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Strengthening Geospatial Information Management:
Integrated Geospatial Information Framework


This course introduces the Integrated Geospatial Information Framework. Geospatial information is vital importance and a cornerstone for digital transformation and innovation. It can help solve complex problems and enhance decision-making and service delivery related to urban planning, land management, transportation management, flood risk management, sanitation, health services, disaster response and much more.

Every decision we make, every event or activity we do in our daily lives occurs at a geographic location. Whether we are determining the best site for a new hospital, choosing the location for a new business, staging a community event or responding to an emergency - geospatial information is inherent in informed decision-making.

However, while government collects geospatial data, this information is often not well-integrated and cannot be easily accessed and used. Multidisciplinary issues like climate change, disaster risk reduction, emergency response and Smart Cities require a coordinated effort, across multiple departments and sectors, to share and reuse geospatial information for decision making.

For this reason, the World Bank and United Nations have collaborated on a Framework to provide a basis and guide for countries to reference when developing and strengthening their geospatial information management capabilities. This Framework is known as the Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (IGIF). The IGIF was adopted by the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management in 2018 and the Implementation Guide has recently been endorsed; with the vision to achieve sustainable social, economic and environmental development - leaving no one behind.


MODULES
Module 1: The Value of Geospatial Information
Module 2: Introducing the Framework
Module 3: Solving the Puzzle: Understanding the Implementation Guide
Module 4: Creating a Country-level Action Plan
Module 5: The Socio-economi Benefits Assessment

FACILITATOR
Dr. Lesley Arnold
Spatial Data Infrastructure Consultant
World Bank Group




COURSE OBJECTIVES
  • Understand the value of Geospatial Information - What it is, how it is used, and importantly, how it supports economic growth, improved social wellbeing and the protection of the environment.
  • Achieve an understanding of the Integrated Geospatial Information Framework, the major drivers for its use, and the strategic pathways that guide successful integrated geospatial information management.
  • Describe how to use the IGIF Implementation Guide to develop a Country-level Action Plan to strengthen geospatial information management and derive socia-economic benefits.
TARGET AUDIENCE
  • Geospatial data producers, policymakers, innovators, stakeholders and users of geospatial information.
  • Those with a responsibility or interest in integrated geospatial information management across the world.
  • World Bank Staff.
No prior background to geospatial information management and its use, is required.