Our Story
For over two decades, we have been closely working with governments, companies, academia, civil society and other stakeholders in removing hurdles in the adoption of geospatial technologies through raising awareness. We facilitate thought exchange between all stakeholders to build a consensus around the significance of geospatial technologies for global sustainable development. Here is our journey in brief.
1995
Our journey started with a four-page newsletter on GIS from a rooftop in New Delhi.
1997
Our magazine GIS@Development became a crusader for GIS awareness in India.
2000
GISDevelopment.net, our online media portal, became one of the most preferred platforms for mapping professionals in the Asia-Pacific region.
2001
Started working on educating the community through conferences and professional training programs.
2005
Our conferences became the central platform for high-level discussions around policy and industry trends.
2010
Rebranded the organization from GIS Development to Geospatial Media & Communications.
2014
Started working closely with leaders in Construction, Infrastructure, Energy, Mining, Land and Water sectors.
2016
Celebrated 20 years of serving the community; Geospatial World Forum became a global thought leadership event in the industry.
2017
GeoBuiz Report became the first comprehensive geospatial industry report.
2019
Ventured into consulting projects. Renewed focus on the global development community, Location Technology and Artificial Intelligence.