GISfest is a conference bringing together geospatial professionals and enthusiasts in Africa and beyond to discuss geospatial technologies and its applications in numerous industries.
This event is primed to put a spotlight on geospatial technology with respect to modern tools and innovation. This 2 days event will feature workshops, presentations, panel discussions, hackathons and will provide a good way to connect with community members from all over Africa. If you are a Geospatial enthusiasts, students, engineer, analysts, technician, developer, manager or you use geospatial data and/or technology then GISfest is for YOU!
Conference Dates
11 – 12 November 2022
Conference Format
Virtual
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Submit an Abstract
GISfest is a conference bringing together geospatial professionals and enthusiasts in Africa and beyond to discuss geospatial technologies and it applications in numerous industries. This event is primed to put a spotlight on geospatial technology with respect to modern tools and innovation. We aspire to organize GISfest with a wide range of trending topics that will put a spotlight on innovation and inspire participants to gather ideas for their own use-cases.
This 2 days event will feature workshops, presentations, panel discussions, hackathons and will provide a good way to connect with community members from all over Africa.
Tracks
We are accepting abstract submission for the following tracks: (More details below)
- Geospatial Development (GeoDev)
- Spatial Analytics
- Geo AI
- Cloud Computing
- Geospatial Innovation
Submission Types
- Workshop (1hr)
- Talk (25 mins, 5 mins Q&A)
WorkShops
We are looking for workshop focused on the following areas:
- Geodev – WebGIS / Python/JavaScript etc.
- Spatial Analytics – Methodologies / UAV data processing etc.
- Geo AI – Machine learning, Deep learning etc.
- Cloud Computing – GEE / Cloud platform etc.
Talks
Share Innovative/Enterprise use case of geospatial technology/Innovative solution integrating geospatial technology. For this session, we want to focus on Geo-Innovation.
We are looking for startup and enterprise in the following (but not limited) sectors:
- Transportation and Logistics
- Fintech and Blockchain technology
- Ocean conservation and Management
- Security and Defense
- Utility Distribution
- Retail and e-commerce
- Health
- Emergency Management
- Climate change and Green transitioning
- Urban planning and Smart City
- Oil, Gas, and Solid Minerals
- Resource Allocation (Population and Social Safety Net Initiatives)
- Food Security, Forestry, and Agriculture
- Telecommunication
- Waste Management
Visit the official GIS-Fest web-page here for more information ~ https://www.gisfest.org/
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