Sydney Build is Australia’s largest construction and design show, held every year at the International Convention Centre at Darling Harbour in the heart of Sydney.

The event attracts 25,000-plus attendees and 550-plus speakers across 15 stages, as well as 600-plus exhibitors. There also are networking parties, a government hub and an architect’s hub.

Themes will include:

• AI and digital construction
• Sustainability
• Diversity, inclusion and reconciliation
• The future of housing
• Health and safety
• Architecture and design

Geospatial World Forum (GWF) is a collaborative and interactive event that demonstrates the collective and shared vision of the global geospatial community.

This annual gathering brings together geospatial professionals and leaders representing national mapping agencies, private sector enterprises, multilateral and development organisations, scientific and academic institutions, and large end-users from government agencies and private businesses.

Geospatial World Forum 2026’s theme will be Sovereignty, Economy & Society, and the event is expected to attract:

• 50-plus partners
• 75-plus exhibitors
• 2,000-plus attendees from 100-plus countries
• 500-plus speakers
• Representatives from 1,000-plus organisations

For 2026, GWF returns to the location of its first iteration, the RAI Congress Centre in Amsterdam.

Registrations are open for the 1Spatial World Tour 2026 featuring FME.

The global event series returns for 2026 under the theme of ‘Got You Covered,’ bringing together geospatial professionals, innovators, and industry leaders for a day of insights and connection.

This year’s 1Spatial World Tour will explore how users can achieve complete confidence in their geospatial ecosystem, from data quality and compliance to automation, integration and emerging technologies.

• Hobart – 18 May
• Melbourne – 19 May
• Canberra – 20 May
• Sydney – 21 May
• Brisbane – 22 May
• Adelaide – 25 May
• Perth – 26 May
• Darwin – 28 May
• Singapore – 4 June (TBA)

The event will feature expert presentations, live demonstrations of FME 2026’s newest capabilities, customer success stories and real-world applications, deep dive sessions, Q&A sessions with the 1Spatial technical team, and networking opportunities with peers and product specialists.

There’ll also be giveaways, swag, training vouchers, and a chance to win tickets to LOCATE26 and The Peak of Data & AI 2027 in London!

A major focus of the 2026 tour will be showcasing the latest improvements already released in FME 2026.1, along with a look at what’s coming next under Safe Software’s new quarterly release model.

Recent updates include expanded format support, such as for Microsoft Fabric Data Warehouse, PMTiles, HDF5 Raster, Esri File Geodatabase (OpenFile Geodb), and the technology preview of CityGML 3 — enhancements that strengthen enterprise integration, cloud workflows and 3D capabilities.

Members of the geospatial community, from first-time users to FME gurus, are invited to present a project, workflow or creative use of FME. Abstract submissions can be made here.

The International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing’s (ISPRS) XXV Congress will be held in Toronto, Canada, from 4 to 11 July 2026. This will be the first ISPRS Congress to held in Canada since the event in Ottawa in 1972, so it will be an historic occasion.

The event will bring together researchers, practitioners and industry leaders from around the globe to explore the latest advancements, trends and applications in photogrammetry and remote sensing.

The theme of the Congress, From Imagery to Understanding, captures the role of ISPRS and its scientific activities, and will culminate in a legacy project to create materials that can be used by the ISPRS community to better promote to funding agencies and others the important role that it plays in the world’s economic and environmental activities.

The Congress will run in parallel with the 47th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing (CSRS).

The abstract submission deadline has been extended to 17 November 2025, and early bird registration is now available.

South Australia’s Spatial Information Day (SID) will be held on Friday, 7 August at the Adelaide Convention Centre.

An annual highlight of the South Australian geospatial community’s calendar, SID brings together experts from the fields of surveying, GIS, remote sensing, photogrammetry and more, for wide-ranging discussions and networking.

The theme for 2026 is ‘Every future starts somewhere: From ground truth to space, shaping what comes next,’ and for 2026 the organisers are hoping to attract around 400 delegates and 40 speakers. This year will also see the introduction of the inaugural South Australian EISSI Awards Dinner.

The call for abstracts and papers is now open, with speakers invited to submit their ideas within a wide span of topics, such as:

• Various spatial disciplines, e.g. GIS, surveying and so on;
• Real-world case studies;
• Insights into innovation techniques and approaches;
• Smart cities and infrastructure;
• Emerging technologies.

A sponsorship prospectus is now available, while tickets for the event are expected to go on sale soon.

BIM World COPENHAGEN will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 16 to 17 September 2026, bringing together a wide range of experts from across the fields of digitalisation in construction, real estate and urban development. This includes surveyors, mappers, architects, engineers, contractors, building owners and consultants.

Billing itself as ‘Fuelling the future of the building industry with data and digitalization’, the event will tackle the transformation facing the construction industry, including the pressure to reduce emissions, cut waste and design for circularity, by zooming in on data as the essential link between the green and digital transitions.

LOCATE is Australia and New Zealand’s flagship geospatial event, where the region’s smartest minds meet to explore the technologies, ideas and innovations shaping our world.

Each year, leaders from government, industry, research, and emerging sectors come together to uncover the latest breakthroughs and real-world applications transforming infrastructure, environment, agriculture, energy, mining, emergency response, and urban planning.

If you want to stay ahead of spatial trends, connect with decision-makers, and be part of the conversations driving smarter, data-led futures, this is the place to be.

LOCATE26 will be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from 24 to 26 November.

Organisers expect at least 1,000 people to attend, making it a not-to-be-missed opportunity for speakers to share their news and views, and for companies and organisations to promote their products and solutions to a prime audience.

Co-located with LOCATE26 will be the 2026 Digital Earth Summit, a major annual global conference of the International Society for Digital Earth (ISDE).

The ISDE has brought together global experts for more than two decades, delivering world-leading summits and symposia across 15 countries. In 2026, the combination of the Summit and LOCATE26 will bring a unique international gathering of scientists, industry innovators, educators and government leaders to Australia.