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๐—”๐—ฏ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐˜…๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ!!!
What: ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—œ๐˜€๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—š๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—จ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒWhere: ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ, ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ, ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ท๐—ถWhen: ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿด, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐ŸฑConference theme: โ€œ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—œ๐˜€๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€โ€. ย  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 ๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿฑ ๐—š๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ด๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ด๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ …
Free 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 …
Free 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 …
Free 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 …
Free 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 …
Free 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 …
PGRSC 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 …
Free 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 …
Free 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 …
Webinar Earth Observation Technologies for Climate Resilience in the Pacific
๐—ง๐—ถ๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ: Earth Observation Technologies for Climate Resilience in the Pacific๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ: October 21, 2025๐—ง๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ: 13:00โ€“14:30 Samoa Time๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ : register hereOrganized by the ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ (๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—–๐—–๐—ฅ) ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜, and co-hosted with the ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† (๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—–) / ๐——๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ, 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 …
Free GIS and Remote Sensing Resources Series – Week 3: Introduction to the Copernicus Earth Observation Data and Browser
On behalf of the Pacific GIS and Remote Sensing Council (PGRSC), we welcome you to Week 3 of our posts 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 NASA's Applied Remote Sensing Training Program (ARSET) fundamentals of remote sensing online training program. This week we introduce you to the Copernicus Earth Observation satellites and …
A New PGRSC Member: University of French Polynesia
PGRSC is pleased to annouce a new academia member: the University of french Polynesia. A public higher education and research institution established in Tahiti since 1987, the University of French Polynesia offers a diverse range of multidisciplinary courses and carries out research missions for the scientific, technological, and cultural development of French Polynesia. Educational offerings: Three academic departments: Law, Economics, and Management (DEG), Literature, Languages, and Humanities (LLSH), Science, Technology, and Health (STS), A continuing …
PGRSC Webinar Series – Introduction to NOAA CoastWatch & PacIOOS: Training Course to Access and Use Data for Ocean and Coastal Applications
On behalf of PGRSC, we are honored to host another webinar in our series to promote and enhance geospatial knowledge sharing and capacity building:Introduction to NOAA CoastWatch & PacIOOS: Training Course to Access and Use Data for Ocean and Coastal Applications Please join theย National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) CoastWatchย andย Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)ย onย Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. (Fiji time)ย as both organisations provide an introduction to their programs and training course for …
The Pacific Community and the Pacific GIS and Remote Sensing Council sign an MoU to strengthen Pacific geospatial workย 
The Pacific Community (SPC) and the Pacific GIS and Remote Sensing Council (PGRSC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on outreach, training, and promotion of regional networking in support of strengthening geospatial and earth observation work for Pacific communities, thereby better informing decision-makers and the public about the importance and great potential of these technologies. ย  The MoU establishes a practical framework for collaboration, including joint promotion across platforms, audience-friendly materials that …
Fiji Times highlights the Pacific Islands GIS & Remote Sensing Users Conference
The Fiji Times has put the spotlight on the upcoming Pacific Islands GIS and Remote Sensing Conference, with more than 300 participants expected to attend. Read the full article here: Fiji Times โ€“ 300 to attend GIS Conference
๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐†๐ˆ๐’ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‘๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ž ๐’๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ: ๐…๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‘๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ž ๐’๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ž๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐‚๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ž (๐๐€๐’๐€ ๐€๐‘๐’๐„๐“)
On behalf of the Pacific GIS and Remote Sensing Council (PGRSC) This week we take a step back and look at the fundamentals of remote sensing with a ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ-๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š ๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.Week 2: Are you new to remote sensing or would like to review the fundamentals as a refresher? NASA's ARSET program has developed a series of self-paced training modules and webinar recordings that provide basic understanding of NASA …
PACIFIC GIS & REMOTE SENSING COUNCIL & GEO CONNECT ASIA
The 5th Annual Geo Connect Asia Conference was held on the 9 & 10 of April2025, marking the largest gathering to date for professionals in geospatial, remote sensing, and spatial digital solutions in Asia. This year's event featuredfour overlapping exhibitions, seven interchangeable conferences, and morethan 100 speakers, making it a comprehensive and dynamic platform forindustry experts and enthusiasts. Salote Viti and Lanieta Rokotuiwakaya represented the Pacific GIS & Remote Sensing Council (PGRSC), invited by Rupert …
Free GIS and Remote Sensing Resources Series: Week 1: Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) (NASA ARSET)
Free GIS and Remote Sensing Resources Series: Week 1: Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) (NASA ARSET)On behalf of theย Pacificย GISย and Remote Sensing Council (PGRSC), we are pleased to announce the start of our weekly posts to promote freeย GISย and remote sensing resources (webinars, instructional videos, technical manuals, e-books, etc.) to increase capacity, awareness, and skill development for theย Pacificย Islands geospatial community. PGRSC is more than just an annual conference, we have mission objectives to:- Promote the development ofย GISย and Remote …
Early Bird Registration extended to the 24 September 2025
Shaping the Future of Geospatial Collaboration in the PacificFrom 24โ€“27 November 2025, Suva, Fiji will host the regional conference on โ€œBuilding and Enhancing Geospatial Networks in the Pacific Islands.โ€This event will bring together GIS and Remote Sensing professionals, policy-makers, academics, students, and development partners to exchange knowledge, build partnerships, and strengthen geospatial capacity in the Pacific.Why attend?๐Ÿ”น Participate in technical presentations and interactive workshops๐Ÿ”น Gain insights from regional and international experts๐Ÿ”น Network with peers working …
A New PGRSC Member: Fiji National University
The Fiji National University (FNU) was established in 2010 with a clear set of objectives aimed at advancing knowledge, promoting academic excellence, and contributing to the welfare of the communities in Fiji and the Pacific Region. Through its efforts in teaching, research, and training, FNU seeks to meet international standards while responding to the diverse needs of the communities it serves.ย  Objectives of FNU  Fiji National University (FNU) was established to promote higher education, research, …
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  • Octoberโ€™s Night Sky Notes: Letโ€™s Go, LIGO!
    by Kat Troche of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific September 2025 marks ten years since the first direct detection of gravitational waves as predicted by Albert Einsteinโ€™s 1916 theory of […]
  • NASA, Blue Origin Invite Media to Attend Mars Mission Launch
    NASA and Blue Origin are reopening media accreditation for the launch of the agencyโ€™s ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) mission. The twin ESCAPADE spacecraft will study the solar […]
  • NASA, International Partners Deepen Commitment to Artemis Accords
    NASA, along with leaders from global space agencies and government representatives worldwide, convened on Monday to further the implementation of the Artemis Accords โ€” practical principles designed to guide the responsible […]
  • Whatโ€™s Up: October 2025 Skywatching Tips from NASA
    A supermoon, and meteor showers from the Draconids and Orionids A supermoon takes over the sky, the Draconid meteor shower peeks through, and the Orionid meteor shower shines bright. Skywatching Highlights […]
  • Jupiterโ€™s Volcanic Moon Io
    During its close flyby of Jupiterโ€™s moon Io on December 30, 2023, NASAโ€™s Juno spacecraft captured some of the most detailed imagery ever of Ioโ€™s volcanic surface. This image is […]
  • Hubble Surveys Cloudy Cluster
    This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the nebula LMC N44C.
  • Golden Lake
    This stunning Earth image taken from the International Space Station looks at a large lake in eastern Kazakhstan with golden sunglint: Lake Balkhash. It is one of the largest lakes […]
  • 3-in-1 Launch
    A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carryingย NASAโ€™s IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe), the agencyโ€™s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationโ€™s (NOAA) Space Weather Follow Onโ€“Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) […]

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