Singapore – The 6th Singapore Geospatial Festival 2024 (GeoFest) returns this year from 15 – 17 October 2024. Organised by the Singapore Land Authority (SLA), this year’s theme of “Geospatial for Good: Enriching Minds, Empowering Lives”, highlights the transformative impact of geospatial technology on social good and youth education.
This annual event brings the geospatial community together for talks, panel discussions, workshops and co-located activities promoting the innovative use of geospatial information and technology.
The opening session was held at the Lifelong Learning Institute on 15 October 2024, Tuesday at 9am.
Memorandum of Understanding with Open Geospatial Consortium
SLA will collaborate with Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) to drive community and industry outreach, harnessing synergies and exploring technical partnerships, workshops and trainings to enhance geospatial capabilities in Singapore.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed by Mr Sin Lye Chong, Assistant Chief Executive (Geospatial & Engagement) and Chief Sustainability Officer, SLA and Mr Scott Simmons, Chief Standards Officer, OGC, and witnessed by Mr Yeoh Oon Jin, Chairman, SLA, at the opening ceremony of GeoFest 2024.
Geospatial technologies are transforming how nations design, plan, and sustain urban environments. Now, more than ever, these tools are crucial in creating communities that are inclusive, resilient, and sustainable.
In an effort to further mainstream geospatial expertise and promote community-centric living, SLA and Urban Land Institute (ULI) will hold an inaugural ULI-Singapore SLA Forum on 17 October 2024, 4pm – 6pm.
The ULI-Singapore SLA forum will explore the power of geography and geospatial in fostering an inclusive community and promoting sustainable urban development. The panel discussion, moderated by Mr Ng Siau Yong, Director, Geospatial & Data and Chief Data Officer, SLA, will delve into the transformative ways geospatial technologies can drive operational efficiencies and promote sustainability in urban development. Distinguished panellists include Ms Ku Geok Boon, Chief Executive Officer, SG Enable, Prof Chang Chew Hung, NIE Sustainability Officer and Professor, Humanities and Social Studies Education, NIE, NTU
AWS – SLA Geospatial Innovation Challenge
SLA and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have tied up for the first time to jointly organise an AWS – SLA Geospatial Innovation Challenge. Through this challenge, 12 students from Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP), Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) and Singapore Management University (SMU) leveraged OneMap’s location-based data to create a walking trail based on personalised health goals.
The winning team from SMU received their award from Mr Yeoh Oon Jin, Chairman, SLA, at the opening ceremony of GeoFest. SMU’s winning entry features an innovative prototype for an app, “Walk Eaze”, that transforms the walking and hiking experience for enthusiasts of all levels. Powered by OneMap’s walking route API, the app prototype can generate multiple unique paths for any given location, thereby offering walking experiences that can be customized by users based on distance, terrain, inclines, and landmarks.
GeoFest Highlights
GeoFest 2024 features three full days of workshops, presentations and activities that highlight the transformative role of geospatial technologies and applications. In line with its theme, there will also be an exhibition that showcases geospatial-related student projects from Singapore Management University (SMU), National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) and Temasek Polytechnic (TP).
The line-up of the activities organised during Singapore Geospatial Festival 2024 is available at the event website at: https://geoworks.sla.gov.sg/programmes/sggeofest/sggeofest2024/
