On 8 June 2023, Copernicus will celebrate its 25th anniversary. ‘Europe’s eyes on Earth’ started in 1998 with the signature of the Baveno Manifesto, as an idea for a programme to monitor the environment. Initially known as the Global Monitoring for Environmental Security (GMES), the programme was designed to furnish Read more…
Fiji simplified entry requirements further to make it even easier to come in Fiji. Official documentation will be checked at the airport by Fiji Airways before you fly and other airlines may do the same. To enter Fiji you will need:- your vaccine status and travel insurance If you are Read more…
PGRSC meets Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF) Director Blue Economy Arpana Pratap to discuss their shared goals for PICs, future cooperation and support of the Pacific GIS & RS Council through the annual Conferences. This meeting is a great milestone for both PIDF and PGRSC in support of Remote Sensing Read more…
The 2022 Pacific Geospatial Conference which bring together the Pacific Islands GIS&RS User Conference, OSGeo Oceania and OpenStreetMap FOSS4G SoTM Oceania, will be held in Suva, Fiji from the 28th of November 2022 to 02nd of December 2022. The Government of Fiji requires to all travellers entering Fiji: Proof of Read more…
The New PGRSC Booklet has been released. It describes the purpose, structure and objectives of PGRSC for the benefits of GIS and remote Sensing users community in the Pacific. Download the Booklet now!
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) is the region’s key inter-governmental organisation for environment and sustainable development, and is one of several inter-governmental agencies comprising the Council of Regional Organisations in the Pacific (CROP). The purposes of SPREP are to promote cooperation in the South Pacific Region and Read more…
PGRSC meets USP’s Deputy Vice Chancellor & VP Dr. Paunga, DVC Prof. Jito Vanualailai, Prof. Sushil Kumar and Head of School Mr. Surendra Prasad. The PGRSC Chair, Salote Viti and board members, Wolf Forstreuter and Arti Pratap commended the support given by USP through the years of the Pacific GIS Read more…
The PGRSC met with the Indian High Commissioner to Fiji Shri P.S. Karthigeyan. In our meeting, the High Commissioner highlighted the importance of spatial technology and information and how fostering a relationship with the PGRSC can support and deliver the best possible services to end users.
For the first time The Pacific GIS and Remote Sensing Council (PGRSC), OSGeo Oceania and HOT OSM are hosting a combined conference, bringing you the “2022 Pacific Geospatial Conference”. The theme is “Digital Platforms, GIS and Remote Sensing to anticipate and manage impacts of Global Warming”. The Pacific Geospatial Conference Read more…
PGRSC as Copernicus Relay for the Pacific region participated the 23/05/2022 and the 24/05/2022 to the EU Global Action event ‘Building solutions for disaster management and emergency response with European partners’. This event was organised by EU Global Action on Space which aims to promote the EU Space Programme globally, Read more…
