Report on “The Second United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress (UN-WGIC) Pre-Event”

Abstract

The United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (GGIM) organises the World Geospatial Information Congress (UN-WGIC) once every four years bringing together member states of the UN-GGIM, experts in the field of Geospatial Technologies and its various application domains, commercial geospatial sector, academia, researchers and practitioners from across the globe. India is the proud host of the Second UN-WGIC scheduled for 10–14 October 2022 in Hyderabad, India. The Second UN-WGIC is organised by the United Nations and the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India. Through a series of online virtual pre-events, DST intends to collect and collate various ideas and resource materials including applications and innovations in the field of Geospatial information generation to highlight the vibrant Indian Geospatial Ecosystem. One of the Pre events in India was held during 26th and 27th May, Co-ordinated by Prof. Biplab Biswas, Department of Geography, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, West Bengal, India. The whole UN-WGIC pre-event was structured into—Inauguration; five technical sessions with presentations from various stakeholders like Government, Industry, Youth, Academics, others; and Conclusion with a detailed discussion over the nature, development and future trend of geospatial ecosystem in India and other countries.