Events

The 2026 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference in Darmstadt, Germany, will celebrate 40 years of advancing Earth system satellites while bringing together the global meteorological and scientific communities to share knowledge, explore new technologies, and foster collaboration.

OSIT 2026 (Sept 22–25, York, UK): advancing theory and research in spatial information, GIS, and spatial cognition through interdisciplinary exchange.

SatCamp 2026 in Boulder, Colorado, brings the geospatial community together outdoors for three days of conversation, collaboration, and exploration around innovation, climate action, and social cohesion.

Can AI build a wildfire propagation model? Discover how Finv.Earth combines LLMs, physics, and human-in-the-loop expertise in Geoawesome’s live session.

The 2026 Geo for Good Summit Bogotá, taking place at the Google office in Colombia from September 29–30, centers on nature protection and landscape management through advanced geospatial tools. The regional summit gathers users leveraging Google Earth's satellite mapping and visualization capabilities to drive local solutions for planetary sustainability and environmental restoration.

The 45th EARSeL Symposium in Athens, Greece (29 September – 2 October 2026) gathers the remote sensing community for workshops, special sessions, and networking, with abstract submissions open until 30 January 2026.

The CASSINI Entrepreneurship Days 2026 will present some of the most innovative solutions nourished under CASSINI initiative, including the winners of the CASSINI Challenges that will be awarded during the event. The event will bring together investors, corporates, accelerators, the start-up community and anyone interested to hear from the EU start-ups and how their space-based innovations are supporting the EU strategic agenda.

World Space Week is the largest annual global celebration of space science and technology, bringing together millions of participants through thousands of events held every October. The provided update highlights the association's growth, including recent leadership appointments, record-breaking event participation, and ongoing calls for volunteers, sponsors, and poster concepts.

Save the date for QGIS User Conference 2026 in Switzerland! Join global GIS users, developers, and contributors from Oct 4–9 for talks, workshops, and networking.

The 77th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2026) in Antalya, Türkiye (5–9 October 2026) unites global space leaders to showcase breakthroughs, foster partnerships, and share expertise in a secure, sustainable, and inclusive space frontier.

Meteorological Technology World Expo 2026 in Amsterdam (6–8 October) brings together over 2,000 professionals and 150+ solution providers to showcase weather, climate, and environmental monitoring technologies, foster strategic partnerships, and drive innovation across the meteorological industry.

CNG Forum 2026 in Snowbird, Utah (6–9 October) brings together geospatial innovators for workshops, keynotes, and hands-on sessions, showcasing the latest tools, platforms, and open-source projects while fostering community-driven collaboration and knowledge sharing.

FOSS4G:UK 2026 returns to Leeds for another in-person national event, hosted once again at Horizon Leeds. Following the successful 2025 event, we are running the same format for 2026: two days of talks and workshops, with multiple rooms available for a packed programme of open source geospatial content, discussion and networking. The 2026 conference will take place on Monday 12th October and Tuesday 13th October in Leeds, England. We expect to welcome a broad mix of delegates from across the open source geospatial community, including developers, practitioners, researchers, consultants, public sector teams, students, and community groups.

Geo Sessions is an online thought leadership event focused on the trends, benefits, techniques, and applications of geospatial data and analysis. Attend this event to gain insights from spectral, SAR, lidar, and AI experts from public organizations, academia, and commercial industries and see what the present and future of geospatial data looks like from their perspectives.

CyberSat 2026 marks a decade of uniting satellite operators, aerospace engineers, and military leaders from organizations like the U.S. Space Force and Iridium to defend critical orbital infrastructure against evolving nation-state threats. The four-day forum delivers unclassified and classified (TS/SCI) intelligence focused on hardening satellite telemetry (TT&C) protocols, securing multi-orbit LEO/MEO/GEO constellations, and protecting autonomous on-orbit systems from adversarial AI.

The 2026 Advancing Earth Observation Forum (9–12 November, Hobart, Tasmania) unites Australia’s Earth observation community to share knowledge, foster collaboration, and advance understanding of our changing environment.

Space & Satellites USA 2026, hosted by Reuters Events on November 9–10 in Washington, D.C., will bring together a capped audience of 250 senior executives and government leaders to map out the future of commercial and military orbital strategy. The executive-level summit will feature live editorial debates with leaders from Boeing, Sidus Space, and Telesat, tackling real-world hurdles in LEO ecosystem scaling, satellite cyber security, and defense procurement.

The International Conference on Geospatial Information Sciences (iGISc) is an academic forum organized by the Centro de Investigación en Ciencias de Información Geoespacial (CentroGeo), a public research center of the Secretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e Innovación (SECIHTI) in Mexico.

Space Tech Expo Europe 2026 (17–19 November, Bremen, Germany) brings together Europe’s space engineering and technology community to explore innovations, build partnerships, and advance the industry across civil, commercial, and defense sectors.

SatSummit convenes leaders in the satellite industry and experts in global development for 2 days of presentations and in-depth conversations on solving the world's most critical development challenges with satellite data.

GeoWorld is the leading geospatial event in the MEASA region, uniting exhibition, summit and live demos to connect industry leaders with innovative solutions and emerging markets.

Join the Pacific GIS & Remote Sensing Conference 2026 (Nov 30–Dec 4): the region's largest geospatial event with 300+ experts, workshops & networking.

AGU meetings bring together the global Earth and space science community to share research, collaborate, and advance knowledge across disciplines.

Photogrammetric Week 2027 takes place April 6–9 in Stuttgart, bringing experts together to discuss advances in photogrammetry, remote sensing, and geoinformatics.

Join the 33rd International Cartographic Conference and 21st General Assembly of the ICA in Warsaw, Poland, from July 18–23, 2027. Hosted by the University of Warsaw and Warsaw University of Technology, this premier global event connects professionals in cartography, GIScience, and geoinformatics to share knowledge, explore historic venues, and experience Poland's rich culture.

SilviLaser 2027 will take place in Warsaw, Poland, bringing the global LiDAR and forestry community together for science, training, and field activities.

ISPRS Geospatial Week 2027, hosted by the Association of Polish Surveyors and the Polish Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, will take place in Warsaw, Poland, in September 2027. The event brings together global researchers and industry leaders for a week of workshops, keynote lectures, and technical sessions focused on photogrammetry, remote sensing, and spatial information science.