The UN-GGIM Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (IGIF) provides a basis and guide for developing, integrating and strengthening geospatial information management in all countries. The framework focuses on location information that is integrated with any other meaningful data to solve societal and environmental problems, acting as a catalyst for economic growth and opportunity, and supporting a nation's development priorities and the Sustainable Development Goals.
The IGIF comprises an overarching Strategic Framework, an Implementation Guide with supporting appendices for each of the strategic pathways, and Country-level action plans for participating Member States. The Strategic Framework has 7 underlying principles, 8 goals and 9 strategic pathways, each with 4 key elements. The Implementation Guide provides specific guidance and actions to be taken in each of the strategic pathways, supported by good practice templates.
Each of the recommendations in the EULF Blueprint includes references to the related UN-GGIM IGIF strategic pathways, elements, actions and good practice templates. The following table gives an overall picture of the relationships.
Readers can review the IGIF strategic pathways in more detail below and access both the IGIF source materials and the complementary guidance in the EULF Blueprint.
- Strategic Pathway 1: Governance and Institutions
- Strategic Pathway 2: Policy and Legal
- Strategic Pathway 3: Financial
- Strategic Pathway 4: Data
- Strategic Pathway 5: Innovation
- Strategic Pathway 6: Standards
- Strategic Pathway 7: Partnerships
- Strategic Pathway 8: Capacity and Education
- Strategic Pathway 9: Communication and Engagement
Strategic Pathway 1: Governance and Institutions
Implementation Guide / Appendices
Key Elements
| IGIF Key Elements | EULF Blueprint Recommendations |
|---|---|
| Governance Model | Policy and Strategy Alignment (1); Governance, Partnerships and Capabilities (17) |
| Leadership | Policy and Strategy Alignment (1); Digital Government Integration (7); Return on Investment (14, 15); Governance, Partnerships and Capabilities (17) |
| Value Proposition | Policy and Strategy Alignment (1); Digital Government Integration (7); Return on Investment (14, 15); Governance, Partnerships and Capabilities (17) |
| Institutional Arrangements | Policy and Strategy Alignment (1); Governance, Partnerships and Capabilities (17) |
Actions and Tools
Strategic Pathway 2: Policy and Legal
Implementation Guide / Appendices
Key Elements
| IGIF Key Elements | EULF Blueprint Recommendations |
|---|---|
| Legislation | Policy and Strategy Alignment (1, 2); Digital Government Integration (7) |
| Policies, Norms and Guides | Policy and Strategy Alignment (1, 2); Digital Government Integration (7) |
| Data Protection, Licensing and Sharing | Policy and Strategy Alignment (2, 3); Digital Government Integration (7); Return on Investment (16) |
| Governance and Accountability | Policy and Strategy Alignment (1, 2); Return on Investment (14, 15) |
Actions and Tools
| IGIF Actions | IGIF Tools | EULF Blueprint Recommendations |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Providing Leadership | ||
| Review Group | APP2.1: Common Legal Terms | Policy and Strategy Alignment (1, 2) |
| 2. Assessing Needs | ||
| Review and Assessment |
APP2.2: Review and Assessment – Considerations APP2.3: Review and Assessment – Questions |
Policy and Strategy Alignment (1, 2); Digital Government Integration (7) |
| Gaps and Opportunities Analysis |
APP2.4: Legal and Policy Framework Use Case APP2.5: Gaps and Opportunities Analysis - Tabletop Exercise (TBD) APP2.6: Gap Analysis Matrix |
Policy and Strategy Alignment (1, 2); Digital Government Integration (7) |
| 3. Addressing Opportunities | ||
| Design and Develop |
APP2.7: Policy and Legal Instruments - Advantages and Disadvantages APP2.8: Assessing Fitness for Purpose for a Policy Guidance and recommended actions aligned with Strategic Pathway 2: Policy and Legal |
Policy and Strategy Alignment (1, 2); Digital Government Integration (7); Return on Investment (16) |
| Data Sharing and Dissemination | Policy and Strategy Alignment (2); Digital Government Integration (7); Return on Investment (16) | |
| Licensing Geospatial Information | Compendium on Licensing of Geospatial Information | Policy and Strategy Alignment (2); Digital Government Integration (7); Return on Investment (16) |
| 4. Future Proofing | ||
| Future Proofing | Policy and Strategy Alignment (1, 2); Digital Government Integration (7); Return on Investment (14, 15) | |
| 5. Addressing Coherence | ||
| Intellectual Property Rights | APP2.9: Managing Intellectual Property Rights | Policy and Strategy Alignment (2) |
| Privacy and Data Protection | Policy and Strategy Alignment (2, 3) | |
| Liability Concerns | Policy and Strategy Alignment (2) | |
| Sensitive Information | App2.10: Addressing Sensitive Information | Policy and Strategy Alignment (2) |
| 6. Delivering Compliance | ||
| Impact Assessment | Policy and Strategy Alignment (1, 2); Return on Investment (14, 15) | |
| Compliance Strategy | Policy and Strategy Alignment (1, 2) |
Strategic Pathway 3: Financial
Implementation Guide / Appendices
Key Elements
| IGIF Key Elements | EULF Blueprint Recommendations |
|---|---|
| Business Model | Return on Investment (14, 15) |
| Opportunities | Return on Investment (14, 15) |
| Investment | Return on Investment (14, 15) |
| Benefits Realisation | Return on Investment (14, 15); Governance, Partnerships and Capabilities (19) |
Actions and Tools
| IGIF Actions | IGIF Tools | EULF Blueprint Recommendations |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Setting Direction | ||
| Financial Governance | ||
| Financial Accountability | ||
| 2. Situational Assessment | ||
| Current Operating Environment |
APP3.1: IGIF 'Current and Desired Future' Dual-response Survey (TBD) APP3.2: IGIF Baseline Survey (TBD) |
|
| Current Business Model |
APP3.3: World Bank/FAO SDI Diagnostic Tool (TBD) APP3.4 Business Model Canvass |
Return on Investment (14, 15) |
| Data Policy | ||
| Public Good | ||
| 3. Financial Plan | ||
| Desired Business Model | APP3.5: Developing a Business Model - Some Considerations | Return on Investment (14, 15) |
| Financial Planning | APP3.6: Geospatial Programme Budget | |
| 4. Case for Investment | ||
| Socio-Economic Impact Assessment | APP3.7: Socio-Economic Impact Assessment Approach | Return on Investment (14, 15) |
| Business Case | APP3.8: Components of a Business Case | Return on Investment (14, 15) |
| Investment Appraisal | Return on Investment (14, 15) | |
| Annual Budget | APP3.9: Developing an Annual Budget - Some Considerations | |
| 5. Sources of Funding | ||
| Sources of Funding | ||
| Strategic Opportunities | APP3.10: Possible Financing Models | |
| 6. Deriving Value | ||
| Benefits Realisation | Return on Investment (14, 15); Governance, Partnerships and Capabilities (19) | |
| Communicate Benefits | Return on Investment (14, 15); Governance, Partnerships and Capabilities (19) |
Strategic Pathway 4: Data
Implementation Guide / Appendices
Key Elements
| IGIF Key Elements | EULF Blueprint Recommendations |
|---|---|
| Data Themes | Policy and Strategy Alignment (4); Digital Government Integration (7, 9); Standardisation and Reuse (11, 13) |
| Custodianship, Acquisition and Management | Policy and Strategy Alignment (5); Digital Government Integration (7); Standardisation and Reuse (13) |
| Data Supply Chains | Digital Government Integration (7); Standardisation and Reuse (11, 13) |
| Data Curation and Delivery | Policy and Strategy Alignment (4); Digital Government Integration (7, 9); Standardisation and Reuse (10, 11, 13) |
Actions and Tools
| IGIF Actions | IGIF Tools | EULF Blueprint Recommendations |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Getting Organised | ||
| Data Framework |
APP4.1: Data Theme Description Template |
Policy and Strategy Alignment (4); Digital Government Integration (7): Standardisation and Reuse (11, 13) |
| Data Inventory | APP4.2: Data Inventory Questionnaire | Digital Government Integration (7): Standardisation and Reuse (11, 13) |
| Dataset Profile | APP4.3: Dataset Profile Template | Digital Government Integration (7): Standardisation and Reuse (11, 13) |
| 2. Planning for the Future | ||
| Data Gap Analysis | APP4.4: Gap Analysis Matrix | Digital Government Integration (7): Standardisation and Reuse (11, 13) |
| Data Theme Road Map | APP4.5: Data Theme Roadmap Template | Digital Government Integration (7): Standardisation and Reuse (11, 13) |
| 3. Capturing and Acquiring Data | ||
| Data Capture | ||
| Data Acquisition Programme | Policy and Strategy Alignment (5); Standardisation and Reuse (13) | |
| 4. Managing Data Sustainably | ||
| Data Custodianship Policy Guidelines | APP4.6: Principles of a Custodianship Policy | |
| Data Governance | APP4.7: Data Governance Roles and Responsibilities | Standardisation and Reuse (13) |
| Data Management Plan | APP4.8: Data Management Plan Elements | Digital Government Integration (7); Standardisation and Reuse (13) |
| Maintained Metadata | APP4.9: Metadata Creation Checklist | Digital Government Integration (7); Standardisation and Reuse (11, 13) |
| Data Release | APP4.10: Data Release Guidelines | Standardisation and Reuse (11) |
| Data Storage and Retrieval Systems | Standardisation and Reuse (11) | |
| 5. Maintaining Accurate Positioning | ||
| Maintained Geodetic Infrastructure | APP4.11: Guidance for Improving Geodetic Infrastructure | Standardisation and Reuse (10, 13) |
| 6. Integrating Data | ||
| Geospatial and Statistical Integration |
APP4.12: Guidance for Geospatial and Statistical Integration |
Policy and Strategy Alignment (4) |
| Geocoding and Aggregation | Policy and Strategy Alignment (4) | |
| Data Supply Chains | Digital Government Integration (7); Standardisation and Reuse (11, 13) | |
| Data Interoperability | Digital Government Integration (7); Standardisation and Reuse (10, 13) |
Strategic Pathway 5: Innovation
Implementation Guide / Appendices
Key Elements
| IGIF Key Elements | EULF Blueprint Recommendations |
|---|---|
| Technological Advances | Policy and Strategy Alignment (1, 4); Digital Government Integration (6); Standardisation and Reuse (10) |
| Innovation and Creativity | Digital Government Integration (6, 7); Standardisation and Reuse (10, 11); Return on Investment (16) |
| Process Improvement | Digital Government Integration (6); Return on Investment (16) |
| Bridging the Geospatial Digital Divide | Policy and Strategy Alignment (4); Digital Government Integration (6, 7, 9); Standardisation and Reuse (10, 11); Return on Investment (16) |
Actions and Tools
Strategic Pathway 6: Standards
Implementation Guide / Appendices
Key Elements
| IGIF Key Elements | EULF Blueprint Recommendations |
|---|---|
| Standards Governance and Policy | Policy and Strategy Alignment (5); Standardisation and Reuse (12) |
| Technology and Data Interoperability | Standardisation and Reuse (12) |
| Compliance Testing and Certification | Policy and Strategy Alignment (5); Standardisation and Reuse (12) |
| Community of Practice | Standardisation and Reuse (12) |
Actions and Tools
| IGIF Actions | IGIF Tools | EULF Blueprint Recommendations |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Direction Setting | ||
| Standards Governance | APP6.1: National Governance Model Examples | Policy and Strategy Alignment (5); Standardisation and Reuse (12) |
| Standards Awareness |
A Guide to the Role of Standards in Geospatial Information Management |
Standardisation and Reuse (12) |
| Strategic Goals | Standardisation and Reuse (12) | |
| 2. Understanding National Needs | ||
| Baseline Survey | APP6.2: Standards Baseline Survey | Standardisation and Reuse (12) |
| Standards Inventory | Standardisation and Reuse (12) | |
| Needs Assessment and Gap Analysis | APP6.3: Needs Assessment and Gap Analysis | Standardisation and Reuse (12) |
| 3. Planning for Change | ||
| Action Plan | Standardisation and Reuse (12) | |
| Institutional Arrangements | APP6.4: Roles and Responsibilities for National Standards Governance | Policy and Strategy Alignment (5); Standardisation and Reuse (12) |
| 4. Taking Action | ||
| Implementation | Standardisation and Reuse (12) | |
| Communication and Engagement |
APP6.5: Standards Training, Tools and Related Resources A Guide to the Role of Standards in Geospatial Information Management |
Standardisation and Reuse (12) |
| Risk Assessment | Standardisation and Reuse (12) | |
| 5. Ongoing Management | ||
| Standards Review Programme | Standardisation and Reuse (12) | |
| Community of Practice | APP6.6: User Community Case Studies and Statements of Benefits | Standardisation and Reuse (12) |
| Capacity Development | Standardisation and Reuse (12) | |
| 6. Achieving Outcomes | ||
| Compliance | Policy and Strategy Alignment (5); Standardisation and Reuse (12) | |
| Success Indicators | APP6.7: Community Best Practice Examples | Standardisation and Reuse (12) |
Strategic Pathway 7: Partnerships
Implementation Guide / Appendices
Key Elements
| IGIF Key Elements | EULF Blueprint Recommendations |
|---|---|
| Cross-sector and Interdisciplinary Cooperation | Governance, Partnerships and Capabilities (18) |
| Private Sector and Academia Collaboration | Digital Government Integration (8); Governance, Partnerships and Capabilities (18) |
| International Collaboration | Governance, Partnerships and Capabilities (18) |
| Community Participation | Digital Government Integration (8); Governance, Partnerships and Capabilities (18) |
Actions and Tools
Strategic Pathway 8: Capacity and Education
Implementation Guide / Appendices
Key Elements
| IGIF Key Elements | EULF Blueprint Recommendations |
|---|---|
| Awareness | Governance, Partnerships and Capabilities (19) |
| Formal Education | Governance, Partnerships and Capabilities (19) |
| Professional Training | Governance, Partnerships and Capabilities (19) |
| Entrepreneurship | Governance, Partnerships and Capabilities (19) |
Actions and Tools
| IGIF Actions | IGIF Tools | EULF Blueprint Recommendations |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Setting Direction | ||
| Capacity and Education Working Group | Governance, Partnerships and Capabilities (19) | |
| Target Groups | Governance, Partnerships and Capabilities (19) | |
| 2. Assessing Needs | ||
| Inventory of Knowledge, Skills and Resources |
APP8.1: Knowledge-Skills-Resource Matrix for Organisations APP8.2: Knowledge-Skills-Resource Matrix for Teams APP8.3: Capacity Scanning Matrix |
Governance, Partnerships and Capabilities (19) |
| Assessments and Analyses |
APP8.4: Incremental Approach to Needs Assessment and Analysis APP8.5: Gap Analysis Approach to Needs Assessment and Analysis |
Governance, Partnerships and Capabilities (19) |
| 3. Considering Alternatives | ||
| Capacity Development and Education Strategy |
APP8.6: PEST and SWOT analyses for Capacity and Education APP8.7: Typical Components of a Capacity Development and Education Strategy |
Governance, Partnerships and Capabilities (19) |
| 4. Planning for Action | ||
| Development Approaches | APP8.8: Types of Capacity Development Approaches | Governance, Partnerships and Capabilities (19) |
| Implementation Plan | Governance, Partnerships and Capabilities (19) | |
| Education Programmes | Governance, Partnerships and Capabilities (19) | |
| Outreach Initiatives | Governance, Partnerships and Capabilities (19) | |
| 5. Taking Actions | ||
| Community of Practice | Governance, Partnerships and Capabilities (19) | |
| Innovation Hubs and Incubators | Governance, Partnerships and Capabilities (19) | |
| Geospatial Challenges | Governance, Partnerships and Capabilities (19) | |
| Geography in Schools | Governance, Partnerships and Capabilities (19) | |
| Scholarships and Internships | Governance, Partnerships and Capabilities (19) | |
| 6. Assessing Value | ||
| Monitor and Evaluate | APP8.9: Recording Success Indicators for Capacity Development | Governance, Partnerships and Capabilities (19) |
Strategic Pathway 9: Communication and Engagement
Implementation Guide / Appendices
Key Elements
| IGIF Key Elements | EULF Blueprint Recommendations |
|---|---|
| Stakeholder and User Engagement | Digital Government Integration (8); Return on Investment (14, 15); Governance, Partnerships and Capabilities (19) |
| Strategic Messaging | Return on Investment (14, 15); Governance, Partnerships and Capabilities (19) |
| Strategy, Plans and Methods | Return on Investment (14, 15); Governance, Partnerships and Capabilities (19) |
| Monitoring and Evaluation | Digital Government Integration (8); Return on Investment (14, 15); Governance, Partnerships and Capabilities (19) |