Permanent Committee on GIS Infrastructure for Asia and the Pacific

Background

The Permanent Committee on GIS Infrastructure for Asia and the Pacific (PCGIAP) aims to maximize the economic, social and environmental benefits of geographic information in accordance with Agenda 21 by providing a forum for nations from Asia and the Pacific to:

• cooperate in the development of a regional geographic information infrastructure;
• contribute to the development of the global geographic information infrastructure;
• share experiences and consult on matters of common interest; and
• participate in any other form of activity such as education, training, and technology transfer.

The PCGIAP was established pursuant to Resolution 16 of the 13th United Nations Regional Cartographic Conference for Asia and the Pacific (Beijing 1994).

The Committee comprises members from 55 different countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Executive Board

Mr Peter Holland, General Manager of the Spatial Industry Information Access & Facilitation Branch of Geoscience Australia, is the current President of the PCGIAP. He was elected to this position in 2003 for a three-year term, and is supported by an Executive Board team from 10 different countries.