PGRSC National Focal Points Network

In order to regionalise our annual Pacific Islands GIS & RS Conference, the Council moved forth to select/nominate national focal points. The focal points are responsible for the following activities:

  • Collect and summarise ideas on improving and creating a more inclusive Pacific Islands GIS & RS Conference
  • Promote the Conference by receiving the latest news
  • Follow up national presentations and assist in facilitation 
  • Distribute spatial and non spatial data.
  • Distribute the GIS&RS Newsletter

Find a list below of the National Focal Points with their contact information. If there are any concerns, or if you would like to represent your country as a focal contact please feel free to email [email protected]

AMERICAN SAMOA

Name: VACANT

Email: –

Phone: –

Title: –

Organisation: –

Website: –

COOK ISLANDS

Name: Vaipo Mataora

Email: [email protected]

Phone: –

Title: Director

Organisation: Infrastructure Cook Islands

Website: https://ici.gov.ck/

FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA

Name: Luke Carlos

Email: [email protected]

Phone: –

Title: Sophia-APIC-BRMC Scholar

Organisation: School of Global Environmental Studies, University of Hawaii

Website: –

FIJI

Name: VACANT

Email: –

Phone: –

Title: –

Organisation: –

Website: –

FRENCH POLYNESIA

Name: Yoann Roncin

Email: [email protected]

Phone: (+689) 4047 1941

Title: Head of the Topography

Organisation: Cadastre and Topography Secrvice

Website: https://www.service-public.pf/daf/cadastre/

GUAM

Name: Maria Kottermair

Email: [email protected]

Phone: –

Title: Spatial Data Management Coordinator

Organisation: –

Website:

REPUBLIC OF KIRIBATI

Name: Catherine Paul

Email: [email protected]

Phone: –

Title: Principal Mineral Officer

Organisation: Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resource Development (MFMRD)

Website: https://www.mfmrd.gov.ki

Name: Tiaotin Enari

Email: [email protected]

Phone: –

Title: Senior GIS Officer

Organisation: Lands Division, Ministry of Environment, Land and. Agriculture Development

Website: https://www.melad.gov.ki/

REPUBLIC OF MARSHALL ISLANDS

Name: Mark Stege

Email: [email protected]

Phone: –

Title: –

Organisation: –

Website: –

Name: Benedict Yamamura

Email: [email protected]

Phone: –

Title: Coastal Chief Fisheries Officer

Organisation: Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority

Website: https://www.rmimimra.com/

NAURU

Name: Diminski Reweru

Email: [email protected]

Phone: –

Title: Director

Organisation: National Disaster Risk. Management Office

Website:

NEW CALEDONIA

Name: Damien Buisson

Email: [email protected]

Phone: (+687) 727 444

Title: Head of the GIS&RS department

Organisation: DINUM – New Caledonia Government

Website: https://georep.nc

NIUE

Name: Richard Siataga

Email: [email protected]

Phone: +687 279275

Title: GIS Manager/Senior Surveyor

Organisation: Ministry of Social Services, Department of Justice, Lands and Survey

Website: –

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

Name: Bradley Eichelberger

Email: [email protected]

Phone: –

Title: Chief Geographic Information Officer

Organisation: Division of Fish and Wildlife, Department of Lands and Natural Resources

Website: https://dlnr.cnmi.gov/fish-and-wildlife.html

PALAU

Name: Jacquie Ngirdimau

Email: [email protected]

Phone: –

Title: Administration

Organisation: PALARIS – Palau Automated Land and Resource Information System Office

Website: –

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Name: Arnold Lakamanga

Email: [email protected]

Phone: –

Title: Manager GIS and Mineral Information

Organisation: Mineral Resources Authority

Website: https://mra.gov.pg/

SAMOA

Name: To’oa Brown

Email: t[email protected]

Phone: (+685) 7 20 82 96

Title: Consultant

Organisation: –

Website: –

SOLOMON ISLANDS

Name: Joy Papao

Email: [email protected]

Phone: +677 7252503

Title: In-Country Technical Expert

Organisation: UNITAR-UNOSAT

Website: www.unitar.org

TOKELAU

Name: Jewel Tuitama

Email: [email protected]

Phone: –

Title: Administrator

Organisation: Engineers Without Borders New Zealand (EWBNZ)

Website: –

TONGA

Name: Halalilika Etika

Email: [email protected]

Phone: –

Title: Deputy CEO

Organisation: Lands and Geospatial Information Systems

Website: –

TUVALU

Name: Dolores Leneuoti

Email: [email protected]

Phone: –

Title: –

Organisation: Department of Lands

Website: –

VANUATU

Name: Johnie Tarry Nimau

Email: [email protected] /    [email protected]

Phone: (+678) 7379703

Title: PARTneR Project Coordinator

Organisation: Vanuatu National Disaster Management Office

Website: https://www.riskscape.org.nz/international-projects or https://ndmo.gov.vu/

WALLIS-ET-FUTUNA

Name: VACANT

Email: –

Phone: –

Title: –

Organisation: –

Website: –