We are delighted to announce that the GSDI 15 World Conference (GSDI 15) will be held in Taipei, Taiwan (Rep. of China), from 29 November to 2 December 2016 at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center. The theme of GSDI 15 is “Spatial Enablement in the Smart Homeland”. Workshop opportunities will be offered on 28 November and during the conference itself.
The GSDI World Conference has built a reputation for excellence in content and relocates across the globe to offer geospatial specialists in all parts of the world opportunities to better exchange ideas and learn from global peers in building spatial data infrastructure (SDI).
GSDI 15 offers numerous opportunities for oral presentations, posters and refereed publications. We invite presentations covering the full range of practice, development and research experiences that advance the practice and theory of spatially enabling citizens, government, and industry.
About GSDI
The Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) Association was formed in 2004 as an inclusive networking organization of academic and research institutions, government agencies, commercial geomatics firms, national and regional GI associations and individuals (geo professionals and students) from around the world.
The purpose of the Association is to promote international cooperation and collaboration in support of local, national and international spatial data infrastructure (SDI) research and implementations that will allow nations to better address social, economic, and environmental issues of pressing importance, including sustainable development.
GSDI today has 38 Organisational Members from 20 countries and over 400 individual members from 55 countries with a high concentration in developing nations.
GSDI has Special Consultative status with UN ECOSOC and supports the UN Global Geospatial Information Management (UN UN GGIM) initiative.
GSDI promotes the Open Data Principles of GEO/GEOSS.
GSDI is involved in SDI capacity building activities in several ways, including:
the GSDI Small Grants Program (in cooperation with URISA’s GISCorps volunteers)
SDI and geomatics training opportunities offered by our institutional members, and
SDI-focused workshops and seminars offered by members globally.
Since 1996, the Association has conducted GSDI World Conferences around the globe, offering significant networking opportunities and offering the opportunity for SDI researchers and SDI implementors to present their latest work, challenges and solutions. GSDI 15 will be held in Taipei, Taiwan, 28 November to 2 December 2016. See more about the GSDI World Conferences here.
GSDI have liasons and Memorandums of Understanding with several global organisations, including:
Joint Board of Geospatial Information Societies (JBGIS)
International Cartographic Association (ICA)
International Federation of Surveyors (FIG)
International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS)
International Society for Digital Earth (ISDE)
Centre for Disaster Management and Public Safety (CDMPS - Univ. of Melbourne)
GSDI 15 World Conference
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