Prof Abbas Rajabifard is the Head of Department of Infrastructure Engineering at The University of Melbourne and the Chair UN-GGIM Academic Network. He is also Director of the Centre for Spatial Data Infrastructures & Land Administration (CSDILA).Prof Rajabifard is a member of Academic Board. He was President of the GSDI Association (2009-2012), Vice Chair of Working Group 3 of the United Nations supported Permanent Committee on GIS Infrastructure for Asia and the Pacific (PCGIAP), is a member of ICA-Spatial Data Standard Commission, and is a member of Victorian Spatial Council. He has been an Executive Board member and national representative to the PCGIAP (1994-1998), member of International Steering Committee for Global Mapping Project (1997-2001) and a member of the UN-ESCAP Group of Experts to develop Guidelines on GIS Standardisation for Asia-Pacific (1995). Prof Rajabifard has active research in the areas of SDI, Land Administration and land management, spatial enablement, spatial enabled government and societies, disaster management, 3D platforms and virtual jurisdictions.

• Introduction. SDGs Roadmap: Setting the Scene. Spatial Enablement for Sustainable Development. Geospatial Information Enhancing SDG Connectivity. Links between Urban and Rural Resilience for Sustainability. Legal, Policies and Institutional Components. Technical and Enabling Tools. Way Forward and Future Direction.

Prof Abbas Rajabifard is the Head of Department of Infrastructure Engineering at The University of Melbourne and the Chair UN-GGIM Academic Network. He is also Director of the Centre for Spatial Data Infrastructures & Land Administration (CSDILA).Prof Rajabifard is a member of Academic Board. He was President of the GSDI Association (2009-2012), Vice Chair of Working Group 3 of the United Nations supported Permanent Committee on GIS Infrastructure for Asia and the Pacific (PCGIAP), is a member of ICA-Spatial Data Standard Commission, and is a member of Victorian Spatial Council. He has been an Executive Board member and national representative to the PCGIAP (1994-1998), member of International Steering Committee for Global Mapping Project (1997-2001) and a member of the UN-ESCAP Group of Experts to develop Guidelines on GIS Standardisation for Asia-Pacific (1995). Prof Rajabifard has active research in the areas of SDI, Land Administration and land management, spatial enablement, spatial enabled government and societies, disaster management, 3D platforms and virtual jurisdictions.

• Introduction. SDGs Roadmap: Setting the Scene. Spatial Enablement for Sustainable Development. Geospatial Information Enhancing SDG Connectivity. Links between Urban and Rural Resilience for Sustainability. Legal, Policies and Institutional Components. Technical and Enabling Tools. Way Forward and Future Direction.

Prof Abbas Rajabifard is the Head of Department of Infrastructure Engineering at The University of Melbourne and the Chair UN-GGIM Academic Network. He is also Director of the Centre for Spatial Data Infrastructures & Land Administration (CSDILA).Prof Rajabifard is a member of Academic Board. He was President of the GSDI Association (2009-2012), Vice Chair of Working Group 3 of the United Nations supported Permanent Committee on GIS Infrastructure for Asia and the Pacific (PCGIAP), is a member of ICA-Spatial Data Standard Commission, and is a member of Victorian Spatial Council. He has been an Executive Board member and national representative to the PCGIAP (1994-1998), member of International Steering Committee for Global Mapping Project (1997-2001) and a member of the UN-ESCAP Group of Experts to develop Guidelines on GIS Standardisation for Asia-Pacific (1995). Prof Rajabifard has active research in the areas of SDI, Land Administration and land management, spatial enablement, spatial enabled government and societies, disaster management, 3D platforms and virtual jurisdictions.

• Introduction. SDGs Roadmap: Setting the Scene. Spatial Enablement for Sustainable Development. Geospatial Information Enhancing SDG Connectivity. Links between Urban and Rural Resilience for Sustainability. Legal, Policies and Institutional Components. Technical and Enabling Tools. Way Forward and Future Direction.