2. Twenty Year Journey in Global Mapping
ISCGM Secretariat made a presentation about the history of Global Mapping Project and the proposal
on the conclusion of ISCGM, at 23rd
ISCGM meeting in New York on August 2, 2016.
Chapter 2 reprints this presentation material.
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Twenty Year Journey
in Global Mapping
Toru Nagayama
ISCGM Secretariat
23rd ISCGM Meeting
New York, 2 August 2016
Contents
1. Introduction of Global Mapping Project
2. History of Global Mapping Project
3. Outcome of Global Mapping Project
4. Resolution and Global Map Transfer Plan
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1. Introduction of Global Mapping Project
Global Mapping Project
•Develop reliable geospatial information (Global Map)
•Provide a tool to solve global scale problems
•Steered by ISCGM (International Steering Committee for global mapping)
•Participated by National Geospatial Info. Authorities.
Global Map: Digital geospatial info. at a scale of 1:1 million
National/Regional version: Vector (Boundary, Transport,
Drainage, Population centers), Raster (Elevation, Land use, Land
cover, Vegetation)
Global version: Elevation, Land cover, Vegetation
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2. History of Global Mapping Project
History of Global Mapping Project
1992-1996: Establishment of ISCGM
1996-2000: Toward Global Map Data Release
2000-2007: Promotion of Data Development
2008-2013: Development and Release of Version 2
2013-2016: Facilitate the Use of Geospatial Information
2016: Conclusion of the Project
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Earth Summit “Agenda21”1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
Proposal of "Global Mapping Concept"
International Workshop “Resolution of Izumo
Conference”
Start of JICA group training course “Environment
Seminar”
Establishment of ISCGM at the Second International
Workshop on Global Mapping
First meeting of ISCGM
1992-1996: Establishment of ISCGM
Agenda21 – Earth Summit (1992)
Earth Summit in June 1992: From Ministry of Environment web site
（https://www.env.go.jp/）
Chapter 40: Information for Decision-Making
*Various types of data which indicate the status and trends of
global environment need to be collected.
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Global Mapping Concept （1992）
“In order to solve global environmental problems,
what should surveying and mapping community do? “
Develop geospatial information (Global Map)
that covers the entire globe
at a scale of 1: 1 million
through international cooperation
Global Mapping Concept
• To develop and update Global Map and widely release the data
• To provide technical and economic assistance to promote developing Global Map
• To recommend establishment of International Steering Committee for Global
Mapping (ISCGM)
The First International Workshop on Global Mapping 1994
The Second International Workshop on Global Mapping 1996
Second Workshop in February 1996
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First Meeting of ISCGM（1996）
NMOs should actively release their own geographic data sets
that are necessary and effective for developing global scale
data equivalent to the scale of Global Map.
・Investigate the existence of
global scale data
・Assist undeveloped areas
・Investigate data specifications
・Agenda 21 follow up
・Start strategy planning
1st Meeting of ISCGM in February, 1996
1996-2000: Toward Global Map data release
19th Special Session of UN General Assembly (Rio + 5)
Invitation letter was sent from UN to Member States
Adoption of Global Map Specifications
Declaration of release of Version 1 at Global Map
Forum
1997
1998
1999
2000
1996
Interregional Seminar on Global Mapping for the
Implementation of Multinational Environmental Agreements
Meeting of the Global Map Development in Asia
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UN Special Session of the General Assembly to Review and
Appraise the Implementation of Agenda 21 (Rio+5) (1997)
Necessity of global mapping was mentioned.
・International Global Mapping seminars and forums
・Promotion campaigns at relevant international academic
meetings and international conferences
・Coordination with international organizations
”Programme for Further Implementation of Agenda 21”
Global Mapping initiative had been introduced to many
people through various activities
UN Letter of Invitation to Join
Global Mapping Project (1998)
Rapid increase in GM Participation
12 countries (1998)→81 countries（2000）
Various activities of promoting the
Global Mapping Project
plus
resulted in
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Release of Global Map Version 1（2000）
Declaration of Release of GM Version 1
• Japan
• Laos
• Nepal
• Sri Lanka
• Thailand
Adoption of Hiroshima GM Declaration
•Global Map Forum 2000
Hiroshima, Japan November 2000
Chairperson declaring first GM release in Nov. 2000
2001-2007: Promotion of data development
Prof. D. R. Fraser Taylor assumed chair
2001
2002
Death of Prof. John E. Estes, Chair of ISCGM
1st Global Mapping Seminar in Kenya
Johannesburg Summit (Rio+10)
Esri Grant programs started.
Intergraph Grant programs started.
Global Mapping Workshop “Use of geospatial information for
mitigating large scale disasters and attaining sustainable
development”
2005
2006
2007
Achieved releasing the data of 47 countries/regions
(about 50% of the land area)
1st Global Mapping Seminar in Senegal
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World Summit on Sustainable Development
(Johannesburg Summit, Rio+10) (2002)
•The Adopted “ Johannesburg
Implementation Plan” mentions
“Promotion of Initiative and
Partnership for global mapping”
Johannesburg Summit in 2002
Web site of Ministry of Foreign Affairs
（http://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/index.html）
•A symposium “Global Mapping
Partnership –Sustainable
Development and Geographic
Information” organized as a side
event.
Global Mapping Seminars in Africa (2002-2008)
• Nairobi（Kenya）
2002/2003/2004
58 people from 25 countries
participated.
• Dakar（Senegal）
2005/2006/2008
28 people from 11 countries
participated.
A scene from the Third GM Seminar in Dakar, 2008
26 countries / regions participated to the Project
18 countries / regions released Global Map data
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Global Map Specifications (ver.2) was adopted.
UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20)
2009
2010
2011
2012
2008
Global Mapping Forum 2008/Global Map Tokyo Declaration
"Global Map Global Version"ver.1 was released.
2013
First release of Global Map ver. 2 (national / regional).
1st UNCE-GGIM
"Global Map Global Version"ver.2 was released.
2008-2013: Development and Release of version 2
Release of Global Map Global Version (2008)
• Land Cover (GLCNMO) / Percent Tree Cover (PTC) data
• WG4/ISCGM has mainly developed and 40 countries cooperated
in verification.
GLCNMO Ver.1
PTC Ver.1
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Revision of Global Map Specifications (2009)
•Innovation in geospatial information field
•Increase of Global Map data users and a change in user base
•Revision work of Global Map Specification was carried out
from 2007 to 2009.
Modification of Data Dictionary
VPF → GML (vector data)
Correspondence of metadata
with International Standards
Major changes between Global Map ver.1 and ver.2
A scene of discussion at a workshop
Establishment of UNCE-GGIM (2011)
•UNCE-GGIM was launched as a forum for Member States
and international organizations to discuss promotion of
cooperation, improve interoperability, and technical
transfer on global geospatial information.
•ISCGM also joined UNCE-GGIM
as it had carried out the Global
Mapping Project in collaboration
with NGIAs of the world.
•ISCGM Advocated the GM4SD
concept. 1st UNCE-GGIM, October 2011
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UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20)
• A conference to follow up the Earth Summit after 20 years
Rio+20, June 2012 Rio+20 side event “Global Mapping Seminar”
274. We recognize the importance of space-technology-based data... In this
context, we note the relevance of global mapping and…
From “the Future We Want” adopted at Rio+20
The 3rd WCDRR
Symposium “Application of Geospatial Technology
in Urban Disaster Management“
Hazard Maps Web Portal site and Catalogue Service were released.2014
2015
2013
Over the 30 countries released Global Map data as
EuroGlobalMap became OpenData.
Professor Paul Cheung assumed new Chair
2013-2016: Facilitate the use of geospatial information
23rd Meeting of ISCGM / Data transfer ceremony2016
Global Land Cover NMO Version ver.3 was released.
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Release of Hazard Maps Web Portal (2014)
Hazard Map
Good Practice
The 3rd WCDRR (2015)
• A conference to make disaster risk
reduction strategies of the world
• Adopted Sendai Framework for Disaster
Risk Reduction 2015-2030.
• Proposed the use of ISCGM portal site as an
index to measure achievement of Sendai
Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
2015-2030.
• Organized a disaster risk reduction
symposium as a pre-event.
3rd WCDRR
Symposium on Application of Geospatial
Information Technology In Urban Disaster
Management
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3. Outcome of Global Mapping Project
Under the strong leadership of three chairs, a total of 23 meetings
were held to have provided a forum to discuss issues on geospatial
information for collective contribution of NGIAs to the global society.
Prof. John E. Estes Prof. D. R. Fraser Taylor Prof. Paul Cheung
Outcome 1 : Provide a global forum for discussion on
geospatial information
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Project participating
countries
As of August 2, 2016
Outcome 2: Developing Global Map data in
cooperation with NGIAs
Participation: 184 countries and regions
（About 96% of global land area ）
Data release: 122 countries and regions
（About 67% of global land area ）
Global version: Land cover and Percent
Tree Cover collaborating with NGIAs of
respective countries.
Open data; ISCGM has promoted open
data policy from the start of the project in
1990’s.
Project participating and
data releasing countries
Participation
and
Data release
Status
1998-2016
Outcome 2: Developing Global Map data in
cooperation with NGIAs
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53,329 users registered
275,412 Global Map data downloaded
Outcome 3: Data dissemination
From Nov. 2000 to Jul. 2016
・112 people from 60 countries
joined Global Map training in Japan
(1994-2012)
・Global Mapping Seminars in Kenya
and Senegal had 86 people from 36
countries
・Supported the development of
Global Map data by providing three
kinds of tools for supporting Global
Map data development, and
manuals.
・ESRI/INTERGRAPH grant programs
JICA Training Course on Global
Mapping in 1995
Outcome 4: Capacity building
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・Global Mapping project: facilitating develop and use of geospatial information.
・Reference to geospatial information in post-Rio conference documents.
・Calling for geospatial information in other processes such as GGIM, WCDRR
ISCGM: advocator of geospatial information for more than 20 years.
Outcome 5: Facilitate the development and use of
geospatial information
・Developping Hazard Maps web portal as a voluntary commitment of WCDRR3
・Application to calculating emission and removal of green house gases
・Provision of disaster status maps to UNOCHA (ReliefWeb) at the time of disasters
・Material for children’s international exchange education
・Application to Global Flood Alert System（GFAS）, etc….
Outcome 6: Supporting international activities in
various fields
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Summary of the outcomes
・Twenty-four years have passed since the Earth Summit, which
triggered starting the Global Mapping Project, and Twenty years have
passed since the establishment of ISCGM.
・ 122 countries and regions, covering 67% of whole land areas
released Global Map data as well as Global version data.
・ISCGM contributed to building capacity of digital mapping technology
of NGIAs, particularly in developing world.
・ISCGM and all the participating members contributed to the world
through promoting geospatial information including Global Map data.
4. Resolution and Global Map Transfer Plan
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Scheme for Implementation of Global Map Data Transfer
The resolution of the 23rd meeting of the ISCGM
The Global Map transfer Plan (by ISCGM)
The agreement between ISCGM and UNGIS
It refers to conducting the Global Map transfer Plan.
It refers to the agreement for detailed term of use.
・Basically no restriction within UN operations.
・No attributes in products derived from or using Global Map data.
・Global Map data cannot be released outside the physical control of UN personnel.
・The UNGIS can enrich its databases with Global Map data or merge Global Map data with its
own databases.
Resolution of the 23rd Meeting of the ISCGM
1. Under the understanding that the Global Mapping project is going to conclude in the end of
March 2017, ISCGM agrees not to gather anymore after the 23rd meeting.
2. ISCGM acknowledges the Global Map transfer Plan and instructs the secretariat to conduct it.
3. ISCGM instructs the secretariat to register the contents of the Urban Hazard Maps Web
Portal to the Knowledge Base of UNCE-GGIM.
ISCGM Secretariat will keep its minimum function until Mar. 2017 for carrying out the Global
Map transfer Plan, not continuing the following.
a) Update of the Internet site except the matters related to the report of the 23rd meeting.
b) Administrating works related to the participation to the project, developing and updating
Global Map data, and so on.
Urban Hazard Maps Web Portal will be closed after completion of registering to Knowledge Base.
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Global Map Transfer Plan
1. The secretariat of ISCGM sends the Global Map data to UNGIS on behalf of the organization.
2. Global Map data can be used within the United Nations System without any restriction
including mandatory attribution. The detailed terms of use are described in the agreement titled
“Dissemination and handling in the use of the Global Map data provided from the International
Steering Committee for Global Mapping (ISCGM) to the United Nations Geospatial Information
Section (UNGIS) in support of the United Nations operations.”
3. In order to ensure availability of Global Map data on the Web, the secretariat will work to
provide the availability of the data if they are not yet released from the participating
organization. In this case, any user authentication or access logging are not provided.
This plan is ’opt-in’: this plan is applied according to the agreement by respective participating
organizations. Otherwise the Global Map data of the organization stays its own.
ISCGM Secretariat will carry out the actual transfer of Global Map data no later than Mar. 2016.
Agreement between ISCGM and UNGIS
1. The International Steering Committee for Global Mapping (ISCGM), representing all its
participating members, provides a copy of its Global Map data to the United Nations Geospatial
Information Section (UNGIS), free of charge, and authorises perpetually its use in support of the
United Nations operations without any restriction except the ones enumerated below.
2. The Chief of the Geospatial Information Section, Department of Field Support, United Nations
(UNGIS) will act as the central repository and dissemination point for all Global Map data for its
use in support of the United Nations operations and will assure that users are fully aware of the
dissemination, handling and use condition of the Global Map data.
3. Global Map data shall only be used for the official purpose of supporting United Nations
operations. Any other use beyond the scope of this official purpose is not authorized.
4. Global Map data cannot be released outside the physical control of United Nations personnel
directly involved in supporting United Nations operations.
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5. Global Map data shall not be displayed, stored or distributed on publicly accessible networks
or systems, nor be posted to or transmitted over the internet system.
6. Cartographic products using Global Map data can be disseminated by the United Nations
with no restriction as is useful to support its operations at the sole opinion of the United
Nations.
7. The UNGIS can enrich its databases with Global Map data or merge Global Map data with its
own databases and use the result with no restriction as is useful to support its operations at the
sole opinion of the United Nations.
All products derived from or using the Global Map data are exempt from the need to provide
attribution to the Global Mapping Project.
Agreement between ISCGM and UNGIS
ISCGM Secretariat keeps its Internet site until the necessary measures are taken for the
accessibility and availability to Global Map data onward.
Please contact to sec@iscgm.org if you have question about the transfer of Global Map data.
Thank you for your attention
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