United Nations Coordination of Outer Space Activities
Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
Mandate
The objectives of the Economic Commission for Europe are to initiate and participate in measures for facilitating concerted action for the economic reconstruction of Europe, for raising the level of European economic activity and for maintaining and strengthening the economic relations of the European countries both among themselves and with other countries of the world.
Space-related activities at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS DIVISION: Remote Sensing Applications for Environmental Monitoring:
- UNECE Working Group on Environmental Monitoring: Task Force on Remote Sensing in Central Asia;
- ECE/EC's Joint Research Centre/ European Space Agency initiative on Global Monitoring for Environment and Security.
http://www.unece.org/env/lrtap
ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS DIVISION: Air Pollution Monitoring and Measuring:
http://www.unece.org/env/lrtap
ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS DIVISION: Working Party on Land Administration:
- Workshop on spatial information management for sustainable real estate markets;
- Cadastral surveying and mapping;
- New Technologies in spatial information management and spatial data infrastructure.
http://www.unece.org/env/lrtap
TRANSPORT DIVISION: Electronic map for Inland Navigation:
TRANSPORT DIVISION: GIS Application of 2000 E-Road Census:
STATISTICAL DIVISION: Maintained mapping website designed by UK:
- ECONOMIC ANALYSIS DIVISION/ POPULATION ACTIVITIES UNIT: GIS programmes for mapping demographics of ECE region;
- GIS potential in Trade, Timber, and Agriculture.
Contact information
Ms. Brinda Wachs ECE focal point for Outer Space Activities
Environmental Affairs Officer
Environment and Human Settlements Division
Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution
Economic Commission for Europe
Palais des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva 10
Switzerland
Telephone: +41 (0) 22 917 2452
Fax: +41 (0) 22 917 06 21
E-mail:
brinda.wachs@unece.org
Web:
http://www.unece.org/
Contact information:
Office for Outer Space Affairs
Vienna International Centre
P.O. Box 500, A - 1400 Vienna
Austria
Phone: (43-1) 26060-4950
Fax: (43-1) 26060 5830
E-mail:
OOSA@unvienna.org