United Nations Cartographic Conferences and Conferences and Expert
Meetings on the Standardization of Geographical Names
The Statistics Division organizes and services the following conferences,
expert group meetings and training courses:
The Secretariat also organizes ad hoc training courses, seminars,
and expert group meetings, mostly in cooperation with host governments
and international scientific and professional organizations. Subjects
include application of modern technology in surveying and mapping
in developing countries, geographical information systems (GIS) for
application in basic mapping and applied mapping such as mapping for
statistics, population census, environmental protection, tourism,
land use, and cadastral registration; legal aspects in map production;
and toponymy.
Calendar of cartographic conferences and meetings
The Statistics Division also promotes the development of geographical
information systems for population and demographic statistics in
developing countries through two technical cooperation projects
supported by the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA).
These projects have developed -methodologies for GIS applications
in population and related statistics (UNFPA
project INT/92/P92) and GIS software and related training in
GIS for demographers in developing regions (INT/96/P74).
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