Latvia’s Geospatial Information Technology Conference

The second Latvia’s Geospatial Information Technology Conference will take place on December 7 at the Academic Center for Natural Sciences of the University of Latvia. This is the industry’s largest event representing geospatial developers, users, policy makers and industry organizations.

The aim of the conference is to create a unified understanding of the geospatial information technology sector in Latvia, its challenges and directions of development, as well as to promote new, innovative ideas and cooperation projects. Throughout the day, conference attendees will have an opportunity not only to listen to more than 25 presentations in two parallel sessions, but also to attend workshops, meet industry representatives and exchange ideas and opinions.

The conference will feature Google's Geospatial Technologist and tech evangelist Eds Parsons' story and many Latvian and foreign experts' with presentations about innovations in the industry, interdisciplinary projects, remote sensing technologies, geospatial data opening and other important topics.

For more information about the conference, its program and registration, please visit conference. The number of visitors is limited, therefore, guests are welcome to register in due time!

The conference is organized by the Latvia's GIS Association in co-operation with Autentica, Map Publishers "Jāņa Sēta", Latvian State Forests, Mikrokods, HERE Technologies, Mērniecības Datu Centrs and the foundation "Institute of Environmental Solutions", is supported by the University of Latvia, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development and the European Umbrella Organization for Geographical Information Organization (EUROGI).