Participated by more than 170 UN personnel from 65 UN entities, the UN Maps Clinics provided a series of interactive and hands-on sessions that showcased updates of UN Maps features and applications, demonstrated outputs, and gathered feedback for future enhancement. It co-designed the roadmap of UN Maps to better plan the future steps to deliver coordinated support for UN’s daily operational activities.

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4th Annual Conference: UN Maps Clinics “Enhancing UN Maps – from the field, for the field" | UN Maps

From 1 to 4 December 2025, UNGSC, in collaboration with OICT and the UN Geospatial Network, organized the UN Maps Clinic sessions “Enhancing UN Maps – from the field, for the field”, remotely. Participated by more than 350 UN personnel from 67 UN entities, the UN Maps Clinics provided a series of interactive and hands-on sessions that showcased updates of UN Maps features and applications, demonstrated outputs, and gathered feedback for future enhancement. It co-designed the roadmap of UN Maps to better plan the future steps to deliver coordinated support for UN’s daily operational activities.

From 1 to 4 December 2025, United Nations Global Service Centre (UNGSC), in collaboration with the UN Office of Information and Communications Technology (UN OICT) and the UN Geospatial Network, organized the UN Maps Clinic sessions remotely. 🌐🗺

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Mr. Kais Zouabi, Chief of Client Solutions Delivery Section, formally closed the conference with deep gratitude to the organizers and participants, and celebrating how far the community has come and looking confidently toward the shared roadmap ahead.

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In the closing session, Mr. Anthony O’Mullane, Director of the Policy, Strategy and Governance Division, United Nations Office of Information and Communications Technology, delivered a keynote address highlighting the potential of open-source technologies, the importance of local data ecosystems, and the growing recognition of GIS as an enterprise enabler.

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🎯 Mr. Diego González Ferreiro, Chief, Solutions & Support Unit, and Ms. Laura Diaz, Chief, Data Management Unit, led the co-creation session aiming to outline the definitive implementation roadmap and the proposed path forward after the #UNMaps Clinics.

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🥽 Mr. Ignacio Vázquez Vélez, #GIS Consultant, and Mr. Ferdinando Cesaria, Computer Science Engineer, demonstrated UN Maps XR and how it transforms traditional 2D geospatial data into dynamic, interactive Extended Reality environments.

☁ Mr. Zeeshan Khan, Information Systems Officer, introduced the cloud-based infrastructure for centralized geospatial data management and analysis.

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🗺 DAY 4 and Closing Session of the UN Maps Clinics 🗺

Today's session focused on 3D Tools and Features 💻, and Ways Forward ⏭

🌐 Mr. Javier Neme-Lozano, Chief, Visualization and Mapping Unit, presented the Digital Twins applications and explained its role in simulation, analysis, and strategic planning for operational cases.

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🔎 Mr. Michael Montani, Community Engagement Coordinator, shared about field mapping and data validation using collaborative editing platforms such as #OpenStreetMap.

💻 Ms. Arnalie Vicario, Community Engagement Specialist, presented the UN Maps Learning Hub and different capacity building activities top develop open geospatial skills.

Conference Agenda here: 👉 https://maps.un.org/conference/2025

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🗺 DAY 3 of the UN Maps Clinics 🗺

Today's session focused on Location Services & Community.📍

🔍Mr. Hector Mulet, Geospatial Information Systems Consultant, and Mr. Javier Adán Silvestre showed the UN Maps Search capabilities and its functionalities.

↕️Mr. Andrés Muñoz Zuluaga, Geospatial Information Systems Consultant, demonstrated UN Maps' routing functionalities to support mobility planning and logistical decision-making.

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