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To ‘leave no one behind’ implies also to leave no location or place behind – everything happens somewhere. Geospatial Information reflects the physical world in which all human, economic and environmental activities take place, and provides the digital version of our world, enhancing the possibilities and opportunities from a digital economy. The United Nations Committee on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM), at its eleventh session in August 2021, “emphasized that the Working Group on Marine Geospatial Information is presently developing and consulting the Operational Framework for Integrated Marine Geospatial Information Management (IGIF-H) that leverages the IGIF with its nine strategic pathways to provide practical guidance that countries can use to enhance the availability and accessibility of marine geospatial information (inclusive of hydrography, oceanography, marine geology, marine biology, human-related activities, maritime governance, and other water-related jurisdictions) and to realize the greatest benefit from their integrated marine geospatial information management arrangements for the betterment of society, environment, and economy, contributing towards the achievement of SDG 14 Life Below Water and SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals.
