• Horacio Padilla, Property Institute of Honduras
• María Silvia Céspedes, Ministry of National Assets, Chile

En octubre de 2023, durante la décima sesión de UN-GGIM Américas, celebrada en las instalaciones de CEPAL en Santiago de Chile, se abordó el Marco para la Administración Efectiva de la Tierra, destacando su justificación e importancia para los países de la región en su conjunto. La presentación culminó resaltando la necesidad de establecer un grupo regional de trabajo dedicado a este tema. Honduras propuso la creación de este grupo, y liderarlo, propuesta que Chile apoyo, lo que generó el interés de 14 países en unirse a la iniciativa. Actualmente, la coordinación está a cargo de Honduras y Chile. 
Entre los objetivos principales de este grupo de trabajo esta difundir y sensibilizar a los países de las Américas sobre la administración de tierras con enfoque en el Marco de Administración Efectiva de Tierras (FELA) de Naciones Unidas, promover una comprensión más amplia y profunda de la situación regional como la de los países en esta materia. Para cumplir con esto se realizan diversas actividades de difusión como: Webinar, encuestas y su respectiva  evaluación entre otras.

• Encuesta Diagnóstico situación de la administración de tierra en países de América. 2024
• Presentación del grupo de trabajo / Presentation of the working group. 12 sep. 2024
• Presentation of the Working Group at the eleventh meeting of UN GGIM-Americas, 7 October 2024
• Presentación del grupo de trabajo / Presentation of the working group. 6 ene. 2025
• Administración de la Tierra en México. Nov. 2024:  ESP / ENG
• Administración de la Tierra en Santa Lucía. Nov. 2024:  ESP / ENG
• Administración de la Tierra en Colombia. Dic. 2024:  ESP / ENG
• Administración de la Tierra en Guyana. Dic. 2024:  ESP / ENG

Co-chairs:

• Sandra Moreno, National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE), Colombia
• Gabriela García Seco, National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), Mexico

The current Working Group on the Integration of Statistical and Geospatial Information is in charge of the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE), Colombia and National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), Mexico, in close collaboration with the geospatial area of ​​the Statistics Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). There is currently a synergy between the work plan of UN-GGIM: Americas and the ECLAC geospatial roadmap, to facilitate collaboration and joint work between the geospatial and statistical community, the latter represented by the members of the Statistical Conference of the ECLAC Americas.

The main objective of the Working Group is to raise awareness and promote the linking of statistical and geospatial information for decision-making and the design of public policies through the development of partnerships for collaboration, cooperation, and participation of the Member States.

Co-chairs:

• Therence Paoliello de Sarti, Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), Brazil
• Martha Villagómez, Military Geographic Institute, Ecuador

In previous years, Sint Maarten through the Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI) with the support and technical advice of Canada through the Earth Observations and Mapping Center of the Natural Resources Institute (NRCan ) and prepared the Diagnosis of the action plan for capacity development and gap analysis.

• Terms of reference

On July 1, 2019, the report of the analysis carried out through a survey conducted by 35 member states in the Americas in relation to Geospatial Information Management in the context of Disaster Risk Management (DRM) was presented. The survey, completed in 2018, was designed to identify the availability and gaps in the use of geospatial information for DRM, in accordance with United Nations General Assembly Resolution 59/12 established in the Global Strategic Framework for Geospatial Information and Services of the United Nations Organization for Global Geospatial Disaster Management (GSF).

• Diagnosis of the action plan

Co-chairs:

• Gustavo Caubarrère, Military Geographic Institute, SIRGAS President, Uruguay
• Salomão Soares, Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), Vice President SIRGAS, Brazil

The current Geodetic Reference Framework for the Americas (GRFA) Working Group is coordinated by Military Geographic Institute, Uruguay and the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), Brazil. Its main objective is to support Member States in their response to the United Nations General Assembly Resolution entitled "A Global Geodetic Reference Framework for Sustainable Development" (A/RES/69/2661) under the recommendations of the Geodesy Subcommittee of the Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN‐GGIM SCoG) and the scientific guidelines issued by the International Association of Geodesy (IAG) and the Geocentric Reference System for the Americas (SIRGAS), as well how to coordinate and assist Member States in their efforts to ensure the sustainability and enhancement of GRFA, as a crucial enabler of spatial data interoperability, disaster risk mitigation and sustainable development.

Co-chairs:

• Isis Tejada, “Tommy Guardia” National Geographic Institute (IGNTG), Panama
• Catalina Tapia, Ministry of National Assets, Chile

The current Working Group on Geospatial Data Infrastructure is led by “Tommy Guardia” National Geographic Institute (IGNTG), Panama, and SNIT IDE Chile, Ministry of National Assets, Chile. The general objective is to coordinate actions related to the implementation, development, and promotion of Geospatial Data Infrastructures (IDE) of the UN-GGIM: Americas Member States.

Interactive dashboards have been conducted, which is a tool that allows users to visualize, through a geographic view, the performance of the Member States based on indicators that show the status of implementation and progress of National Geospatial Data Infrastructures in the Americas. This platform not only allows us to visualize and monitor the overall level of IDE development but also enables us to observe the results of IDE implementation for the following components: institutional aspects, human resources, geographic information, and standards and technology. Having this information helps understand the gaps that countries in the region have in the production and use of geospatial information and, in turn, allows focusing on the components that require more assistance to address regional development in these matters. Below is a list of the developed interactive dashboards:

• Interactive Dashboard (2023)
• Interactive Geoviewer 2021
• Interactive Comparative Geoviewer 2019-2020
• Interactive Geoviewer 2020 - UN-GGIM Americas 2020 Survey: Regional IDE Group
• Interactive Comparative Geoviewer 2018-2019
• Interactive Geoviewer 2019
• Interactive Geoviewer 2018

NEWSLETTER

2024: Español  |  English  | Português

Los comités regionales de las Naciones Unidas para la Gestión Global de la Información Geoespacial de África, las Américas, los Estados Árabes, Asia-Pacífico y Europa han coordinado esfuerzos para desarrollar un Plan de Trabajo Interregional, liderado por el equipo de UN-GGIM: Américas. Esta iniciativa tiene como propósito alinear las iniciativas de interés común, evitar la duplicación de esfuerzos y maximizar el uso eficiente de los recursos disponibles. Este plan se fundamenta en un análisis conjunto de fortalezas, oportunidades, debilidades y amenazas (FODA) de cada comité regional, así como la identificación de áreas en las que cada región puede aportar valor y experiencia. El objetivo principal del Plan de Trabajo Interregional para el 2025 es fortalecer la coordinación entre los comités regionales, facilitar el intercambio de conocimientos y establecer prioridades compartidas que impulsen la gestión eficaz de la información geoespacial a nivel global. Para ello, se contempla la realización de reuniones y talleres, en formatos virtuales e híbridos, centrados en ejes estratégicos como la implementación del Marco Integrado de Información Geoespacial (UN-IGIF), el Marco Estadístico Geoespacial Global (GSGF) y el aprovechamiento de la Inteligencia Artificial Geoespacial (GeoAI).