20th United Nations Regional Cartographic Conference for Asia and the Pacific
6 - 9 October 2015, Jeju Island, Republic of Korea


The United Nations Regional Cartographic Conference for Asia and the Pacific (UNRCC-AP) provides a regional forum where government officials, planners, scientists and experts from Asia & the Pacific and other regions meet to address their common needs, problems and experiences in the field of geospatial information, including surveying and mapping, cartography, hydrography, remote sensing, land and geospatial information systems.

The 20th Conference was held from 6 - 9 October 2015 at the International Convention Center Jeju on Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, under the theme “Geospatial Information for the Global Development Agenda”, addressing national, regional and global challenges through geospatial information. Specific conference objectives are to:

  • Review the work being done, since the last Conference in 2012, to advance geospatial information management in the region, and assess the status of the resolutions adopted at the Nineteenth United Nations Regional Cartographic Conference for Asia and the Pacific;
  • Share experiences, knowledge and best practices on geospatial information management (GIM) at all levels;
  • Gain greater understanding of the relevance and work of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM), with the view to identifying issues relevant to the region;
  • Identify existing and new opportunities for increased regional and global collaborations aimed at advancing GIM for sustained economic development of the region.

The conference starts on Tuesday 6 October, 2015 with an opening session followed by administrative formalities (Election of Conference officers, adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters). This will be followed by the presentation of reports on the status of implementation of the Resolutions of the 19th UNRCC-AP and the activities carried out by UN-GGIM-AP. The technical conference will begin in the afternoon with an important session on Geospatial Information for the Global Development Agenda, the main theme of the Conference. The topics to be covered during the subsequent sessions of the Conference are:

I       Geodetic Reference Frame
II      Disaster Management with Geospatial and Earth Observation Datas
III     Regional SDI and Services
IV     Land Administration and Management

All this to be followed by four parallel Technical Committees on Thursday afternoon.


Other Documents
  • Note Verbale
  • Information Note for Participants
  • Keynote Presentation
  • Opening Statement
    • Meeting Documents
    • Report of the Conference
    • Provisional Agenda
      • E/CONF.104/1, Submitted by Secretariat - Agenda item 3 a)
      • English | French (Reissued)
    • Rules of Procedure
      • E/CONF.104/.2, Submitted by Secretariat - Agenda item 3 b)
      • English | French
    • Documentation for the Conference
    • Organization of Work
      • E/CONF.104/L.1, Submitted by Secretariat - Agenda item 3 a)
      • English (FINAL)
    • Report of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management
    • Report of the Regional Committee of United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific
    • Report of the UN-GGIM-AP Working Group 1: Geodetic Reference Framework for Sustainable Development
    • Report of the UN-GGIM-AP Working Group 2: Data Sharing and Integration for Disaster Management
    • Report of the UN-GGIM-AP Working Group 3: Place-based Information Management for Economic Growth
    • Report on the implementation of resolutions adopted at the 19th United Nations Regional Cartographic Conference for Asia and the Pacific
      • E/CONF.104/8, Submitted by UNSD, UN-GGIM Secretariat and UN-GGIM-AP Secretariat - Agenda item 6
      • English | Presentation
    • Integrating Geospatial Information into the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
    • Regional perspectives of geospatial information for the Global development Agenda
    • National perspectives: Japan's View
    • Regional perspectives of geospatial information for the Global development Agenda
    • Maps in today’s world
      • E/CONF.104/IP.5, Submitted by ICA - Agenda item 7 b)
      • Abstract | Presentation
    • Geodetic Reference Frame: Australia
    • The Global Geodetic Reference Frame: An International Association of Geodesy Perspective
    • Modernisation of FIji's Geodetic Dataum
    • Mongolian Geodetic Reference System
    • Geodetic reference frame of Asia and the Pacific assimilating VLBI observation
    • The Revision of Geocentric Datum of Malaysia 2000 (GDM2000)
    • Counter measures against disasters in Japan and promotion of approaches for disaster risk reduction in each member country of the UN-GGIM-AP
    • Regional cooperation on space technology applications for DRR and SD
    • The 20th UNRCC-AP and the 4th UN-GGIM-AP
    • Mapping of the Typhoon Haiyan Affected Areas in the Philippines Using Geospatial and Very High Resolution Satellite Images
    • Canterbury SDI: lessons learned from post-earthquake recovery
    • Geospatial Information and Services for Disasters
    • Upgrade the Datasets in NSDI for Smarter Services – with the Cases of China
    • Renovation of the National Geospatial Dataset in Republic of Korea
    • Mongolian NSDI development
    • The Australia New Zealand Foundation Spatial Data Framework: an SDI for the 21st Century
    • National Spatial Data Infrastructure and Sustainable Development
    • Plan on establishment of National Committee Geographical Name and Spatial Data Infrastructure in Viet Nam
    • Strengthening Sustainable Land Administration and Management through Geospatial Information in Asia and the Pacific region
    • Fit-for-Purpose Land Administration Tools and Approaches
    • Addressing Land Administration and Management Opportunities: A Land Locked Country’s Perspective
    • Land registration and the relationship of land registration among government bodies in Viet Nam
    • Leveraging 3D Mapping for Planning and Land Management
    • Leveraging eCadastre for National Economic Transformation
    • Country Report of Thailand
      • E/CONF.104/CRP.1, Submitted by Thailand - Agenda item 7 a)
      • English
    • Country Report of Japan
      • E/CONF.104/CRP.2, Submitted by Japan - Agenda item 7 a)
      • English
    Side Event Documents
    • UN-Habitat Workshop
      • Land Tenure in Asia and the Pacific
      • English
    • Note:

      * Please be informed that the technical reports submitted by regional entities and member states are not reviewed or edited by the secretariat. These reports facilitate the technical discussion of the subject matters on the agenda and help clarify technical issues. The contents of the reports does not reflect the position of the United Nations Secretariat.

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