang, Individual Contractor, Space Applications Section, IDD, ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand
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Ms. Nazira Alimzhanova, Intern, Space Applications Section, IDD, ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand Ms. Yinyi Lin, Intern, Consultant, Space Applications Section, IDD, ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand Mr. Rhys Newman Persoon, Intern, Consultant, Space Applications Section, IDD, ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand
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Annex 5
Results of survey on needs and contributions
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What were the results achieved (or likely to be achieved) through the workshop?
1 Learned about new project for data sharing!
2 We hope to increase cooperation and partnership with the various national
agencies in the Asia & Pacific
3 The common standard, open platform, open data, and open API
were likely to be achieved through the workshop
4 cooperation among members country will increase.
5 On my side, I have improved my knowledge about how application
improved for disaster management
6 I believe that the results were likely to be achieved in the future.
7 More multilateral and international cooperation, collaboration, and partnerships
8 MS Teams is perfect
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10 Awareness of the plan to have an Asia-Pacific Geospatial Information Platform.
11 Through the conduct of this workshop, each member countries can learn the
importance of geospatial information and its applications in the disaster
management. We also realize how the geospatial information
data center for the Asia Pacific region can benefit from this platform
12 Space Application
13 We are more cooperation and sharing data and knowledge.
14 Improved my knowledge of GIS and it's platform!
15 awareness on the importance of sharing geospatial information through
a common platform that is accessible.
16 I have the opportunity to learn and approach new knowledge.
17 Good knowledge concerning with geoinformation platform was received
through the workshop.
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Provide your comments and suggestions on how to improve ESCAP virtual
workshops and workshop activities.
1 Please share the information prior to the meeting date through website.
2 Check for the audio quality would be appreciate
3 In order to improve ESCAP virtual workshops and workshop activities, I would
like to suggest to provide more exercises or materials in practice, the use of open
source, and an example of a standardized dataset.
4 deliver more workshop and online training.
5 Presenters need to try their audio quality before the workshop.
6 Account for break times
7 Conduct similar type of workshops in future with the component of capacity
development in the geospatial field.
8 Thanks
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10 Everything was good!
11 The speaker's PowerPoint presentation softcopy and voice recording
should be shared with the participants after the workshop.
