2014

The use and applicability of geospatial technology in Oman has seen rapid uptake over the past few years, and the future seems even more promising and replete with opportunities. The need of the hour is to create a platform which can bring together stakeholders to share ideas and information and thus accelerate this process. Geospatial Media and Communications (formerly known as GIS Development) is dedicated to raising the profile and expanding the horizons of the geospatial industry worldwide.

GIS Day, the annual worldwide salute to geospatial technology and its power to transform and enhance lives, is going to be extra this year in Aggieland, where the Texas A&M celebration, one of the world’s largest, is expanding to encompass three event-packed days, Nov. 17–19.

This year's presentation of the World Disasters Report highlights the different ways in which culture affects disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation; and how disasters and risk influence culture. It examines why people choose to live in hazard-prone locations, and how culture and beliefs enable them to live with the risks they face. The report looks at the organizational culture of agencies working in the fields of disaster risk reduction and adaptation, and challenges the widespread faith in community-based activities.

As in previous years, the purpose is to bring together experts from industry and research organizations to share and present their latest findings on RF remote sensing technology, processing and systems. In addition this year, ARSI’14 is organised jointly with the second edition of the “Ka-band Earth Observation Radar Missions” (KEO’14), considering the interest showed in the first edition in Nov. 2012. This workshop has a similar character to ARSI but concentrates entirely on all aspects relating to Ka-band Earth Observation  instruments.

The European focused imaGIne conference will provide an excellent opportunity to get a flavour of what is going on in the sector and also, most importantly, to establish or consolidate networks with important role players in this fast expanding sector.
A key aim of the conference is to showcase the best which Europe has to offer in the geospatial field, thus the conference sub-title “Geographic Information Expertise: Made in Europe”. The aim has guided EUROGI and its member associations in the selection of themes and speakers.