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Geoinformation for Disaster and Risk Management - ISPRS

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GSDI Aspirations<br />

The GSDI Association by concentrating on specific<br />

strategic tasks aspires to:<br />

�more closely align its organizational activities by<br />

addressing member needs <strong>and</strong> societal needs<br />

identified <strong>and</strong> prioritized by its organizational <strong>and</strong><br />

individual members<br />

�provide more effective communication<br />

mechanisms to better enable its members to work<br />

collaboratively<br />

�achieve visible <strong>and</strong> measurable outcomes in<br />

furtherance of the core missions <strong>and</strong> goals of the<br />

organization.<br />

Additionally, the GSDI Association through the<br />

provisioning of significantly exp<strong>and</strong>ed services <strong>and</strong><br />

products aspires to be the global organization of<br />

choice <strong>for</strong>:<br />

�local to global agencies, private companies,<br />

academic institutions <strong>and</strong> non-profit<br />

organizations engaged in advancing the uses<br />

of SDIs <strong>and</strong> improving decision-making<br />

through the use of SDIs<br />

�individual geospatial specialists interested<br />

in solving local to global societal problems.<br />

Organizational Structure<br />

The GSDI Association consists of a Council comprised of the delegates from the Full Member organizations<br />

<strong>and</strong> two representatives from the International Geospatial Society , the Board of Directors which is the main<br />

administrative body of the Council <strong>and</strong> the St<strong>and</strong>ing Committees.<br />

The GSDI Association has two classes of membership: full members <strong>and</strong> individual members. Full members<br />

include organizations such as government agencies <strong>and</strong> organizations, private companies, industry<br />

organizations, academic institutions, not-<strong>for</strong>-profit organizations, <strong>and</strong> similar organizations that influence<br />

the development of spatial data infrastructures at national, regional, <strong>and</strong> international levels. Individual<br />

members are those individuals that are members of the International Geospatial Society (IGS).<br />

St<strong>and</strong>ing Committees<br />

(Art IX)<br />

•Technical Committee<br />

•Legal <strong>and</strong> Socio Economic Committee<br />

•Outreach <strong>and</strong> Membership Committee<br />

•Societal Impacts Committee<br />

International<br />

Geospatial Society<br />

(IGS)<br />

Individuals qualifying under Art IV(4)<br />

GSDI Board of Directors<br />

(Art VI)<br />

Eleven Elected members<br />

Plus President, President-Elect <strong>and</strong> Past Pres<br />

plus appointments from regional bodies, industry<br />

advisory council <strong>and</strong> President of IGS<br />

appoints<br />

elects<br />

GSDI Association Council<br />

Officers<br />

(Art. VI)<br />

•President<br />

•President-Elect<br />

•Executive Director<br />

•Secretary (appointed)<br />

•Treasurer (appointed)<br />

Delegates from Member Organizations [Art IV(2)&(3)]<br />

Pres <strong>and</strong> V. Pres Delegates<br />

Full Members<br />

Government, industry, academic, <strong>and</strong> not<strong>for</strong>-profit<br />

agencies, organizations <strong>and</strong><br />

institutions qualifying as members under<br />

Art IV(1)<br />

GSDI Association<br />

Business Office<br />

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