A series of geodesy capacity building workshops will take place throughout the world in 2025, with an emphasis on assisting Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States.
The effort is an initiative of the United Nations Global Geodetic Centre of Excellence (UN-GGCE), which formed the plan as a result of feedback and requests received following its recent Listening World Tour.
“Among other benefits, Member States participating in the workshops will receive assistance to develop a tailored, fit-for-purpose Roadmap and Draft Implementation Plan describing how to create a modern Geospatial Reference System (GRS) for their country,” says Nick Brown, UN-GGCE Head of Office.
The UN-GGCE will circulate details about the workshops and how to get involved, in the coming months.
In related news, a capacity development workshop will be held in Bogor, Indonesia from 2 to 5 December 2024, which will focus on the theme of ‘joining land and sea’.
The workshop will be hosted by Badan Informasi Geospatial, the Indonesian Government’s national mapping agency, and will feature expert speakers from across the terrestrial, maritime, built and cadastral domains, who will address issues such as:
- Is the sea level rising on our coastline?
- Are land levels changing on our coastline?
- How does flooding or tsunami inundation impact the built environment of freshwater aquifers?
- Are storm surge models accurate?
- How do climate changes impact coastal ecosystems and population centres?
Further details are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
