Geospatial Media and Communications (formerly GIS Development) works towards raising the profile and expanding the horizons of the geospatial industry through creating awareness, connecting industry communities, policy advocacy, and business development initiatives.


Partners

Strategic Sponsor
Trimble
Trimble applies technology to make field and mobile workers in businesses and government significantly more productive. Solutions are focused on applications requiring position or location—including surveying, construction, agriculture, fleet and asset management, public safety and mapping. In addition to utilizing positioning technologies, such as GPS, lasers and optics, Trimble solutions may include software content specific to the needs of the user. Wireless technologies are utilized to deliver the solution to the user and to ensure a tight coupling of the field and the back office. Founded in 1978, Trimble is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif.

Principal Sponsor
Rolta
Rolta is a global market leader and provider of solutions that deliver insight and impact based upon innovative information technology solutions, services and software. It has a heritage of providing unique geospatial and enterprise IT solutions for the defense, homeland security, government, utilities and communications, transportation, process and power and financial services sectors. Over the years, Rolta has successfully executed multi-million dollar contracts across a broad spectrum of industries in over 40 countries. Rolta serves these markets by providing innovative solutions - Enterprise Geospatial and Defense Solutions (EGDS), Engineering Design and Operation Solutions (EDOS) and Enterprise IT Solutions (EITS).

Corporate Sponsors
Autodesk
Autodesk, Inc., is a leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software. Customers across the manufacturing, architecture, building, construction, and media and entertainment industries ¾ including the last 16 Academy Award winners for Best Visual Effects ¾ use Autodesk software to design, visualize and simulate their ideas. Since its introduction of AutoCAD software in 1982, Autodesk continues to develop the broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art software for global markets.
Hexagon
Hexagon (Nordic exchange: HEXA B and Swiss exchange: HEXN) is a leading global provider of design, measurement and visualisation technologies. Our customers design, measure and position objects, and process and present data, to stay one step ahead of a changing world. Hexagon’s technologies increase productivity, enhance quality and allow for faster, better operational decisions, saving time, money and resources. Hexagon has over 12 000 employees in more than 40 countries and net sales of about 2 200 MEUR. Our products are used in a broad range of industries including surveying, power and energy, aerospace and defence, safety and security, construction and manufacturing. Learn more at www.hexagon.com.
TomTom
Founded in 1991, TomTom is the world’s leading supplier of location and navigation products and services focused on providing all customers with the world’s best navigation experience. Headquartered in Amsterdam, TomTom has over 3,500 employees and sells its products in more than 40 countries.

TomTom Licensing is the division of TomTom dedicated to delivering relevant, fresh and high quality digital maps, and dynamic content, to a wide range of business customers. Our product portfolio includes the world's freshest digital maps covering over 200 countries and territories globally, as well as the most accurate real time and historical traffic products.
Esri
Esri®’s geographic information system (GIS) technology gives you the power to think and plan geographically. Used today in more than 350,000 organizations worldwide, Esri helps governments, universities, and businesses save money, lives, and our environment.
With Esri’s ArcGIS software you can understand and question data in ways that reveal relationships, patterns, and trends. So whether you are setting environmental policy, tracking a species or studying population impact, you can use GIS to solve problems and make better decisions. By leveraging technology from Esri, individuals and organizations can visualize, organize and share geographic information that promotes a better understanding of our world.

Esri’s ArcGIS software is a system that lets you easily author data, maps, globes, and models on the desktop and serve them out (also via the cloud) for use on a desktop, in a browser, or in the field via mobile devices.

Associate Sponsors
Bentley
Bentley is the global leader dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions to aid infrastructure owner-operators in designing, building, and operating infrastructure sustainably. Founded in 1984, Bentley has over 3,000 colleagues across 50 countries, with annual revenues surpassing $500 million. Bentley is recognized as a leader in providing world-class solutions that leverage geospatial technology to energy utilities, water utilities, communications service providers, transportation agencies, rail owner-operators, mapping agencies and cadastres, and local, state, and national government.

Intermap
Intermap is a leading provider of 3D terrain information. For more than three decades, it has helped customers worldwide solve their mapping challenges via its advanced geospatial services and NEXTMap 3D terrain data. Its 3D terrain products and services enable commercial, government, and defense customers to build a wide range of innovative geospatial solutions. Its customers benefit from its advanced technologies and highly skilled team; seamless, wide-area, and current NEXTMap 3D terrain information, geospatial services to suit your needs; award-winning production system; world-class, ISO-certified geospatial processing facility, worldwide network of partners with industry expertise.

PASCO
PASCO's business model is to acquire geospatial information by the integration of remote sensing and ubiquitous technology, and to provide the clients with the value added information to meet their demands through data processing and customization. PASCO establishes spatial information system to protect people's life and safety, and contribute to social infrastructure for enriching peoples' livings across the world. Since 2007, PASCO more actively started gathering spaceborne geospatial information by establishing the exclusive distributionship for the TerraSAR-X, world's first commercial highest spatial resolution radar satellite, services in Japan and non-exclusive for the international markets.
Strategic Partners
The Joint Research Centre
The Joint Research Centre is the scientific and technical arm of the European Commission. It is providing the scientific advice and technical know-how to support a wide range of EU policies. Its status as a Commission service, which guarantees independence from private or national interests, is crucial for pursuing its mission. "The mission of the JRC is to provide customer-driven scientific and technical support for the conception, development, implementation and monitoring of EU policies. As a service of the European Commission, the JRC functions as a reference centre of science and technology for the Union. Close to the policy-making process, it serves the common interest of the Member States, while being independent of special interests, whether private or national."
Geonovum
Geonovum is the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) executive committee in the Netherlands. The organisation devotes itself to providing better access to geo-information in the public sector. Geonovum developes and manages the geo-standards necessary to implement this goal.
Our main goals are:
  • to develop and standardise the geo-information infrastructure while also being innovative;
  • to make the geo-information infrastructure more accessible to administrative bodies, institutions and departments in the Netherlands and the European Union;
  • to build up and disseminate knowledge in the area of geo-information infrastructure.
Department of Science & Technology
Department of Science & Technology (DST) was established in May 1971, with the objective of promoting new areas of Science & Technology and to play the role of a nodal department for organising, coordinating and promoting S&T activities in the country. The Department of Science & Technology plays a pivotal role in promotion of science & technology in the country. The department has wide ranging activities ranging from promoting high end basic research and development of cutting edge technologies on one hand to service the technological requirements of the common man through development of appropriate skills and technologies on the other.

Co-Sponsors
DigitalGlobe
DigitalGlobe is a leading global provider of commercial high-resolution earth imagery products and services. Sourced from our own advanced satellite constellation, our imagery solutions support a wide variety of uses within defense and intelligence, civil agencies, mapping and analysis, environmental monitoring, oil and gas exploration, infrastructure management, internet portals and navigation technology. With our collection sources and comprehensive ImageLibrary (containing more than one billion square kilometers of earth imagery and imagery products) we offer a range of on- and off-line products and services designed to enable customers to easily access and integrate our imagery into their business operations and applications.
EUROGEO
Eurogeo: EUROGEO is a European, non-governmental, non-profit organisation. It is the European scientific and educational society which was founded in 1979 which networks geographers from all walks of life and organisations who are interested in the theory methods and practice of Geography. The principal aims of EUROGEO are to advance the status of geography by:
  • organising events and activities for members
  • producing publications for members
  • supporting geographers in their jobs and careers
  • identifying and promoting good practise
  • lobbying at European and national level
  • giving advice on geography
  • making recommendations to decision makers
EUROGEO promotes the European dimension in geographical education as a contribution towards the development of European citizenship. By doing so, EUROGEO encourages the development of a greater European awareness through the medium of geography and increases mutual knowledge and understanding of Europe. EUROGEO, in affiliation with other organisations, has produced a large number of publications and has organised geography conferences, meetings and workshops on a regular basis. Representatives of professional educational associations have been actively involved in EUROGEO. EUROGEO also supports those seeking to establish or organise national geography associations and those that promote geography as an academic discipline and geographers in the workplace. It is clear that spatial skills and geographical information on the Web are increasingly important. The roles that geography and geographers play are being challenged by these new geo-opportunities. Those involved with the EUROGEO association are seeking to monitor and support these developments.
GIN
The professional body Geo-Information Nederland (GIN) has been established on February 14th 2003. Its members are a wide range of geo professionals at all levels of education. GIN aims at promotion of knowledge and use of geo-information. GIN offers a meeting place and a network by organising all kinds of activities. Modern media are used for strengthening the position of geo-information in the Dutch society.
GeoEye
GeoEye is a leading source of geospatial information and insight for decision makers and analysts who need a clear understanding of our changing world to protect lives, manage risk and optimize resources. Organizations in defense and intelligence, public safety, critical infrastructure, energy and online media rely on GeoEye’s imagery, tools and expertise to support important missions around the globe. GeoEye’s ability to collect, process and analyze massive amounts of geospatial data allows our customers to quickly see precise changes on the ground and anticipate where events may occur in the future. GeoEye (NASDAQ: GEOY) is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia.
Google
Google Earth and Maps for business combine the familiar, interactive Google mapping products with added features designed especially for business users. Google Earth Builder enables you to store, manage and share your geospatial data in the cloud with all of your employees or with the public. Google will showcase Earth Builder’s ability to create and share custom Earth and Map layers. Additionally, Google Maps API for Business allows you to add the intuitive and familiar Google Maps to your public website to engage your customers. Incorporating our easy-to-use, interactive maps into your business applications will help employees visualize business data and track mobile assets. Talk to the Google team at stand 35 to understand how Google Earth and Maps can support your business.
Oracle
Oracle provides the world’s most complete, open, and integrated business software and hardware systems, with more than 370,000 customers—including 100 of the Fortune 100—representing a variety of sizes and industries in more than 145 countries around the globe. Oracle's product strategy provides flexibility and choice to our customers across their IT infrastructure. Now, with Sun server, storage, operating-system, and virtualization technology, Oracle is the only vendor able to offer a complete technology stack in which every layer is integrated to work together as a single system.
Tata Consultancy Services
Tata Consultancy Services is an IT services, engineering, consulting and business solutions organization that delivers real results to global business, ensuring a level of certainty no other firm can match. TCS offers a consulting-led, integrated portfolio of IT, BPO, infrastructure, engineering and assurance services. TCS provides platform independent and fully integrated geospatial solutions to mitigate client’s business challenges. A part of the Tata group, India’s largest industrial conglomerate, TCS has over 226,751 of the world’s best-trained consultants in 42 countries. The company generated consolidated revenues of US $8.2 billion for FY 2010-11.
UNIGIS International
The UNIGIS International Association is the world’s premier distance education initiative engaged in designing, developing and delivering high quality education in Geographical Information Science and Systems (GISc). As a global network of higher education institutions UNIGIS is dedicated to enhance the competence of GIS professionals worldwide!

The main goal of UNIGIS programmes is targeted to equip students with profound and extensive knowledge, exert insights, profound skills, and to train students in scientific research; to establish an attitude of lifelong learning; and to orientate them towards further career development.

The study programmes are focussed on life-long learning, supporting part-time study by in-service professionals as well as everybody pursuing a career in Geoinformatics through continuing education.

GeoBusiness Nederland
GeoBusiness Nederland is the trade association for over 100 geo-information companies in the Netherlands. GeoBusiness Netherlands represents more than 30% of the geo-business community in the Netherlands, making it the leading business representative of the Dutch geo-information sector. It has an extensive network, which provides its members an entrance to major government and policy organisations, research institutions and other business sectors.

The mission of GeoBusiness Nederland is to apply its expertise and knowledge to improve the success of its members through market development, increasing the market volume and an enhanced position in the geo-information sector.

Associate Partners
BRGM, France
The BRGM is France's leading public institution in Earth science applications for the management of surface and subsurface resources and risks. The BRGM plays 4 key roles: scientific research, support to public policy development, international cooperation and mine safety. The BRGM's two key objectives are: Understanding geological processes and associated risks, developing new methodologies and techniques, and producing and disseminating relevant high-quality data; and Developing and providing necessary tools for surface, subsurface and resource management, prevention of risks and pollution and support to climate change policies.
JUPEM
JUPEM is the National Mapping Agency of Malaysia and its mission is to provide a quality mapping and surveying service, as well as geospatial data management through the best system, competent human resource and a working environment that is conducive. The main objectives of JUPEM are:
  • To ensure the products and land survey and mapping services meets the quality acceptance and customer's needs
  • To ensure a well maintain, up-to-date cadastral and mapping database to meet needs of the national geospatial infrastructure
  • To make JUPEM as an excellent reference centre in the field cadastral survey and mapping
  • To survey determine, demarcate state and international boundaries
Department of Rural Development and Land Reform, South Africa
Almost ninety years ago the then Chief Directorate: Surveys and Mapping and now the Chief Directorate: National Geo-Spatial Information, as South Africa's national mapping organization, commenced with the establishment of an integrated survey system and provision of extensive mapping coverage of the country. The integrated survey system expedites and facilitates orderly development while the mapping and associated products facilitate sustainable development. In more recent years, The Chief Directorate established an active control survey network of GPS base stations named TrigNet. Furthermore, the Chief Directorate has an archive of aerial photography dating back to 1937 and photographic coverage of the entire country is updated on a continuous basis. The Chief Directorate not only distributes this information but also conducts practical training programmes in spatial information. Together these products and services are contributing to the achievement of the South Africa's full potential and to the fulfilment of the country's comprehensive rural development strategy.
IBEG, Brasil
The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics - IBGE, under the Ministry of Planning, Budget and Management was established in 1936 and is governed by Law No. 5878 of May 11, 1973, which defines its status. Its mission is to portray Brazil, with necessary information to the knowledge of its reality and the exercise of citizenship, through the production, analysis, research and dissemination of statistical information - demographic and socio-economic and geoscience - geographic, cartographic, geodetic and environment. The IBGE is responsible for Fundamental Geodetic Plans and Elementary Cartographic, created by Decree-Law No. 243 of February 28, 1967, and the National Statistical System, through the production of information and coordination of technical activities.
NSDI
NSDI is the National Spatial Data Infrastructure for India. It is headed by a Chief Executive Officer and has affiliation of 17 Nodal Agencies who are major contributors to NSDI development. NSDI has developed and maintained standard digital collection of spatial data by bringing in standardisation to the total process of format conversion, access and inter-operability. NSDI also produced and maintains the India Geo-Portal that hosts OGC compliant metadata on the web which is helpful in planning for development activities of the nation as such. It works towards sensitising governmental agencies for increasing the awareness of the importance of metadata which is published on India Geo-Portal. The Geo-Portal includes OGC compliant Web-services: WMS,WRS,CS-W. It will facilitate nodal agencies to uplink their metadata, Product-catalogue and other services through an SSO 128 bit encryption based secured communication.

Strategic Institutional Partners
ISPRS
The International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing is a non-governmental organization devoted to the development of international cooperation for the advancement of photogrammetry and remote sensing and their applications. The Society's scientific interests include photogrammetry, remote sensing, spatial information systems and related disciplines, as well as applications in cartography, geodesy, surveying, natural, Earth and engineering sciences, and environmental monitoring and protection. Further applications include industrial design and manufacturing, architecture and monument preservation, medicine and others.

The principal activities of the Society are:
  • Stimulating the formation of national or regional Societies of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing.
  • Initiating and coordinating research in photogrammetry and remote sensing.
  • Holding international Symposia and Congresses at regular intervals.
  • Ensuring worldwide circulation of the records of discussion and the results of research by publication of the International Archives of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing.
  • Encouraging the publication and exchange of scientific papers and journals dealing with photogrammetry and remote sensing.
  • Promoting cooperation and coordination with related international scientific organizations
ITC
With 60 years of broad experience and dedicated scientific staff with a diverse range of expertise, ITC is one of the world's foremost international professional education establishments in the field of geo-information science and earth observation.
ICA
ICA is an organization formed of national member organizations, to provide a forum for issues and techniques in cartography. The International Cartographic Association is the world authoritative body for cartography, the discipline dealing with the conception, production, dissemination and study of maps.
Eurographics
EuroGeographics is a not-for-profit organisation formed in 2001 as the membership association and representative body of the European national mapping, land registry and cadastral agencies. EuroGeographics’ activities focus on underpinning the European Spatial Data Infrastructure with the definitive reference data collected, maintained and provided by its members.
Leibniz Universität Hannover
In 1831, founded by the scholar Karl Karmarsch, the “Higher Trade School of Hannover” started with only 64 students. Today there are around 21,000 students in the natural sciences and engineering, the humanities and social sciences as well in law and economics.

A particular strength of Leibniz Universität is research and teaching in G&G, the geodesy and geoinformatics programme, comprising all aspects of modern data acquisition, interpretation, management, visualization and distributin of geospatial information.
OGC
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is an international industry consortium of 426 companies, government agencies and universities participating in a consensus process to develop publicly available interface standards. OGC® Standards support interoperable solutions that "geo-enable" the Web, wireless and location-based services and mainstream IT. The standards empower technology developers to make complex spatial information and services accessible and useful with all kinds of applications.
OSGeo
The Open Source Geospatial Foundation is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to support the collaborative development of open source geospatial software, and promote its widespread use. The foundation provides financial, organizational and legal support to the broader open source geospatial community. It also serves as an independent legal entity to which community members can contribute code, funding and other resources, secure in the knowledge that their contributions will be maintained for public benefit. OSGeo also serves as an outreach and advocacy organization for the open source geospatial community, and provides a common forum and shared infrastructure for improving cross-project collaboration.
TU Delft
TU Delft was founded in 1842 as the Royal Academy by King Willem II. It has been known as the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) since 1986.TU Delft collaborates with a large number of other educational and research institutes within the Netherlands and abroad and has a reputation for high-quality teaching and research. TU Delft has extensive contacts with governments, trade organizations, consultancies, the industry and small and medium-sized companies.
United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation
The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) is the only organization dedicated to promoting the geospatial intelligence tradecraft and building a stronger community of interest across industry, academia, government, professional organizations and individual stakeholders.
University of Wageningen
Wageningen University, part of Wageningen UR (University & Research centre), is the only university in the Netherlands to focus specifically on the theme ‘healthy food and living environment’. It does so by working closely together with governments and the business community. The university works together with research institutes and Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences, also part of Wageningen UR. Wageningen UR has branches all over The Netherlands, China, and Brazil. A large number of lecturers, researchers and other employees are based at the Wageningen Campus.
Z_GIS
The Centre for Geoinformatics (Z_GIS) at University of Salzburg is a well established centre of competence in GIScience, active in research, continuing education and industry cooperation. With the competence being built from basic and applied research primarily funded through international programmes, Z_GIS engages in educational and capacity building activities, outreach initiatives and international collaboration projects. Z_GIS promotes practical implementation of geo-spatial tools reflected in collaboration agreements with leading enterprises in the GI sector. At the same time the team of GI specialists contributes their skills and expertise to study-programmes and research at University of Salzburg as well as a range of international partner organisations worldwide.

Organiser
Geospatial Media and Communications (formerly GIS Development)
Geospatial Media and Communication (formerly GIS Development) works towards raising the profile and expanding the horizons of the geospatial industry through creating awareness, connecting industry communities, policy advocacy, and business development initiatives.

Co Organiser
Dutch Kadaster
The Netherlands’ Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency harbours many years of expertise regarding land registration, mapping, land use and corresponding IT setup. As the international context of land administration continues to grow, the scope of Kadaster’s activities abroad continues to widen.

Media Partners
Directions Magazine
Directions Media was founded in 1998 as Directions Magazine, which continues to be their flagship publication. Directions Magazine was the first regularly published online magazine covering geospatial technology. Today Directions Media maintains several online publications including Directions Magazine, the All Points Blog and the Map Hawk blog. It also publishes content in foreign language editions: Directions Magazine français and Directions Magazine Espanol.
EARSC
The European Association of Remote Sensing Companies (EARSC) is the European organization which – on a non-profit basis – coordinates and promotes activities of their members in the area of services based on the delivery of geo-information products on customer demand. EARSC´s mission is to foster development of European geo-information service industry. It’s vision is a sustainable market for geo-information services, using remote sensing data, which is openly accessible to all members. To achieve this it focuses on: Customer awareness and acceptance of Earth observation and remote sensing; Improving market access for its members. EARSC has 70 members.
International Journal of Geoinformatics
International Journal of Geoinformatics aims at publishing scientific and technical developments in the diverse field of Geoinformatics encompassing Remote Sensing, Photogrammetry, Geographic Information System, and Global Positioning Systems. Papers dealing with innovations in theoretical, experimental and system design aspects are welcome. Routine applications without significant findings will not be considered.
Inside GNSS
Inside GNSS - INSIDE GNSS MAGAZINE covers the global navigation satellite systems: GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, Compass/ BeiDou, and related technologies. The controlled circulation magazine reaches an international audience of 35,000. More than 10,000 copies go to readers outside the United States and Canada. Inside GNSS provides original and unbiased coverage of the policies, programs, engineering and advanced applications of the GNSS systems and their operators in the United States, Europe, Russia, China, India and Japan. It strictly targets satellite navigation engineers, product designers and system integrators, industry and government leaders. Inside GNSS appears in print, as a digital version, and online.
GeoInformatics
GeoInformatics Magazine is published 8 times a year and is free available in both print as well as digital. GeoInformatics Magazine offers up-to-the–minute news via its website and its international Geo-news magazine iPhone application allowing users to access the latest news on their iPhone, iPad or iPod. GeoInformatics distinguishes itself from all the others by bringing high-quality articles, the latest news and of course by reaching the right audience.
GIS Magazine
GIS Magazine is a Dutch Magazine and is published 8 times a year. GIS Magazine is focusing on Geo-ICT (Surveying, Mapping, GIS, Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing). Visit the site for a free introductory copy.http://www.gismagazine.nl/
GIM International
GIM International, the global magazine for geomatics, is published 12 times a year. The working scope of GIM International is worldwide and focuses on reporting the latest news and communicating new developments and applications in geomatics.
Geospatial World
Geospatial World - With a mission to be the voice of world geospatial industry, Geospatial Media and Communications Pvt Ltd publishes its flagship magazine, Geospatial World, the geospatial industry magazine. Mandated to be the most effective geospatial publication, Geospatial World brings the latest news and happenings across the world, presents views of experts through interviews and columns, advocates on policy issues and captures the dynamics of the geospatial industry through comprehensive articles. Considered as one of the best publications by the domain experts, Geospatial World enjoys a circulation of 16000 copies in 140+ countries.
Imaging Notes
Imaging Notes provides high-quality in-depth reporting for users of remotely sensed data worldwide with circulation of 24,000. With each issue, the magazine brings experts, in-depth reporting, thought-provoking ideas within natural resources/energy, transportation/infrastructure, civil government, defense/security and government policy. As a quarterly publication, Imaging Notes reports in-depth on items that may be only short news blurbs in other publications. It also celebrates the beauty of the imagery by providing a sophisticated environment and relevant design throughout the publication.
Vector1 Media
Vector1 Media is a leading global geospatial publisher that publishes V1 Magazine-a magazine for those interested in spatial design, sustainability and infrastructure. It's Asian Surveying and Mapping magazine provides readers throughout Asia with the latest coverage related to surveying, mapping, GNSS and remote sensing. A third publication - Spatial Data Infrastructure Magazine is the magazine of choice for SDI interested readers, providing a wide variety of news, information and details pertaining to SDI.

 

 

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