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 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!
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.
The Chair of PGRSC, Dr Wolf Forstreuter, was in Austria to represent the Pacific at a United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs or UNOOSA symposium. http://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/ourwork/psa/schedule/2019/2019-un-austria-symposium.html During the symposium, Dr. Forstreuter had a floor space where he was able to present on: (i) spatial image data needs of Pacific Read more…
Members from the PGRSC Committee were in Vanuatu last week for work commitments and thanks to the outreach of our focal point for Vanuatu Mr. Johnny Nimau, we were able to meet the 2020 Conference Organising Committee to discuss ways forward in the organisation of the conference for Vanuatu. Through Read more…
The Pacific GIS & RS Council had a vibrant presence at the STAR Conference held at Holiday Inn from the 10th to 13th of July. At our info table, the volunteers were on hand to showcase our materials from PGRSC, ISPRS and DigitalGlobe as well as answer questions in regards Read more…
Taken from/By: FBC News Report by: Kathrin KrishnaPacific Geographical Information System and Remote Sensing Council will greatly help Pacific Island countries during natural disasters.During the launch of the council, Minister for Mineral Resources – Faiyaz Koya said the system will enable the region to communicate better when natural disasters occur.He Read more…
Taken from Fiji Government Minister for Industry, Trade, Tourism, Lands and Mineral Resources Hon. Faiyaz Siddiq Koya today officiated at the launch of the Pacific Geographical Information Systems & Remote Sensing Council at Walu Bay in Suva. While speaking at the event, Minister Koya commended the staff of the Ministry Read more…
Taken from Fiji Times Online, by Avneel Chand Wednesday, 29th November, 2017. The paperwork for a Pacific Geospatial Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing Council is at its final stages. This was announced by the Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources, Faiyaz Koya, at the opening of the Pacific Geographical Read more…
Written by: Avneel Chand Monday, November 27, 2017 FIJI’s Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources, Faiyaz Koya today opened the Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) annual conference at the University of the South Pacific’s Japan ICT Center. Mr Koya said the conference was a platform to connect GIS Read more…
