Technical Sessions

5G, Cloud & IoT

Although the impact of 5G on IoT and Cloud technologies remains to be seen, many industry experts agreed they’re definitely not mutually exclusive.

Continuous advancement in connectivity and cloud computing technology has allowed immense wealth of geospatial data to be accessible and shared easily over the Internet. Today, there’re companies providing platforms for users not only to browse geospatial data, but to perform analysis and mapping on the fly as well. 5G’s ultra-reliable low-latency connectivity with Cloud technology will push geospatial data to far greater reach, which enhance its value and foster more collaborations among communities.

Similarly, 5G is the foundation for realizing the full potential of IoT. Businesses are using a variety of IoT sensors and devices to monitor assets – be it an infrastructure, an entire building, a shipment or even workforces. These sensors provide unique location and time information along with other real-time data about the assets monitored. Data collected from the IoT sensors can be used to track bottlenecks or inefficiencies in workflows and optimize decision-making.

AI & Data Science

There’re various new sources of geospatial data today that provide the opportunity for users to develop solutions to complex societal and environmental problems. Geospatial data science leverages advances in geo-computation, geo-visual analytics, open geospatial data, and spatial thinking to support analytical reasoning and informed decision making in a variety of real-world contexts. New technologies such as cloud-based high performance processing power, the Internet of Things, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML) have further revolutionized quality of insights generated from geospatial Data Science.

SDI & Digital Cadaster

An operational national SDI contributes greatly to nation’s development and can support a wide variety of decisions at all levels of society. It promotes collaborations between different agencies, corporations, and institutions with common goals to reduce redundancy in geospatial data creation and maintenance, improve access to geospatial data, and improve the accuracy of geospatial data used by the broader community.

Cadastral or property boundaries data is one of the most important datasets of a country. Keeping it accurate, modern and easily accessible will deliver cost and time savings in property development and real estate, and provide better information for utilities and asset management. Having a digital cadastral database also enables property boundary information to be more easily used in the broader spatial domain.

Disaster Management

Today, the world is experiencing a new era of disasters. From hurricanes to pandemics, the frequency and intensity of disasters are becoming more severe than ever seen before. Disaster management professionals require real-time information and analytics from a variety of sources to create high-level situational awareness that supports effective disaster preparedness and response operations. Geo-location and Earth observation data will play a key role.

Geo4Telcos

Telecommunication industry continues to be one of the most competitive industries with rapid evolution. Telecom companies (Telcos) need to effectively manage their network infrastructure in order to stay competitive and to achieve growth. In order to do that, Telcos require thorough understanding and analysis of the location of their network assets, facilities and customers’ demography.

LiDAR System & Application

LiDAR scanning technology has contributed to so many applications for mapping, providing detailed information and data on the environment. The technology has become a tool of choice for the built environment sector as well, especially for the creation of Digital Twins, either of an infrastructure asset, a building or an entire city.