Geo Forum For Asia and the Pacific 2025
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Opening Ceremony
Opening Speech
Prof. Wondae KIM
President of Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography
Welcome Speech
Dr. Woosug CHO
Director General of National Geographic Information Institute, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Congratulatory Speech
Mr. Antonius Bambang WIJANARTO
President of UN-GGIM-AP
9/24(WED) 10:00-11:30
Session 1: Geo-Innovation for the future: The Role of GeoAI in Smarter Decision-Making
Spatial AI : Empowering the Future of Smart Cities
Dr. Jaewon CHA
NAVER LABS Corp (Republic of Korea)
Advancing SDI wih GSGF : Towards a Knowledge Infrastructure, Metaverse, and Digital Twins
Efforts to Realize Efficient Map Updates Using Satellite Imagery and AI technology : Case Study at GSI Japan
The Future of Geospatial Information Ecosystem
9/24(WED) 13:00-14:15
Session 2: Geo-Solutions through Collective Intelligence: Strategies for Integration and Sharing
Korea's Urban Problem-Solving Platform : Seoul as an AI Innovation City
Cultivating an AI Collaboration Ecosystem to Empower Broader Applications of Geospatial Information
Implementation Approach for Integrated and Federated Geoplatforms in India
GSI’s efforts to enhance Disaster Resilience by sharing Geospatial Information through web maps
Geospatial Information Authority of Japan
Urban OS : Algorithms for Solving Urban Problems with COMPAS
Dr. Joonho LEE
Korea Land and Housing Corporation
9/24(WED) 14:15-15:45
Session 3: Policies and Frameworks for Future Geospatial Governance
Ongoing measures to advance the spatial data sector in Uzbekistan
Policy Framework for the Future of Spatial Information Infrastructure of Mongolia
Mr. Enkhmanlai ANAND
General Authority for Land Administration, Geodesy and Cartography
Strengthening India’s National Geospatial Infrastructure through Geodetic Framework Modernization
Geospatial Information Management Transformation in China
The development of NSDI in Bhutan
Department of Surveying and Mapping
The Saudi Arabian National Geospatial Ecosystem
9/25(WED) 16:00-17:30
Session 4: The Role and Future of the Geodetic Reference Frame for Sustainable Development
Development and Application of Geodetic Infrastructure : A Korean Case Study
Asia-Pacific Reference Frame (APREF) and UN-GGIM-AP geodesy working group
Establishment of Korea Geodetic Reference Frame (KGRF) Aligned to ITRF2020
United Nations Global Geodetic Centre of Excellence – Toward sustainable Global Geodesy Supply Chain
9/26(THU) 09:00-10:40
IGIF Workshop 1
Implementing Geospatial Leadership Strategies for UN-IGIF Success: Challenges and opportunities
Mandates and supporting countries in the implementation of the UN-IGIF
Current priorities and objectives towards the implementation of the UN-IGIF
Status on IGIF implementation in AP countries (7 Presentations)
9/26(THU) 11:00-12:30
IGIF Workshop 2
Leveraging future-oriented geospatial knowledge through multi-stakeholder cooperation
Geospatial Innovation in Singapore
Singapore Land Authority
From Readiness to Implementation: Aligning Korea’s NSDI with the UN-IGIF
Monitoring and assessment of urban Sustainable Development from the local context with geospatial Perspective
Panel discussion: Thematic networks collaborative approach on advancing IGIF implementation
- Capacity building and skills development for the Future Geospatial Information Ecosystem
Dr. Zaffar Sadiq MOHAMED-GHOUSE / Dr. Victor KHOO / Ms. Mazura Nor ZULKIFLI / Mr. Christopher FOWLER / Mr. Hazri HASSAN
UN-GGIM PSN Asia Pacific and Geospatial Societies