The Potential Geo-Information Users Group (PGUG)
7-10 November 2003
Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai University
Chiang Mai, Thailand


During 7-10 November 2003, The Northern Regional Center on Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development (NRC-GISTD) received financial support from the Rockefeller Foundation to conduct a workshop on Potential Geo-Information Users Groups (PGUG). The workshop expected outcomes and benefits aim to set up the PGUG-Networks in the GMS and identify the possibility to generate collaborative work in developing the Geo-Information spatial database using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques as a tool. The workshop intends to find the Potential and Approach on the extension and application of the Geo-information database to support the planning or decision making process. For examples, overview of Socio-economic situation of the different development area in different GMS-countries, identify the different high risks/problems/ conflicted area in the GMS.