5.2 Externailiaison organizations to ISO/TC211
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Permanent Committee on GIS Infrastructure for Asia and the Pacific
(PCGIAP)
The PCGIAP is a regional organization for Asia and the Paeifie that coordinates
the aetivities of its member states in the field of geographie information. The major
initiatives eome from countries like China, Australia, Japan, India, and Iran.
Objeetives:
Members:
Chair:
Homepage:
The aims of the Committee are to maximize the eeonomie, social
and environmental benefits of geographie information by providing
a forum for nations from Asia and the Paeifie to:
• eooperate in the development of a regional geographie information infrastrueture,
• eontribute to the development of the global geographie information infrastrueture,
• share experienees and eonsult on matters of eommon interest,
and partieipate in any other form of aetivity such as edueation,
training, and technology transfer.
55 nations
China
http://www.gsi.go.jp/PCGIAP
Permanent Committee on Spatial Data Infrastructure for the Americas
(PC IDEA)
(Comite Permanente para la Infraestructura de Datos Geoespaciales de
las Americas, CP IDEA)
Initiated by Colombia, the PC IDEA is an organization of the national ageneies
for mapping, cartography, and geographie information in Latin America including
the V.S. and Canada. PC IDEA was established in the year 2000. The Permanent
Committee is comprised within the principles of the 21 sI Agenda of the Vnited Na-