Singapore – Geo Connect Asia (GCA) 2022, the second edition of Southeast Asia’s geospatial and location intelligence event, returns to Singapore on 23 and 24 March 2022 at the Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre.
International events organiser Montgomery Asia said that the event will have twice the number of participants and double the capacity of floor space than the inaugural event in 2020. The second edition will be in a largely in-person format but also comprise of a virtual component to cater to the wider audience in Asia. Virtual attendees may attend a series of webinars, schedule online matchmade meetings or utilise event quick chat functions.
GCA 2022 will be held concurrently with two other industry shows: Digital Construction Asia (DCA) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Asia. Together, all the shows will bring together the latest innovations in surveying and monitoring equipment, sensors, robotics and mapping solutions, etc., under one roof.
Themed “Geospatial & Location Intelligence Solutions for Asia – Underground, Land & Sea to Sky”, GCA 2022 seeks to address the increasing interplay between ground and satellite technologies, and artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics, amid growing momentum towards a Geospatial 4.0 world. Visitors can look forward to a comprehensive showcase of the latest technologies and solutions for government and non-for-profit markets, and multiple industry verticals.
Singapore has long been established as a technology-centric business gateway for the ASEAN region and beyond, and has had a continued focus on advancing geospatial capabilities to support smart services and solutions. Subject to prevailing safe management measures and border policies, GCA 2022 is set to position Singapore as the preeminent regional meeting place for the industry, hosting over 80 international exhibitors and 2,500 professional visitors, alongside 100 enterprises, associations and agencies featuring all aspects of geospatial technologies, digital construction and UAV solutions.
Rupert Owen, Co-Founder of Geo Connect Asia, said, “We are delighted to bring back Geo Connect Asia in March 2022 as an in-person focused show and conference. As geospatial solutions become more applicable in most industries, and more accessible via ground and satellite imagery, especially in the Southeast Asian region, the desire to meet and discuss developments and opportunities is evident. With ever-expanding opportunities, we see the industry being transformed into an exciting space in which to operate. The addition of digital construction and UAV solutions as complementary industries in one event will enable solution providers to experience first-hand a full range of exciting industry developments in Singapore.”
The event will be graced by Guest-of-Honour Edwin Tong SC, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Second Minister for Law, who will deliver the opening address. Also in attendance will be Colin Low, Chief Executive of the Singapore Land Authority (SLA), and Dr Nadine Alameh, Chief Executive Officer of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC).
Geo Connect Asia Conference
The Geo Connect Asia Conference 2022 will facilitate knowledge transfer among industry players to address some of the world’s leading challenges. By encouraging interoperability, open sourcing and the sharing of key learnings from the pandemic, there is increased opportunity for improving productivity in predominantly traditional industries and accelerating rapid change in others.
Packed into two full days, the conference will comprise over 10 fireside chats featuring over 50 prominent industry speakers, panellists and moderators. Preview of the conference topics include:
- Digital twins for the built environment & climate-resilient communities
- Recycle, renew, refresh – repurposing the urban landscape
- Managing the future of city data – structure, sovereignty & sustainability
- Coastal resource protection and flood planning, recovery & resilience
- Building biodiversity & the greening of communities
- Information mapping for sustainable information exchange
- Earth observation & satellite innovations – microscopic analysis from the sky
- Drones for good & goods
- Geo AI & robotics
- Women in geospatial technology
- Geo-entrepreneurship: creating a new wave of start-ups
- What’s new in Maptech?
Concurrently, GCA 2022 is curating four expert stage programmes, namely Smart Agriculture, Digital Construction Asia, UAV Asia, and Digital Underground Connect. Several free-to-attend programmes include the Tech Talk and PropTech stage.
Geo Connect Asia 2022 will launch its full programme and registration in January 2022.
For updates and announcements, visit www.GeoConnectAsia.com.
