Theme
The theme of Geospatial World Forum 2012 shall be 'Geospatial Industry & World Economy'. In tune with the theme, the conference shall touch upon the dimensions and directions of geospatial industry and shall attempt to bring forward and project its utility, contribution and relevance to several important industries contributing to the economy of the world.Convergence and integration of geospatial technology with mainstream technologies like IT, telecommunication, and Internet, has enabled the harnessing of true potential of geospatial information and technology for improving the productivity and efficiency of enterprises across different industry domains including energy, mining, oil and gas, telecommunication, infrastructure, transportation, water, agriculture, local governance and business enterprises.Under this theme, a range of plenaries, symposiums, and panel discussions shall be organised involving the stakeholders from specific industries to appropriately project and steer the discussions and deliberations to line with the theme of the conference.
Objectives & Scope
A Global Industry EventGeospatial World Forum 2012 shall be the first truly global geospatial industry event and aims to bring together about 2500 participants from different parts of the world. With its existing network and large presence in Asia, Middle East, Latin America, and Africa, Geospatial World and its quest to develop and build up similar level of engagement with European and North American geospatial community, it offers the most promising opportunity to have a true geospatial industry event focusing on all the stakeholders representing all the major economies and regions.
Global Outreach
It is likely to attract participation from different countries as per the following break-up:
- Asia Pacific 300
- Middle East 200
- Africa 100
- Latin America 100
- Europe 1500
- North America 300
In addition, we are expecting about 1000 visitors from local market of Europe.
Raising the Profile and Addressing Global ChallengesGeospatial World Forum 2012 shall attempt to raise the profile of geospatial industry to the political and administrative leadership of the world to address global issues and challenges including land resources, climate change, environment, ecology, health, education and development. It shall engage and associate with geospatial experts and professionals dealing with global issues and enable them make effective usage of geospatial information and tools in addressing global concerns.
Connecting CommunitiesGeospatial World Forum 2012 shall strive to connect communities and stakeholders. On the one hand it shall connect several constituents' of geospatial industry like GIS, Positioning, GNSS, Imaging and Photogrammetry, and on the other hand, it shall be an occasion to connect geospatial community with other industry communities of global economy. The conference shall be a platform to share and learn from each other and work together to serve each others' business interests and purposes. Geospatial World Forum shall have two-day symposia focusing on important communities as below:
| User Communities | Technology Communities | Policy Communities | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defence and Intelligence | Geographic Information Systems | Spatial Data Infrastructure | ||
| Constructions & Infrastructure | Positioning and Surveying | Standard and Interoperability | ||
| Water | Global Navigation Satellite Systems | Privacy and Ethics | ||
| Energy | Earth Observation Systems | Spatial Legal Framework | ||
| Business Enterprises | Laser Scanning and Sensors | Intellectual Property Rights | ||
| Ocean Resources | Information Technology | Crowd Sourcing | ||
| Minerals and Mining | Engineering and Architecture | Open Source | ||
| Local Governance | Web and Internet | Public-Private Partnership |