FOSS4G Perth is a local, community-driven gathering of the Perth open geospatial community, focused on sharing news of developments in free and open-source software for geospatial applications.
The event will be an opportunity to share ideas about open-source tools, such as QGIS, PostGIS, OpenStreetMap, Sentinel-2 satellite imagery, Python-based Earth observation libraries and frameworks, GDAL, and many others.
This year’s event will be held in conjunction with the ISPRS Technical Commission IV Symposium.
The 2024 FOSS4G Perth organising committee comprises:
- Bryan Boruff – University of Western Australia
- Cholena Smart – Mammoth Geospatial
- Grant Boxer – Consultant Geologist
- Ivana Ivanova – Curtin University
- John Bryant (Chair) – Mammoth Geospatial
- John Duncan – University of Western Australia
- John Lang – Consultant
- Keith Moss – WA Government
- Michel Nzikou – DMN Solutions
- Nimalika Fernando
- Petra Helmholz – Curtin University
- Piers Higgs – Gaia Resources
- Renee Manser
- Stafford Smith
- Tracey Cousens – Mineral Resources Limited
- Vincent Dinh – GIS Pro
The complexities of understanding and forecasting evolutionary processes necessitate geographic modelling and simulation, which have emerged as potent tools for addressing critical issues such as climate change and sustainable resource use. But there is a pressing need for an open geographical modelling and simulation framework. Such a framework would serve as a catalyst, attracting more scholars and encouraging their collective efforts to address geographic challenges.
This workshop is designed to explore pertinent theories, approaches and potential applications, while fostering communication among experts from diverse domains. Its primary objectives include stimulating extensive discussions regarding the potential directions of the field and promoting further research, thus paving the way for a promising future in collaborative geographic modelling and simulation.
Organisers:
- School of Geography Science, Nanjing Normal University, China
- Key Laboratory of Virtual Geographic Environment (Ministry of Education of PRC), Nanjing Normal University, China
- International Geographical Union – Modeling Geographical Systems Commission
Co-organisers:
- International Environmental Modelling and Software Society
- The International Association of Chinese Professionals in Geographic Information Sciences
- Geographic Model and Geographic Information Analysis Commission, The Geographical Society of China
- Working Group on Education and Capability Building for Digital Earth, International Society for Digital Earth
- Jiangsu Center for Collaborative Innovation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application, China
- National Earth System Science Data Center – Yangtze River Delta Subcenter
- School of Environment, Nanjing Normal University
Important dates:
- Abstracts due: 20 August 2024
- Early-bird registration ends: 31 August 2024
The 2024 Western Australian Geospatial Conference will be a dive deep into the latest technologies, trends, and best practices shaping the geospatial sector in Australia. The conference will give professionals ranging from GIS specialists to remote sensing experts the chance to gain valuable insights and forge new partnerships.
The event will conclude with the 2024 Western Australian Geospatial Excellence Awards ceremony, which will celebrate achievements and innovations by individuals and organisations within Western Australia’s geospatial sector.