India to host 13th UN Global Geospatial Information Management Asia-Pacific Conference

India is hosting the 13th United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management (GGIM) Asia-Pacific Plenary and Regional Conference from today. The four-day event will be held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. Ninety international delegates from 30 countries, along with 120 delegates from India, will participate in the conference. 

This conference will serve as a key forum for the exchange of



global best practices, emerging geospatial technologies, and the formulation of regional strategies to enhance the use of geospatial information for realizing the Sustainable Development Goals. Addressing the press conference today, Surveyor General of India Hitesh Kumar S. Makwana said that India is taking a leadership position in the Asia-Pacific region in the geospatial sector.