This workshop will be organized in two parts; first will focus on the UNSD’s implementation of the SDG indicator framework followed by an exploration of available data and analytical tools to support SDG reporting and other critical missions.  UN Statistics Division will share their high level vision for the SDG framework and system of systems and showcase the results of their collaborative research initiative, empowering countries to apply spatial data  and analytics to support their SDG exploration and reporting.  The framework has been adopted by over a dozen countries and was designed to be easily replicated.  The framework enables countries to leverage geospatial data and earth observation data and apply  spatial analytics to derive and share required reporting data. 

The second part of the session will dig into a series of  ready to use tools and applications that have the flexibility to integrate various data sources and apply analytics (no coding required) to translate data into actionable information. These data exploratory and analytic tasks are no longer limited to specialized researchers, accessible web based tools are democratizing data access and analytics, empowering broader creation of new information products. To be impactful, this new information must also communicate effectively to stakeholder’s, we will demonstrate real examples of this through interactive maps, applications and story maps addressing the interests of technician’s, citizens and executive decision makers. 

At this side event attendees will learn how other countries can participate and quickly adopt this technology, proven scientific methods and applications to aid in SDG reporting.

Organizers:  Steve Kopp & Pat Cummens, Esri

Guest Presenter: Greg Scott, UNSD  

Organizers

Steve Kopp & Pat Cummens, Esri / Guest Presenter, Greg Scott, UNSD