GSDI 12 World Conference

The GSDI 12 World Conference will take place in the garden city of Singapore from 19 to 22
October 2010. The Partners in organizing this conference include the GSDI Association,
Permanent Committee on GIS Infrastructure for Asia & the Pacific (PCGIAP) and Singapore
Land Authority (SLA).

There are three major components in this conference:

• The 12th edition of the GSDI Conference;
• The 16th annual meeting of the Permanent Committee on GIS Infrastructure for Asia & the Pacific (PCGIAP)
• Trade Exhibition.

The theme for this conference is Realising Spatially Enabled Societies.

Geographic information technologies and spatial data infrastructure play critical roles in
allowing governments, local communities, non-government organizations, the commercial
sector, the academic community and common people to make progress in addressing many
of the world’s most pressing problems. Further, use of spatial data in conjunction with mobile
technologies is becoming pervasive within many nations. While mapping and spatial data
infrastructure development was previously roles accomplished only by governments, this is no
longer the case. All sectors of society are becoming spatially enabled and contributing to the
development of the global spatial data infrastructure. Whether using hand-held devices
incorporating phones, cameras, GPS, maps and location services or using sensors and
wireless communications embedded within our homes, offices, stores, vehicles and along our
travel paths, citizens are helping to build the next generations of spatial data infrastructure
through their contributions of location and descriptive data.

This conference will explore the complementary roles of government, private industry and the
academic community in realizing better means for sharing geographic data and technologies
and developing improved location-based services for meeting real world needs.

Singapore is a dynamic city rich in contrast and colour, you'll find a harmonious blend of
culture, cuisine, arts and architecture here. Brimming with unbridled energy, this little dynamo
in Southeast Asia embodies the finest of both East and West. We invite you to come and
engage yourself in intellectual exchange with leaders and experts in the geospatial industry.