International collaboration in geographical data standards aims to harmonize data collection, processing, and dissemination practices to enable seamless integration and exchange of geospatial data between countries.

UNECE plays a leading role in coordinating international efforts to develop and promote geographical data standards through its Working Party on Land Administration.

INSPIRE (Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe) is a European Union initiative that aims to create a common framework for the sharing of geospatial data across Europe.

The ISO 19100 series of standards provides a comprehensive framework for describing geospatial data, including its structure, content, and quality.

GML (Geography Markup Language) is an OGC standard that defines a common XML-based language for representing geospatial data.

WFS (Web Feature Service) is an OGC standard that defines a protocol for requesting and receiving geospatial data from a web service in GML format.

WMS (Web Map Service) is an OGC standard that defines a protocol for requesting and receiving geospatial images from a web service.

WCS (Web Coverage Service) is an OGC standard that defines a protocol for requesting and receiving geospatial coverage data from a web service.

GSDI (Global Spatial Data Infrastructure) is an international initiative that aims to promote the development and use of open geospatial data and technologies.

ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is responsible for developing and maintaining the ISO 19100 series of standards.

UN-GGIM (United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management) is a UNECE initiative that aims to promote the development and use of geospatial data for sustainable development.

APGIC (Asia-Pacific Geospatial Information Community) is an international organization that coordinates efforts in geospatial data standards in the Asia-Pacific region.

UNISDR (United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction) is an international initiative that aims to promote the development and use of geospatial data for disaster management.

PAIGH (Pan American Institute of Geography and History) is an international organization that coordinates efforts in geospatial data standards in the Americas.

UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) is an international initiative that aims to promote the development and use of geospatial data for climate change adaptation.