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Saturday, November 15, 2008

Some important news on UNGIWG and UNSDI

UN Complex at the Vienna International Centre. Image: HUNAGI Visuals resource, 2008

Resolution on the United Nations Spatial Data Infrastructure was approved at the closed meeting of UNGIWG Members in Vienna on 7th November 2009.

The framework document was conditionally approved.

The Co-Chairs of UNGIWG will be given by UN OOSA (which supervises the SPIDER Network) and UN ECA, the Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Abbeba.

It is said, the Secretariat might be moved to Bonn soon.

Please look for the official news at the authentic homepage of UNGIWG at www.ungiwg.org