DGIWG
EPSG
FAOIUN
GSDI
GRSS
lAG
ICA
ICAO
FIG
IHB, IHO
ISPRS
ISCGM
JRC
OGC
PCGIAP
PCIDEA
SCAR
UNECE
UNGIWG
UNGEGN
WMO
5.2 Externailiaison organizations to ISO/TC211
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Digital Geographie Information W orking Group
European Petroleum Survey Group
Food and Agrieulture Organization ofthe United Nations
Global Spatial Data Infrastrueture
IEEE Geoseienee and Remote Sensing Soeiety
International Assoeiation of Geodesy
International Cartographie Assoeiation
International Civil Aviation Organization
International Federation of Surveyors
International Hydrographie Bureau, International Hydrographie
Organization
International Soeiety for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
International Steering Committee for Global Mapping
Joint Research Centre ofthe European Union
Open GIS Consortium, Ineorporated
Permanent Committee on GIS Infrastrueture for Asia and the Paeifie
Permanent Committee on Spatial Data Infrastrueture for the
Amerieas
Seientifie Committee on Antaretie Research
United Nations Eeonomieal Commission for Europe, Statistieal
Division
United Nations Geographie Information Working Group
United Nations Group ofExperts on Geographieal Names
World Meteorologieal Organization
Committee on Earth Observation SatelliteslWorking Group on
Information Systems and Services (CEOSIWGISS)
CEOS is the primary international organization that provides a forum for the eoordination of the EO (Earth Observation) programmes of world's spaee ageneies together with the primary global environmental programmes inc\uding IGOS (International Global Observing Strategy), the Global Observing Systems (GOOS, GCOS,
GrOS) and IGBP (International Geosphere Biosphere Programme). WGISS is one
of the two standing Working Groups of CEOS (the other being the Working Group
on Calibration and Validation). WGISS aims to stimulate, co-ordinate and monitor