Partners

Hexagon is a global leader in digital solutions that create Autonomous Connected Ecosystems (ACE), a state where data is connected seamlessly through the convergence of the physical world with the digital, and intelligence is built-in to all processes.
Hexagon’s industry-specific solutions leverage domain expertise in sensor technologies, software, and data orchestration to create Smart Digital Realities™ that improve productivity and quality across manufacturing, infrastructure, safety and mobility applications.
Hexagon (Nasdaq Stockholm: HEXA B) has approximately 20,000 employees in 50 countries and net sales of approximately 3.5bn EUR. Learn more at hexagon.com and follow us @HexagonAB.

Trimble Geospatial solutions provide high-quality, productive workflows and information exchange, driving value for a global and diverse customer base of surveyors, engineering and GIS service companies, governments, utilities and transportation authorities. Trimble's innovative technologies include integrated sensors, field applications, real-time communications and office software for processing, modeling and data. Using Trimble solutions, organizations can capture the most accurate spatial data and transform it into intelligence to deliver increased productivity and improved decision-making. Whether enabling efficient use of natural resources or enhancing the performance and lifecycle of civil infrastructure, timely and reliable geospatial information is at the core of Trimble's solutions.

FARO® is the world's most trusted source for 3D measurement, imaging and realization technology. The company develops and manufactures leading edge solutions that enable high-precision 3D capture, measurement and analysis across a variety of industries including manufacturing, construction, engineering and public safety. FARO provides AEC professionals best-in-class surveying technology and point cloud processing software that allows them to get their physical building and infrastructure sites into the digital world (along all phases of their life cycle). AEC customers benefit from high quality and complete data capturing, faster processes, reduced project costs, minimized waste and so increase their profitability.

Esri, the global market leader in geographic information systems (GIS), offers the most powerful mapping and spatial analytics technology available. Since 1969, Esri has helped customers use The Science of Where to unlock the full potential of data to improve operational and business results. Today, Esri software is deployed in more than 350,000 organizations including the world’s largest cities, most national governments, 75% of the Fortune 500, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. Esri engineers the most advanced solutions for digital transformation, IoT, and location analytics to create the maps that run the world. Visit us at https://www.esri.com//news

Oracle is the world's most complete, open, and integrated business software and hardware systems company. With more than 400,000 customers—including 100 of the Fortune 100—in more than 145 countries around the globe, Oracle is the only vendor able to offer a complete technology stack in which every layer is engineered to work together as a single system. Oracle's industry-leading products give customers unmatched benefits including unbreakable security, high availability, scalability, energy efficiency, powerful performance, and low total cost of ownership. For geospatial solutions Oracle offers a wide range of 2D and 3D Spatial capabilities based on OGC and ISO standards in database, middleware, big data, and cloud platforms. These technologies are used by numerous 3rd party tools, components and solutions as well as by Oracle's enterprise applications for on-premise and cloud deployment.

Bentley Systems is a global leader in providing engineers, architects, geospatial professionals, constructors, and owner-operators with comprehensive software solutions for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure. Bentley users leverage information mobility across disciplines and throughout the infrastructure lifecycle to deliver better-performing projects and assets. Bentley solutions encompass MicroStation applications for information modeling, ProjectWise collaboration services to deliver integrated projects, and AssetWise operations services to achieve intelligent infrastructure – complemented by comprehensive managed services offered through customized Success Plans.
Founded in 1984, Bentley has more than 3,000 colleagues in over 50 countries, more than $600 million in annual revenues.

Founded in 1980 CycloMedia is a leading international provider of data and software solutions virtualising the outside world accurately on-screen.
CycloMedia’s high accuracy data sets allow governments and enterprises to assess, analyze and measure physical infrastructures, including buildings, roads and other assets, remotely, and on any device. Customers derive actionable insights from the geo-data platform to power day-to-day decisions remotely and with more accuracy, delivering exceptional ROI.
CycloMedia employs 140 people and is based in Zaltbommel, the Netherlands, with operations in the US, Germany, and Scandinavia. For more information, please visit http://www.cyclomedia.com/

Fugro, the world's leading Geo-data specialist, adopts an integrated 'triple A' approach: we acquire - we analyse - we advise. Unlocking insights from Geo-data, we help you design, build, operate and decommission your assets safely and sustainably.

Visit our stand to find out how our Digital Foundation provides a 4D spatial and Geo-data framework to help you manage risk and accelerate project programmes.
For more information, please visit https://www.fugro.com/

Cyient provides engineering, manufacturing, geospatial, network, digital and operations management solutions to global industry leaders. Cyient leverages the power of digital technology and advanced analytics capabilities, along with their domain knowledge and technical expertise, to help clients solve complex business problems
As a leading provider of geospatial services, we at Cyient help transform, manage, and deliver geospatial data. We drive stakeholder satisfaction by combining leading GIS technology platforms and data services to improve the quality, analysis, and application of geospatial information.
For more information, please visit www.cyient.com

Kadaster is a non-departmental public body, operating under the political responsibility of the Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations. The Netherlands’ Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency – in short Kadaster – collects and registers administrative and spatial data on property and the rights involved. This also goes for ships, aircraft and telecom networks. In doing so, Kadaster protects legal certainty. They are also responsible for national mapping and maintenance of the national reference coordinate system. Furthermore, they are an advisory body for land-use issues and national spatial data infrastructures. Kadaster information is available predominantly through online web services, including information on energy labels of houses and underground cables and pipelines. Main customer groups are civil-law notaries, local authorities, businesses, financial institutions and private individuals. Kadaster maintains the Key Registers Cadastre and Topography.

EuroGeographics is an independent international not-for-profit organization representing Europe’s National Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registration Authorities. The organization currently brings together more than 60 member organizations from 46 countries. EuroGeographics supports the public good by representing our members’ interests, maintaining networks that help our members improve their capabilities and role, and by facilitating access to and use of our members’ geospatial data and services. By providing a single point of contact, we enable government, business and citizens to benefit from their collective expertise, products and services.

Founded in 2016, Radiant Earth Foundation is a nonprofit organization committed to delivering the world's open Earth imagery and providing access and education on its use to the global development community. Visit us on our Website, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Medium, and GitHub.

The United Nations initiative on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) aims at playing a leading role in setting the agenda for the development of global geospatial information and to promote its use to address key global challenges. It provides a forum to liaise and coordinate among Member States, and between Member States and international organizations.

World Geospatial Industry Council (WGIC) is envisioned as a high-level forum for co-creating geospatial economy in a digital world, with 21 member organizations as founding members and in total 41 member organizations. WGIC represents entire ecosystem of the geospatial industry
For:
» Advancing the role of geospatial information & technologies through collective engagement with user industries
» Strengthening its contribution in innovating business process workflows for ‘design-thinking’, and data analytics for well-informed decision making
» Impacting the world economy, environment & society through public-private-multilateral partnerships and programs
» Enhancing intra and inter industry knowledge exchange for policy advocacy and capacity building

GeoBusiness Nederland is the trade and business association for companies working with geo-information. Within GeoBusiness Nederland more than 100 companies work together to expand the use of geo-information in existing and new markets and protect common business interests. The aim of GeoBusiness Nederland is to ensure that the member companies can operate in an open and competitive market with transparent regulations. GeoBusiness Nederland stimulates a broad use of geo-information products and services by private businesses, consumers and public organisations. On behalf of its members GeoBusiness Nederland has an open dialogue with national and international government organisations and policy makers to discuss common interests and ensure an open and free market. GeoBusiness Nederland is considered to be the single point of contact for national and international geo-information industry, trade and business organisations, government organisations, and educational- and research organisations. GeoBusiness Nederland promotes international cooperation and provides a gateway for international public-private and private-private cooperation.

The Association of Geographic Information Laboratories in Europe (AGILE) was established in 1998 to promote academic teaching and research on GISc at the European level and to ensure the continuation of the networking activities that have emerged as a result of the EGIS Conferences and the European Science Foundation GISDATA Scientific Programmes. AGILE seeks to ensure that the views of the geographic information teaching and research community are fully represented in the discussions that take place on future European research agendas. AGILE also provides a permanent scientific forum where geographic information science researchers can meet and exchange ideas and experiences at the European level. The activities of AGILE are managed by an eight person council elected by its members. Its main tasks are to develop an organisational structure to realise the goals of AGILE, to further develop with the help of the members an European research agenda, to instigate and stimulate initiatives and to organise a yearly GI-conference.

The aim of the International Cartographic Association is to promote the discipline and profession of cartography internationally. It offers its expertise and knowledge of technical developments to other organizations via events, meetings, workshops, and publications such as the International Journal of Cartography. With its Commissions and Working Groups it concentrates it activities on wide range of topics that nearly cover the whole discipline. Since being founded in 1959, ICA has worked with national and international governmental and commercial bodies, and with other international societies, to achieve its aims. ICA is member of ISC and of the UNGGIM Geospatial Societies.

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 operates without any discrimination on grounds of race, religion, nationality, or political philosophy. The official languages are English, French and German. 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.

EARSC, the European Association of Remote Sensing Companies is a membership-based non-profit organisation which coordinates and promotes activities of European companies engaged in delivering Earth Observation geo-information services. EARSC's key goal is to promote the industry and to help to develop the market for EO services. EARSC is representing EO providers of geo-information services in its broadest sense creating a network between industry, decision makers and users and covering the full EO value chain from data acquisition through processing, fusion, analysis to final geo-information products and services. EARSC currently has around 100 members and the network contains all the leading European suppliers of EO data and value-added products as well as many small and micro-enterprises.

Founded in 2015, NODE is a student association linked to the master program Geographical Information Management and Applications, or GIMA in short. As this master is spread out over four Dutch universities (Delft, Enschede, Utrecht and Wageningen), attracts international students and is based on distance learning, a link between all the students was desired. NODE is the direct result of this need. NODE organises both informal and educational activities, and has strong links with companies in the geospatial business. Each year in December, NODE organizes the GIMA Day. This event brings students and companies together. For more details, see www.gima-node.nl

GIN is an interactive meeting place and is an open knowledge network for everyone who is professionally involved with geographic information. GIN organizes activities and encourages and facilitates sharing and transferring knowledge of its members in development of all members and to strengthen the position of the field of geo-information in society.

The subsequent strategic goals are:

• Creating an accessible and connected network within geo-users
• to provide an interactive knowledge platform
• increasing the relevance geo-information in the 'outside world'

GIN wants to achieve this by:

• organizing conferences, lectures, symposia, excursions and other meetings;
• publishing the subject-oriented magazine Geo-Info, maintaining the websitehttps://www.geoinformatienederland.nl and the promotion of publications aimed at both interested parties outside its own members as within its own members;
• establishing and maintaining an interactive knowledge platform for all geo-users;
• initiating and stimulating - and participate in - consultation between government, companies and (educational) institutions;
• organize, represent, activate and support its members in the study and in the promotion and use of geo-information;
• maintaining partnerships with other organizations, both nationally and internationally.

GEO is a partnership of more than 100 national governments and in excess of 100 Participating Organizations that envisions a future where decisions and actions for the benefit of humankind are informed by coordinated, comprehensive and sustained Earth observations.

GEO is a unique global network connecting government institutions, academic and research institutions, data providers, businesses, engineers, scientists and experts to create innovative solutions to global challenges at a time of exponential data growth, human development and climate change that transcend national and disciplinary boundaries. The unprecedented global collaboration of experts helps identify gaps and reduce duplication in the areas of sustainable development and sound environmental management.

Together, the GEO community is creating a Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) to better integrate observing systems and share data by connecting existing infrastructures using common standards. There are more than 400 million open data resources in GEOSS from more than 150 national and regional providers such as NASA and ESA; international organizations such as WMO and the commercial sector such as Digital Globe.

The Pan American Institute of Geography and History is a Specialized Agency of the Organization of American States. Its objective is to create and transfer knowledge in the four areas of specialization: Cartography, Geography, History and Geophysics within the 21 Member States in the Americas. PAIGH promotes and carries out studies and training in Earth Sciences. Its aim is to promote cooperation among organizations to integrate the most outstanding researchers and specialists in the performance of multinational projects of great range of significance, in order to improve and benefit the condition of society in the Member States.

The UNIGIS International Association (www.unigis.net) is the world's premier distance education initiative offering masters and diploma/certificate programmes in Geoinformatics and GIScience. As a global network of universities (https://unigis.net/unigis-institutions) UNIGIS is dedicated to enhance the competence of GIS professionals worldwide! The main goal of UNIGIS programmes is to equip students with profound and extensive knowledge, insights, skills and expertise in the field of Geoinformatics; to establish learning in a scientific context; and to support students in their career development. UNIGIS Study Programmes are focussed on life-long learning, part-time study by in-service professionals and advancing careers in Geoinformatics through continuing education.

Shaping the Future with Knowledge – as one of the nine leading Institutes of Technology in Germany, Leibniz University Hannover is aware of its responsibility in seeking sustainable, peaceful and responsible solutions to the key issues of tomorrow. A particular strength of the university is its renown research and teaching in G&G, the geodesy and geoinformatics programme, comprising all aspects of modern data acquisition, interpretation, management, visualization and distribution of geospatial information, https://www.gug.uni-hannover.de/geodaesieundgeoinformatik.html?&L=1.

Delft University of Technology is the oldest, largest and most comprehensive university of technology in the Netherlands. With over 23,000 students and 3,000 scientists (including 250 full professors), it is an establishment of national importance and of significant international standing. The GIS technology section is a part of the Faculty of Architecture and Built Environment (ranked 3rd in the 2018 QS World University Rankings by Subject) and conducting fundamental and application-oriented research for the realization of the Spatial Information Infrastructure. Key research areas include: 5D modelling (3D spatio-temporal/ vario-scale), point cloud data management, 3D Cadastre/ Land administration (standardization), and dynamic GIS (moving objects/ trajectories).

GEOmedia, the Italian magazine for geomatics, is published bimonthly, acting as a window of Italian innovation in the complex framework of World Geospatial competition in the activities relating to the acquisition, processing, querying, analysis, presentation, dissemination, management and use of geo-data and geo-information. With specialized focus and report on subjects such as surveying, environment, mapping, GNSS systems, GIS, Earth Observation, Geospatial Data, BIM, UAV and 3D technologies. The printed version has a readership of about 5.000, made of public administration and governmental organizations, GI professionals, small, medium and global businesses, with distribution on major exhibitions, conferences and events like the Technology for All (tech4all.it).

GISCafe is an online magazine offering GIS and geospatial professionals complete GIS product catalog listings, technical papers, GIS news, CEO interviews, multimedia presentations, press releases, event postings, job placement and more. Each GISWeekly Review delivers to its readers news concerning the latest developments in the GIS industry, in a readable newsletter format with feature stories and news bytes. GISCafe receives more than 75,000 unique visitors and its daily newsletter has more than 40,000 subscribers. Subscribe to the daily newsletter at GISCafe.Com.

Geospatial World is a highly interactive online platform for geospatial enthusiasts with multiple products under its ambit - website, magazine, video, social media, customized content, webinars.
With 150,000 visitors per month from across the world, Geospatial World website is the undisputed #1 media platform in geospatial domain. It provides plethora of information with eight dedicated technology pages intelligently categorized for the readers to provide a holistic view of the industry.
The bi-monthly Print Magazine, which has 15,000+ subscribers, gives complete insight on the contemporary global geospatial technology trends and business directions through in-depth articles, policy advocacy, latest technology trends, interviews of thought leaders, and case studies.
The Geospatial World Youtube Platform has 10,000+ subscribers and is the only professional quality video platform in our domain. It also has a powerful social media presence with 60,00+ followers across Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

Founded in 2005, 3sNews is the leading geospatial media in China. We undertook the mission of "Connect Geospatial Industry through 3sNews" and committed to meeting our users' diverse needs.
3sNews is the most influential vertical media covering the largest user group in China. It has devel-oped into an all-round media platform consisting of website, magazine, e-newsletter and mobile application.
World Geospatial Developers Conference (WGDC), an annual conference held by 3sNews, has become a predominant gathering in the industry.
3sNews is the most trustworthy media for international geospatial partners to understand and explore geospatial field in China.

Apogeo Spatial communicates the power of geospatial tools and technologies in managing the world’s scarce resources and environment, so that the global population has security of water, food and energy.

With a focus on long-term sustainability of the planet and people, Apogeo Spatial provides visual intelligence elevating global awareness. Business, government and academic professionals find the information—and inspiration—for using geospatial tools to build a more sustainable world. With the fresh, relevant insights from expert contributors, stunning visuals and clear examples of the technologies, those who make critical policy and business decisions about the world’s resources will understand the power of remotely sensed data and solutions. See www.apogeospatial.com.

GeoConnexion International and GeoConnexion UK bring you the latest news and stories plus reports from geotechnology industries in UK, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America and Asia. Coverage of topics such as 3D Visualisation, UAS, Remote Sensing, LiDAR, Cloud, Mobile Mapping, Navigation with emphases on healthcare, public safety, retail, the environment, utilities, surveying, LBS, transport/ logistics, telecommunications and more.

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GeoInformatics is a 100% free online platform for the international surveying, mapping and GIS industry. Recognizing the integrated nature of the geospatial information industry, GeoInformatics presents thought provoking and useful information. With our daily updated website www.geoinformatics.com and our bi-weekly newsletter (send out to over 30,000 professionals world-wide!), GeoInformatics has a leading position in this market place for many years to come.

Dutch language magazine BIGnieuws is published 8 times a year, digitally and in print. It is a magazine with a practical approach, aimed at the Construction, Infra and Geo-ICT professional. BIGnieuws reports current events, interviews experienced users and other stakeholders from education, government and the Netherlands business world. BIGnieuws is sent in controlled circulation to professionals in the Netherlands and Flanders who work in construction, infrastructure and Geo-ICT. www.bignieuws.nl

Geoawesomeness is a blog about geospatial technology and everything awesome around it. We are passionate about the connection between location and the technology and are on a mission to build and empower a geospatial knowledge community. We are a team living on 5 continents, with different backgrounds, from very different cultures and with that diversity in this globalized world we always try to keep our own, local perspective. Together, we hope to make a positive difference.

Geofumadas is a digital magazine with coverage on the Geo-Engineering industry, in the whole spectrum of capture, modeling, design and operation. The monthly traffic is 150,000 unique visitors and +40,000 followers on social channels.