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A Global Geodetic Reference Frame for Sustainable Development

A/RES/69/266No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 9Report of the Economic and Social Council, published in 2014.

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

iExtracted automatically from each entity’s budget submission.

What subjects does this mandate have?

3 topics
Global Positioning SystemsInformation ExchangeSustainable Development

What does this mandate say?

6 operative paragraphs
1
Notes with appreciation the establishment of a working group by the Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management to develop a global geodetic road map that addresses key elements relating to the development and sustainability of the global geodetic reference frame;
2
Encourages Member States and relevant international organizations to enhance global cooperation in providing technical assistance, especially for capacity development in geodesy for developing countries, with the aim of ensuring the development, sustainability and advancement of the global geodetic reference frame;
3
Urges Member States to implement open sharing of geodetic data, standards and conventions, on a voluntary basis, to contribute to the global reference frame and regional densifications through relevant national mechanisms and intergovernmental cooperation, and in coordination with the International Association of Geodesy;
4
Invites Member States to commit to improving and maintaining appropriate national geodetic infrastructure as an essential means to enhance the global geodetic reference frame;
5
Also invites Member States to engage in multilateral cooperation that addresses infrastructure gaps and duplications towards the development of a more sustainable global geodetic reference frame;
6
Further invites Member States to develop outreach programmes that make the global geodetic reference frame more visible and understandable to society.

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