Ghana opened the joint AfricaGIS 2025 and 11th United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Africa conference in Accra on Tuesday, November 17, 2025, with a call for stronger investment and policy changes to advance the continent’s use of geospatial information.
Deputy Minister of Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Alhaji Yusif Sulemana, said Ghana is …

Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchi, has been recognised by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay as the Open Source Geospatial Knowledge Centre for the Tiruchi district. The recognition, granted under the Free/Libre and Open Source Software for Education, Geographic Information System (FOSSEE GIS) initiative, marks a major step in expanding open source learning and geospatial …

MapmyIndia has announced two major government partnerships: a ₹110 crore contract with Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) and a deal to build Survey of India’s National Geo-Spatial Platform, marking a significant expansion of its government business.

For IOCL, the company will develop an integrated tracking and management system for 23,000 LPG trucks across 150 locations, featuring geofencing, …

The Government of Japan has granted approximately 649 million yen (US$4.3 million) to Laos to upgrade outdated topographic maps and establish an online geospatial data system.

A signing ceremony for the Exchange of Notes on the Economic and Social Development Programme (Geospatial Data Platform) took place on October 22 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in …

India has been elected as the Co-Chair of the Regional Committee of United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific (UN-GGIM-AP), marking a significant milestone in the country’s growing leadership in the global geospatial sector. India was represented in the election by Hitesh Kumar S. Makwana, IAS, Surveyor General of India.

The elections …