Conferences

The Free and Open Source for Geospatial Europe (FOSS4GE) conference is the European branch event of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation’s (OSGeo (https://www.osgeo.org/)) annual conference. In 2024, the conference series will be coming to Tartu, Estonia, and will take place from 1. July to 7. July. With a week consisting of 2 days of workshops, 3 days of oral presentations, 2 days involving a community sprint, social events, a business-to-business (B2B) meeting, networking, and late-night discussions, it will be a thrilling place to be.

FOSS4G conferences are, in fact, about software, but they also serve a greater purpose. They are forums intended to bring together software developers, users, and advocates of FOSS4G technology to present and discuss a wide array of topics ranging from state-of-the-art software to specific use cases, from building and sustaining a community to building a business around FOSS4G technology, and from the technical details of software to democratic processes and policy making.

FOSS4G conferences have been the go-to place to be immersed in the open source geo-community, where you can keep up to date on the latest developments, find the latest new super library, or learn about new innovative products and services. It is the place to meet the people who wrote the books you read in university and whose blogs and social media accounts you follow.

The international conference series started in 2004 under the name FOSS/GRASS User Conference but rebranded to FOSS4G as of 2006. The conference's European regional branch dates back to 2012 when the first FOSS4G Central and Eastern Europe (FOSS4G-CEE) was held in Prague, Czechia. Set to take place whenever the international conference is not held in Europe, the European conferences have been hosted in Bucharest, Romania (2013); Bremen, Germany (2014); Como, Italy (2015); Paris, France(2017); and Guimarães, Portugal (2018).

In co-operation with the Estonian Geoinformatics Society (https://estgis.ee/en/) and the Landscape Geoinformatics Lab (https://landscape-geoinformatics.ut.ee/) of the University of Tartu (https://ut.ee/en), the local organizing committee is very excited to invite you to Tartu, Estonia, in the first week of July 2024. This is the time of year with the shortest nights and (hopefully) the best weather of the year!

The year 2024 is also marked by Tartu becoming one of the European Capitals of Culture (Tartu2024 (https://tartu2024.ee/en/)). We hope that this will offer all conference attendees a wider range of extracurricular activities.

https://2024.europe.foss4g.org/

Geo Week, which takes place on February 10–12, 2025, in Denver, is the learning and networking nexus of the geospatial and built worlds. It includes collocated user meetings (ASPRS, MAPPS, USIDB, WGIC, and more to be announced). The 2024 event had 3,400+ registrants, and hosted a record 2,976 actual delegates onsite, including international attendees from 45+ nations. Geo Week 2025 will convene 3,000+ attendees from six continents.

https://www.geo-week.com/

Welcome to the heart of Dubai for Geospatial Week 2025!

As a hub of innovation, Dubai will proudly host the ISPRS Geospatial Week (GSW 2025), bringing together the brightest minds in photogrammetry, remote sensing, and spatial sciences. On behalf of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), I am deeply honored to welcome you to a week of exploration, collaboration, and inspiration.

The theme of our conference, “Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing for a Better Future”, resonates profoundly with our collective mission. These are not just scientific domains but tools of transformation, enabling us to see our world from new perspectives, make informed decisions, and chart a course for a sustainable and inclusive future. By harnessing the precision of photogrammetry, insights from remote sensing, and the encompassing knowledge of spatial sciences, we hold the keys to understanding our planet’s past, navigating its present, and shaping its future.

We are looking forward to welcoming you to Dubai for a week of memorable insights, connections, and inspiration.

https://gsw2025.ae/

We are pleased to announce that the ISPRS Congress is returning to Canada! At the XXIV Congress in Nice, France, the ISPRS General Assembly selected Canada to host the XXV ISPRS Congress in Toronto in 2026. The last ISPRS Congress held in Canada was in Ottawa in 1972, so this is a truly historic occasion. The 2026 Congress will take place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC) on 4–11 July 2026.

https://www.isprs2026toronto.com/