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.
The Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas is considered one of the premier events for the commercial drone industry, focusing on the integration/operation of commercial sUAS.
The 2026 Expo will feature exhibits and demonstrations by UAV solutions providers, plus keynotes and panel discussions.
The show covers all vertical industries, plus it hosts numerous co-located events. The organisers are expecting 3,500-plus attendees, 225-plus exhibitors, 150-plus speakers and attendance by ‘drone royalty’ from six continents.
Use the code SAVE100 for a US$100 discount on any registration option.
The Survey and Spatial New Zealand Conference 2026 aims to connect the surveying and spatial community to explore innovation, technology and the future of the profession.
The event will attract professionals from across land development, urban design, resource management, civil engineering, surveying (cadastral, hydrographic and engineering), positioning and measurement, and spatial/GIS for two days of insights.
Registrations are due to open in April 2026.
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The 7th Women Surveyors Summit will be held at the Westgate Hotel in San Diego from 17 to 20 September 2026.
The in-person ‘for women, by women’ event will include presentations on land surveying, CAD, GIS, surveying of native lands, AI, mentoring, drones and more. There will also be opportunities for continuing education.
To get a taste for what the Summit is like, read our article about the 2025 event: Reflections from the Women Surveyors Summit.
The national Excellence in Surveying and Spatial Information (EISSI) awards will be presented at a gala occasion in Melbourne on 25 November, alongside the Locate conference.
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
