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Enhancing UN Peacekeeping with GIS Technology

Explore the significance of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in UN Peacekeeping Operations and the need for digital terrain databases for better planning and execution. Recommendations include establishing the UN Geographic Information System (UNGIS) with databases and terrain analysis teams.

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Enhancing UN Peacekeeping with GIS Technology

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  1. Geographic Information System for the UN Peacekeeping Operations 29 March 2000 Kyoung-Soo Eom LCS/FALD/DPKO eom@un.org

  2. Agenda • Observation • Discussion • Recommendations

  3. Observation • Knowledge of the Missions’terrain is extremely important during • all phases of UN Peacekeeping Operations, • - Planning • - Budgeting • - Execution • - Liquidation • The reasons why it ... • - is definitely required to deploy the peacekeeper in SOMEWHERE. • - is a BASIC information for developing a PLAN & DECISION. • (people, TERRAIN feature and weather condition) • - continually undergo change on the earth’s surface. • (DB must be continuously revised and updated)

  4. Discussion • Only paper maps are available under supply items. • There was very little detailed digital terrain database available for • the area of peacekeeping operations. • This lack of digital terrain data hampered the operations and • contributed to some maps being unreliable. • None of Geographic Information or Terrain Analysis Team in neither • DPKO and the field Missions. • - No containers to gathering and updating the geographic information. • - No geographic information available to the decision makers. • - Waste time, effort and cost to produce geographic information. • - A GIS Cell was functional during the InterFET Operations, • but not for UN Peacekeepers. • (Mapping, surveying, terrain analysis, Roads GIS, etc)

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  8. DPKO UNDP Customizing & Tailoring UN G-DB Field Missions GIS team Recommendations • Establishing an UN Geographic Information System (UNGIS) • - UN Geographic Database • - UN terrain analysis team or GIS team

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