Background
At its tenth session, the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) noted the global significance of the Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (IGIF), which serves as a key umbrella for the many activities under the purview of the Committee of Experts, including the regional committees and thematic groups of UN-GGIM, which could be applied to any country to guide transformational change, and which would be a living and usable document to be reviewed and refined through an iterative process, on the basis of the practical implementation experiences of Member States. In making decision 10/103, UN-GGIM at its tenth session, endorsed the establishment of a dedicated high-level group of experts, with balanced geographical representation and expertise, as a mechanism to provide strategic leadership, coordination and oversight in order to ensure the sustained success of the IGIF, and to mobilize the resources necessary to maintain the momentum and refinement of the IGIF as a continuously evolving process.
Co-Chairs

Fernand Isseri
National Mapping InstituteCameroon

Antonius Wijanarto
Badan Informasi GeospasialIndonesia
UN-GGIM Bureau
- Fiji
- Saudi Arabia
- South Africa
- United States of America
Member States nominated by:
UN-GGIM Africa
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Mozambique
- Rwanda
- South Africa
UN-GGIM: Americas
- Argentina
- Chile
- Jamaica
- Panama
UN-GGIM: Arab States
- Bahrain
- Saudi Arabia
- United Arab Emirates
UN-GGIM-AP
- India
- Indonesia
- Malaysia
- Republic of Korea
- Russian Federation
UN-GGIM: Europe
- Germany
- Netherlands
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
(Membership as at February 2026)
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Procedural Documents
Letter to the Permanent Missions
China
- Government of China
Beijing Declaration
China
- Li Pengde, National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation
HLF3 Summary
China
Opening Address: Mr. Kurexi Maihesutim, Vice Minister, Ministry of Land and Resources,
Opening Address: H.E. Wu Hongbo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations
Mexico
- Mr. Eduardo Sojo, Co-Chair, UN-GGIM Committee of Experts
Statement
Message: Mr. Mark Cygan, Joint Board of Geospatial Information Societies
China
Keynote: H.E. Kurexi Maihesuti, Vice Minister, Ministry of Land and Resources,
- H.E. Nasrollah Jahangard, Deputy of the Ministry of Communication and General Director of Information Technology Organization