2025 Pacific Islands GIS & Remote Sensing User Conference
The theme of the 2025 Pacific Islands GIS & RS User Conference is:
Building and Enhancing Geospatial Networks in the Pacific Islands
Presentation submissions are open!!!
Join us for an exciting conference on Building and Enhancing Geospatial Networks in the Pacific Islands, where experts, practitioners, and policymakers will explore cutting-edge geospatial technologies and collaborations. This event offers a unique platform to share knowledge, strengthen regional partnerships, and drive innovation in mapping, remote sensing, and spatial data infrastructure. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with leaders shaping the future of geospatial networks in the Pacific!
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Please see below for a list of expected conference participants and presenters for 2025:
3DFlow
AllTerra New Zealand
Auspatious
Birdi
British High Commission Singapore
ChildFund Kiribati
ChildFund New Zealand
DataTerra
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Digital Earth Pacific
Eagle Technology / ESRI
Ecolink
Element 84
European Space Agency Copernicus Programme
Fenix UAS Ltd
Fiji Hydrographic Office/Fiji Navy
Fiji Ministry of Agriculture & Waterways
Fiji Ministry of Education
Fiji Ministry of Environment and Climate Change
Fiji Ministry of Lands and Mineral Resources
Fiji Ministry of Trade, Co-operatives, Small and Medium Enterprises
Fiji National Disaster Management Office
Fiji National University
Fiji Police Force
FijiGeo
French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development / Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)
French Polynesia Government
FSM National Government – Department of Environment, Climate Change, and Emergency Management (DECEM)
International Cartographic Association (ICA)
International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS)
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Kahuto Investments Pte Ltd
Kiribati Ministry of Culture and Internal Affairs
Kiribati Ministry of Environments, Lands and Agricultural Development
Kiribati Ministry of Fisheries and Ocean Resources
Kiribati Office of the Attorney General
Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology
Kule Agri Service Provider
Landpro Ltd
Lion One Pte Limited
Locus
National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
National Trust of Fiji
New Caledonia Government
Northern Mariana Islands Division of Fish and Wildlife
OPENGIS.ch / QGIS
Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) Oceania
OroraTech GmBH
Pacific Coastal Research and Planning
Pacific Disaster Center (PDC Global)
Pacific Wolf Consulting
Palau Land and Resource Information System Office, Palau
Papua New Guinea Natural Capital Project
Papua New Guinea National Energy Authority
Papua New Guinea University of Technology
Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) Office
PicTerra
Quantum Systems GmbH
Samoa Government
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
Solomon Islands National Disaster Management Office
Spatial Intel
SPS Biota, (New Zealand)
Stantec GS (Hawaii)
Suva City Council
The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
The Pacific Community (SPC)
Tuvalu Government
University of French Polynesia
University of Queensland
University of the South Pacific
Vanuatu Climate Resilient Transportation Project / Public Works Department | Transport Research Laboratory (TRL)
Vanuatu Government
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
Registration
Abstract submission
Bringing together experts from across the Pacific and the rest of the world since 1998.
Our journey began in 1998 when the University of the South Pacific and the Fiji Lands Department jointly held the first two-day National GIS Conference in Suva. This gained momentum and wider interest with the uptake of these technologies across our developing Pacific landscape and lead to the establishment of what became the Pacific Islands GIS & Remote Sensing User Conference in 2004 catering to the growing interest across the region.
Today, the conference is reputably the largest GIS and Remote Sensing Conference attended by Pacific Islanders leveraging this annual opportunity to network and pursue partnerships with practitioners from around the globe. The conference spotlights latest innovative technologies, promotes knowledge and capacity development and sharing of best practices, gathering over 300 attendees annually.
The Pacific Island GIS and Remote Sensing Conference warmly invites you to share this opportunity and hear from Pacific Island users present highlights of their work aligned to governmental targets, and meet with our network of regional and global experts, sharing best practices and knowledge in applications relevant for the Pacific. Save the date and register to join our series of presentations, workshops, and networking events.
Why attend?
The Pacific GIS & RS Conference is the largest gathering of Pacific Island Users and our network of regional and international stakeholders to share experiences and knowledge in developing and using GIS and Remote Sensing tools and products. Over 300 participants register each year and look forward to the range of presentations, workshops, and social events such as the APSEA awards accorded at the conference closing cocktail.
Social Activities
A range of social activities are offered throughout the conference week, from the opening cocktail to the pub crawl, concluding with the infamous Sandbank Picnic on Saturday. These opportunities allow participants to enjoy downtime through informal networking events.
Workshops
Workshops are held at the end of the conference week, by spatial industry regional and global experts. These workshops always prove to be a popular and important activity during the conference. Workshops are held concurrently and usually at the SPC, Geoscience Division Campus in Nabua and at the University of the South Pacific, Laucala Campus.
