Jan Cees VenemaJan Cees VenemaHead UNSDI-NCOHead UNSDI-NCO

http://www.unsdi.nlJcvenema [at] unsdi.nl

UNSDIUNSDI

UNSDI PartnersUNSDI Partners

CGIARCGIAR GSDIGSDI GEOGEO INSPIRE/JRC INSPIRE/JRC NCOsNCOs

Role of National Coordination OfficesRole of National Coordination Offices

Limited interfaceLimited interface• Delivering / Collecting as OneDelivering / Collecting as One• Keeping the # of NCOs / RCOs manageableKeeping the # of NCOs / RCOs manageable

Fund raisingFund raising Delivering DeliverablesDelivering Deliverables Harmonization / linking with National SDIs (incl. Harmonization / linking with National SDIs (incl.

portal)portal) Special offersSpecial offers

• Products / services / support / CorpGovProducts / services / support / CorpGov

Role of National Coordination OfficesRole of National Coordination Offices

UN-OCHA

UNEP UN-WFPWHO

Public sectorGovernmental institutions, NGOs,

Institutes, Universities

UN-DPKO

Private sectorSMEs

UN-FAO

UNHCROther UN bodies ++

Institutional andhuman capacity

Thematic geo-infoaddressing “the Issues” NSDI

institutionalstrengthening

portal

NSDI Corporate GovernanceLarge Enterprises, Multi-nationals

Policy

portalTechnology& Standards

MoU

D O N O R (S)

GDSC

(UN)SDI success factors(UN)SDI success factors

SDI = infrastructure tool (long-term)SDI = infrastructure tool (long-term) All elements neededAll elements needed

• National Policy / Government supportNational Policy / Government support• Institutional CapacityInstitutional Capacity• Skilled PeopleSkilled People• Data / InformationData / Information• Technical infrastructureTechnical infrastructure• StandardsStandards

Address Address Relevant Issues Relevant Issues in the countriesin the countries

NL contributions to UNSDI (1)NL contributions to UNSDI (1)

National UNSDI portalNational UNSDI portal• GoalGoal

Disclose international geo-info for national usersDisclose international geo-info for national users Disclose national (generated) geo-info for international Disclose national (generated) geo-info for international

usersusers

• StatusStatus www.GeoNetwork.nl or via www.unsdi.nlwww.GeoNetwork.nl or via www.unsdi.nl FAO-GeoNetwork basedFAO-GeoNetwork based Sources 23 UN / CGIAR institutesSources 23 UN / CGIAR institutes > 17.800 datasets> 17.800 datasets Users from > 145 countriesUsers from > 145 countries > 25.000 downloads in 4 years> 25.000 downloads in 4 years

NL contributions to UNSDI (2)NL contributions to UNSDI (2)

Institutional StrengtheningInstitutional Strengthening• SDI coursesSDI courses• GIS & Remote SensingGIS & Remote Sensing• On-site in Developing CountriesOn-site in Developing Countries

Thematic InformationThematic Information• Contribute to MDGs 1, 7 & 8Contribute to MDGs 1, 7 & 8• Land Cover / Land Use Change (monitoring)Land Cover / Land Use Change (monitoring)• RoadsRoads• ClimateClimate• AtmosphereAtmosphere• ??????

UNSDI @ CITO/OICTUNSDI @ CITO/OICT