Isabella McGuinness, Senior Policy Advisor at the Geospatial Commission, shares her experience attending the UN Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) 14th Session in New York.
In 2021 the government set an aim to secure the UK’s status as a science and technology superpower. The UK’s geospatial community is doing its bit with a successful trip to the UN World Geospatial Information Congress and external recognition as the UK retained its position as second in the world for geospatial capability.
We’re delighted to kick-start our series of “international” blogs with a guest blog from David Henderson marking the 10th anniversary of the Committee of Experts and reporting back on three key tangible outcomes from the latest UN-GGIM virtual meeting held in August.