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November 17, 2025Sponsor

On behalf of PGRSC, we would like to extend our deepest appreciation to 𝗔𝗾𝘂𝗮 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 for being a 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿 of PGRSC and the 2025 Pacific Islands GIS and Remote Sensing User Conference in Suva, Fiji!𝗔𝗾𝘂𝗮 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 is Fiji's premiere water suppliers. Hailing from the pristine landscapes of Fiji, 𝗔𝗾𝘂𝗮 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰's artesian mineral water encapsulates the pure essence of its exotic origin and, as part of 𝗔𝗾𝘂𝗮 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰's commitment to nature, their sustainable bottling plant runs …

November 17, 2025Sponsor

On behalf of PGRSC, we would like to extend our deepest appreciation to LandPro Ltd. for being a Sponsor of PGRSC and the 2025 Pacific Islands GIS and Remote Sensing User Conference in Suva, Fiji! Sponsor LandPro Ltd. is a multi-disciplinary team of environmental consultants using smart technology and deep local expertise to support better outcomes for people, land, and water across regional New Zealand. https://landpro.co.nz/

November 17, 2025Bronze Sponsor

On behalf of PGRSC, we would like to extend our deepest appreciation to OSGeo Oceania for being a 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘇𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿 of PGRSC and the 2025 Pacific Islands GIS and Remote Sensing User Conference in Suva, Fiji! Bronze Sponsor 𝗢𝗦𝗚𝗲𝗼 𝗢𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮 is a volunteer organisation devoted to growing and enabling the OpenStreetMap and Open Source Geospatial communities in Oceania.https://osgeo-oceania.org/

November 17, 2025Poster Contest and Bronze Sponsor

On behalf of PGRSC, we would like to extend our deepest appreciation to Vodafone Fiji for being the 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘇𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿 of PGRSC and the 2025 Pacific Islands GIS and Remote Sensing User Conference in Suva, Fiji! Poster Competition and Bronze Sponsor 𝗩𝗼𝗱𝗮𝗳𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗷𝗶 is Fiji's leading mobile telecommunications provider, serving thousands of customers. https://www.vodafone.com.fj

November 17, 2025Gold Sponsor

On behalf of PGRSC, we would like to extend our deepest appreciation to 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮 and the 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 for being 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀 of PGRSC and the 2025 Pacific Islands GIS and Remote Sensing User Conference in Suva, Fiji! Gold Sponsor Gold Sponsor 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮 is a research institution whose aim is to make atmospheric, climatic, oceanographic, seismic and space data available in order to understand and predict the history, functioning and evolution of the …

November 17, 2025Still time to Register!

What: 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗚𝗜𝗦 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲Where: 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰, 𝗦𝘂𝘃𝗮, 𝗙𝗶𝗷𝗶When: 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟰 𝘁𝗼 𝟮𝟴, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱Conference theme: “𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀”. It is not too late to submit a presentation and register for the largest GIS and remote sensing conferences in the Pacific Islands region!!! We already have over 𝟲𝟱 𝗚𝗜𝗦 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 registered …

November 17, 2025Platinum Sponsor

On behalf of PGRSC, we would like to extend our deepest appreciation to the Pacific Community (SPC) and the Digital Earth Pacific project for being 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗺 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀 of PGRSC and the 2025 Pacific Islands GIS and Remote Sensing User Conference in Suva, Fiji! Platinum Sponsor Platinum Sponsor The Pacific Community supports sustainable development by applying a people-centred approach to science, research and technology across all of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).Digital Earth Pacific provides decision-makers …

November 17, 2025Travel Award and General Sponsor

On behalf of PGRSC, we would like to extend our deepest appreciation to Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH for being 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀 of PGRSC and the 2025 Pacific Islands GIS and Remote Sensing User Conference in Suva, Fiji! The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmBH is the main development agency of Germany. It is headquartered in Bonn and Eschborn and provides services in the field of international development cooperation …

November 13, 2025Free GIS and Remote Sensing Resources Series – Week 12: Global Fishing Watch

On behalf of the Pacific GIS and Remote Sensing Council (PGRSC), we welcome you to Week 12 of our series to promote free GIS and remote sensing resources (webinars, instructional videos, technical manuals, e-books, etc.) to increase capacity, awareness, and skill development for the Pacific Islands geospatial community. Last week, we introduced the Copernicus ERA5 Reanalysis Dataset – a high-resolution, global, and hourly atmospheric, land, and ocean dataset, which are used to generate drought indicators. This week we will explore …

November 12, 2025Free GIS and Remote Sensing Resources Series – Week 11: Copernicus ERA5 Reanalysis Dataset

On behalf of the Pacific GIS and Remote Sensing Council (PGRSC), we welcome you to Week 11 of our series to promote free GIS and remote sensing resources (webinars, instructional videos, technical manuals, e-books, etc.) to increase capacity, awareness, and skill development for the Pacific Islands geospatial community. Last week, we provided a recap of the first 10 weeks of free resources that we posted. This week we will explore the Copernicus ERA5 Reanalysis Dataset – a high-resolution, global, and …

November 11, 2025𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱!!!

November 10, 2025Free GIS and Remote Sensing Resources Series – Week 10: Google Earth Engine Course and Tutorial from Spatial Thoughts

On behalf of the Pacific GIS and Remote Sensing Council (PGRSC), we welcome you to Week 10 of our series to promote free GIS and remote sensing resources (webinars, instructional videos, technical manuals, e-books, etc.) to increase capacity, awareness, and skill development for the Pacific Islands geospatial community. Last week, we introduced the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN) dataset – a free high spatial resolution global weather and …

November 6, 2025Free GIS and Remote Sensing Resources Series – Week 9: Global Historical Climatology Network daily (GHCNd) temperature and precipitation data

On behalf of the Pacific GIS and Remote Sensing Council (PGRSC), we welcome you to Week 9 of our series to promote free GIS and remote sensing resources (webinars, instructional videos, technical manuals, e-books, etc.) to increase capacity, awareness, and skill development for the Pacific Islands geospatial community. Last week, we introduced the WorldClim project – a free online database of high spatial resolution global weather and climate data that can be used for mapping and spatial modeling. This week …

November 4, 2025Free GIS and Remote Sensing Resources Series – Week 8: WorldClim weather and climate data

On behalf of the Pacific GIS and Remote Sensing Council (PGRSC), we welcome you to Week 8 of our series to promote free GIS and remote sensing resources (webinars, instructional videos, technical manuals, e-books, etc.) to increase capacity, awareness, and skill development for the Pacific Islands geospatial community. Last week, we introduced the Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) Voyager project – an online web mapping application that provides visualisation of historic, real-time, and forecasted ocean conditions. This week we …

October 30, 2025Free GIS and Remote Sensing Resources Series – Week 7: PacIOOS Voyager

On behalf of the Pacific GIS and Remote Sensing Council (PGRSC), we welcome you to Week 7 of our series to promote free GIS and remote sensing resources (webinars, instructional videos, technical manuals, e-books, etc.) to increase capacity, awareness, and skill development for the Pacific Islands geospatial community. Last week, we introduced the GeoAI: Artificial Intelligence for Geospatial Data project – a Python library for image classification and segmentation.. This week we will explore online web mapping applications that provide …

October 28, 2025Free GIS and Remote Sensing Resources Series – Week 6: GeoAI

On behalf of the Pacific GIS and Remote Sensing Council (PGRSC), we welcome you to Week 6 of our series to promote free GIS and remote sensing resources (webinars, instructional videos, technical manuals, e-books, etc.) to increase capacity, awareness, and skill development for the Pacific Islands geospatial community. Last week, we advertised a free massive open online course (MOOC) hosted by Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc (ESRI) on October 22, 2025 for working with various imagery. This week we will …

October 27, 2025PGRSC Webinar Series – Geospatial data to support Early Warning and Situational Awareness in the Pacific Islands

On behalf of PGRSC, we are honored to host another webinar in our series to promote and enhance geospatial knowledge sharing and capacity building:Geospatial data to support Early Warning and Situational Awareness in the Pacific Islands Please join the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC Global) on Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. (Fiji time) as it provides an overview of DisasterAWARE and Pacific Disaster Center (PDC Global) capabilities. These capabilities are accessible to anyone in the government or disaster …

October 23, 2025Free GIS and Remote Sensing Resources Series – Week 5: Free ESRI ArcGIS Imagery MOOC

On behalf of the Pacific GIS and Remote Sensing Council (PGRSC), we welcome you to Week 5 of our series to promote free GIS and remote sensing resources (webinars, instructional videos, technical manuals, e-books, etc.) to increase capacity, awareness, and skill development for the Pacific Islands geospatial community. Last week, we looked at advanced features of the European Space Agency's (ESA) Copernicus Programme's Copernicus Browser. This week's resource was sent in by GIS-PacNet community member Sarah Pitcher-Campbell, GIS Account Manager …

October 21, 2025Free GIS and Remote Sensing Resources Series – Week 4: Advanced Use of Copernicus Browser

On behalf of the Pacific GIS and Remote Sensing Council (PGRSC), we welcome you to Week 4 of our series to promote free GIS and remote sensing resources (webinars, instructional videos, technical manuals, e-books, etc.) to increase capacity, awareness, and skill development for the Pacific Islands geospatial community. Last week, we introduced you to European Space Agency's (ESA) Copernicus Programme's Copernicus Browser. This week we will expand on the powerful tools and features that are available in the platform …

October 16, 2025Webinar Earth Observation Technologies for Climate Resilience in the Pacific

𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲: Earth Observation Technologies for Climate Resilience in the Pacific𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: October 21, 2025𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 13:00–14:30 Samoa Time𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 : register hereOrganized by the 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 (𝗜𝗦𝗣𝗖𝗖𝗥) 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁, and co-hosted with the 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 (𝗦𝗣𝗖) / 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰, this webinar is part of the Pacific Climate Change Innovation Lounge series.It brings together leading experts to explore how Earth Observation (EO) technologies, including satellite data, can support …

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NASA’s 2025 Astronaut Candidates: Shaping Artemis Exploration
November 24, 2025
When NASA’s 2025 astronaut candidates arrived at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston this fall, they stepped into history, sharing a common mission to master the skills and teamwork that […]
New NASA HEAT and My NASA Data Resources Bring Space Weather Science into Classrooms
November 24, 2025
As the Sun enters a period of heightened activity, students now have a new way to explore its powerful effects on Earth and space. NASA’s Heliophysics Education Activation Team (NASA HEAT), […]
NASA, NOAA Rank 2025 Ozone Hole as 5th Smallest Since 1992
November 24, 2025
The ozone hole over the Antarctic was small in 2025 compared to previous years and remains on track to recover later this century. The hole this year was the fifth smallest […]
NASA Citizen Science Toolkit for Librarians
November 24, 2025
NASA’s Toolkit for Librarians can help you share NASA citizen science opportunities with your patrons and community members. Rural and urban libraries, informal educators, youth group leaders, and retirement community coordinators […]

City Lights and Atmospheric Glow
November 24, 2025
The atmospheric glow blankets southern Europe and the northwestern Mediterranean coast, outlined by city lights. At left, the Po Valley urban corridor in Italy shines with the metropolitan areas of […]
Hubble Captures Puzzling Galaxy
November 21, 2025
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a galaxy, NGC 2775, that’s hard to categorize.
NASA’s Quesst Mission Marks X-59’s Historic First Flight
November 20, 2025
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft lifts off for its first flight Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, from U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. The aircraft’s first flight marks […]
NASA Telescopes View Spiral Galaxy
November 18, 2025
NGC 1068, a relatively nearby spiral galaxy, appears in this image released on July 23, 2025.

Copernicus Open Hub News

Sentinel-5p planned service interruption for upcoming release
Sentinel-5p planned service interruption for upcoming release
Copernicus Sentinel-3B unavailability notice for the IP Manoeuvre #150 planned 20 November 2025 [DOY 324]
Copernicus Sentinel-3B unavailability notice for the IP Manoeuvre #150 planned 20 November 2025 [DOY 324]
Copernicus Sentinel-3A unavailability notice for IP manoeuvre #145 planned on 20 November 2025 [DOY 324]
Copernicus Sentinel-3A unavailability notice for IP manoeuvre #145 planned on 20 November 2025 [DOY 324]
Planned upgrade of EOData endpoints 19/11/2025 from 10:00 to 10:30 CET
Planned upgrade of EOData endpoints 19/11/2025 from 10:00 to 10:30 CET
Copernicus Sentinel-1A Data Unavailability on 16 November 2025
Copernicus Sentinel-1A Data Unavailability on 16 November 2025

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