ABSTRACT
This chapter proposes a geospatial roadmap to enable Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) implementation and, in addition, forms part of that process, addressing the lack of awareness and understanding of geospatial information particularly prevalent at the policy and decision-making levels in developing countries. It examines sustainable development broadly, and its evolution towards the 2030 Agenda, before visiting the goals, targets and global indicator framework in detail. Recognizing the importance of geospatial information is the first step towards overcoming barriers to implementation and bridging the geospatial digital divide. The vision and mission statements communicate the overarching aim of the Strategic Framework to stakeholders. The chapter deals with a national strategic geospatial information policy framework as a means to provide the national policy basis and roadmap for countries to develop and strengthen their national and sub-national arrangements in geospatial information management, as they attempt to measure and monitor progress towards the implementation of the SDGs.
