The United Nations Global Geospatial Knowledge and Innovation Centre (UN-GGKIC) convened its Geospatial knowledge and Innovation Week (GeoNow), in Deqing, China, from 21 - 24 October 2024. This inaugural edition of GeoNow under the theme "Geospatial IDEAS Benefiting Our World" brought together over 700 participants including a group of international participants who came from over 40 countries. The participants included representatives from United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management regional committees and thematic networks, United Nations system, geospatial industries, research institutions, and local government agencies and stakeholders.
The event was co-organized with the Government of Deqing County and the Moganshan Geospatial Information Laboratory in Deqing, with the support from the Ministry of Natural Resources, Government of China. It featured thematic forums known as "Moganshan Talks," which addressed topics such as geospatial knowledge, cross-border integration, strengthening digital infrastructure, and youth leadership in the geospatial field.
In making decision 14/101 at its fourteenth session from 7-9 August 2024, the Committee of Experts reiterated the importance of strengthening and enhancing national geospatial information management arrangements, capacity, capability and leadership, and urged for sustained national investments in national geospatial programs. The Centre is an office away from headquarters established by the United Nations in the Statistics Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs. The Centre's overarching goal is to work towards the ambitions of implementation of the United Nations Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (UN-IGIF) set by Member States, to develop capacity, promote and support the required innovation, leadership, coordination and standards to develop, strengthen, integrate and deliver national geospatial information policy, data, systems, tools, services and capabilities into their national government development policies, strategies and arrangements.
21 Oct. 2024
Moganshan Talks: Keynote Presentations
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Geospatial Solutions for Global Challenges: a New Era Empowered by Digital Twin- Abbas Rajabifard, The University of Melbourne
Australia
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Opportunities and Challenges in Natural Resource Survey & Monitoring and Spatial Governance- Feng Wenli, Ministry of Natural Resources
China
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International Cooperation in Disaster Risk Reduction Orhan Altan, International Science Council GeoUnions Standing Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction
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Sustainable Development Supported by Geo-Modeling and GeoSpatial Intelligence- Min Chen, Nanjing Normal University
China
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New Planning Paradigm for Cities of Tomorrow- Paul Cheung, National University of Singapore
Singapore
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European Geodetic Reference Systems Michalis Kalogiannakis, Council of European Geodetic Surveyors
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Resilient and Intelligent Infrastructure Systems- Nasser Khalili, Western Sydney University
Australia
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The Current Status and Needs of Urban Geospatial Information Development in Belt and Road Countries: A case study of Mongolia- Khosbayar Orosoo, Mongolian University of Science and Technology
Mongolia
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Release of Achievements for China-Australia International Cooperation Project on 3D Real Scene Innovative Technology- Abbas Rajabifard, The University of Melbourne
Australia
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Bridging the Digital Divide and Shaping a Beautiful Earth 3D Real Scene Technology Solution (ReS3D V1.0)- Abbas Rajabifard, The University of Melbourne
Australia
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3D Real Scene Construction in China and Its Technical Framework- Qin Yan, Chinese Academy of Surveying and Mapping
China
22 Oct. 2024
Smart Agriculture and Food Security Panel
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CropWatch Cloud Empowers Developing Countries' Ability and Capacity to Explore Earth Observation for Addressing Food Security Issues- Binfang Wu, Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
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Geospatial innovations in agriculture: mapping and monitoring crop yield and nutritional quality to address malnutrition challenges- Mariana Belgiu, University of Twente
Netherlands
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Earth Observation for Water Resource Sustainability in Smart Agriculture- Tian Hu, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
Luxembourg
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How to make Earth Observation more mainstream in Agriculture in Australia- Ha Thanh Nguyen, CSIRO
Australia
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Current Status and Development Strategies of Agricultural Robotics Technology- Chengliang Liu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
China
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Land and Geospatial Systems, Natural Resources Valuation and Green Urban Development Mika-Petteri Torhonen, World Bank
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Brazil Towards a Multipurpose Rural Cadastre- Thiago Marra, National Institute for Agrarian Reform and Colonisation
Brazil
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Practice of Comprehensive Evaluation of Land Use Change Survey Data in Zhejiang- Chong Lin, Zhejiang Natural Resources Strategic Research Center
China
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IUCN Contributions for Nature Platform: A unified approach for global conservation and climate mitigation documentation Muneeswaran Mariappan, International Union for Conservation of Nature
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Land and Resources Survey, Dual Assessment and Spatial Planning- Kejing Jia, China Land Surveying and Planning Institute
China
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Land and climate change: the relevance of spatial data- Uchendu Chigbu, Namibia University of Science and Technology
Namibia
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Geothermal Resources For the 21st Century- Wang Guiling, Institute of Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology
China
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From Geologic Renewable Energy to Energy Storage-a Bright Future for Sustainable Energy- Shu Jiang, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan
China
23 Oct. 2024
Clean Energy and Green Development Panel
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Global progress in natural hydrogen exploration and development and prospects of natural hydrogen resources in China- Borjigin Tenger, China Geological Survey Center of oil and gas resources
China
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Technological Response to Emergencies and Disaster Reduction of China: Challenges and Achievements- Siquan Yang, Ministry of Emergency Management of the People's Republic of China
China
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Harnessing Geospatial Knowledge for Global Disaster Awareness: Addressing Challenges and Strategies in Indonesia- Antonius Bambang Wijanarto, UN-GGIM-Asia-Pacific
Indonesia
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Leveraging LLMs for Advanced Geospatial Decision Support: The case of SatGPT Hamid Mehmood, ESCAP
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Effectiveness of flood and drought disaster defense in China and the application of digital twins- Changjun Liu, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research
China
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Harnessing Space Technology for Disaster Mitigation and Management in Pakistan- Hassan Ali, Pakistan Space and Upper Atmospheric Research Commission
Pakistan
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GNSS Enhancing Tsunami Early Warning System- Viliami Folau, Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources
Tonga
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Progress and Initiative of Geospatial information for Geo-hazards Prevention in China- Jusong Shi, China Geological Environment Monitoring Institute
China
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Emergency Spatiotemporal Knowledge Ecology Framework and Think Tank Research Suggestions- Yueqin Zhu, Ministry of Emergency Management of the People's Republic of China
China
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Individual Level Modeling and Simulation Paul Longley and Tian Lan, University College London and Wuhan University
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Open GIS, Earth Observation (EO) and Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) in Himachal Himalaya, India- Pankaj Kumar, Delhi University
India
24 Oct. 2024
Geo-Modeling and Geospatial Intelligence Panel
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Assessing Urban Sustainability using SDG11.3.1 Land Use Efficiency Indicator- Zhongchang Sun, International Research Centre of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals
China
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Fengwu: Data-driven Earth Monitoring and Forecasting System- Lei Bai, Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
China
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Model construction and progress assessment for UN SDG 11.4 Fulong Chen & Meng Zhu, International Centre on Space Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage under the Auspices of UNESCO
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High resolution mapping of urban built environment: A perspective from construction materials- Zhou Huang & Yi Bao, Peking University
China
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Data-Driven Decision Intelligence with Time Series and Spatio-Temporal Data- Bin Yang, East China Normal University
China
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Sustainable Development Supported by Geo-Modeling and GeoSpatial Intelligence- Min Chen, Nanjing Normal University
China
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The Africa’s Journey to 2030 and China-Africa Geospatial Information Cooperation: Getting There without Getting Lost Mohammed Mamman Kabir, International Federation of Surveyors - Africa Regional Network
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Digital Transformation of Society Led by Geospatial Information Technology- Renzhong Guo, Shenzhen University
China
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Geospatial Knowledge & Innovation Strategie- Salah Salih Meemar, General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information
Saudi Arabia
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Geospatial Intelligence Innovations and Applications- Liping Sun, Ministry of Natural Resources
China
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GeoNow Digital Twin and Smart City Panel Summary Report- Abbas Rajabifard, University of Melbourne
Australia
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Natural Resources Investigation and Territorial Spatial Governance Panel Mika-Petteri T?rh?nen, World Bank