Background
At its tenth session, the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) noted the global significance of the Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (IGIF), which serves as a key umbrella for the many activities under the purview of the Committee of Experts, including the regional committees and thematic groups of UN-GGIM, which could be applied to any country to guide transformational change, and which would be a living and usable document to be reviewed and refined through an iterative process, on the basis of the practical implementation experiences of Member States. In making decision 10/103, UN-GGIM at its tenth session, endorsed the establishment of a dedicated high-level group of experts, with balanced geographical representation and expertise, as a mechanism to provide strategic leadership, coordination and oversight in order to ensure the sustained success of the IGIF, and to mobilize the resources necessary to maintain the momentum and refinement of the IGIF as a continuously evolving process.
Co-Chairs

Fernand Isseri
National Mapping InstituteCameroon

Antonius Wijanarto
Badan Informasi GeospasialIndonesia
UN-GGIM Bureau
- Fiji
- Saudi Arabia
- South Africa
- United States of America
Member States nominated by:
UN-GGIM Africa
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Mozambique
- Rwanda
- South Africa
UN-GGIM: Americas
- Argentina
- Chile
- Jamaica
- Panama
UN-GGIM: Arab States
- Bahrain
- Saudi Arabia
- United Arab Emirates
UN-GGIM-AP
- India
- Indonesia
- Malaysia
- Republic of Korea
- Russian Federation
UN-GGIM: Europe
- Germany
- Netherlands
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
(Membership as at February 2026)
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International Institute for Geospatial Knowledge and Innovation
DeqingChina
Knowledge Transfer, Training and Capacity Development workshop on the United Nations Integrated Geospatial Information Framework
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New YorkUnited States of America
Eighth Plenary Meeting of the High-level Group on the Integrated Geospatial Information Framework
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Wien (Vienna)Austria
Expert Consultation and related meetings on Developing strategies and implementing geospatial solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals
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New YorkUnited States of America
Sixth plenary meeting of the High-level Group of the Integrated Geospatial Information Framework
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JeddahSaudi Arabia
Fifth Plenary Meeting of the High-level Group of the Integrated Geospatial Information Framework
Fourth plenary of the High-level group on the UN Integrated Geospatial Information Framework
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AguascalientesMexico
Third Plenary Meeting of the High-level Group of the Integrated Geospatial Information Framework
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First Plenary Meeting of the High-level Group of the Integrated Geospatial Information Framework
Procedural Documents
Togo
- Koffitse Djidoula Besseh, National Geographic Institute of Togo
Experience with the UN-IGIF: Togo
Saudi Arabia
- Mohammad Almabrook, General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information (GEOSA)
Our Country's Experience with the UN-IGIF
Saint Lucia
- Suzette Lewis-Jean, Ministry Of Physical Development and Public Utilities
Our Country's Experience with the UN-IGIF
Panama
- Angel Davila, ANATI, IPDE and IGNTG
Panama's Experience with the UN-IGIF
Mozambique
- Sara Taibo, National Agency for Geospatial Development
Our Country's Experience with the UN-IGIF
Madagascar
- Marie Anna Baovola, Foiben-Taosarintanin’i Madagasikara (FTM – National Geographic and Hydrographic Institute of Madagascar)
Our Country's Experience with the UN-IGIF
Comoros
- Abdillah Said, Ministry of Land, Spatial Planning, Urban Planning, Housing, and Land Affairs
Alignment with UN-IGIF in Comoros: Current status and role of the Mapping Unit
China
- Hongping Zhang, National Geomatics Center of China, Ministry of Natural Resources
Strategy and Vision for China's Implementation of the UN-IGIF
China
- Kun Xu, Development Research Center of Surveying and Mapping, Ministry of Natural Resources
China's Experience with UN-IGIF
Cameroon
- Fernand Guy Isseri, National Institute of Cartography