The 2026 Tasmanian Surveying & Geospatial Conference will take place on Friday, 30 October in Launceston. This year’s conference theme is ‘See the land differently: Surveying & geospatial in a changing world’.
Bringing together the Tasmanian geospatial community, the one-day event will feature more than a dozen presentations on a range of topics, including reality capture, the use of AI, developments in title matters, the pricing of geospatial projects and more.
The event will also include presentations by Tasmania’ Surveyor-General and the state Minister for Energy and Renewables, Minister for Parks and Heritage, Minister for Sport.
The Western Australia Excellence in Surveying and Spatial Information (EISSI) Awards presentation ceremony will be held on Friday, 30 October 2026, at the Pan Pacific, Perth.
The EISSI Awards recognise and reward the best that the surveying and spatial profession has to offer, including organisations and firms that demonstrate innovation, leadership, and technical brilliance in the field of surveying and spatial information services.
The event, to be held in conjunction with the Western Australian Institution of Surveyors’ (WAIS) October Conference and AGM, will be hosted by Surveyors Australia in partnership with WAIS.
GIS in Local Government Day is joining forces with the Local Government Information Technology South Australia (LGITSA) Annual Conference in early November.
GIS in Local Government Day brings together geospatial professionals, GIS practitioners, spatial data specialists and local government staff who have an interest in mapping, spatial analysis and location-based technologies.
This year, as part of the LGITSA Annual Conference (5-6 November), the event will take place on the afternoon of Friday, 6 November.
Delivered in partnership with the broader conference, the afternoon program will explore innovation, best practice, emerging technologies and real-world applications of GIS within local government.
The event will provide an opportunity to connect with fellow spatial professionals, share experiences and learn from other practitioners.
Priced at just $99 per person, registration includes Friday afternoon networking drinks and afternoon tea.
Delegates can also register for the wider conference if they wish, and gain access to an expanded program of technology, cyber security, information management and digital transformation content.
The 2026 Advancing Earth Observation Forum aims to bring together professionals from across Australia and beyond, to share, learn, connect and collaborate.
The four-day event promises to attract a diverse range of participants from the Earth observation community, including those in industry, government, research, defence, not-for-profits and educational institutions.
The 2026 Forum will build on the momentum generated at the 2024 event in Adelaide and the inaugural AEO Forum held in Brisbane in 2022.
With a theme of ‘Strengthening and Expanding Geospatial Networks in the Pacific Islands,’ the 2026 Pacific Islands GIS & RS User Conference aims to build and enhance geospatial networks in the Pacific Islands by being a forum where experts, practitioners and policymakers can explore cutting-edge geospatial technologies and collaborations.
The conference is the largest GIS and remote sensing conference attended by Pacific Islanders, attracting more than 300 attendees every year. The event will offer a unique platform to share knowledge, strengthen regional partnerships, and drive innovation in mapping, remote sensing and spatial data infrastructure.
The national Excellence in Surveying and Spatial Information (EISSI) awards will be presented at a gala occasion on 5 February 2027 in Canberra.
The EISSI awards represent the highest level of professional recognition within the Australian surveying profession.
The event will bring together all 2026 state EISSI category winners to compete for national honours, including national category awards and the overall national award.
The award categories are:
- Infrastructure and construction
- Extra dimension and innovation
- Community & sustainable environment
- Rural cadastral surveying & land titling
- Urban cadastral surveying & land titling
- Surveying project management
- Mine surveying
- Professional surveyor of the year
- Young professional surveyor of the year
- Professional organisation of the year (large)
- Professional organisation of the year (small)
- University project of the year
- Vocational student of the year
