Agenda
Plenary Session
Geospatial of the Future
- Learn about the future of geospatial technology and what it means for the Middle East
- Listen to global geospatial experts and gather their experience from around the world
- Discover some of the evolving and new-age geospatial technologies and their application across various domains
Programme
Smart Cities: Middle East Success Stories
- Learn about sustainable practices in city development
- Experience smart construction technologies
- Learn about various aspects which create successful smart cities. The programme will also showcase future trends like autonomous vehicles, internet of things, artificial intelligence etc.
Geo-powered Utilities
- Smart grids for electricity and water utilities
- Integration of asset and work force information for disclosure to the mobile field workers
- Improve customer service by implementing GIS
- Success case studies from the Middle East
Smart Transport: Present and Future
- Use of geospatial technology in sea, land and air transport
- Smart vehicle tracking solutions
- Transport infrastructure planning with geospatial technologies
- Look at the next-gen transport systems
Spatial Data Infrastructures for Good Governance- Spatial Data Infrastructures for time and cost saving
- The role of SDIs in poverty reduction, promoting sustainable development and better land administration
- SDIs as a tool for better decision making
Effective Land Administration for Socio-Economic Development- Addressing the most common land administration challenges through geospatial technology
- Formulating the best regional land administration systems for economic development
- Efficient land administration for better planning, licensing and valuation of land
- Sharing of experience amongst various country representatives to find out the best land administration practices
GeoBIM Middle East
- Interchange of ideas amongst government representatives, AEC industry, and experts from ICT and geospatial industry
- Advocate adoption of an integrated Geospatial and BIM module supported by complementing ICT solutions for infrastructure development and maintenance
- Explore the utility of Geo+BIM for construction and maintenance of smart infrastructure
- Development of innovative ideas for creation of modern infrastructure such as roads, highways, housing, railways, airports etc.