Aims of the Commission

• Advance the study of geographical information science in the world
   

• Enhance the role and contributions of geographers in the development of GISc and GISc in the development of geography
   

• Promote worldwide cooperation among geographers with respect to scientific research and education in the field of geographical information science
   

• Create a network of people and research centres in geography that are related to geographical information science.
   

• Serve as a focus for the worldwide GISc education and research community
   

• Enable geographers to have better access to geographical data for the formulation of geographical knowledge

Goals of the Commission

• Establish international research and educational priorities in GISc
   

• Evaluate and promote the role of geography and within geography and assess the influences of geography, as a discipline, on GISc
   

• Expand and rationalize GISc within the geography curriculum
   

• Address issues of certification and standards in GI practice and education

• Promote effective, efficient and responsible use of geographical information (GI) in society.