Vanuatu’s borders are closed until December 31, 2021. Any inbound travel will have to liaise with the Vanuatu Foreign Affairs on travelling arrangements. Passengers travelling to Vanuatu during this period will have to be fully vaccinated which means both doses has been administered to the individual.
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!
A draft of the constitution to govern the Pacific GIS and Remote Sensing Council has been finalized on the 28th of October 2020. It can be downloaded at the link below. Download Draft of Constitution
Annual General Meeting (AGM) The date for the AGM will be the 11th October during a time window from 18:00 to 20:00 (Suva time). The first half-hour will be reserved for the PGRSC Focal Points where we expect some communication which we will detail during the next days. During the Read more…
The Conference Committee in Vanuatu decided to postpone the 2020 GIS and RS User Conference as a face to face Conference to the last week November 2021. The PGRSC Board agreed to have an additional “Online Mini Conference” first week of February 2021. The length will be one or two Read more…
The Pacific GIS and Remote Sensing Council has officially become the “Copernicus Relay” for Pacific Island Countries. The PGRSC will help to distribute information relating to the Copernicus program and provide a link to GIS&RS users in the region.
Pacific Islands GIS and Remote Sensing User Conference 23rd November to 26th November with Workshops 27th November Vanuatu and PGRSC do not negate the danger of COVID-19, however, we assume: That by end of November the regional airlines including Australia and New Zealand would operate again. Quarantine measures would be Read more…
The Pacific GIS and RS User Conference is moving to Vanuatu in 2020! A delegation made up of government officals from Vanuatu were in attendance during the 2019 Pacific Islands GIS/RS User Conference to attend a series of meetings with the PGRSC, as well as to officially receive the duties Read more…
The Pacific Islands GIS and Remote Sensing Chair, Dr. Wolf Forstreuter, is currently in Canberra, attending the Geo Week 2019 and the GEO Ministerial Summit from the 4-9th November, 2019. Dr. Forstreuter presented during the Lunchbox Information Sesssion: Copernicus in the Pacific at the summit, highlighting Remote Sensing needs in Read more…
STAR 2019 will be held in Suva during the period 19 – 22 November 2019. This year STAR 2019 will coincide with the Pacific Islands GIS&RS User Conference 2019 which will commence on 25 November 2019. Please find attached the 2nd Circular for STAR 2019. It includes full details on the conference programme, format, venue details Read more…
